Saturday, August 18, 2018

Sick and Tired of Hypocrites Like Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

Post 38

I am really sick and tired of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats calling Donald Trump and Republicans racists when they are totally silent when presented with evidence of real racism by members of their own party. This past Sunday on a show on MSNBC Congresswoman Pelosi called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell racist because he opposed former president Barack Obama's policies and wanted to see him fail. The House Minority leader has attacked President Trump numerous times implying that he is racist because of his policies and his poor choice of words. On that same show on MSNBC, Pelosi said that Trump wanted to make this country white again. Back in June I sent the Congresswoman a letter and several documents that details an egregious case of racial and disability discrimination against me by several Democratic San Jose city officials including Mayor Sam Liccardo. In that letter I made an allegation that a criminal cover-up was occurring during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City in federal court. So far I have not heard anything from Congresswoman Pelosi regarding my request for an investigation into this matter. The Congresswoman, as well as, many of her fellow Democrats are big hypocrites and phonies when it comes to racism. They are quick to call Trump and Republicans racist simply because they disagree with them; or in the case of Trump, they hate his guts. The insincere claims of racism by Democrats against Republicans and the President marginalize real cases of racism such as the one involving me and the City of San Jose. San Jose city officials and officials with the US District Court in San Jose and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals treated me with less dignity and respect than the segregationist government officials I encountered growing up in the South during Jim Crow. I'm black/African American. Other Democrats that I have contacted requesting an investigation into the misconduct of San Jose city officials and the courts are Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris; Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Adam Schiff. Just as with Congresswoman Pelosi, not a single one has responded to my requests for an investigation. No one should take Democrats serious when they feign outrage over comments they believe are racist by Trump or Republicans, being that they have done absolutely nothing about the high-tech lynching I have suffered at the hands of San Jose city officials and the federal courts. Below is a copy of the letter I sent to Congresswoman Pelosi. Copies of letters I sent to the other Democrats mentioned above can be found in some of my recent posts.Additional details about my cases can be found on my group facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/624131267713226/


                                                                                                            Frederick Bates
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                                                                                                            Folsom, CA 95630
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June 18, 2018

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
90 7th Street, Suite 2-800
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 556-4862

Dear Congresswoman Pelosi,

            The purpose of this letter is to seek your help in opening an investigation into criminal misconduct by San Jose city officials, officials with the U.S. District Court – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that occurred during the litigation of two racial and disability lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose. I am black/African American. Please be aware that I have also notified several other Members of Congress seeking their help in opening an investigation into my complaints. The Members of Congress include, Senators Feinstein, Harris, McCain and Graham; Speaker Paul Ryan, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Adam Schiff. So far I have only received one response from Senator Feinstein that does not address my request for an investigation.
            I have enclosed copies of complaints I filed with Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Justice and the F.B.I. My complaints contain indisputable facts and evidence that San Jose city officials conspired with officials of the U.S. District Court during the litigation of my first lawsuit with the filing and granting of a motion for summary judgment by the City that was a total fabrication. The City’s summary judgment motion was facilitated by a fraudulent stipulation of dismissal of an individual defendant that was entered without my knowledge or permission. The district court further obstructed justice during the litigation of my first lawsuit by falsifying court dockets, staging a fake hearing on a Rule 60 motion I filed and then creating a false transcript of that purported hearing. It should be noted that I was told by a court official over the phone and in person that there would be no hearing on my motion. As to my second lawsuit, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals officials terminated an appeal I filed challenging the district court’s denial of my motion for relief from judgment without allowing me to file an opening brief. It is unmistakable that the judgments in both of my lawsuits are flagrantly biased, based on fraud, and are inconsistent with federal statutory law, the U.S. Constitution and binding precedent of the Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The judgments are void and unenforceable by law. Yet, the judgments are being enforced by the courts. I find this to be intolerable. As with my complaints made with Members of Congress, I have not been notified by Judge Thomas, the F.B.I. and Department of Justice that an investigation has been initiated into my complaints. I find this to be very troubling considering that the criminal misconduct I allege are felonies under federal law. These criminal acts were committed with the intent to cover up racism and bigotry by San Jose city officials. This scandal also reveals disturbing evidence that there is a case-fixing scheme involving courts within the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This scandal involves one of the biggest frauds and
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abuses of power by government officials in this country in recent history. What is more shocking than the blatant discrimination by these officials is the actions they have taken to cover it up, and the lack of response by Congress, the F.B.I. and Department of Justice to take any action.
            I respectfully request that you use your leadership position in Congress to address this matter by calling for an investigation being that the separation of powers doctrine of the Constitution allows Congress to exercise oversight over the lower federal courts. Clearly, this is a case where oversight is mandatory in order to preserve our democracy by protecting the integrity of our judiciary. The unfettered power with which the federal courts have been allowed to operate with absolutely no checks from Congress or the Executive Branch of government must end. Please review the documents I have enclosed. They present indisputable evidence supporting my allegations against the City of San Jose, the U.S. District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additional evidence can be found at the following links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/624131267713226/
                It is my hope that this matter can be resolved fairly quickly since the issues presented are straight-forward. The issues are clearly stated in the letter and attachments I sent to Chief Judge Thomas. Any resolution to this matter must include the reversal of the judgments in my two lawsuits because it is indisputable that they are void and unenforceable by law. I look forward to hearing from you because public corruption such as alleged here undermines democracy.
                                                                                                                        Sincerely,


                                                                                                                        Frederick Bates

Friday, August 3, 2018

The President's Response To The Media Is Alarming

Post 37

To say that the President's relationship with much of the press is not a good one would be an understatement. He has outright contempt for much of the press. I understand why the President is upset with the media like CNN and MSNBC. Every day all day long it is negative coverage. It's non-stop Trump-Russia collusion and Russian interference into our past presidential election, or it's Stormy Daniels and allegations of affairs years past that are covered for the sole purpose of embarrassing the President. With that being said, I am deeply troubled by President Trump's response to the press. I have no problem with him criticizing the press by calling it "fake news" for coverage that is at best dubious. But recent events involving the President and CNN leaves me alarmed. In a joint news conference with Brittish Prime Minister Theresa May in mid July, the President refused to answer a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta stating "CNN is fake news, I don't take questions from CNN." Shortly afterwards, the White House canceled an interview National Security Adviser John Bolton had scheduled with Jake Tapper on his Sunday morning show "State of the Union."

Just the other day (Wednesday 7-25-18) CNN's Kaitlan Collins, acting as a pool reporter, was banned from a press event in the Rose Garden after she asked President Trump questions about his relationship with his lawyer. The questions were in response to a secretly recorded conversation between the President and his lawyer that was leaked to the press. Collins also asked a question about Russian President Vladimir Putin. These questions which were asked during a photo-op involving European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker and President Trump were deemed inappropriate by the President's Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders and Communications Director Bill Shine.

Freedom of the press is essential to holding officials of the government accountable in our constitutional republic. It is as important as the separation of powers doctrine that allows for checks and balances that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful. For the President and the White House to try and limit or punish members of the press for questions they may ask or unfavorable coverage is dangerous and reeks of totalitarianism. Any restriction of the press should be rare and only in cases where the conduct of the press shocks the conscience. The incidents discussed above does not come close to shocking the conscience. President Trump is clearly wrong based on his response to the CNN reporters. It would be good for the country and his administration if he became a little bit more tolerant of the press and recognize their independence based on the Constitution. Rather than to constantly fight with the press, Mr. Trump should focus on keeping his campaign promise to "drain the swamp" by exposing corruption in government. He can start with the corruption I have discussed in this blog.