The Llano Ledger

Newsletter Text V144
April 1, 2002
 
 

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Publisher's Note:  A happy holiday to all.  At the time of posting, Easter Sunday, violence rages in Palestine and Israel.  ... Certainly, not a happy day there.  Israeli Prime Minister Sharon vows all-out war to defeat terrorists.  Sadly, sir, there is no military solution to your problems.  ... How do you fight 17-year-old women willing to strap on explosives and kill themselves and Israelis?  It's time to withdraw from occupied territory and actively pursue peace, Mr. Prime Minister.  Time to answer war-crime charges lodged against you and those under your command for the murderous rampage through Lebanon some twenty years ago.  Seriously want peace?  Stop killing innocent Palestinians and return their land.  Accept foreign troops to enforce the peace and provide a buffer to protect your country from renegades.  With mindless support from Ole' George and his "Administration", however, Sharon has no incentive to make peace.  None.  Bottom line?  Suicide bombers will continue to literally suck the life-blood from Israeli citizens.  Should Sharon make the aggressively stupid mistake of killing Arafat, it will result in the ultimate destruction of the State of Israel.  -- Despite its overwhelming military superiority.  To their credit, a growing percentage of Israelis are beginning to question the policies of their government.  Hopefully, the force of democracy will eventually elicit badly-needed change before it is too late.  T.C. 3-31-02


Index:
Texas Attorney General John Cornyn
Unparalleled Courage
Opting Out Of Marriage
Support For "Detainees" Grows
Continued Habeas Corpus Foot-Dragging
Due Process
Constitutional Right To Effective Counsel Abridged
Jury Tampering
Whitewater Prosecutor Hanky Panky
Campaign Promises
Release Of Energy Task Force Documents
Stonewalling Congress While Lining His Pockets
Tenants Denied Constitutional Rights
Legalized Theft
Fraudulent Deletion Of Ledger Websites
Klee's Kaleidoscope
Unbridled Fear
 
 



Texas Attorney General John Cornyn

Texas Attorney General John Cornyn is leaving office and running for the Senate seat currently occupied by retiring Sen. Phil Gramm.  … Apparently, Ole' Phil has sufficiently bled the system and is ready to reap benefits accorded royalty.

Mr. Cornyn recently held a fund-raiser attended by "President" Bush.  Effusively gushing  words of encouragement, Ole George pronounced our stellar state AG more than up to the task: "We need people like John Cornyn in the United States Senate, who will work with the White House to have a solid judiciary, to make sure that the judges do what they're supposed to do in the United States and not overstep their bounds.  We've got to get good, conservative judges appointed to the bench and approved by the United States Senate. I want people on the bench who don't try to use their position to legislate from the bench."

Mr. Bush lied, -- or is too stupid to realize he's distorting reality.  … Hey, George?  The candidates you're nominating to the judiciary WILL legislate from the bench.  Conveniently, fascist principles, sir.  Since they're principles you yourself have embraced, you do not consider such glaringly non-impartial behavior to be "legislating from the bench."  Nor do your equally extremist cronies.  Working definition of fascism for new readers?  An abusive and dangerous oligarchy based on a pernicious blend of government, big business, and religion.  ... A boot-heel cynically placed on the throat of the masses, justified in principle by perversion and bastardization of religion.

Not to be outdone, however, Texas Attorney General John Cornyn disingenuously returned the "President's" "pleasantries":   "President Bush, in the last 15 months, has done some remarkable things. He's restored dignity and honor to the Oval Office. He's brought a clarity of purpose to our national agenda and, at a time of great crisis, he's demonstrated to the world the exceptional leadership ability that we know so well here in Texas." … Hey, Johnny?  What planet do you live on, sir?

While an appropriate response to your commentary regarding the "President" could take hours, suffice it to say the appointed jackass occupying the White House has managed to successfully threaten liberty by eviscerating the Bill of Rights through unconstitutional Executive Orders and The "Patriot" Act.  Wake up, Johnny.  Sadly, you're glaringly part of the problem, Counselor.

What in hell have you done for Texas during your tenure as Attorney General, -- other than refuse to enforce the Public Information Act and ensure the people have no right to know how their glaringly corrupt and abusive officials are shafting them without benefit of the Vaseline?



