Christie Attacks N.J.'s Corrupt Judges.

"Judge Feinberg in order to put more money in her pocket and [in] the pockets of her cronies, has decided that the pension system being broken is fine by her, as long as she gets hers, and her colleagues get theirs. ..."

Governor Christopher Christie railed against New Jersey's out-of-control judiciary Tuesday at the State House in Trenton.

Judges are public employees whose responsibilities include applying as well as abiding by the laws of the jurisdiction where they serve. ("New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court.")

Among those laws in New Jersey are regulations governing the social ethics of the judiciary and constraints upon the administration of laws on the basis of the so-called "Canons of Judicial Ethics." In addition to these well-recognized limitations on judicial power, there are Constitutional constraints emerging from litigants' Bill of Rights protections as well as separation of powers doctrines. Judges, despite the assumptions of Debbie Poritz and her progeny on the bench, are not all-powerful super-legislatures. ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

It is a blatant conflict of interest creating not only the appearance but the fact of impropriety for a judge to decide a matter where he or she has a personal interest in the outcome, especially a personal monetary interest in the result of litigation. Self-serving by judges is unethical per se. Hence, this litigation -- to the extent that any lawsuit by a person affected by the governor's reforms meant to salvage a pension system gutted by the mafia and corrupt politicians for years would survive summary motion -- should have been heard in federal court.

It is hypocritical for a judge to pretend to be objective while gaining financially from an outcome favoring a colleague, a colleague who will be in a position to return the favor at some point later in their lives. Right, Stuart Rabner? How's Mr. Prisco, Stuart? ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" then "New Jersey's Supreme Court Implosion!" and "Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?")

Paul W. DePascale, a Superior Court judge from Union County (the last time I saw him) brought suit allowing his Mercer County "colleague" Linda Feinberg -- a Debbie Poritz pal! -- to decide that judges, like these two former C-students in law school (a C is generous for DePascale), do not have to go along with the Governor's pension-saving provisions, even if other less well-compensated public employees -- like teachers and cops -- will have to live with smaller paychecks. ("Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

I have reason to believe that Ms. Feinberg has visited my sites and may have assisted in cybercrime and censorship efforts against me while having knowledge of the identities of persons committing these and other crimes against me and my family members.

It is unethical for any lawyer, especially a judge, to participate in crimes or to help cover-up criminality by anyone and for any reason. Apathy by a judge to criminality is also unacceptable. ("How Censorship Works in America" and "Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey" then "What is it like to be plagiarized?" and "'Brideshead Revisited': A Movie Review.")

Most public employees in New Jersey make far less money than judges, but Feinberg does not care about them. I wonder whether Ms. Feinberg lives in Short Hills, like Stuart Rabner? Perhaps they attend services at the same temple with Herb Klitzner? ("America's Holocaust" and "New Jersey's Judges Disgrace America.")

This incident is a clear example (one of many) of the selfishness, arrogance, greed, hubris, political and mob influence (DePascale?) which defines New Jersey's incompetent and frequently bribed judges. ("New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

The Garden State's judiciary is a symbol of DISGRACE to the Constitution and the same laws that these persons are sworn to uphold. New Jersey is burdened with a judiciary that has chosen to soil their robes in exchange for filthy lucre. ("Sex Favors for New Jersey Judges.")

This single instance of a general phenomenon of self-serving and bought decisions is a scandal that will not receive the attention it deserves in the media. Government by appointed judges in a state with New Jersey's "Boss Culture" and tainted politics is a prescription for disaster.

Shame on you Ms. Feinberg for this poorly-reasoned and worthless decision. ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")

Mr. Rabner, will you finally have the decency and/or legality -- or in the true meaning of the word, "ethics" -- to face me and tell me the truth about the crimes committed against me as well as the continuing cover-up of those crimes? A list of sources detailing further corruption in New Jersey's legal-political system will be attached to this essay in the days ahead. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")

Do you speak to me of ethics, Mr. Rabner?

October 30, 2011 at 4:03 P.M. My essay "What a Man's Gotta Do" was defaced recently. I will try to correct this damage in the 45 minutes per day when I am able to write. These tactics will not discourage or prevent me from writing.

October 29, 2011 at 11:52 A.M. Yesterday, after typing the list that appears below, I was prevented from posting it. I hope and believe that some of the items below embarass and humiliate, as they should, Mr. Rabner and New Jersey's legal profession. I will add more items to this list in the days and weeks ahead, in addition to posting other essay-length examples of New Jersey's unethical legal proceedings, corruption, organized crime-contaminated politics and further illuminations of the Garden State's dismal reality.

Sources:

Chris Mathews, "Woman Sold at Birth Seeking Answers," in The Record, October 17, 2011, at p. A-1. (46 year-old woman learned she was sold, as a baby, on the black market and is now seeking the truth from government records based on New Jersey's often ignored public access laws. I want the torture files, Stuart.)

Kellie Kennedy, "Gays in Medicare System Raise Likelyhood [sic.] of Fraud," in The Record, October 17, 2011, at p. A-9. (Miami's Simon Suruya, a Marco Rubio supporter, perhaps, has racked-up $15 MILLION in bogus medicare charges. That's "success" in Miami.)

"Failing Grade: Federal Spending Cuts Hurt Students," (Editorial) in The Record, October 17, 2011, at p. A-13. (U.S. higher education is one of the casualties of the economic catastrophe.)

Peter J. Sampson, "Lawyer's Murder Trial to Start: He's Accused of Helping to Kill Federal Witnesses," in The Record, October 17, 2011, at p. L-1. (Paul W. Bergrin, Esq. begins his court case. Will Stuart Rabner offer helpful suggestions, Paul?)

Jeff Pillets, "Oversight Eased on New Jersey Trash Industry: 2 Firms Stand to Profit From Senator's Stance," in The Record, October 18, 2011, at p. A-1. ("Shyster Ray" Lesniak, Esq. weakens a law designed to keep the mafia out of the waste industry, a lucrative sideline for the mob. Pay offs are denied by one and all. Watch out for that medical waste at the "Jersey Shore"!)

Juliet Fletcher, "Benefit Charges for Judges Ruled Unconstitutional," in The Record, October 18, 2011, at p. A-3. (According to the media, a Superior Court judge -- directly benefitted by the matter over which she ruled -- decided that the state's revised pension and benefit system for public employees is "unconstitutional" as regards judges. Linda Feinberg is a "friend" of Debbie Poritz, Sybil R. Moses, and Anne Milgram, allegedly.)

Peter J. Sampson, "Lawyer Says Felons Fabricated Murder Plot: Fights Charges He Had a Man Killed," in The Record, October 18, 2011, at p. L-1. (I thought the Office of Attorney Ethics -- OAE -- was in charge of fabricating charges against "unruly" attorneys in New Jersey. Right, John McGill, Esq.? Who paid the bogus witness against me for her testimony? Did you enjoy that dinner or meeting at the Martinez home in North Bergen, John? That was several years before the first bogus allegations against me? Was Terry Tuchin present on that occasion, John? What other persons were present on that occasion, John? Was someone paying my former secretary for information, John? Or was Terry Tuchin the only stranger to my office going through my files in violation of clients' rights? Ethics? "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Charles Stile, "Christie Used Smear to Put Heat On Judges," in The Record, October 20, 2011, at p. L-1. (New Jersey's mafia judges look out for number one. Go get 'em, Chris.)

Steven Strunsky, "Port Authority Approves New Director," in The Record, October 21, 2011, at p. A-3. (Patrick Foyle is the new "Executive Director" of the Port Authority and is expecting to cut down on the overtime. Sure. No More gravy train, Pat?)

AP, "Judge Upholds Ex-Mayor's Conviction," in The Record, October 21, 2011, at p. A-3. (Dennis Elwell has lost his appeal in more ways than one.)

