Post 29/29 - February 21, 2018
This past Friday (2/16/18), a grand jury, at the request of Special Counsel Robert Meuller, indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for meddling in the past presidential election through the use of social media.Those indictments appears to be nothing more than a political statement and publicity stunt that's
meant to distract attention from the many scandals now plaguing the FBI and DOJ. There is a very slim chance that the Russians will be brought to trial on any of the charges in the indictments because it is unlikely they will be extradited to this country. Yet, many members of Congress and the media were pleased to learn about the indictments. It's unbelievable that many of them continue to express outrage at Russia's meddling into our election when all of the evidence presented so far shows that it had little to no impact on the outcome of the election. Their support of Meuller's investigation is based on the belief that we were attacked by the Russians when they interfered in our election. There is also support by some because it puts Trump in the hot seat. As for me, I'm highly suspicious about the Meuller investigation. It was started when fired FBI director James Comey leaked a memo to the media suggesting that Trump tried to shut down the investigation into fired NSA director Michael Flynn. Comey even admits that he leaked the memo in order that a special counsel would be appointed. Had Comey not been fired, there would be no special counsel investigation into possible Trump-Russia collusion. Because the investigation appears to be in retaliation for the Comey firing, it does not excite me at all, even though I believe that Comey should not have been fired. The big question for me is why was there no concern from politicians and the media about Trump colluding with the Russians prior to him firing Comey?
To me, it has always been dubious that Russia's meddling posed such a great threat to our democracy. I wrote a post on July 31, 2017 and another one on August 26, 2017 explaining my position that this scandal might be overblown and that there were other threats to our democracy greater than Russia's interference in our past presidential election. Some of you might remember the slogan from one of former president Bill Clinton's campaigns stating "t's the economy stupid." So if you ask me what is a greater threat to our democracy than the Russian interference in our past election, "It's public corruption stupid."
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
More Hypocrisy and Lies by Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats
Post 45
Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are up to their usual hypocrisy and lies. The hypocrisy and lies I'm referring to by Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats is in reference to the so called "For the People Act." The name alone should tell you this is a farce and another stunt by the Democrats to show up the President and the Republicans and hoodwink the American people. Just as the Republicans, Democrats care nothing about the American people. Everything is about power and politics. This government shutdown spectacle is proof of the disdain that Republicans and Democrats alike have for the people that put them in office. I said this same thing in a post during the last government shutdown. See my post on January 23, 2018. This shutdown is on President Trump. He should take ownership of it. However, the Democrats should share some of the blame as well.
Now back to this For the People Act by the Democrats. Speaker Pelosi explained that the purpose of the Act is to put power back in the hands of the people. She said that restoring the people's faith in government is the Democrats' agenda. The Act has been described as the Democrats' keeping their campaign promise to "fix our broken democracy." The Act calls for rules that would make voting easier, restrict the amount of campaign donations from the wealthy, and address government corruption. Making voting easier is a good thing. Campaign finance laws are a joke. They are complex and are never enforced equally. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats promise to fix our broken democracy and return power to the people is a noble goal. But it is sufficiently clear that this is all talk. Our democracy is broken because Republicans and Democrats refuse to work together to solve the problems facing our nation. Ineffective border security and a broken immigration system is at the top of the list. Also at the top of the list is our corrupt and dysfunctional judiciary, particularly the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. While there has been unending oversight and investigations of the President for possible Trump-Russia collusion, court challenges to almost all of his policies, and calls for his tax returns, there has been no oversight or investigation of the courts based on the many complaints of misconduct by judges and other court officials.
How can Speaker Pelosi make the claim that Democrats want to put power back in the hands of the people and restore people's faith in the government when she refuses to respond to my letter to her calling for an investigation into a case-fixing scheme by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the US District Court and the City of San Jose. This scheme occurred during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. These officials committed several felonies that include subornation of perjury, perjury, obstruction of justice, fraud, and bribery with the intent to cover up racist treatment I received at the hands of San Jose city officials. Additionally, the courts made rulings in my lawsuits that clearly exceeded their discretion and violated several statutory laws and precedent. There is no chance that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats want to fix our broken democracy because they have aligned themselves with the disastrous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, because the 9th Circuit nearly always take the side of the Democrats in any court challenges to President Trump's policies.
