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Say what?  This, coming from a Supreme Court Justice herself, letting us all know "where policy is made".

(Picture is link to Youtube video of Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor.  Clip is from Fox News Station)

03.15.2010 - Why are the Supreme Court Justices troubled by the State of the Union? 

“Roberts: Scene at State of the Union 'Very Troubling” Jay Reeves, AP

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (March 9) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."

Responding to a University of Alabama law student's question about the Senate's method of confirming justices, Roberts said senators improperly try to make political points by asking questions they know nominees can't answer because of judicial ethics rules.

"I think the process is broken down," he said.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts address students at the University of Alabama Law School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 9, 2010. \

(Picture is a link to one of George's videos, www.secretjustice.com)
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday. He criticized the annual State of the Union address as a "political pep rally" and faulted the confirmation process for nominees to his court.


Obama chided the court for its campaign finance decision during the January address, with six of the court's nine justices seated before him in their black robes.

Roberts said he wonders whether justices should attend the address.

"To the extent the State of the Union has degenerated into a political pep rally, I'm not sure why we're there," said Roberts, a Republican nominee who joined the court in 2005.

Roberts said anyone is free to criticize the court and that some have an obligation to do so because of their positions.

"So I have no problems with that," he said. "On the other hand, there is the issue of the setting, the circumstances and the decorum. The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court - according the requirements of protocol - has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling."

Breaking from tradition, Obama used the speech to criticize the court's decision that allows corporations and unions to freely spend money to run political ads for or against specific candidates.

"With all due deference to the separation of powers, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests - including foreign corporations - to spend without limit in our elections," Obama said.

Justice Samuel Alito was the only justice to respond at the time, shaking his head and appearing to mouth the words "not true" as Obama continued.

In response to Roberts' remarks Tuesday, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs focused on the court's decision and not the chief justice's point about the time and place for criticism of the court.

"What is troubling is that this decision opened the floodgates for corporations and special interests to pour money into elections - drowning out the voices of average Americans," Gibbs said. "The president has long been committed to reducing the undue influence of special interests and their lobbyists over government. That is why he spoke out to condemn the decision and is working with Congress on a legislative response."

Justice Antonin Scalia once said he no longer goes to the annual speech because the justices "sit there like bumps on a log" in an otherwise highly partisan atmosphere.

Roberts opened his appearance in Alabama with a 30-minute lecture on the history of the Supreme Court and became animated as he answered students' questions. He joked about a recent rumor that he was stepping down from the court and said he didn't know he wanted to be a lawyer until he was in law school.

While Associate Justice Clarence Thomas told students at Alabama last fall he saw little value in oral arguments before the court, Roberts disagreed.

"Maybe it's because I participated in it a lot as a lawyer," Roberts said. "I'd hate to think it didn't matter."

(From the Google group: "Lawsters" Newsletter, Wed, March 10, 2010)

George's opinion:

"This tells me the Suprime Court's Chief Justice wants all Checks and Balances and oversight to be removed on the Judicial branch of Government.  So that the courts and their officers should not be held to the same standard of law as the Executive branch of Government, the Legislative branch of Government, and the average citizen."

03.10.2010 – Finally there’s a magazine that’s working to expose the injustice in the courts. Please reivew “Politics Magazine”

 

Dear Politics reader,
 

Welcome to the March 2010 issue of Campaigns & Elections’ Politics magazine. This edition focuses on international consulting, but we’ll get to those stories in just a minute.

This issue kicks off with a special section looking at the recent Supreme Court decision that has rocked the campaign finance world. The first piece looks beyond the rhetoric at what the Citizens United decision actually says, and the second story tries to ferret out the practical implication of the Court’s ruling. Next up, we ask: Should media consultants really be jumping for joy? To close out the section, there’s a look at the unresolved questions Citizens United leaves for the upcoming midterms.

Staying on the domestic front, Jon Lerner fills us in on his work for the Club for Growth and other conservative candidates in this month’s Movers & Shakers.

The cover story for March is written by CQ-Roll Call’s Shira Toeplitz, who talked to consultants working in conflict zones around the world. The question: Are the risks worth the rewards? Read her report here to find out.

Shane D’Aprile, our senior editor, and Jeremy P. Jacobs, our staff writer, continue the international theme with a tour of the world’s campaigns and elections. They asked some of the international scene’s best political advisers to point out what they saw as the biggest differences beyond our borders. As they write, it’s important when working globally to think locally.

This month’s case study comes from the London office of the Blue State Digital. Dan Thain and Matthew McGregor detail the work their firm did on behalf of the “Hope Not Hate” campaign in the United Kingdom—using online and offline efforts together to build support and get out the vote.

Check out the full table of contents for much more, and don’t forget it’s time to nominate your up-and-coming friends and colleagues for the 2010 Rising Stars.
 
Happy reading,
 
Managing Editor
George's opinion:

"The ruling referred to in this case negates the 'One man, One ruling' rule and now gives preference to corporate special interest, political insiders, court insiders, and paid lobbyists to subvert all future elections because of their financial special interests and diminishes if not destroys our previous standards of electing political representatives."

 

See video statement of George McDermott by clicking on picture.

Must See Explanation of Sub-Prime Mortgage Collapse

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 01:54 PM PDT



Best selling author and former Salomon Brothers bond trader Michael Lewis gives an insider’s perspective on what caused the sub-prime mortgage collapse.  His blunt explanation and brutal analysis cut through all the excuses and lay blame directly on Wall Street.  Click here to see part of his riveting interview with 60 minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft. Click here for more.

The video is one in a series of excerpts from Lewis. He discusses the multi million dollar bonuses to the government bail-out and the uncertain long term effects of the financial disaster on the economy. Click here to watch more of the 60 Minute interview with Michael Lewis.

(From the 'Consumer Warning Network news-letter)

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From the July 24 Victims Family Rights Rally demonstration at the US Capitol west lawn

The above picture links to part 1 of George's video; how our government disrespects it's people

"The Big Lie Of Americe Part 1"

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 The above picture links to part 2 of George's video; George informs about the national debt, accusing the Suprime Court of selling the American people to corporations of the world, Appellate Courts assisting corporate lying lawyers, stealing peoples homes with unsigned orders

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 The above picture links to part 3 of George's video; courts use of unsigned orders to steal peoples property and falsly imprison them as well as put them o death, is not authorized by the Constitution, and Suprime court justices should be impeached for not signing their orders and disrespecting the Constitution of the United States

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The above video links to part 4 of George's video; how lawyers are destroying familys and profiteering off of misery while lining their pockets with victims life savings