Nick Clunn, "OT Hearing Comes Up Empty: Paterson Council Delays Inquiry," in The Record, October 21, 2011, at p. L-1. (Paterson issued more than $750,000 in overtime payments in response to Hurricane Irene, including more than $50,000 paid to Mayor Jeffrey Jones, Esq., and other top administrators, who are not usually elligible for overtime. No OAE action is contemplated. No wonder they are trying to obstruct my posting of these sources. Friend of yours, John McGill, Esq.?)

Peter Lautman, "A Stunning Fall From Grace," in The New York Times, October 27, 2011, at p. B1. (How much is enough for Wall Street's greedy "financiers"?)

Michael Gartland, "State Criticized on Fund Use: Federal Homeland Security Audit Shows Several Misteps," in The Record, October 21, 2011, at p. A-4. (DISAPPEARING public funds from New Jersey's security moneys. Are we safer without this money? Paula Dow, are you asleep at the wheel?)

Jeff Zeleny & Megan Thee-Brenan, "New Poll Finds a Deep Distrust of Government," in The Record, October 26, 2011, at p. A-1. (I wonder why people feel this way?)

Menendez Gets Over on the Feds!

October 26, 2011 at 12:57 P.M. The UN voted yesterday to condemn the embargo against Cuba. Only the U.S. and Israel voted to keep the embargo in place. The Obama administration, once again, was isolated on this "cruel embargo" and disappointed international observers on human rights issues who expected some change from the Bush administration's policies. We have chosen to continue the failed policies of the past.

"What Kind of Government?: A Federal Court Compounds the F.B.I.'s Wrongful Acts by Dismissing Suits in the Bulger Case," in The New York Times, October 24, 2011, at p. A22. (Throwing out suits by victims rewards government criminality. Time to face the music, New Jersey. Turn over the torture files, Mr. Rabner.)

AP, "5-Year Inquiry On Menendez is Terminated," in The New York Times, October 24, 2011, at p. A20. (No action will be brought against Menendez by the Democrat-appointed U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey. Compare "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" with "Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?")

Evonne Coutros, "Internet Shifting Sex Trade to Suburbs: Police Note Rise in Prostitution Arrests," in The Record, October 24, 2011, at p. A-1. (Arrests of "secret prostitution center" located off Route 17, near Ridgewood, New Jersey -- symbolically significant! -- which was said to be protected by Cuban-American organized crime as well as traditional mafia families along with their bought politicians, allegedly, including Senator Menendez: "New Jersey's Child Sex Industry." Mr. Christie's northern office was in Ridgewood, New Jersey which is the home of the so-called "Jewish Mengele," Terry Tuchin. "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")

Senator Menendez "raised" $120 MILLION for Democrats in 2010. This fund-raising has "absolutely nothing to do with the dismissals" of possible charges and/or an investigation against Mr. Menendez by the feds. Are you concerned about the "ethics" of Mr. Menendez, Terry Tuchin? Or was it only my virtue that troubled you? Mr. Menendez is a member of the bar in New Jersey. ("Bob Menendez Has Not Been Indicted Today" and "Is Senator Bob 'For' Human Rights?")

Mr. Fishman, current New Jersey U.S. Attorney, was appointed to his position with the assistance of Mr. Menendez, who aggressively supported him for the job. Mr. Fishman did not participate in deliberations, on the record, leading to the current dismissals of the matters against Mr. Menendez. This is not to say what actions, if any, Mr. Fishman took from behind the scenes "for" Mr. Menendez. ("No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" and "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

There are still several matters pending against Mr. Menendez, including an alleged ethics investigation before the U.S. Senate and other legal authorities. Rumors of a deal whereby Menendez will not run for re-election are probably disinformation (lies) coming from Menendez himself or his people. I do not believe that Mr. Menendez will be indicted for his alleged "assistance" to organized crime figures nor because of his "peccadillos" involving young lobbyists. ("Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" and "Senator Bob Loves Xanadu!")

"Mr. Menendez declined to comment on the conclusion of the investigation, which focused on his relationship with the North Hudson Community Action Corporation, an antipoverty group that he helped [to] secure [for themselves!] millions of dollars in federal financing."

"The agency rented office space in Union City from Mr. Menendez, who collected more than $300,000 in rent from it between 1994 and 2003, while he was serving in the House." ("Is Senator Menendez a Suspect in Mafia-Political Murder in New Jersey?")

"Mr. Menendez said the rental agreement had been approved by the House Ethics Committee" -- the only official who could confirm this allegation was deceased -- "and he maintained [that] it was appropriate. [Conflict of interest, Bob?] But Republicans used the issue to question his integrity [His what?] when he was running against state Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr."

It does seem hopeless to expect real fairness or equal justice from a state or federal legal system that is so responsive to money and political influence. ("Duncan Kennedy, Peter Gable, and the Critical Legal Studies Movement" and "Roberto Unger's Revolutionary Legal Theory.")

It is important, nevertheless, to persist in the struggle. Hopefully, the system may be forced to face its contradictions and lies. No plausible justification for Mumia Abu-Jamal's continued incarceration, for example, can be offered by a system that allows a man (like Bob Menendez) to avoid the legal consequences of his actions based on how much loot he brings in to Democrat coffers. ("Fidel Castro's 'History Will Absolve Me'" then "Havana Nights and C.I.A. Tapes" and "America's Holocaust.")

Together, we can compel necessary changes in the legal system through advocacy, peaceful protest, and selective patronage of responsible media while encouraging opposition journalism or dissident activity. ("The Protests on Wall Street" and "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")

Networks are already forming among like-minded persons from all over the world. More persons are joining a global struggle to increase representation and concern for the poor and damaged in today's faltering economy as well as the millions of lives obliterated as part of the detritus of our wars in the Middle East, including many servicepersons handicapped for life -- or unemployed, permanently -- because of our efforts to pay for those wars that have produced over two trillion dollars in national debt. In the future we will have to ask China's permission to go to war. Maybe this economic dependency will be a good thing.

The U.S. embargo costs the Cuban people, according to Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, about $1 TRILLION in lost revenue per year. I do not believe that the Cuban people will be starved into submission. I will certainly not be stopped from writing by the destruction of my personal computer by N.J. hackers nor by the continuing cybercrime and harassment campaign against me and my blogs. Starvation tactics are now also being used against Wikileaks. I hope that people's access to information increases in the years to come.

I am aware of the experience of hunger by millions in Cuba -- I understand hunger quite well as do the 44 million Americans who experience hunger, every day -- also the suffering felt on behalf of children denied basic goods, including books and technology needed for their education. The costs of independence and dignity for any of us may be very high, but they are always worth paying. ("Manifesto for the Unfinished American Revolution.")

The only answer to injustice is struggle. ("Freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal" and "Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Unconstitutionality of the Death Penalty.")

Marco Rubio Lies About His Past.

October 24, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. Congratulations to a new people's cooperative bookstore in Washington Heights. Many of the protesters on Wall Street have created their own library. A people's university has been discussed for some time -- a free university offering courses in law and politics, philosophy and economics, science and the responsibilities of scientists. Maybe this dream will finally become a reality.

Compare Katie Bentivoglio, "Chomsky Blasts U.S., Israel [,] at Barnard: Linguist Offers Polarized Pic. of Middle East," in Columbia Daily Spectator, October 19, 2011, at p. 1 with Benjamin Gittelson, "Lion PAC Invites Dershowitz to Counter Chomsky," in Columbia Daily Spectator, October 19, 2011, at p. 1.

For an example of the kind of poorly-informed review that has come to embarass the Times and its readers, see Mike Hale, "The Enchanted Forest, in Sunshine and Shadow," in The New York Times, October 22, 2011, at p. C1. ("Manohla Dargis? Carlotta Gall?" Now "Mike Hale?" Iliana Ros-Leghtinen, perhaps? I suspect that at least one person making use of these names at the Times is a Cuban-American woman in her "middle years.")

