Posted on 06/28/2003 11:33:09 PM PDT by crimewatch.us
December 2001
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 As he begins to sign, they close in and the blocker on the right appears to be attempting to bump the clipboard. If successful, this could invalidate the entirepetition, which could have up to 39 signatures. |
 The black blocker and a blonde blocker attempt to bump the clipboard of another man who is trying to sign the petition. |
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Signature-gatherers for the Marriage Amendment were continuously harassed by “blockers” at shopping centers and malls last month.
“It was a blatant attempt to subvert the political process. The opponents know they will lose dramatically if the issue is decided by the people,” says Bryan Rudnick, Chairman of Mass. Citizens for Marriage.
The blockers were radical activists who were trained by MassEquality, an organization which uses the euphemism, “truth squads,” to describe their illegal activities. Their purpose, they say, is to “convince” voters not to sign the petition.
One of their tactics was to encourage persons to telephone a report about any location where signatures were being gathered.
“We need to know where the signature gatherers are in order to dispatch volunteers to those locations,” the group said on its website. “This is the most important job that we have. If we can’t find them, we can’t block them.”
(Excerpt) Read more at massnews.com ...
“It was a blatant attempt to subvert the political process. The opponents know they will lose dramatically if the issue is decided by the people,”
Sound Familiar?
ANTI-RECALL Pro-DAVIS Criminals at Large!
If the Attorney General can't find fraud in the Governor's Office
Do any of you believe he will enforce the Election Codes?
Recall Davis workers: It's time to ACTION rather than just harsh words!
Document the offenders and apply the law! - CALL POLICE!
IT'S YOUR RIGHT!
Obtaining a signature under false pretences which would otherwise deny a voter his or her right to the initiative process is a public criminal offense under several sections of the Elections Code.
CALIFORNIA CODES ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 18600-18603 18600. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charge or control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures to, any state or local initiative, referendum or recall petition, intentionally misrepresents or intentionally makes any false statement concerning the contents, purport or effect of the petition to any person who signs, or who desires to sign, or who is requested to sign, or who makes inquiries with reference to it, or to whom it is presented for his or her signature. (b) Willfully and knowingly circulates, publishes, or exhibits any false statement or misrepresentation concerning the contents, purport or effect of any state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition for the purpose of obtaining any signature to, or persuading or influencing any person to sign, that petition. (c) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charge or control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures to, any state or local initiative, intentionally makes any false statement in response to any inquiry by any voter as to whether he or she is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer. 18601. Any person working for the proponent or proponents of an initiative or referendum measure or recall petition who refuses to allow a prospective signer to read the measure or petition is guilty of a misdemeanor. An arrest or conviction pursuant to this section shall not invalidate or otherwise affect the validity of any signature obtained by the person arrested or convicted. 18602. Any person working for the proponent or proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure who covers or otherwise obscures the summary of the measure prepared by the Attorney General from the view of a prospective signer is guilty of a misdemeanor. 18603. Every person who offers or gives money or other valuable consideration to another in exchange for his or her signature on a state, county, municipal, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition is guilty of a misdemeanor. For the Union Thugs...
CALIFORNIA CODES ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 18620-18622 18620. Every person who seeks, solicits, bargains for, or obtains any money, thing of value, or advantage of or from any person, firm, or corporation for the purpose or represented purpose of fraudulently inducing, persuading, or seeking the proponent or proponents of any initiative or referendum measure or recall petition to (a) abandon the measure or petition, (b) fail, neglect, or refuse to file in the office of the elections official or other officer designated by law, within the time required by law, the initiative or referendum measure or recall petition after securing the number of signatures required to qualify the measure or petition, (c) stop the circulation of the initiative or referendum measure or recall petition, or (d) perform any act that will prevent or aid in preventing the initiative or referendum measure or recall petition from qualifying as an initiative or referendum measure, or the recall petition from resulting in a recall election, is punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the state prison 16 months or two or three years or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
If you deliver the evidence of such acts to any peace officer, you have the right to effect the arrest and it is a felony for an officer to refuse your arrest. Use photographs, witnesses, stick a tape recorder in the offenders face! Find out who they are paid by or what organization provided them with the petitions they are claiming to be valid Recall Petitions. Turn it over to the responding officers. Hold your ground, be firm but polite. If the beat officer is unsure of your claim, ask for a sergeant or watch commander.
CALIFORNIA CODES
PENAL CODE SECTION 834-849 and 142
834. An arrest is taking a person into custody, in a case and in
the manner authorized by law. An arrest may be made by a peace
officer or by a private person.835. An arrest is made by an actual restraint of the person, or by
submission to the custody of an officer. The person arrested may be
subjected to such restraint as is reasonable for his arrest and
detention.837. A private person may arrest another:
1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.
2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not
in his presence.
3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable
cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.839. Any person making an arrest may orally summon as many persons
as he deems necessary to aid him therein.
841. The person making the arrest must inform the person to be
arrested of the intention to arrest him, of the cause of the arrest,
and the authority to make it, except when the person making the
arrest has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested
is actually engaged in the commission of or an attempt to commit an
offense, or the person to be arrested is pursued immediately after
its commission, or after an escape.
The person making the arrest must, on request of the person he is
arresting, inform the latter of the offense for which he is being
arrested.
(Note: expect an officer to warn you of your civil liability and attempt to talk you out of the arrest. The person you arrest may threaten to arrest you on some frivolous charge. Do not bargain away your lawful arrest! Officers will see through that and not take a baseless charge. If you are confident in your proof of fraud or intimidation, have a witness or two available HOLD YOUR GROUND. The officer must take the arrest, will likely issue a citation instead of booking in jail and if there is not clear evidence of the offense, may release the suspect under Penal Code Section 849
849. (a) When an arrest is made without a warrant by a peace
officer or private person, the person arrested, if not otherwise
released, shall, without unnecessary delay, be taken before the
nearest or most accessible magistrate in the county in which the
offense is triable, and a complaint stating the charge against the
arrested person shall be laid before such magistrate.
(b) Any peace officer may release from custody, instead of taking
such person before a magistrate, any person arrested without a
warrant whenever:
(1) He or she is satisfied that there are insufficient grounds for
making a criminal complaint against the person arrested.
142. (a) Any peace officer who has the authority to receive or
arrest a person charged with a criminal offense and willfully refuses
to receive or arrest that person shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the
state prison, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
A number of conservative public safety personnel I've spoken with even think RICO might apply to the tactics being applied by the recall opponents. In addition, ask any cop, two or more people "conspiring to comitt a misdemeanor" can be charged as FELONY conspiracy.
An appeal to local law enforcement will be made at Sunday's Anti-Tax Rally. Let's start holding public officials to their sworn duty. It's your law too!
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