Message from Attorney on Traficant's Appeal

It looks like I can stay licensed as an attorney through my appeal so I will be directly helping Jim Traficant with his appeal. Many of you have volunteered to assist and I will be taking you up on that offer, and look forward to working with many of you who have taught me many new ideas. I greatly appreciate it.

The purpose of this email is to update everyone on what happened last night in the expulsion of Traficant, to give Traficant's position, to update you on what is happening around America that is not being reported by the biased media, and to give ideas and ask for suggestions on what we can do about it (your legal, nonviolent ideas are welcome).

First, we all need to remind others that this Traficant issue is not about political views, and not even about guilt or innocence. How can anyone decide guilt or innocence if the courts are so unfair, politically and financially motivated, or just plain corrupt, that the truth cannot be determined? That is the issue, friends, and that is why we rally around this public figure. In addition, we have a public figure who was elected by the people of his district, who was speaking out against the IRS, the Department of Justice (hello), against the Ruby Ridge and Waco government debacles (Reno), etc., who now appears to be targeted for total destruction and is to be silenced in spite of documented corruption in the courts (there have been admissions).

I spoke to Jim's office yesterday and then again early this morning. Let me summarize what happened and also tell you what the biased media is not reporting. First, before the vote for expulsion occurred, there was a motion to stay all proceedings until September, in order to look into the alleged corruption by the judge and prosecutor in his case. TRAFICANT WON the oral motion! However, Hefly put the pressure on Congress by asking for an electronic count, and amazingly, not one Congressman was willing to record a vote for Traficant. Does this tell anyone else anything? Isn't it apparent that someone(s) or something(s) has pressured Congress to vote against Traficant? By time the expulsion vote came to the floor, every Congressman in the room knew that no matter what they did orally, there would be the same intimidative electronic recording of their vote. The best Traficant's hard-core supporters could do was to write their name as a no-vote. And then of course you have Condit who had his own reasons for supporting Traficant, which the media is jumping all over to further discredit Traficant. Who or what is intimidating Congress, friends? Who or what is making our leaders total wimps on national TV, afraid of their own shadows? Doesn't this tell us something very important about who/what is really in control of this nation--and even more-- who is not (the people)?

Secondly, some have asked me why Traficant did not take more of his 45 minutes to discuss the corruption with the judge and questionable adverse witnesses who had financial interests with the Judge and the Judge's husband. Jim was told before the hearing that the Congress DID NOT CARE what type of trial he had. His witnesses were excluded both from trial and from the Ethics Hearings. So Traficant had to concentrate on the Congress's use of hearsay transcripts when Traficant was willing to produce live witnesses stating that they were threatened by the prosecutor and the IRS to lie against Traficant. CONGRESS DID NOT CARE WHAT KIND OF TRIAL HE HAD? Isn't it Congress's job to oversee the judges? But they did not care?

And of course there are the issues of the jury. Not only was there a Congressional rush to pass a bill disallowing TRAFICANT to have jurors from his own district, but jurors are now coming forward who were not even in his district, with stories which are bringing to light that the fix was on. Exposed on JAIL's Hotseat for Judges radio show last night, was the story of one juror who with only one week left in a 2-3 month trial, had a death in the family. He received special permission from the judge to attend the funeral. He was assigned a U.S. Marshall to make sure he would get back to the hearing fast. As indicated, the Marshall raced the juror back to the hearing. The juror, however, found out upon his arrival, that he was replaced and dismissed by the prosecutor. This was without Jim's agreement. Since his dismissal, it has been learned that this juror was very pro-Traficant. Not only is this unlawful, but how did the court and prosecutor know that this juror would damage their push to injustice against Traficant? Were there ears in the jury room? Were some of the jurors on the take and sent a message to the prosecutor and Judge informing them of this man's pro-Traficant position? What exactly happened here? This juror has agreed to help Traficant in any way he can because he knows that something is very wrong. There are other jury stories that I have put out before you earlier that I will not repeat here, which further stated that something was not right and that even these jurors who are not trained as many of you, were seeing it.

Ok, so what do we do? What do we do when Congress is not listening to the people? What do we do when the majority of Congress was willing to stay the proceedings until they were intimidated into recording an electronic vote, and then ran for cover, selling out Traficant on national TV? What do we do when the Courts are being bombarded with 372 complaints and in spite of it, Judge Wells, who has a financial interest in this matter (among other conflicts) just dismissed some of Traficant's motions in spite of her exposed conflicts of interest? What do we do when Elsebeth Baumgartner, suspended Ohio attorney who was trying to get the government to investigate major corruption in Ohio, is now going through a criminal proceeding today and tomorrow, which could put her in jail for 6 months (which is not even lawful)? I hope many have shown up for her hearing today and will show up tomorrow in Port Clinton, Ohio Municipal Court. She has spoken for us and we need to be there for her too. I am open to suggestions friends, as long as they are nonviolent and legal. Let's put our heads together, friends. Here are some things that we must do:

1) Is there any doubt that we need JAIL to be passed friends? We have to get the people back over this rogue leadership. We have no more time to talk about it. We must be led to act now.

2) If you believe that there has been judicial and prosecutorial corruption, then continue to file complaints. You can get directions and forms, and see samples, including 4 new ones on: http://www.mikebrownsolutions.com/traficant/drywells.htm as well as some other great sites.