THREATS to prevent me from continuing to write, apparently, have been received in the land of the free and home of the brave, despite the Constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech. If you object to the denial of your rights to access writings by me, please feel free to contact: Human Rights Watch, 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-3299, USA, tel. +1 202-612-4321, fax +1 202-612-4333, http://www.hrwdc@hrw.org (Also the New York chapter of the ACLU.)

Lizette Alvarez & Jennifer Steinhauer, "Senator Lashes Out at Critics Who Say He Embelished His Family's Story," in The New York Times, October 22, 2011, at p. A11.

Ms. Alvarez and Ms. Steinhauer have probably visited my sites and may have contributed to the censorship and/or harassment efforts against me. I hope to have the opportunity to meet these "ladies" soon. I also expect to encounter Miguel Perez and Carlos Eire ("John Paul Rathbone?").

Should a journalist favor censorship against anyone, Mr. Perez? I hope not. I can only expect that "Andres Oppenheimer" agrees in his opposition to censorship. Is "Oppenheimer" your real name, "Andres"? I doubt it. Perhaps "Andres Oppenheimer" is only a pseudonym for Miguel Perez or Carlos Eire? Is it true that "Andres Oppenheimer" has CIA credentials? Does this constitute an unbiased perspective on world events -- affiliation with the government on whose actions one "reports" independently? I wonder whether fairness is possible for such a coopted "reporter"? Were you recruited at Yale University, Mr. Eire?

Mr. Rubio is "confused" not only about the date of his family's arrival in the United States, but also about the exact years of the Cuban Revolution. Yet Mr. Rubio hopes to tell the Cuban people how they should govern themselves. I doubt that he will be successful in this effort to govern Cuba from Miami.

If we eliminate the embargo, Mr. Rubio, then all of the Rubios may visit Havana, freely, in order to bathe at the once private beaches at Varadero. In the Batista era, Senator Rubio's family would have been barred from that beach and the Havana Country Club.

In Revolutionary Cuba, on the other hand -- unlike Mr. Rubio's Miami Beach! -- all persons are equally entitled to use the finest beaches and pools. This includes persons of African ancestry who are legally equal in Cuba, if not in Florida.

Mr. Rubio has been called "a pathological liar." I cannot say whether these accusations are true. After all, everything is relative. Mr. Rubio is said to make up stories about his life and rarely admits when "mistakes made themselves." Curiously, Mr. Rubio -- like Bob "El Bobo" Menendez -- is all-too ready to judge others.

Many Cuban-Americans forget that we are all immigrants in America, no better than Mexican-Americans or Asian-Americans, for instance, struggling against some of the same issues as African-Americans. We are, collectively, members of a despised minority group in the United States. Having done well in America changes none of this. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "What is it like to be tortured?")

Republicans have clearly decided that, while they welcome the money and "assistance" of Cuban-Americans in south Florida and (hold your nose!) in New Jersey's Hudson County, they will keep their Latino footsoldiers "on a leash." Mr. Rubio will never be the GOP's Vice Presidential candidate. This is fortunate.

I can promise our Republican friends that Right-wing Cuban-Americans, usually vulgar and crass materialists (like Mr. Rubio?), are even more embarassing to the rest of us in the Cuban-American community than they are to Mr. Perry or Ms. Bachman.

Sadly, I have yet to see Mr. Rubio deliver a speech when he articulates sentences written by others with ease or comprehension. Poor man. Is Mr. Rubio usually unclear about what he is saying and whether it is true? Does Mr. Rubio drink more than bottled water before he speaks? ("Fidel Castro's 'History Will Absolve Me'" and "Is Senator Bob 'For' Human Rights?" then "Is Senator Menendez a Suspect in Mafia-Political Murder in New Jersey?")

I am a democratic socialist. I am opposed to the embargo against Cuba. Unlike Senator Rubio, I have a genuine history of family tragedy resulting from the Cuban Revolution. I am also sure that, today, my father would agree with me about ending the embargo that causes so many innocent persons, both in the U.S. and Cuba, unnecessary and very cruel suffering. ("Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")

As a matter of fact, much of the world shares this opinion since in October, 2011 the UN members voted, again, to insist on an end to the embargo against Cuba. Only two nations, the U.S. and Israel, opposed this motion. ("Havana Nights and CIA Tapes.")

The Cuban-American political machine enjoys slandering me from behind my back. I invite readers to decide for themselves who is the liar, me or Mr. Rubio and Mr. Menendez -- or their "friends" in shady professions. My criticisms of these persons will never be hidden nor will it appear under a false name. ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" and "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" then "Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")

Shame on you, "Marcito" Rubio. ("Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes" and "Cubanazos Pose a Threat to National Security.")

The Morality of Law.

October 22, 2011 at 11:40 A.M. When I tried to sign-in today, my google sign-in page was already registered to "davidplump." I was forced to sign-out and sign-in, again, under my own e-mail account. Alex Booth? New Jersey's OAE? ("Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey" and "Censorship Again?")

October, 20, 2011 at 12:55 P.M. As I was signing out of the public computer at the New York Public Library (NYPL) yesterday, a cyberattack struck against my blogs. I may be prevented, at any time, from writing further at "Against Dark Arts." I will attempt to create alternative Internet locations to continue writing essays, short stories, scripts in the event that I am unable to return to these blogs. For some reason, continuing interference with my television signal is taking place due to hacks from New Jersey. Curiously, I continue to be followed during my walks in Manhattan.

Today, October 21, I was deviated from the NYPL computer and unable to reach Google. I cannot say whether I will be able to return to blogger. Several short stories have been destroyed in manuscript with the obliteration of my hard drive. I will try to duplicate them or to write new ones. Current attacks against my writings may also damage public computers in New York, thus depriving many innocent persons of access to the Internet. ("How censorship works in America" and "Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey.")

Adam Liptak, "When Fairness and the Law Collide," in The New York Times, October 18, 2011, at p. A18.

"Two weeks ago ... the Supreme Court considered the case of Corey R. Maples, a death row inmate in Alabama whose lawyers" -- the "White Shoe" New York law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell -- "had missed a deadline to file an appeal."

To my knowledge, no ethics action has been brought against the law firm's partners, whose incompetence in this matter may result in the denial of an appeal to a man who may be executed, despite (possibly) his factual innocence or any legally compelling arguments that he may haved raised on appeal.

"Mr. Maples lost his right to appeal," Justice Alito said, "through no fault of his own, through a series of very unusual and unfortunate circumstances." (emphasis added!)

The Supreme Court of the United States of America rejected the appellant's argument that the time limitation should be extended -- this is something which is within the Court's discretion and does not require any change in the law. A system that allows for such outcomes may no longer deserve to be described as a "system of justice." ("What is Law?")

The Court may and probably will allow for the execution, again, of this possibly innocent man -- unless publicity embarrasses the justices into doing the right thing -- because of a procedural error made by his lawyers. Somehow, allowing the defendant to file a civil law suit after his execution seems like an inadequate remedy. ("The Allegory of the Cave.")

Justice Alito is from New Jersey. Justice Alito worked at the same U.S. Attorney's office as Paul W. Bergrin, Esq. and the Hon. Stuart Rabner, to say nothing of New Jersey Governor Christopher Christie. The so-called "Garden State Justice" (What about Scalia?) offers several flawed arguments or rationales to support this harsh, if tentative, conclusion:

" ... a ruling for Mr. Maples, Justice Alito continued, could require the court to adopt principles that would affect 'many, many cases,' and would 'substantially change existing law.' He said he was reluctant to impose new burdens on government officials and allow clients to second guess their lawyers' decisions in order to provide relief to the masses."

The Supreme Court always adopts principles affecting "many, many cases" whenever it decides a case or controversy. The Court can always decide, for example, to extend a period of limitations in the interest of fairness or as a matter of due process, despite its concern for "precendent" -- a concern found missing in Bush v. Gore where the opinion of the Court was expressly made "non-precedential" and resulted in our most non-presidential Chief Executive.