Unparalleled Courage

Once in a great while, politicians courageously take action despite negative political consequences.  Recent case in point?  Calif. Gov. Gray Davis ensured HMOs would be forced to pay for "morning-after" contraceptives.  About time.  California is the first state to do so.  Davis asserted:  "A woman's right to choose must never be held up by red tape."  That's right, Governor.

Not surprisingly, pro-life forces were appalled.  Seems they don't understand or accept the fact a woman has a right to do with her uterus as she damn well pleases.   Concerned Women For America expressed strong displeasure, dismissing the governor's action as an "abuse of power".  They also accused Mr. Davis of forcing "his immoral beliefs on Californians who hold human life sacred", according to the organization's director, Cindy Moles.

How so, Ms. Moles?  No one is forcing you or your friends to take the contraceptive, madam.  More importantly and to the point, why force YOUR immoral and perversely intolerant views on others who strongly disagree with your fascist principles?  Why deny them a pharmaceutical that can painlessly and safely abort an unwanted pregnancy at the earliest possible time?  Who the hell are you and your cronies to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her uterus?  When did the Creator die and appoint you God?

Ms. Moles disingenuously and falsely claimed: "Choosing to sponsor human extermination may be Mr. Davis' choice, but forcing Californians to sponsor his immoral agenda is an abuse of power."   First, it is not human extermination, Ms. Moles.  Pointedly, the unborn are not afforded constitutional rights, citizenship, and the benefits of "personhood"  until the moment of birth.  Precisely why Roe v. Wade still stands.  Rightfully so, madam.  -- Despite relentless assault by fascists who think like you.  Equally pointedly, no one is forcing you or your friends to abort.  Don't.  Adhere to your principles and bring life into the world.  Just don't force your views on others who strongly disagree.

Second, the human population is in no danger of extinction.  Quite the contrary.  Additionally, to label abortion as "human extermination" outrageously degrades and belittles the genuine atrocity of the Nazi Holocaust during the Second World War, as well as the current savage killing of Palestinians by Israeli thugs using American-supplied weapons and treasure.

Ms. Moles went on to further distort reality, asserting pro-lifers "have no choice but to sponsor abortion when they join an HMO. This is a violation of our right of conscience."  No, Ms. Moles, it's not.  Pay for your own medical care and leave the HMO.  The "market place rules", doesn't it?  At least according to most of your cronies.  More to the point, citizens are asked all the time to sponsor things they don't believe in.   Examples?

Wasteful military procurement spending.  -- $5000 toilet seats and $30,000 toilets to name but two.  Challenging such waste has become "unpatriotic".  To refuse to pay taxes in response is unlawful.

Profit-generating churches which outrageously retain tax-exempt status. -- Despite the fact taxpayers have to make up the difference.

Public school education.  -- Despite the fact parents only pay a small fraction of the cost of educating their children, taxpayers picking up the difference.

School vouchers, should they ever pass.  Why should taxpayers be forced to finance religious educational programs that teach hatred and bigotry towards unmarried heterosexual couples, gays, pro-choicers, and anyone who disagrees with their narrow views and agenda?

"Charitable Choice" programs sponsored by the "President", which will use taxpayer funds to force "religious" views on the poor in return for a meal, clothing, shelter, etc.,  -- Despite a First Amendment that ensures freedom of religion, as well as freedom FROM it.  … The list can go on and on, Ms. Moles.

When a man tries to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her uterus, however, it is a classical example of Aryan arrogance.  -- In the "finest" tradition of Adolph and Benito.  When a woman does the same, it is nothing short of aggressive stupidity since it directly and personally eviscerates her liberty and that of her sisters.  Pointedly, the assault on freedom by fascists in this country is relentlessly ferocious.  On this issue and many others.   Should women lose the right to use their uterus as they damn well see fit, however, it will be time for a revolution and the overthrow of tyrannical government.



Opting Out Of Marriage

The Religious Right in the United States is pulling its hair out over changing European attitudes regarding marriage.  Not only are Europeans far more liberated when it comes to sex, they're choosing to make lifestyle changes regarding marriage.  Many no longer believe in marriage and are simply living together.  Reportedly, there have been no negative earth-shattering consequences to Continental society.

