Clinton Makes Entrance By Trash Dumpsters (Arkansas after FReep Report)

We have just returned to Budge's house to do the FReep report because there is a lot of information to report.

In attendance were Budge, Travelgirl, The Battman, parsifal, Don Frivoinai, sweetliberty, and another FReeper who, for reasons you will come to understand shortly, needs to remain anonymous until after the election.

We arrived at Budge's around noon to get everything set up for the maiden FReep of the Arkansas Hog Wild FReepers and the FReepmobile. We got to the site around quarter after 1 and finished up some signs and headed over to the convention center to await the arrival of XXX42 and his horde of Rats. There we were joined by several folks from the Hutchinson campaign and there were quite a few folks who came down from Mount Ida. There ended up being about 30 of us on the outside.

During the wait, we were informed of quite a few "questionable" things going on. For starters, there was one young man who is active with Tim Hutchinson's campaign who was threatened with arrest if he didn't leave the premises. He had done nothing to provoke this action other than they knew who he was. One of the FReepers who is a poll watcher was also threatened with arrest when she tried to go inside the convention center. Another young man who is a Hutchinson aide had a ticket to the event and because he had been seen talkiing to the "opposition" he was not allowed in, being told that it was a private event and they could exclude whoever they wanted to. There was also a group of black folks who were with us so this young man passed his ticket to one of the black guys, who removed all his campaign stuff and went in incognito, laughing saying that they'd never suspect a black guy. Will give you his report later.

Nobody would tell us what door Clinton would be entering by so we took a chance and hung out on one side of the building where they said the car would drive by. True to form, XXX42 was late by nearly an hour. But here is the great part. We were positioned between 2 entrances. One was a major side entrance. The other was a small, fenced-in service entrance by the garbage dumpsters. Well, guess which one he used. Think....which would be most appropriate. Yep, you guessed it. The snake slithered in through the garbage entrance. And he got a look at our signs. It was a classic moment in FReeperdom.

There was a whopping 500 people or so there for the "event". There were few enough people that there was a Jehovah's Witness convention going on in the building at the same time. When Clinton arrived the Jehovah's Witnesses started leaving. At that time we didn't realize that there was another event going on and Travelgirl and The Battman asked one of the cops on duty why everyone was leaving. He responded, "if Clinton entered a room, what would YOU do?" When the Jehovah's Witnesses left, the parking lot started clearing out.

Anyway, we may have to flesh in this post after we all get home because there is a lot to tell, but there is certain information that it is very important to get out there NOW! Back to our "spy". When he came out, he said they were running it like a church service, and the whole focus was on how the evil Republicans are trying to keep them from voting. They were saying that we have all the poll watchers this election to prevent THEM from voting. Now, here is the clencher. They were told that there would be attorneys posted at every precinct to prevent poll watchers from challenging ANY ballots. Now, mind you, one of our poll watchers has already had massive problems with them at the polls during early voting the past couple of weeks and has been advised to retain an attorney. They have had the sherriff remove her from the polls twice when she had done nothing inappropriate...only challenging ballots for improper or no ID. There is an all out campaign by these people to intimidate the poll watchers and then turn around and accuse us of voter intimidation. This is serious and at least one person has some legitimate fear. I can't really elaborate at this point. The reason we wanted to get this up right away is to get other FReepers on the case to get this publicized and contact appropriate media, political and legal sources to alert them that Republican poll watchers in this county are likely to be facing an organized, all-out Rat attack. Any help that FReepers can offer is needed!! Make phone calls, send letters. Whatever you can do. Post your ideas as well.

ATTENTION POLLWATCHERS:

Do not allow attorneys to intimidate you:

1. The attorney MUST be licensed in the state they are giving advise. A NY lawyer is not allowed to practice law in FL.

CAUTION: THERE IS A thing called "pro hac vice" (pronounced veech-eh). DO NOT FALL FOR THIS. This is temporary permission to practice for one case IN COURT by permission of the judge. There must be a hearing and a specific court order to that specific attorney. THERE IS NO GENERAL TEMPORARY LAW LICENSE.