What is clear is that this "For the People Act" should be re-titled as the "For the Democrats Act;" because its sole purpose is to provide political benefits for the Democrats in the upcoming 2020 elections. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats know that there is only a snow ball's chance in hell that this politically driven Act will fix our broken democracy, put power back in the hands of the people or restore people's faith in government; because our broken democracy can not be fixed unless there is oversight of our corrupt judiciary just as there is oversight of the President.
Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are up to their usual hypocrisy and lies. The hypocrisy and lies I'm referring to by Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats is in reference to the so called "For the People Act." The name alone should tell you this is a farce and another stunt by the Democrats to show up the President and the Republicans and hoodwink the American people. Just as the Republicans, Democrats care nothing about the American people. Everything is about power and politics. This government shutdown spectacle is proof of the disdain that Republicans and Democrats alike have for the people that put them in office. I said this same thing in a post during the last government shutdown. See my post on January 23, 2018. This shutdown is on President Trump. He should take ownership of it. However, the Democrats should share some of the blame as well.
Now back to this For the People Act by the Democrats. Speaker Pelosi explained that the purpose of the Act is to put power back in the hands of the people. She said that restoring the people's faith in government is the Democrats' agenda. The Act has been described as the Democrats' keeping their campaign promise to "fix our broken democracy." The Act calls for rules that would make voting easier, restrict the amount of campaign donations from the wealthy, and address government corruption. Making voting easier is a good thing. Campaign finance laws are a joke. They are complex and are never enforced equally. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats promise to fix our broken democracy and return power to the people is a noble goal. But it is sufficiently clear that this is all talk. Our democracy is broken because Republicans and Democrats refuse to work together to solve the problems facing our nation. Ineffective border security and a broken immigration system is at the top of the list. Also at the top of the list is our corrupt and dysfunctional judiciary, particularly the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. While there has been unending oversight and investigations of the President for possible Trump-Russia collusion, court challenges to almost all of his policies, and calls for his tax returns, there has been no oversight or investigation of the courts based on the many complaints of misconduct by judges and other court officials.
How can Speaker Pelosi make the claim that Democrats want to put power back in the hands of the people and restore people's faith in the government when she refuses to respond to my letter to her calling for an investigation into a case-fixing scheme by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the US District Court and the City of San Jose. This scheme occurred during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. These officials committed several felonies that include subornation of perjury, perjury, obstruction of justice, fraud, and bribery with the intent to cover up racist treatment I received at the hands of San Jose city officials. Additionally, the courts made rulings in my lawsuits that clearly exceeded their discretion and violated several statutory laws and precedent. There is no chance that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats want to fix our broken democracy because they have aligned themselves with the disastrous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, because the 9th Circuit nearly always take the side of the Democrats in any court challenges to President Trump's policies.
What is clear is that this "For the People Act" should be re-titled as the "For the Democrats Act;" because its sole purpose is to provide political benefits for the Democrats in the upcoming 2020 elections. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats know that there is only a snow ball's chance in hell that this politically driven Act will fix our broken democracy, put power back in the hands of the people or restore people's faith in government; because our broken democracy can not be fixed unless there is oversight of our corrupt judiciary just as there is oversight of the President.
Monday, July 23, 2018
Who Is The Gravest Threat To Democracy? Is It President Trump or Congressman Adam Schiff?
