"Lawyers for Warriors" is a program for meeting the burgeoning legal needs of our troops, veterans and their families.
Today's wars, regardless of the wisdom or legality of their origin, have given rise to an unprecedented number of legal problems. For example, imagine the impact on families, landlords and employers of repeated callups of Reserve and Guard.
In response, the legal community is producing materials that, while aimed at educating lawyers, may be of interest to all citizens. If you don't know about the law that may help you, that law might as well not exist.
A couple of videos of the "Lawyers for Warriors" I produced at the end of 2007 are now online:
* In The Civil Justice System : SCRA, USERRA, Family Law, etc:
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007120083B
* What Officialdom Can and Can't Do: VA, State and Local efforts, JAG:
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?EvId=2007120083A&bhcp=1
* Handouts for the above, along with links to those videos and other information, are here: http://www.rewinn.com/9893.html
Most of the content is federal in nature (e.g. USERRA, SCRA) and thus would apply, in a general way, to any members of the military community that you know, employ or may be; the part that is specific to Washington State might be interesting to other jurisdictions (they've come up with some smart stuff to copy.)
While this is in "talking heads" format (no explosions, no music or animation) it's informative and free.
* More "Lawyers for Warriors" to come...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Wexler Wants Hearings - we can help ....
...look at http://www.wexlerwantshearings.com/
The charges are too serious to ignore.
If you are a patriotic American who loves our Constitution, go there and DEMAND hearings.
If you are a cowardly, yellow-bellied Bush supporter, too afraid to stand up for the rights our forefathers died to protect ... who cares about you?
The charges are too serious to ignore.
If you are a patriotic American who loves our Constitution, go there and DEMAND hearings.
If you are a cowardly, yellow-bellied Bush supporter, too afraid to stand up for the rights our forefathers died to protect ... who cares about you?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Torture Tapes vs. Fraud On The Court
If you say "We have no secret prisons" and
...the judge therefore orders you preserve recordings of torture undertaken at the prison the judge knows about....
...and then you go "Well, we do have secret prisons and we destroyed THOSE tapes."
You cannot argue that the order didn't cover the secret prison tapes.
Because, you see, you got the limitation on the order by lying. That's a "Fraud On The Court".
...the judge therefore orders you preserve recordings of torture undertaken at the prison the judge knows about....
...and then you go "Well, we do have secret prisons and we destroyed THOSE tapes."
You cannot argue that the order didn't cover the secret prison tapes.
Because, you see, you got the limitation on the order by lying. That's a "Fraud On The Court".
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Telco Immunity: Tell Your Senator
URGENT: Telecom Immunity Showdown in the Senate!
For more than five years, AT&T and other telephone companies broke the law and violated their customers' privacy rights by sending billions of private domestic internet and telephone communications and records to the National Security Agency.
Now, after months of pressure from the Bush Administration, the full Senate is poised to grant retroactive immunity to these companies, which would effectively ensure that the full extent of their complicity will never be known.
The critical make-or-break vote is being held Monday-- contact your Senator immediately and urge them to oppose telecom immunity!
Senate lawmakers must support Senator Chris Dodd and other heroes in allowing a full debate to proceed on Monday, and they must vote to strip telecom immunity from the bill.
The Senate should not let the telecoms off the hook. Granting immunity sets a dangerous precedent, sending the message that lawbreaking is acceptable and that the rights of Americans can be freely infringed by private companies in defiance of the law. And though the debate about the proper process of collecting foreign intelligence is complex, the issue of telecom immunity is not. The facts are simple enough: the telecoms broke the law, so the Senate should let Americans have their day in court.
1. Complete the form below with your information.
2. Personalize the subject and text of the message on the right with your own words, if you wish.
3. Click the Send Your Message button to send your letter to these decision makers:
* Your Senators
https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=337
For more than five years, AT&T and other telephone companies broke the law and violated their customers' privacy rights by sending billions of private domestic internet and telephone communications and records to the National Security Agency.
Now, after months of pressure from the Bush Administration, the full Senate is poised to grant retroactive immunity to these companies, which would effectively ensure that the full extent of their complicity will never be known.
The critical make-or-break vote is being held Monday-- contact your Senator immediately and urge them to oppose telecom immunity!