Mr. Alito's position requires that he provide Constitutionally-mandated "relief to the masses." As a matter of fact, I venture to suggest that American judges and justices, like other citizens, are members of the "masses." 

The tacit principle adopted in this instance is that, even when fundamental rights to liberty and life are at stake, the justices may decline to reverse or nullify legal error by counsel that damages the rights of litigants, including defendants in capital cases.

The vast majority of litigants affected by this ruling and others like it will be poor and minority persons whose interests seem to concern the Court far less than, say, the free speech rights of corporations. Please see Ronald Dworkin, "The Strange Case of Justice Alito," in The Supreme Court Phalanx: The Court's New Right-Wing Bloc (New York: NYRB, 2008), pp. 21-87.

The Court henceforth may allow men and women to die in order to avoid a floodgate of litigation arriving at the Supreme Court's doorstep. Had the Appellant whose claim was frustrated by legal error been Dick Cheney or Rick Perry, I suspect that the Supreme Court would have viewed the matter differently.

The Supreme Court's role since Marburry v. Madison has been to hear and decide precisely such cases of fundamental individual rights violations. The principle that should apply to future cases is the old-fashioned notion that before a person is executed (as in KILLED) there must be scrupulous attention to the rights of the accused and all procedural protections must be observed. This is to assume, arguendo, the constitutionality of a death penalty which, as Justice Harry Blackmun said: "Cannot be applied fairly in America because of our history of slavery and racism together with the structural unfairness in the criminal justice system."

I concur. Justice Alito's "role" is to protect the rights of litigants, as I say, even litigants whom the justice would not meet, socially, whose humanity is sufficient under the Constitution for them to merit due process rights. This includes persons like Mr. Maples and others who are similarly situated, even if attention to their cases requires the justices to spend a few late nights at the office.

Mr. Alito's touching concern for the unfairness resulting from this legal error by counsel is irrelevant to his duty to ensure respect for Mr. Maples' due process and equal protection rights. I doubt that the Court has fulfilled its solemn obligation to protect this man's rights. ("Manifesto for the Unfinished American Revolution.")

"Playing the game by the rules" is only one of the requirements of justice or due process, according to Professor Ronald Dworkin, a law clerk for Judge Learned-Hand (the favorite conversational partner of Justice Holmes) and a former associate at the now tainted firm of Sullivan and Cromwell:

"Our Constitutional system rests on a particular moral theory, namely, that men [and women] have moral rights against the state. The difficult clauses of the Bill of Rights, like the due process and equal protection clauses, must be understood as appealing to moral concepts rather than laying down particular conceptions; therefore, a court that undertakes the burden of applying these clauses fully as law must be prepared to frame and answer questions of political morality."

Taking Rights Seriously (Cambridge: Harvard U. Press, 1976), p. 147 (emphasis added). (See Justice Brennan's opinion in New York Times v. Sullivan.)

Is it fair, Justice Alito, and does it comport with due process and other Bill of Rights protections to EXECUTE a potentially innocent man denied appellate review only because his lawyer, through no fault of his own, erred?

I submit, respectfully, that it is not Constitutionally permissible for the Court to allow such an injustice and violation of fundamental rights to take place, especially where the penalty of death is involved. The dangerous precendent that may be set is an abdication of the Court's most important obligation -- to protect the rights of the least powerful persons in America.

Please reconsider your reasoning in this matter, Justice Alito.

"Give Us Free!"

November 7, 2011 at 1:05 P.M. Spacing between paragraphs was altered in this essay. I have tried to make the necessary corrections. An essay reviewing a recent BBC America series "Luther" will be posted soon together with a short story entitled "Hansel and Gretl." Recent expressions of concern for the plight of Internet writers in China (or anywhere) appear false -- if not insincere -- to a global audience witnessing the censorship, cybercrime, and plagiarism to which I am subjected, every day. ("How censorship works in America" and "What is it like to be censored in America?" then "What is it like to be plagiarized?" and "'Brideshead Revisited': A Movie Review.")

October 18, 2011 at 1:10 P.M. On Saturday, the 15th, I reserved a computer for 11:50 A.M. at NYPL (Inwood), INA -05. Ten minutes into my 45 minute session, hackers shut down the computer preventing me from writing. I do not believe that this incident was a coincidence or a fluke. I will try to continue writing and printing from multiple public computers in New York.

It was a great pleasure recently to attend a lecture by Noam Chomsky and Fred A. Wilcox ("Waiting for an Army to Die") at which the continuing problem of Agent Orange contamination and losses of many lives resulting from use of this chemical agent was discussed, together with other matters pertaining to current events. Please read Professor Chomsky on 9/11 and "Manufacturing Consent."

Mark Sherman, "Court Hears Strip Search Case: N.J. Man Being Held on Minor Charge Was Forced to Undress Twice," in The Record, October 13, 2011, at p. A-3.

The matter concerning Albert Florence of Borderntown, New Jersey is typical of many cases pending in American courts whose true significance is ignored -- or even barred from public discussion through informal interpretive mechanisms and a legal culture of denial or obfuscation -- because of the tensions in America's hidden fault-line of race and sex. Please see Professor Mark Kelman's classic paper in The Stanford Law Review: "Interpretive Construction in the Criminal Law."

Mr. Florence is "finance manager for a New Jersey car dealership, who was arrested on a warrant alleging that he had not paid a [motor vehicle] fine. Florence says he was twice required by jail guards, who stood close by, to undress, open his mouth and lift his genitals. On the second occasion, he also had to bend over and cough, [allegedly,] in case he was holding something."

Mr. Florence is African-American. His arresting officer is a white man. Mr. Florence was stopped and arrested while travelling on roads that have become infamous for racism throughout the world. This is the state and roads where the incident involving Assata Shakur/Joanne Chesimard took place, not far from Mumia Abu-Jamal's Philadelphia, easily the most corrupt and befouled jurisdiction in America, allegedly, ruled by the mafia in league with racist police officers. ("New Jersey's KKK Police Scandal" and "Driving While Black [DWB] in New Jersey" then "Organized Crime Group in New Jersey's State Police.")

Mr. Florence was travelling in a BMW SUV vehicle filled with his family members who were required to witness the abuse on the road to which he was subjected. The alleged excuse for this detention and arrest, that Mr. Florence had not paid a fine, provides no cause for stopping the vehicle since the arresting officer -- based on this news account -- failed to fabricate an allegation of a moving violation which would have provided probable cause for the stop. ("More Racism Charges Against New Jersey's State Police.")

The real reason for the vehicular stop is that a young, well-dressed African-American man (who might have been Barack Obama) was driving a luxury vehicle accompanied by his lovely family. A police officer who will probably never own such a vehicle, legally, nor enjoy the affections of such a family, nor dress as well as Mr. Florence, nor be as well educated as the man he stopped -- who the officer must have known had paid the fine since this information is normally entered immediately on court computers and the victim had the proof of payment issued only AFTER such payment is made with him when he was stopped and produced that proof! -- was the cop's envy and racism.

New Jersey has lied to the media and before the Supreme Court of the United States of America about the genuine reasons for this detention as well as any allegation of "good faith" mistake on the part of the officer(s) involved in the incident -- as, indeed, the state has lied about me and the OAE's actions in my life. ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's Judges Disgrace America" then "Is Steven M. Sweeney, Esq. a Liar?" and "Christopher Christie is 'Mentally Deranged' and a 'Liar'?" as well as "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Mr. Florence was simply unacceptable to this police officer as an image of African-American equality and dignity. Even the New York Times was unable to discuss race as the crucial issue in this story. "Unreasonable Strip Searches," (Editorial) in The New York Times, October 17, 2011, at p. A24.

Traffic offenses of a mythical sort usually provide the excuse for abuse, violence, rape and even torture on New Jersey's Turnpike and other roads -- for African-Americans who are made into victims of police criminality. Indeed, this charming New Jersey tradition has required federal take-over of the state police as well as several municipal police departments on multiple occasions. ("An Unpleasant Encounter With New Jersey's State Police.")