Post 36
Most of you are probably aware of the spectacle surrounding the summit in Helsenski involving President Trump and Russian President Vladmir Putin. Responses from Republicans and Democrats alike have been very critical of President Trump because of his refusal to condemn Putin for Russia's alleged interference during the 2016 presidential election during a joint news conference by Putin and Trump. I have to say I agree with Trump's tweet yesterday (7-22-18) that this Russian meddling and Trump-Russia controversy is all a big hoax. This is no new position for me. I questioned the credibility of this Russian meddling and collusion nonsense in a post on 7-31-18. Just as the President asked in his tweet, why didn't President Obama do something about this attack? Why isn't there any criticism of Mr. Obama for not publicly calling out Putin for his role in this supposedly attack on our democracy? The other big issue for me is that the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling and Trump- Russia collusion only began because of the firing of FBI Director James Comey. It is as simple as this. No Comey firing. No Mueller investigation. It is unlikely that I will ever see the Mueller investigation as being credible. As I implied in my post on 7-31-18, this is all about deceiving the American people. The Mueller investigation is all about retaliation. It's not about Russian meddling or collusion between Trump and Russia. The weak and do nothing Congress has to detract Americans from their own corruption and dysfunction by giving attention to this Mueller investigation and constantly attacking President Trump and the Russians. This is all about politics. This scandal is a national disgrace, and its not all because of President Trump. He has every right to be ticked off by this Russia nonsense. Some Democrats and Republicans alike continue to refer to Russia's apparent meddling into the past presidential election as some kind of attack on our democracy. Yet, they refuse to do anything about the public corruption in many of our federal courts that is destroying our judicial system. Public corruption is the greatest threat to our democracy. Many of my prior posts detail public corruption crimes by the US District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and San Jose city officials during two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. Congressman Adam Schiff, one of the most vocal critics of the President, called President Trump the gravest threat to our democracy. But Congressman Schiff has not responded to my letter requesting an investigation into public corruption crimes committed by San Jose city officials and officials with the US District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Because of Congressman Schiff's unwillingness to take action against public corruption that threatens our institutions of government, he is more of a threat to democracy than President Trump. Below is a copy of the letter I sent to Congressman Schiff:
Most of you are probably aware of the spectacle surrounding the summit in Helsenski involving President Trump and Russian President Vladmir Putin. Responses from Republicans and Democrats alike have been very critical of President Trump because of his refusal to condemn Putin for Russia's alleged interference during the 2016 presidential election during a joint news conference by Putin and Trump. I have to say I agree with Trump's tweet yesterday (7-22-18) that this Russian meddling and Trump-Russia controversy is all a big hoax. This is no new position for me. I questioned the credibility of this Russian meddling and collusion nonsense in a post on 7-31-18. Just as the President asked in his tweet, why didn't President Obama do something about this attack? Why isn't there any criticism of Mr. Obama for not publicly calling out Putin for his role in this supposedly attack on our democracy? The other big issue for me is that the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling and Trump- Russia collusion only began because of the firing of FBI Director James Comey. It is as simple as this. No Comey firing. No Mueller investigation. It is unlikely that I will ever see the Mueller investigation as being credible. As I implied in my post on 7-31-18, this is all about deceiving the American people. The Mueller investigation is all about retaliation. It's not about Russian meddling or collusion between Trump and Russia. The weak and do nothing Congress has to detract Americans from their own corruption and dysfunction by giving attention to this Mueller investigation and constantly attacking President Trump and the Russians. This is all about politics. This scandal is a national disgrace, and its not all because of President Trump. He has every right to be ticked off by this Russia nonsense. Some Democrats and Republicans alike continue to refer to Russia's apparent meddling into the past presidential election as some kind of attack on our democracy. Yet, they refuse to do anything about the public corruption in many of our federal courts that is destroying our judicial system. Public corruption is the greatest threat to our democracy. Many of my prior posts detail public corruption crimes by the US District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and San Jose city officials during two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. Congressman Adam Schiff, one of the most vocal critics of the President, called President Trump the gravest threat to our democracy. But Congressman Schiff has not responded to my letter requesting an investigation into public corruption crimes committed by San Jose city officials and officials with the US District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Because of Congressman Schiff's unwillingness to take action against public corruption that threatens our institutions of government, he is more of a threat to democracy than President Trump. Below is a copy of the letter I sent to Congressman Schiff:
Frederick Bates
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Folsom,
CA 95630
(408) -----------
April
27, 2018
Congressman
Adam Schiff
2372
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington,
D.C. 20515
Re:
Public corruption complaint against officials with the City of San Jose, the
U.S. District Court – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Dear
Congressman Schiff,
The purpose of this letter is to bring
to your attention public corruption complaints I filed with the F.B.I., the
Department of Justice, the House Judiciary Committee, and Chief Judge Sidney R.