THE PRACTICE OF LAW BY ANY OUT OF STATE LAWYER IS A CRIMINAL ACT.

2. All attorneys are issued a bar card with their attorney license number. Attorneys are REQUIRED to disclose their bar number upon request. If anyone claims to be an attorney and they do not have a bar card you must be suspicious.

MERELY GRADUATING FROM LAW SCHOOL DOES NOT MAKE YOU A LAWYER!!

The bar card typically only has a name and a number. NO PICTURE. Insist on the bar card and photo id issued by a government agency. (to get into a jail you need photo ID and a bar card. Otherwise visitation is limited to visiting days)

3. The bar has numbers to report unlicensed lawyers. This is commonly refered to as UPL for unlicesed practice of law.

JUST IN CASE SOMEONE NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE TO REPORT AN UNLICENSED LAWYER PRACTICING LAW IN FLORIDA.
(remember no money need change hands, only give legal advise and that is UPL.)
MIAMI HAS THEIR OWN OFFICE:

LAWYER REGULATION
Tallahassee Branch
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Kenneth Lawrence Marvin
650 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300
(850) 561-5845
Circuits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 14

UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF LAW

Branch UPL Counsel
Amanda Wall
(850) 561-5840

Tampa Branch
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Susan Bloemendaal
5521 W. Spruce St. Suite C49
Tampa, Florida 33607-5958
(813) 875-9821
Circuits: 6, 12, 13, 20

Branch UPL Counsel:
Loretta O'Keeffe
(813) 875-9821
(ext. 9323)

Orlando Branch
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Jan K. Wichrowski
1200 Edgewater Dr.
Orlando, Florida 32804-6314
(407) 425-5424
Circuits: 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, 19

UPL Counsel :
Ghuinese Coaxum
(407) 425-0473
(ext. 321)

Ft. Lauderdale Branch
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Eric M. Turner
Cypress Financial Center, Suite 835
5900 North Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309
(954) 772-2245
Circuits: 15, 17

UPL Counsel :
Janet Bradford Morgan
(954) 772-2245

Miami Branch
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Arlene K. Sankel
Suite M100, Rivergate Plaza
444 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131-2404
(305) 377-4445
Circuits: 11, 16

UPL Counsel :
Jacquelyn P. Needelman
(305) 377-4445
(ext. 218)

(updated 8/02)

During the Valuejet crash the Florida bar obtained emergency suspensions for lawyers who violated florida's limitation of soliciting accident victims.

3. Partisan operatives are required to keep their distance. This includes lawyers. Record names and if needed call the police.

4. DO NOT CAUSE A FIGHT. Just write down all information and names you can obtain. Call the police and give details.

5. This may be silly but bring a tape measure to mark the legally allowed distances from the polling place.

6. Be alert for provisional ballot affidavit witnesses. A provisional ballot may require another to swear under oath to the citizenship of the provisional voter. Get the affiants name. One person swearing to hundreds of provisional ballots is suspicious. A lawyer swearing under oath is grounds for suspension and in some cases disbarment. NOTE ANY WEASEL WORDS: Swearing under oath is swearing under oath. Phrases like "to the best of my knowledge" are generally not enough to create a sufficent affidavit. A true affidavit exposes the affiant to the penalties of perjury. (clinton was disbared for perjury games)

When someone comes in and does not have the necessary or correct id and name, address and age cannot be verified, I will not let them vote, period

Dixie-good post, thank you for your activism and integrity!

Ya know Dixie, many of the people will not have your savvy or integrity-maybe not, I know that is a negative statement-but still, I can easily picture people wanting to challange a voter on solid grounds (repub or dem worker) but being very afraid, maybe not afraid but certainly cautious and alert to the fact that an attorney is there-----looming----ready to verbally assault and challange the worker's questioning of a would be voter's ID. This WILL INTIMADATE MANY.

Every poll watcher, every poll worker, regardless of party affiliation needs to be told to take hold of your type of standard.

And the ATTORNEYS' themselves need to be observed and witnesses need to be alert to THEIR MO.

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