3) There is an election coming up and we need to not just feel good about putting in our vote, but we need to get others who usually do not vote, registered and to the ballot box (drive them there), and get them to vote against ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS who acted so cowardly as they did yesterday, to vote out an elected official without first investigating documented claims of corruption. In particular, we need to vote out the Congressmen in the following states if they are up for a vote: Missouri, California, Ohio, Colorado, as they showed extra venom in their speeches and their reliance on obvious tainted court proceedings. Additionally, at least one (Jones from Ohio), whose own character and honesty has been brought into question in Ohio, told Congress to ignore all the evidence and expel Traficant anyway--WOW!

4) We need to rally around Ohio and help Dan Charles (National Director) and John Francis (Ohio Director), of the American First Party in any way we can, to help Traficant get re-elected. Web site for the American First Party is: http://www.americafirstparty.org . Remember that this is not about being loyal to one party or another, it is about taking back America and we need to put up a great effort to show Congress and the Courts that they cannot continue to do this without repercussions from the people. What better message than a very strong showing for Traficant. Just because we are not all Ohioians we can still help.

5) We need to fight against any electronic voting. The ballots are corrupt enough. With electronics, whoever controls the hard drive controls the election. This election is going to be very big and those opposing Traficant will do anything to stop him from being reelected.

6) We need to continue to rally together. We need to be activists in action and not just in words. We have not lost until we decide we have lost. This is not over unless we decide it is over. If we do that, then all we have left is to lick our own wounds and admit defeat. No way, friends! No way!

loser

highly expedient (as you accurately pointed out) loser

totally corrupt (with a 20 year history) loser

vote-buying protectionist (steel) loser

his sole redeeming quality was the ability to evoke laughter, but as that's not the purpose of congress, we're well rid of him as a member of the house

i figure he's waiting to see if he 1) wins his election, and then 2) wins an appeal somewhere along the line

if he loses in both arenas, 7 years should be more than enough time to write a block-buster book about the rest of the expedient, corrupt, vote-buying losers he used to serve with

How can the man not be guilty if a jury considered the evidence and found him to be guilty?

How can it be that O.J. Simpson is guilty if the jury says he's not guilty?

Traficant ranted incessantly about how corrupt the Clinton administration was, then proceeded to cast his vote against the articles of impeachment that had been drawn up against Bill Clinton.

'Nuff said. I wouldn't care if Traficant choked on a baloney sandwich in prison tomorrow.

Have you checked out the archieves on C-Span.org?

I have watched everything several times.

He IS NOT guilty!

Have you checked out the archieves on C-Span.org?

I have watched everything several times.

He IS NOT guilty!

I am very mad at the Congressmen that didn't think Traficant was guilty of anything but voted to expel.

Yes Sir, you hit it on the head, Raised their voice against the Federal Government. What about a senator that didn't report a drowning in his car for about six hours, or a congressman that ran a house of male prostitution from his basement. I didn't see these people without morals getting thrown out.

It makes you wonder who has the goods on Bush and Ashcroft. Blackmail, maybe?

It is all about the files and the Jr. Senator from New York and her wonderful husband from Harlem.

Traficant ranted incessantly about how corrupt the Clinton administration was, then proceeded to cast his vote against the articles of impeachment that had been drawn up against Bill Clinton.

Yes, he did. and the Democrats let him keep his committee appointments.

Then he finally did what he said he would do and voted for Hastart for Speaker of the House. The Democrats quit him then.

trial footage

there is no trial footage as it was a federal trial, and cameras are not allowed in federal courts other than possibly under an experimental program which might still going on here or there

The third paragraph tells me all I need to know. How can the man not be guilty if a jury considered the evidence and found him to be guilty?

So, using this logic, you would believe that O.J. Simpson was innocent?

Have you checked out the archieves on C-Span.org?

don't need to check any archive, i watched him embarrass himself live

he is but one of many who should be serving time in jail and not in congress

his long history of associating and dealing with various union and mob thugs when he was sheriff is well documented

he seems to have a well developed sense of entitlement to payola and graft and he finally got nailed

as to whether you or anyone else buys his baloney about not being guilty, i care not

He is a Democrat who votes Republican. So who want him out? Who is that power behind? and why the media is not digging in that?

There were a lot of Republicans that talked as though they didn't believe Traficant was guilty. But they voted to kick him out anyway. It seems that there was a Democrat that spoke for him. I can't remember his name.

Thanks for clearing that up. Traficant was just as conniving and manipulative as the bastards who threw him out of office.

If you sleep with dogs, you might wake up with fleas.

Not hardly. With that notible exception, I believe juries do their job. He has been found guilty in a court of law. Besides that he's a politician on the national level. I'm extremely suspicious of his activities as I am most of those crooks in Washington.

as to whether you or anyone else buys his baloney about not being guilty, i care not

Yes, I watched and taped what they had on C-Span. I didn't see what was shown on C-Span2 because I didn't know it was on. I can't get C-Span3 at all. So I watched the videos on C-Span.org.

I am still mad at Traficant for his Impeachment vote.

There is NO evidence that Traficant did anything illegle. Nothing.

If you sleep with dogs, you might wake up with fleas.

I agree, but when an old dog finally gets a dip, the groomer don't go home with fleas. Traficant did not go home with fleas.

I think a lot our Congresmen went home with ticks all over them. They didn't get them from Traficant.

Heck, maybe they don't have ticks, they are bloodsuckers, so I reckon they are ticks.

There is NO evidence that Traficant did anything illegle. Nothing

yeah, right, uh huh, which, of course, is why he was convicted under a standard of beyond a reasonable doubt at the trial you didn't see a single minute of

one can argue about the motivation of this or that particular witness or the quality or significance of a particular piece of evidence, but one cannot make the ridiculous claim you just made and still be taken seriously

not even shills like serpenthead carville are that blatant

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