Prejudice probably goes a long way towards explaining my computer troubles and targeting by the OAE, with token minority representation, in N.J.'s typically tainted efforts to harm the "little people." I am one of the little people. No matter how much money he makes, Mr. Florence is a "little" person for some N.J. officials. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

There is simply no way to understand what occurred in this case apart from race and the 400 years of history surrounding slavery/racism in America. Mr. Florence was tortured and sexually violated by an envious and racist cop who needed to make this man, clearly his superior, into an inferior, a woman, for personal sadistic and sexual satisfaction. This incident is about power as sex. This matter has nothing to do with a "mistake" concerning the payment of a fine or the driving of the victim. No attempt to change the subject will mislead observers concerning New Jersey's violations of civil rights through cybercrimes and censorship victimizing me. ("Duncan Kennedy, Peter Gable, and The Critical Legal Studies Movement" and "Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Revolutionary Legal Theory.")

The true motive for psychological torture of Mr. Florence was sexual humiliation and domination. As slaves -- especially males -- were kept naked before being sold in chains, or when whipped, so Mr. Florence had to be tormented for being "uppity." It is a miracle that Mr. Florence was not lynched. About fifty years ago, Mr. Florence would have been lynched. The issue is not whether the officers were 2 or 6 feet away when the victim was required to undress. The issue is whether Mr. Florence is a man versus a "thing," an object, or a slave. ("America's Holocaust" and "Foucault, Rose, Davis and the Meanings of Prison" then "Freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal" and "Amistad.")

The absurdity of the legal system is to make this matter about allegedly "neutral" security measures in a jail when everyone, including the judges deciding the appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court, are well aware of what this case is really about. Worse, in prison, ALL inmates are slave-like.

We do not wish to face our problem with prison conditions or what that problem -- and our societal proclivity for incarceration -- says about us. There is no way to have this important national discussion without entering into the problem of racism and/or sex in America. This case is about the one subject we do not discuss openly in America. ("America's Holocaust.")

To perfect the lie that this is a case about jail security, I expect that Justice Clarence Thomas -- who has suggested that there is no longer racism in America to the surprise of his then living grandfather who was born a slave! -- will be assigned to write the opinion. The Court's opinion will probably affirm the police actions as "reasonable" when undertaken within a "reasonable" distance from the accused and "reasonableness" will be determined on a case-by-case basis. This is all very reasonable. Slavery and racism, rape and other sexual violations are much less reasonable. ("What is it like to be tortured?" and, soon, "What is it like to be raped?")

A list of sources detailing further racism and corruption in New Jersey will be added to this essay in the days ahead. I was prevented from writing on Saturday of this week. I can never be sure of whether I will be able to write again. I will try to complete this work soon. ("Manifesto for the Unfinished American Revolution.")

"The wasted lives, the brutal inhumanity in the prison system is here on trial" -- Mr. Florence, and Mumia Abu-Jamal, are being punished -- "for trying to save their identities and self-respect ..."

Bettina Aptheker, The Morning Breaks: The Trial of Angela Davis (New York: International Pub., 1975), at p. 44 (quoting Angela Davis).

Sources:

Books:

Bettina Aptheker, The Morning Breaks: The Trial of Angela Davis (New York: International Pub., 1975).

Jessica Benjamin, The Bonds of Love: Psychoanalysis, Feminism and the Problem of Domination (New York: Pantheon, 1988).

Angela Davis, Women, Race and Class (New York: Random House, 1981).

Bell Hooks, Ain't I a Woman (Boston: South End Press, 1981).

Beth Riccie, Compelled to Crime: The Gender Entrapment of Battered Black Women (New York: Routledge, 1986).

New York and the World:

Laura Kasinof, "Fatal Strikes Hit Yemen as Violence Escalates," in The New York Times, October 16, 2011, at p. A13. ("U.S. drone strike kills at least 9 people," including ONE person targeted because of affiliations with Al-Qeda and the 17 year-old son of an alleged Qaeda official killed by the U.S. last month who is -- or was -- an American.)

Michael Barbaro & Kate Taylor, "Calls Flood In; City Backs Off; Protesters Stay," in The New York Times, October 15, 2011, at p. A1. (A failed attempt to oust the protesters in the Wall Street area.)

Steve Erlanger & Maia de la Baume, "Strauss-Khan Is Not Charged in French Case," in The New York Times, October 14, 2011, at p. A1. (Paris prosecutors agreed not to charge DSK due to limitations issues, but -- allegedly -- much more because rumors of political motives for the orchestrated charges led to the same result as in New York. The intended beneficiary of the behind-the-back attacks against Strauss-Khan may have lost the French presidential primary for the socialist party. Payback.)

New Jersey's Corruption Saga:

Richard Cowen, "Mayor May Face Contempt Charge," in The Record, October 14, 2011, at p. A-1. (Paterson Mayor Jeffrey Jones may face a contempt of court charge after refusing to testify before the city council concerning Hurricane Irene funds that "disappeared." Mr. Jones is a New Jersey lawyer, like John McGill, Esq. of the OAE.)

Hannan Adeley, "Clifton Engineers Working to Ease Sewage Backup," in The Record, October 14, 2011, at p. L-1. (Fittingly enough, Clifton homeowners have been inundated with sewage and what is called, "the stench of moral rot" in the mafia's hometown. Ms. Riccioli has no comment. How's Debbie Poritz, Diana? "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!")

Peter J. Sampson, "Jury Set for Lawyer's Murder Trial," in The Record, October 14, 2011, at p. L-7. (N.J. attorney, Paul Bergrin, Esq., is on trial for murdering witnesses. Mr. Bergrin favors Paul Stewart suits like his friend Mr. Rabner. Why not just pay so-called witnesses to say what you like? The OAE prefers this second method: "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")

Richard Cowen, "Paterson Mayor Storms Out of Hearing on Overtime Pay," in The Record, October 15, 2011, at p. A-1. (Mayor Jones refuses to testify about what happened to all that money for Irene victims in town.)

AP, "Man is Charged in Charity Scam," in The Record, October 8, 2011, at p. A-3. (Christopher Elia, Esq., 45, scamed more than $596,000.00 from a fake charity operation. Business as usual in New Jersey. More interesting corruption related items will soon be added to these sources.)

Mathew McGrath, "Condominium Fire Ruled Accident: Electrical Problem Caused Wayne Blaze," in The Record, October 13, 2011, at p. L-1. (As Bob Menendez would say -- and has said on many occasions -- "Jewish Lightning" is bad for insurance companies, but good for property owners in Union City. Still a landlord, Bob?)

Hanan Adeley, "Police Chief's OT Pay Reviewed: Got $29,400 for DWI Checkpoints," in The Record, October 8, 2011, at p. A-1. (Elmwood Park Police Chief DONALD INGRASSELINO has collected nearly $30,000 in overtime for "work" at DWI operations taking place, allegedly, during his "off hours." The Chief was amazingly vigilant while sound asleep.)

Ted Sherman & Matt Feldman, "Feds Drop Probe of Corzine Aide: Cabinet Chief Cleared of Corruption," in The Record, October 8, 2011, at p. A-3. (Joe Doria, Esq., alleged capo of the Columbo crime family -- I am sure that Mr. Doria denies this affiliation -- a former Menendez enforcer from Bayonne, New Jersey is "cleared" by the feds who only refused to pursue the charges "at this time." This suggests "cooperation" from Joe Doria and possible permanent disposition of these charges only after such cooperation yields some results. Don't take Joe Doria's call, Bob. Doria may be wearing a wire. Menendez "allegedly" came through for you, huh, Joe?)

John Petrick, "Clerk Gets Probation, 2 Years for Stealing From Union Fund," in The Record, October 8, 2011, at p. L-1. (VALERIA JACALONE, 57, basically gets a walk for stealing $23,000 from labor union funds. Considering the bigger thieves in New Jersey, this sounds fair. Maybe Valeria is kicking back to Mr. Rabner or Sybil Moses?)