Senate lawmakers must support Senator Chris Dodd and other heroes in allowing a full debate to proceed on Monday, and they must vote to strip telecom immunity from the bill.
The Senate should not let the telecoms off the hook. Granting immunity sets a dangerous precedent, sending the message that lawbreaking is acceptable and that the rights of Americans can be freely infringed by private companies in defiance of the law. And though the debate about the proper process of collecting foreign intelligence is complex, the issue of telecom immunity is not. The facts are simple enough: the telecoms broke the law, so the Senate should let Americans have their day in court.
1. Complete the form below with your information.
2. Personalize the subject and text of the message on the right with your own words, if you wish.
3. Click the Send Your Message button to send your letter to these decision makers:
* Your Senators
https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=337
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tapes Destroyed? What Tapes Destroyed?
LARISA ALEXADROVNA asks:
A tip o' the hat to Larry Johnson at No Quarter:
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/10/what-destroyed-torture-tapes/
"We are told that the CIA tapes were destroyed in 2005.
Now, what tapes are these DOJ lawyers examining in September and October of 2007?
Please take a look at this memo, HERE http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/20071207_intel_letter.pdf
"...do you see anything that says that the tapes were a) destroyed and b) in 2005?
I am sure someone has a logical answer to this. I am, unfortunately, not that person. Anyone?...."
A tip o' the hat to Larry Johnson at No Quarter:
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/10/what-destroyed-torture-tapes/
Monday, December 10, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Conventions That Matter?
What if no candidate has 50% of the delegates by the end of primary/caucus season?
It's entirely possible that the top 3 in both the Democrats and the Republicans will split most of the delegates, with a few delegates going to the 2nd-tier candidates.
Instead of a head-to-head Presidential candidate starting March 2008, we may have to wait until the fall. The convention may actually matter, as the candidates and delegates negotiate.
Would this be such a bad thing?
What if no candidate has 50% of the delegates by the end of primary/caucus season?
It's entirely possible that the top 3 in both the Democrats and the Republicans will split most of the delegates, with a few delegates going to the 2nd-tier candidates.
Instead of a head-to-head Presidential candidate starting March 2008, we may have to wait until the fall. The convention may actually matter, as the candidates and delegates negotiate.
Would this be such a bad thing?
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
"And Iran" by Flock of Chickenhawks
"And Iran" by Flock of Chickenhawks
I walked Pennsylvania avenue.
I never thought I'd meet a man like you;
Meet a man like you.
With auburn beard and tawny eyes;
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through;
Lots of oil too!
And I ran, I ran to invade.
I just ran, I ran a war charade.
An Oil War crusade.
A crowd is speaking in my head;
I hear the voices tell me what to do,
Wolfowitz and Cheney too.
A barrel's price is higher still.
A Saudi Royal comes in view;
Saudi comes in view.
And I ran, I ran an oil crusade.
Next is Iran, Iran all night and day.
Our troops will pay and pay.
Reached for a war on Iran too;
It's slowly disappearing from my view;
The NIE says, "Foo!"
Still got a year to try again;
I'm floating in a dream of oil with you;
A scheme to oil with you.
And I ran, I ran my oil crusade.
And my fans, fell for my mad charade.
Sure I've got it made!
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With apologies to "A Flock Of Seagulls"
I walked Pennsylvania avenue.
I never thought I'd meet a man like you;
Meet a man like you.
With auburn beard and tawny eyes;
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through;
Lots of oil too!
And I ran, I ran to invade.
I just ran, I ran a war charade.
An Oil War crusade.
A crowd is speaking in my head;
I hear the voices tell me what to do,
Wolfowitz and Cheney too.
A barrel's price is higher still.
A Saudi Royal comes in view;
Saudi comes in view.
And I ran, I ran an oil crusade.
Next is Iran, Iran all night and day.
Our troops will pay and pay.
Reached for a war on Iran too;
It's slowly disappearing from my view;
The NIE says, "Foo!"
Still got a year to try again;
I'm floating in a dream of oil with you;
A scheme to oil with you.
And I ran, I ran my oil crusade.
And my fans, fell for my mad charade.
Sure I've got it made!
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With apologies to "A Flock Of Seagulls"
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