Thomas of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against officials with the City of
San Jose, the U.S. District Court – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals relative to two lawsuits I filed against the City. 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 and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren. 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 my
complaints that contain indisputable facts and evidence that San Jose city
officials conspired with district court officials to obstruct justice during
the litigation of my first lawsuit by falsifying court dockets, creating a
false document regarding a fraudulent stipulation of dismissal and 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.
I
am well aware that I do not reside in your congressional district and that you
are not my representative in Congress. I am bringing this matter to your
attention out of extreme anger and frustration because of the lack of response
my complaints have gotten by members of Congress, the Judiciary Committee, the
F.B.I. and D.O.J. I am counting on you to take action on my complaints based on
a statement you made during the impeachment of former district judge Thomas
Porteous Jr. During those proceedings, you stated that litigants have the right
to expect a judge hearing their case will be fair and impartial, and avoid even
the appearance of impropriety.
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2
Not
only were the judges in my cases biased, they made no attempt at all to avoid
the appearance of impropriety.
My
anger and frustration also results from the fact that as a black/African
American that grew up in the South during Jim Crow I have been treated with less
respect and dignity by San Jose city officials and the federal courts than I
was treated by the segregationist government officials I encountered. I am desperate
to obtain a fair resolution to this matter. To that end, I am willing to take
some extreme measures. This is not a threat to engage in violence. But going to
jail in protest of this blatantly racist and bigoted violation of my rights by
San Jose city officials and the courts is clearly an option for me. At this
point, I feel I have nothing to lose.
It
is absolutely stunning that many of the same members of Congress I notified
about my complaints called President Trump a racist based on an alleged comment
he made about African countries in a private meeting. But they have done
nothing in regards to my complaints, even though I allege that San Jose city
officials discriminated against me based on my race and disability, and that
these officials committed several crimes relating to public corruption. It is
also stunning that San Jose city officials and courts within the Ninth Circuit
are willing to grant privileges to undocumented immigrants and refugees while
at the same time I am being deprived of my rights that are guaranteed by law. Many
of the members of Congress I just mentioned in this letter, including you,
support the pro immigrant efforts of San Jose city officials and the federal
courts. Certainly, one would think that I should be treated with the same
respect and dignity as non-citizens. After the humiliating experience of living
in the South during Jim Crow, I have paid my dues.
It
is clear that there is a cover-up occurring of this scandal, not only to hide
the racist conduct of San Jose city officials, but also to hide the fact that
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and many district courts within the circuit
are engaging in a huge case fixing scheme. It is my hope that you will take
advantage of the small window of opportunity that’s left to address my
complaints, otherwise, I will make good on my promise to take care of this
matter in my own way. Please read the enclosed documents, especially the letter
and attachments I sent to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney R.
Thomas. They prove without a doubt that the judgments in my cases are void;
that criminal misconduct occurred during the litigation of my cases; and they
contain my demands that must be met in order for this matter to be resolved.
Sincerely,
Frederick
Bates
The documents I sent to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas can be viewed on my group facebook page at:
Saturday, August 26, 2017
The Greatest Threat To Our Democracy Is Not Russia - It's Public Corruption
Post 19/23
If you read my July 31, 2017 post, you know that I believe the investigations into possible Trump-Russia collusion during our presidential election are being driven more by politics rather than the desire to protect our democracy. Our democracy is on life-support and near death and it is not because of Russia or any other nation-state meddling in our affairs. It is because of public corruption, particularly in our federal courts. This claim by me is not new. Read my post on January 9, 2017 regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The politicians in Congress who voted overwhelmingly to place sanctions on Russia for interfering in our past presidential election did so because they want to distract Americans from the very real threat to our national security from public corruption and their lack of courage to do anything about it.