"Greed is Good!"

October 12, 2011 at 2:08 P.M. I was invited yesterday to a premier at Lincoln Center cinemas which, due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to attend. I regret this because the film seemed promising: "The Wettest County." It appears that freedom for the "Cuban Five" may finally be possible. Compare Alice Walker, ed., Letters of Love & Hope: The Story of the Cuban Five (New York: Ocean Press, 2005), pp. 185-189 ("The Trial of the Cuban Five" by Leonard I. Weinglass, Esq.) with Damien Cave, "One of the 'Cuban Five' Spies Is Released On Probation," in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A6. (Rene Gonzalers, 54, will be released -- I hope -- to return to his family in Cuba. Incidentally, militant Right-wing terroristic organizations in the Cuban-American community -- including any persons threatening to assassinate me -- are not "dormant," but they receive protection from American government officials. This may explain the continuing cybercrime at these sites. )

I will try to repair the harm done by hackers to my texts during the 45 minutes per day that I am able to access the Internet from a public computer. I will also continue to post essays focusing on New Jersey corruption and my opposition to the Cuban Embargo. If no new essays appear at these blogs after several days, it means that I am prevented from writing on-line or may have suffered a "misshap." ("What is it like to be tortured?" and "Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey.")

"Greed is good!' -- Ivan Boesky.

In what turned out to be a gorgeous and unseasonably warm weekend decorated with holiday strollers in Washington Square Park and browsers at the Strand bookstore, feelings of anger and dissatisfaction were overheard on city streets as passions and protests spread from Manhattan to Boston and D.C. as well as to other cities in America. Passiveness and feelings of helplessness are being replaced with a new militancy on the Left.

It is about time that Americans took some action. People are furious at greed among the richest Americans, decline in national power, an insipid presidency and even more insipid and mediocre Republican opposition as our children's future is squandered. Immediate and drastic action is called for if we are to relieve the suffering of innocent persons when the "400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 180 million Americans at the bottom of the social scale." http://www.theindypendent.org/

Much of the optimism and hope surrounding Mr. Obama's presidency seems to have vanished in yet another disappointing decline by a gifted American leader from passion and ideals to platitudes and sell outs. The problem seems to be systemic, not any one official's fault. Perhaps the outcome of the presidential election will not make much difference to any of our greatest problems. A fear for many of us is that disappointment surrounding Mr. Obama's efforts in office will translate into voter apathy or non-voting in the minority community. ("'The Adjustment Bureau': A Movie Review.")

The empty blather of Republican challengers offering narcotizing myths to the electorate of a Reaganesque, fifties-style America where government was efficient, everybody had a job, "father knew best," and women and "negros" knew their place, while the enemy was an identifiable "Evil Empire" that played the Great Game by the rules of war among gentlemen -- all of this ludicrous and nostalgic fantasy ("Mad Men" and its progeny) seems laughable as a substitute for a real agenda to deal with structural economic failures, collapsing infrastructure, and an inadequate educational system as wars on multiple fronts are being lost to a guerilla force that "won't fight fair."

"Our system is broken at every level. More than 25 million Americans are unemployed, more than 50 million live without health insurance, and perhaps 100 million Americans are mired in poverty, using realistic measures. Yet the fat cats continue to get tax breaks and reap BILLIONS while politicians continue to turn the austerity screws on all of us."

Arun Gupta, "The Revolution Begins at Home: An Open Letter to Join the Wall Street Occupation," in The Indypendent, October 5-25, 2011, at pp. 10-11.

The American corporate media's decline into irrelevance and/or complicity with government and big business is a sad abdication of what was once a proud tradition of journalistic independence. The NY "glitterati" press missed this story. Now they will try to take over the event by claiming to have inspired it. The coopted media includes -- The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books and The Nation. (It has been suggested that these publications are a single entity.)

Politicians also missed the rise of dangerous anger among the so-called "little people." Academia is irrelevant, as usual, in America. In short, the corporate-political-media elite are incestuous and narcissistic as never before as well as hateful to most people in the world. To paraphrase a great writer: "Stylized despair -- at this moment of crisis -- is luxurious and dangerous." ("Manohla Dargis Strikes Again!" and "Incoherence in 'The New York Times.'")

It is even more dangerous when well-fed journalists display contempt for "ordinary people" and/or "the Average Joe" (Iliana Ros-Leghtinen in Congress and Miguel Perez in the blue collar press, David Remnick and "Carlotta Gall" in the elite media) from their comfortable homes in the Hamptons while sipping bottles of Perrier. We have heard enough from Mr. Murdoch's minions and many evil imps. Time for some truth. (David Cameron? George Stephanopoulos?)

This necessary protest movement will dissipate without leadership and a coherent agenda that provides a focus for vague hopes of "reform." The politicians will show up with their nonsense and sloganeering to coopt people's anger. Distractions from the media cotton-candy machine will cover people's rage with sticky-sugary coffections. Anything to prevent people from thinking radically about what is wrong with their lives that is attributable to inept or corrupt government, as in New Jersey. ("Glee" and "American Family.")

Censorship and reprisals aimed against people, like me, will continue to go unpunished. The national security state will build higher and thicker walls -- thicker like the intellects of our Pentagon/CIA masters. National decline will continue. Soothing distractions, surveillance and torture, more control with a friendly smile is all that awaits us for the foreseeable future. ("Dehumanization" and "The Protests on Wall Street.")

The most powerful slogan carried by a protester said: "America, Wake Up!" I do not know whether this awakening is still possible. I begin to fear that it is too late to do much to stem this collapse into second-rate status for a nation (I love) which may be the most blessed with talent and resources of any on the planet. We seem to have abandoned or forgotten the core values of American law and politics, especially as concerns the rights of the poorest and most powerless persons in society.

Let us hope (remember that phrase, Mr. Obama?) that things can be made better and that America will find inspired leadership, once again, because it is desperately needed by my child's generation, by old and sick people, and the growing numbers of poor persons, along with the 44 million hungry Americans asking for your help. ("Hunger in America" and "The Great Wall of China.")

Sources:

Charlie Savage, "Iranians Accused of a Plot to Kill Saudi's US Envoy," in The New York Times, October 12, 2011, at p. A1. (No reaction to our sudden concern with international law from a skeptical global audience.)

Monica Davey, "U.S. Says Man Admitted Plot to Blow Up Passenger Jet," in The New York Times, October 12, 2011, at p. A11. (First of many such plots I am afraid.)

Benedict Carey, "Treatment of Trauma to Brain Is Studied," in The New York Times, October 12, 2011, at p. A13. (Mental consequences of brain damage suggests a distinction between brain/mind.)

Corey Kilganon, "That Old Panhandler? Wait, Is That ...," in The New York Times, October 12, 2011, at p. A17. (Irwin Corey, 97, solicits change ever day in Manhattan to send to Cuban children's hospitals.)

"Justifying the Killing of an American: The Government's Legal Memo on Anwar Al-Awlaki's Death is a Step, but Not Enough," (Editorial) in The New York Times, October 12, 2011, at p. A22. (A recent administration secret memo, allegedly, makes it O.K. to "set aside" the Constitution in order to murder an American citizen without due process of law. Murder is any intentional or deliberate extra-judicial killing whether committed by the government or any individual criminal.)

Richard Perez-Pena, "Koch and NYU Clash Over Terrorism Report," in The New York Times, October 12, 2011, at p. A20. (Does the U.S. "lure" young Muslims into criminal actions?)

Charles McGrath, "A Voice, Still Vibrant, Reflects On Mortality," in The New York Times, October 10, 2011, at p. C1. (Love and abrazos for the "Hitch." "Hermano: An Evening With Christopher Hitchens" and "Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon.")

New Jersey's Child Sex Industry.

Zach Patberg, "Child Porn Sting Delivers 13 Arrests," in The Record, September 28, 2011, at p. L-1. (Additional arrests are expected in the days and weeks ahead.)