The Fascist Right, however, has long believed unmarried couples and single parents contribute to  "breakdown" of the family.  Nonsense.  … They're too narrow-minded to understand definition of "family" has rapidly evolved and broadened.  Millions of unmarried couples, straight and gay, are successfully raising well-adjusted children.  So are many singles.

The Right has been too focused on maintaining the established order to look at the extraordinarily high number of problems within the traditional "family".  Sadly, 60% of new marriages fail.  Some 50% overall.  Yet, the Right has an extremely narrow view of what is "appropriate", supposedly "best", and "ideal" for children.

The real issue at stake, however, is change of pecking order.  Fascists are inherently insecure and satisfied only with deeply rigid structure.  Top-down.  They become extremely uncomfortable when it's challenged or changed.  "Father" supposedly "rules" the nest.  Any other arrangements are simply unacceptable.  "Husbands" "shepherd" "wives".  Values are set in stone and deviation is unacceptable.  Issues are black and white, no shades of gray.  Brilliant shades of color?  Impossible for the fascist.



Support For "Detainees" Grows

For the first time, organized labor has taken an interest in "detainees" falsely, illegally, and unconstitutionally held by "Justice" Department goons.  Joining weekly Saturday marches a week ago on a federal detention center located at 29th and 3rd Ave. in New York, President Brenda Stokely of Local 215 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees asserted:  " There is hardly a union that doesn't have immigrant workers… It's a natural connection. You want to live in a free society, you have to fight against anything that encroaches upon that."   Right on, Ms. Stokely.  About time labor took an active interest.  … Should remember the "President" and GOP at election time as well.

Meanwhile, the fascist occupying the White House and his henchmen are preparing for kangaroo military tribunals at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  Interestingly, the "Administration" has decided to rename the tribunals "military commissions" to alleviate their kangaroo image.  Fascists also intend to hold the tribunals in Cuba to keep them out of reach of the American court system.  Sieg Heil, Mein Fuhrer.


Continued Habeas Corpus Foot-Dragging

New Jersey Hudson County Assignment Judge Arthur N. D'Italia recently ruled the "Justice" Department must release the names and reasons "detainees" are incarcerated in jail.  This stellar pillar of the bench, however, allowed the government 45 days to appeal his decision.  Innocent foreigners have apparently not languished long enough.

Government arguments against the ruling would have been laughable if not quite so tragic.  The "Justice" Department is concerned release of "detainees'" personal information could result in stigmatization, assault, harassment, and lack of cooperation with government investigators.

… Hey, Johnny Boy? You and the jackass occupying the White House are already stigmatizing and harassing "detainees".  -- Why worry about an aggressively stupid public asleep and oblivious to the ongoing unlawful and unconstitutional atrocity?  Cooperation?  A joke.  A joke on you and your equally corrupt and abusive henchmen.  Reportedly, "detainees" held here and abroad are sticking it to investigators.



Due Process

The "Justice" Department conveniently and unconstitutionally restricted access of attorneys to accused shoe bomber Richard Reid. Chief U.S. District Judge William G. Young asserted on March 25 DOJ did not have the authority to do so, but restricted them (the attorneys) from repeating any information provided by their client.  What in hell is going on here?  How is this man to get a fair trial?  -- Not that the judge gives a damn, nor do the prosecutors.  On the contrary, they could care less and do no more than pay lip service to constitutional rights.


Constitutional Right To Effective Counsel Abridged

For all practical purposes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier last week, a defendant has no right to effective legal counsel.  Virginia death-row inmate Walter Mickens had an attorney with a conflict of interest forced on him by the state.  Matters not.  His conviction will not be overturned and a new trial afforded.  The attorney had previously represented the murder victim.  That's right.  The murder victim.  Yet, "Justice" Antonin Scalia, arguably the most fascist member of the Court, ruled his right to effective counsel had not been abridged.  Sieg Heil, Mein Fuhrer.

Scalia opined automatic conviction reversal "makes little policy sense."  … Unless of course, you're the one executed, right, Tony Baby?  Dissenter Justice John Paul Stevens sharply disagreed:  "A rule that allows the state to foist a murder victim's lawyer onto his accused is not only capricious; it poisons the integrity of our adversary system of justice."   Exactly right.  Then again, in fascist America it makes no difference.