It is public corruption exemplified by the cheating scandal I am exposing with this blog involving San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, the San Jose City Council, the US District Court in San Jose, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that pose a greater threat to our democracy than Russia's interference in our presidential election. The damage done to our democracy by Russia's meddling is minor compared to the destruction that is being done to our democracy by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court in San Jose because of rigged court proceedings that end in fake judgments. At the very least, there is the appearance that these corrupt officials are being paid off. That certainly appears to be the case in my lawsuits against the City of San Jose. It is this blatant disrespect by the courts and San Jose city officials for our Constitution that has caused our great Republic to be in decline.You simply do not have democracy when the courts and other government officials refuse to follow the rule of law; where the playing field is not level for citizens when settling disputes with the government in our federal courts.
Let me make it very clear. I do not oppose an investigation into possible Trump-Russia collusion. What I do oppose is the large number of investigations that seems to be expanding in scope and intensity. Just the other day, we learned that the FBI served a no-knock search warrant on the residence of President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Usually these type of search warrants are reserved for criminal suspects that are believed to be heavily armed.This type of response seems inappropriate for an investigation into possible collusion with no underlining crime. It begs the question, is democracy really being served here?
While the investigations into possible Trump-Russia collusion by the Special Counsel and other government entities continue, our elected and non-elected officials have continued to ignore the greater threat to our democracy from the collusion between San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, the San Jose City Council, the US District Court in San Jose and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that has underlining felony crimes relating to public corruption. Public corruption shows a lack of respect for the rule of law. The lack of respect for the rule of law is the greatest threat to our democracy. So when will we see a Special Counsel or a Grand Jury investigation into this collusion?
If you read my July 31, 2017 post, you know that I believe the investigations into possible Trump-Russia collusion during our presidential election are being driven more by politics rather than the desire to protect our democracy. Our democracy is on life-support and near death and it is not because of Russia or any other nation-state meddling in our affairs. It is because of public corruption, particularly in our federal courts. This claim by me is not new. Read my post on January 9, 2017 regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The politicians in Congress who voted overwhelmingly to place sanctions on Russia for interfering in our past presidential election did so because they want to distract Americans from the very real threat to our national security from public corruption and their lack of courage to do anything about it.
It is public corruption exemplified by the cheating scandal I am exposing with this blog involving San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, the San Jose City Council, the US District Court in San Jose, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that pose a greater threat to our democracy than Russia's interference in our presidential election. The damage done to our democracy by Russia's meddling is minor compared to the destruction that is being done to our democracy by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court in San Jose because of rigged court proceedings that end in fake judgments. At the very least, there is the appearance that these corrupt officials are being paid off. That certainly appears to be the case in my lawsuits against the City of San Jose. It is this blatant disrespect by the courts and San Jose city officials for our Constitution that has caused our great Republic to be in decline.You simply do not have democracy when the courts and other government officials refuse to follow the rule of law; where the playing field is not level for citizens when settling disputes with the government in our federal courts.
Let me make it very clear. I do not oppose an investigation into possible Trump-Russia collusion. What I do oppose is the large number of investigations that seems to be expanding in scope and intensity. Just the other day, we learned that the FBI served a no-knock search warrant on the residence of President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Usually these type of search warrants are reserved for criminal suspects that are believed to be heavily armed.This type of response seems inappropriate for an investigation into possible collusion with no underlining crime. It begs the question, is democracy really being served here?
While the investigations into possible Trump-Russia collusion by the Special Counsel and other government entities continue, our elected and non-elected officials have continued to ignore the greater threat to our democracy from the collusion between San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, the San Jose City Council, the US District Court in San Jose and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that has underlining felony crimes relating to public corruption. Public corruption shows a lack of respect for the rule of law. The lack of respect for the rule of law is the greatest threat to our democracy. So when will we see a Special Counsel or a Grand Jury investigation into this collusion?
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