New Jersey's fame for tomatos has now been surpassed by its "achievements" in the child pornography industry, where America's "Soprano State" is a world-level producer of this hateful material. This form of bestial and evil abuse of children has always been popular in Hudson County. Right, Senator Menendez? ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" and "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks" then "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")

Now, the dirty business has become a state-wide enterprise with more than a thousand persons arrested in a single operation with global reach only a few years ago. Naturally, this sort of "venture" can only thrive with a government that -- like Batista's Havana -- knows how to promote business in exchange for a small bribe in the right hands. ("Havana Nights and C.I.A. Tapes" and "Fidel Castro's 'History Will Absolve Me.'")

Most child porn is controlled by Cuban-American organized crime, allegedly, not the Italian mafia, which has usually been above this kind of crime. ("Miami's Cubanoids Protest Against Peace!" and "Cubanazos Pose a Threat to National Security!")

"Calling it the 'tip of the iceberg,' Passaic County Sheriff[,] Richard Berdnick[,] announced Tuesday the arrest of 13 suspects, including five minors, in a child pronography sting that spanned eight towns."

Mr. Berdnick has proven to be an honest cop. In New Jersey, he could wind up back on the beat -- real soon. I am not surprised that several minors were involved in this activity because children who are abused tend to become abusive themselves in endless "cycles of repetition" that usually result in self-destruction. I know someone who may have suffered in such ways, though never as an exploiter to my knowledge. ("New Jersey is the Home of Child Molesters" and "New Jersey Superior Court Judge is a Child Molester.")

Alina and Onaida, is your problem with Marilyn all about your alleged "interest" in "erotica"? How's "Richie" doing, Onaida? Still in pharmaceuticals, ladies? ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

"Those charged with possession and distribution of videos and images of children engaged in sexual acts ranged in age from 16 to 52. They were accused of trafficking in thousands of images depicting children ranging from infants to preteens, authorities said."

The child porn industry is rumored to connect Florida, California, Las Vegas and New York through New Jersey command centers and distribution networks -- with many lives destroyed by these monsters -- and this industry is thriving because criminals pay off the right Garden State politicians. Approximately, two tons of this kind of garbage comes across the George Washington bridge every day. ("Is Senator Menendez a Suspect in Mafia-Political Murder in New Jersey?")

I will do my utmost to make sure that corrupt New Jersey politicians join the rest of the crooks in prison -- soon. No threat or intimidation, nor computer crime and censorship, will stop me in this effort. ("Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")

How much do you pay for protection these days in Union City, North Bergen and Elizabeth? I also can't wait to see the "Gremlins" behind the shenanigans in my office. Face-to-face, "gentlemen." Several of my essays were altered overnight as to spacing and form. Many of these essays are being republished "elsewhere," where any such alterations will be corrected. ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" then "Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey.")

A list of sources detailing further and even more revolting New Jersey sleaze and corruption will be added to this essay in the days ahead. ("Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!" and "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" then "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Sources:

New York and the World:

Alissa J. Rubin, "Taliban Using Modern Means to Add to Sway," in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A1. (Taliban is more "invisible" than ever while networking with other anti-U.S. groups.)

Mathew Brunwasser, "Trial Begins On Trafficking of Organs," in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A6. ("Exploitation of the human condition in its most basic form," a prosecutor says. "Dehumanization" and Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go.")

Dennis Overbye, "3 Win Nobel for Work on Accelerating Universe," in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A11. (The shock of dark energy and an accelerating universe undermines traditional understandings of entropy and may give force to black hole physics and string theory's multidimensional/multiverse.)

Adam Liptak, "An Appeal Gone Astray Catches the Supreme Court's Attention," in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A13. (Sullivan & Cromwell screws up in a capital case, defendant will be denied appeal. "Law and Morals" and "What is Law?")

Scott Shane, "A Closed Mouth Policy Even on Open Secrets," in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A18. (CIA can neither admit nor deny ANYTHING about ANYTHING, including whether the CIA exists. The Mafia has adopted a similar policy.)

"A Dreadful Missed Deadline," (Editorial) in The New York Times, October 5, 2011, at p. A26. (The defendant in a capital case will die, without having his appeal heard, because the attorneys blundered. This is the ultimate failure of a court system and of the purpose of legality in society.)

New Jersey's Fiasco:

Stephanie Akin, "Police Chief Dropped in Lawsuit: Officer Alleged He Didn't Act on Harassment," in The Record, October 3, 2011, at p. L-1. (Charles "Ken" Zisa has been "cut out" of a lawsuit where he was a defendant. Plaintiff found a bloody horse's head in his bed. Mr. Zisa denies intimidation tactics.)

Karen Rouse, "N.J. Still Facing Bills for Tunnel: A Year Later, Debt Grows to $274 Million," in The Record, September 30, 2011, at p. A-1. (The $274 million may only be $95 million actually paid. This does not make the catastrophe "O.K.")

Hannan Adeley, "OT Tally for Bosses Rises to $50,000: 3 More Paterson Officials Got Checks," in The Record, September 28, 2011, at p. A-1. (Paterson officials scam the Irene relief money.)

Mike Frassinelli, "Turnpike Authority May Fall Short $55 MILLION," in The Record, September 28, 2011, at p. A-3. (Missing money at Turnpike Authority. How about an audit?)

Charles Stile, "Christie Should Finish Here First," in The Record, October 4, 2011, at p. A-1. (N.J.'s corruption problem is still out-of-control.)

Nick Clunn, "Strict Overtime Limits Proposed: Paterson Likely to Probe $756,000 in Payments," in The Record, October 4, 2011, at p. L-1. (Lawyers and other officials may have been sharing in this loot.)

Nick Clunn, "Residents Demand OT Probe: Descend On Paterson Council Seeking Action," in The Record, October 5, 2011, at p. L-1. (Moneys stolen by officials intended for victims of Irene.)

Chris Megerian, "Who's Telling the Truth, Christie or Speaker?," in the Record, September 9, 2011, at p. A-3. (Oliver insists that "Christie is a liar!" Maybe New Jersey's governor should run for president?)

Michael Gartland, "Ethics Panel Drops Rumana Complaint," in The Record, September 28, 2011, at p. L-1. (Scott Rumana, Esq., R, gets preferential treatment from the "Ethics Police"?)

Nick Clunn & Richard Cowen, "State Demands City's OT Records: Wants Checks Returned, as Well as Details of Paterson Flood Response," in The Record, September 27, 2011, at p. A-1. (More scams to be investigated in Paterson. Thank god for the Port Authority where overtime is always legitimate.)

Monsy Alvarado, "Judge Demands Files in Police Chief's Case," in The Record, September 9, 2011, at p. L-3. (Bergen Prosecutor, JOHN MOLINELLI, Esq., suspected of cronyism and ethical "lapses" in connection with Mr. Frew's "escape" from liability. Mr. Zisa's matters may also be reviewed by the authorities.)

Protests in The Wall Street Area.

Capitalism breeds and contains forms of discontent meant to reinforce the security of the system in ways that critics may not suspect.

Among the ways the system "handles" the dissent it helps to generate is to stigmatize opposition figures as immature or irresponsible, unreliable or impractical -- most of all "marginal' to the "mainstream views of good Americans."

The rationale for denying the validity of opposition claims is to make dissent appear (and become) mostly irrelevant to the workings of power, while conveying the false impression that dissent is permitted to flourish, unimpeded, and to make its way in the marketplace of ideas.

Accordingly, opponents of some of the most cruel pathologies of the system must be dismissed as trite and deluded -- this becomes difficult with people like Noam Chomsky! -- critics are insulted, in subtle and not so subtle ways, in order to avoid a direct engagement with the merits of criticisms concerning the suffering caused by ruthless capitalism or the reality of controlled dissent. ("Freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal" and "Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Unconstitutionality of the Death Penalty.")