Scalia's ruling is a classical example of a "conservative" "Justice" legislating his fascist views from the bench.  The jackass occupying the White House has made it clear Tony Baby is a hero of his and intends to appoint others exactly like him.  Should bring a chill up the spine.  Yet, the aggressively stupid American public remains blissfully oblivious.



Jury Tampering

Couldn't be, could it?  A U.S. Attorney General would NEVER tamper with a jury pool, would he?  Never happen, right?  The Bill of Rights is too sacred even for John Ashcroft to consider deliberately crapping on, no?  Think again.

Pointedly, in the United States, the accused is no longer considered innocent until proven guilty.  Has not been for quite some time.  Decades, in fact.  No attempt is made by law enforcement, prosecutors, and the judiciary to even present the illusion of innocent until proven guilty any longer.  None.  Don't have to.  The aggressively stupid American public has accepted and embraced kangaroo fascist police-state tactics.

Worse yet, all three shamelessly sanction and demonstrably participate in jury pool tampering to their great and evil advantage.  Certainly, one reason the number of innocent people incarcerated is rising.  Also why murderers on death row are frequently released when found to be innocent through DNA testing after languishing for years in hell-holes that pass for prisons.

Matters not whether the accused is guilty or innocent.  Only, that another notch is secured by corrupt and glaringly abusive government officials.   -- White-collar thugs who have disgraced themselves and the oaths they falsely swore.  When a prisoner is exonerated after false conviction, the son of a bitch prosecutor responsible should be forced to finish his sentence, -- including execution.  Would certainly force these corrupt and abusive bastards to clean up their act, no?

Ashcroft, as chief "prosecutor" of the United States, repeatedly publicly pronounced the guilt of Zacarias Moussaoui, John Lindh, and Richard Reid.  Johnny Boy has no regard, respect, or use for the Bill of Rights and apparently has no confidence in the jury pool since he finds it necessary to convict all three in the court of public opinion before they've even had their day in court.  More tellingly, the government apparently has serious problems with its cases and needs to tamper with the jury pool to guarantee the required outcome.  … In the finest traditions of Nazism.   Sieg Heil.

Justifiably, defense attorneys are not happy campers.  Moussaoui public defender Frank Dunham strongly asserted:  "The Attorney General knows exactly what he's doing. He's doing it deliberately and unethically.  It can't just be a mistake. It's an intentional act to influence the jury pool…We choose to litigate the case in court, like you are supposed to.  We don't hold press conferences in a case like this, like the Attorney General feels compelled to do."



Whitewater Prosecutor Hanky Panky

The Clinton Whitewater fiasco just won't end.  Although no charges were ever slapped against the former president and his wife, former independent counsel Robert W. Ray is under suspicion.  … Who'd a 'thunk' it, no?  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy is asking the "Justice" Department and General Accounting Office to investigate Ray and determine if he engaged in improper political activity during his tenure.  Ray resigned March 12 and is challenging N.J. Sen. Robert G. Torricelli for office.  Groundwork activities for the race allegedly took place while Ray was still in office.  … Including fundraising.  Highly unethical for a prosecutor to engage in partisan political activities, -- especially when he is investigating the opposing party.  Think the fascist heading the "Justice" Department will take action?  After all, Ole' Johnny Boy takes care of his own.


Campaign Promises

Campaign promises apparently mean nothing to "President" Bush.  The "Chief Executive" signed the campaign finance reform bill into law, -- a bill he promised to veto in early 2000.  … Legislation he admits is seriously flawed and already been challenged in court.  -- While still continuing to hypocritically raise funds himself before the law is due to go into effect.  During the campaign, he promoted free trade.  Yet, he recently imposed duties on Canadian lumber averaging 29%.  Earlier in March, he imposed a 30% tariff on imported steel.

Remember Ole' George sticking it to Al Gore regarding "targeted" tax credits for hybrid-fuel cars?  Now, he's calling for precisely the same.  Interesting, isn't it?  Before stealing office, he strongly condemned "nation building".  Yet, he's attempting the same in Afghanistan.  … Nothing like the kettle calling the pot black, no?  "Don't do as I do, do as I say."  Anything to get "elected", right, George?