The first picture of Wall Street protesters in The New York Times showed only the signs held by protesters over their heads and not their faces. Protesting citizens were made into faceless "beatniks" or malcontents -- men and women without faces -- a crowd or mass of people in contrast with the brave individualists on Wall Street. Men in business suits interviewed about the protesters were shown facing the camera. (See the film, "Bob Roberts.")

What the system fears is networking among dissidents and/or too much information in the hands of the people. In the Wikileaks era, these fears are justified. Information empowers people. The Internet is a source of "people power" rightly feared by government because it is convertible into a form of power for the powerless everywhere on earth, including countries and places where the U.S. government would prefer that people remain powerless -- like the ghettos in our cities or the Third World. Maybe the censorship that I experience is based on a similar fear of "power" (advocacy skills) in the hands of an ordinary man. ("Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")

Almost everything is becoming a national secret and deemed crucial to national security, including statistics pertaining to our "misbehaving" economy and expenditures not yet made public, in order to prevent the people from knowing too much. This is to say nothing of the 1,000 torture photos that are still not revealed to the people by Mr. Obama.

Mr. Obama says: "We all have to move on." There can be no moving on without truth, Mr. President, including the truth about the crimes for which our nation bears responsibility. Among those crimes is this week's murders of Anwar Al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, essentially for speech and advocacy of views we despise. No matter what they tell you, these men were not terrorist fighters or combatants of any kind. They were advocates for an ideology and theological interpretation of Islam that we, perhaps rightly, deplore. Freedom of speech is guaranteed under the Constitution to protect unpopular speech and minority opinions, especially with regard to political questions and controversies.

If Americans residing in a foreign country can be killed by drone weapons controlled by the CIA, with total disdain for the territorial integrity of those other sovereign countries (or the lives of their citizens), then we have become a lawless state and the Constitution has been abandoned as anything other than a nice piece of parchment under glass. ("Manifesto for the Unfinished American Revolution" and "Death and Law.")

If the U.S. believes that Mr. Al-Awlaki committed crimes or participated in planning terrorist acts -- no one alleges that Mr. Khan did any such thing -- then charge him with those crimes and prove them in a court of law. These men are American citizens with the same rights as you or me. To violate their rights is, potentially, to violate YOUR rights. ("Obama says Torture is a Secret" and "A Report Card for Barak Obama.")

What the government "believes" does not, necessarily, constitute guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Furthermore, at the heart of the Constitution is a single fundamental guarantee: "No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law."

Under the current claims of power by the U.S. President, Mr. Obama may order a robot bomb to be fired to kill, say, Assata Shakur, even if this means wiping out an entire neighborhood in Havana; or draft resisters in Canada, and there are some persons in Quebec fitting into that category; or expatriots in France or London, if they are deemed a "threat" for undisclosed reasons of state or for no reason of any kind that is made known to the public. Secrecy is profoundly offensive to democracy and the rule of law.

This claim of power is in clear violation of basic principles of international law as well as the U.S. Constitution. Our destruction of the regime of international law -- especially human rights laws after Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo -- makes a mockery of the efforts of distinguished Americans, such as Eleanor Roosevelt, to set in place a tentative and faltering international legal system after the Holocaust.

Dozens of conflicts that could have escalated into warfare were resolved in the International Court of Justice at the Hague. The World Court and public international legal principles are now NEEDED more than ever before. The U.S. must symbolize the rule of law to the world, not the opposite.

This new international lawlessness -- of which we have become the symbol! -- will not make us more secure since it will make it very difficult for us to obtain the compliance of other nations with international legal provisions. America's global economy depends on a predictable system of rules and regulations governing international relations -- a system that we are endangering with these excessive claims of power or legitimacy for our out-of-control bombing campaigns. The genius of the system of postmodern or late capitalism is to have the nation's first African-American president preside over the globalization of American racism and predatory capitalism, robot bombs, and targeted assassination. Along with Mr. Damon, millions of young Americans feel sadness and disappointment at the coopting of the Obama administration by conventional power and mores in Washington, D.C.:

" ... the putative aim of this imperial project is to guarantee the rule of democracy. And this should be perceived as a glaring contradiction, the pursuit of global dominance by military means rationalized by the defense and spread of America's democracy -- or should we say capitalism? -- I find this underlying commodification even more menacing than the hubris, which is obviously displayed by the Bush administration [Mr. Obama, you must do better than this!] and which many of us accept unquestioningly. The notion of democracy has been fashioned into something like a commodity that can be exported, sold to, or imposed upon entire populations [that are required to obey our will.]"

Angela Y. Davis, Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture (New York: Seven Stories, 2005), pp. 84-85.

Sources:

Patrick McGeehan, "New Jersey to Pay U.S. $95 Million On Tunnels," in The New York Times, October 1, 2011, at p. A19. (What happened to all that money at the P.A.? Overtime, perhaps?)

Robbie Brown & Kim Steverson, "Drone Victim Went From American Middle Class to Waging a Media War For Al Qaeda," in The New York Times, October 1, 2011, at p. A8. (Samir Khan, 25, a U.S. citizen, was murdered by the U.S. government because he was a writer and editor of an on-line magazine advocating "jihadism." Adocacy of his views is the real reason for Mr. Abu-Jamal's continuing incarceration. If the U.S. Chief Executive can decide, secretly, that forms of expression, or any opinions, may result in assassination by the state of an American without due process of law or even notice -- regardless of whether that American resides in a foreign country! -- then we no longer have a Constitution or the rule of law. This is for the terrorists to win and democracy to lose. How much of America's current drone policy is military, so that Mr. obama cannot control it, is difficult to say. It is increasingly clear to many observers that sections of the military-industrial complex have made Mr. Obama irrelevant to decision-making in military matters. Mr. Obama cannot close the Guantanamo prison, how will he bring our troops home? Only with the "permission" of the Pentagon and the military's corporate masters.)

Kenneth W. Starr, "Open Up High Court to Cameras," in The New York Times, October 3, 2011, at p. A25. (No secrecy in the legal process, no Star Chamber in America. Turn over the torture files, Mr. Rabner. There can be no valid legal decision based on criminally fraudulent testimony and other obstructions of justice, even when such offenses are committed by the OAE. "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

"Ruling for Open Courts," (Editorial) in The New York Times, October 3, 2011, at p. A24. (Transparency in all legal proceedings, Mr. Rabner. "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")

Al Baker & Joseph Goldstein, "'White Shirts' of Police Department Take On Enforcer Role," in The New York Times, October 3, 2011, at p. A17. (These are America's finest young people expressing anger at the failure of the system who are being beaten. They are right to be protesting. There's no need for pepper spray. Additional protests are taking place in other cities throughout the country. More such protests will emerge during the months ahead.)

Campbell Robertson, "After Ruling Hispanics Flee an Alabama Town," in The New York Times, October 4, 2011, at p. A1. (New anti-immigrant law in Alabama is triumph of ideology over pragmatism.)

Elisabeth Provodero, "Italian Court Reverses American Students [sic.] '09 Murder Conviction," in The New York Times, October 4, 2011, at p. A1. (Right decision by Italian court with the courage to do what U.S. federal courts have failed to do in the Abu-Jamal matter.)

Adam Liptak, "As Justices Get Back to Business, Old Pro Reveals Tricks of the Trade," in The New York Times, October 4, 2011, at p. A12. (Justice Stevens resides in Florida for much of the year causing observers to wonder whether the justice is interested in the illegal drug trade, Disneyworld, or the South Beach nightlife. Golf, maybe? Why else would one go to Florida?)

Matt Apuzzo, "Lawyers Seeking NYPD's Records On Spy Programs," in The New York Times, October 4, 2011, at p. A4. (If you're a Muslim, then you can be sure that your civil rights have been suspended for national security reasons. Remember Korematsu?)

Verena Drobnik, "Wall Street Protests Gain Steam," in The Record, October 4, 2011, at p. A-5. (The first of many protests to come. About a third of the protesters are probably some kind of undercover cops.)