Release Of Energy Task Force Documents

The "President" has no respect for the rule of law.  Apparently, none.  Certainly not, when it runs counter to his fascist agenda.  Remember when he was ordered to release all energy task force documents?  He did.  Most of them redacted, -- blanked out with no substantive information.  How the hell can anything different be expected from a jackass who stole an election and eviscerated the Bill of Rights via unconstitutional Executive Orders and The "Patriot" Act?



Stonewalling Congress While Lining His Pockets

As reported earlier, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge has refused to appear before Congress and provide information to the people via their elected representatives.  Yet, he will speak before an April 9 conference sponsored by Fortune magazine and answer questions from wealthy business executives.  Taxpayers will of course provide Secret Service protection and traveling expenses.  The kicker?  It costs $1955 to attend.  Pay the price, you get the information.  … Awesomely convenient, no?  -- And magnificently profitable.



Tenants Denied Constitutional Rights

Again, Nazism reigned in the U.S. Supreme Court earlier last week.  Should you live in public housing and be unaware a guest or family member has participated in any illicit drug activity, you get the boot.  Your guilt or innocence matters not.  … Due process?  Constitutional rights?  You have none according to Chief "Justice" William Rehnquist.  You simply are a tenant with no rights according to this unabashed unapologetic fascist.

Sadly, what we have is a bona fide Nazi legislating his agenda and personal views from the bench.  Court activity has long embraced principles near and dear to Adolph Hitler.  … Just becoming more and more glaring after an extremist Court appointed the jackass currently occupying the White House.  No attempt need be made any longer to maintain even the appearance of impartiality, propriety, fairness, and adherence to principles held near and dear by the Founders.

Kicker?  The "President" considers Rehnquist to be a hero and intends to appoint others exactly like him, -- fascists who will legislate their extremist views from the bench.


Legalized Theft

Think asset "forfeiture" the only example of legalized theft?  Think again.  Reinforcing its growing image as a fascist organization egregiously ignorant of due process and fairness, the Supreme Court ruled March 27 it's legal to deprive undocumented workers back pay.  That's right.  … To the tune of $67,000 in the case of Jose Castro.   Readers should understand the cardinal offense committed by Mr. Castro was NOT being undocumented.  Not at all.  Not by a long shot.  Mr. Castro's unforgivable transgression?  He was fired for trying to start a union.  If you're an American, you CAN'T be fired for union organization.  In fact, it's against the law for an employer to do so.  If you're an undocumented foreign worker, however, you're out of luck in Fascist America.   -- Courtesy of a Nazi Supreme Court.  Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. National Labor Relations Board, 00-1595.


Fraudulent Deletion Of Ledger Websites

As promised, the letter of complaint sent to Burnet County Judge Martin McLean, regarding fraudulent Ledger Maxpages and Stormpages site deletions originating from the Burnet County Library System and resulting in the ejection of this writer from library computers, has finally been posted.  Readers are reminded this is not the end of the matter.  Just the beginning.  For ongoing coverage of the criminal attacks as well as the letter to the Judge sent in response, click here.



Klee's Kaleidoscope

Be sure to click on Klee's Kaleidoscope for Harvey Klee's latest edition.  This publication is a forum for a diversity of viewpoints. All are encouraged to submit material. 



Unbridled Fear

As strongly asserted in the last 48 editions, gut-wrenching fear generated by the Narcotics Enforcement Team is quite impressive. After all, these Nazi stormtroopers not only outrageously intimidate defendants and their gutless attorneys, but even innocent third parties who have suffered at their corrupt and abusive hands.

Recently, a source came forward with allegations regarding the death of a loved one under exceptionally curious circumstances. Sadly, the survivor got cold feet.

Most pointedly and quite publicly, how in hell do you expect these abuses to end if you don't have the guts to stand up and expose them to the light of day?

Every time a source cowardly runs the other way, the corrupt and abusive sons of bitches win. Every g-ddamned time. Worse yet, another nail is driven into the coffin of liberty.

If you don't have the courage to stand up and do the right thing, why should this writer continue to place himself in physical and legal jeopardy trying to expose the outrageous corruption and abuse?

Tim Chorney, Publisher
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