Our Broken System - Sybil Edmonds

[Oilwellian]

On Tuesday, July 6, 2004, Judge Reggie Walton made a decision and ruled on my case. Under his ruling, I, an American citizen, am not entitled to pursue my 1st and 5th Amendment rights guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States. The vague reasoning cited, without any explanation, is to protect "certain diplomatic relations for national security." Judge Walton reached this decision after sitting on this case with no activity for almost two years. He arrived at this decision without allowing my attorney and I any due process: NO status hearing, NO briefings, NO oral argument, and NO discovery. He made his decision after allowing the government attorneys to present their case to him, privately, in camera, ex parte; we were not allowed to participate in these cozy sessions. Is this the American system of justice we believe in? Is this the due process we read about in our civics 101 courses? Is this the judicial branch of our government that is supposed to be separate from the other two branches in order to protect the people's rights and freedom?

This court decision by itself would have been appalling and alarming enough, but in light of all other actions taken against my case for the past two years it demonstrates a broken system, a system abused and corrupted by the current executive, a system badly in need of repair.

Under this broken system the attorney general of the United States is being allowed to illegally gag the United States Congress regarding my case. And even worse, the United States Congress is readily complying with this illegal gag.

Under this broken system the attorney general of the United States is being allowed to hinder ongoing investigations such as those of the 9/11 Commission and the DOJ-Inspector General.

Under this broken system the Attorney General of the United States is getting away with interfering and tampering with pending cases under the judicial process, such as my court cases and the lawsuit by the 9/11 victim families.

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/s-edmonds.php?articleid=2960

[hang a left]

1. What can be done about it?

Nothing? That's what I thought.

[chicagojoe]

2. Revolution. Loud, rude, pain inducing REVOLUTION.

[Eloriel]

3. kick

[IkeWarnedUs]

4. Get mad as hell and don't take it anymore

None of this will change until and unless we demand it.

The Democratic senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee practically begged us to demand the second half of their report be finished now. That's the part of the report that deals with how the faulty intelligence they found in the first half of their report was used by the people in power.

The report can and must be finished and released ASAP - before the November elections.

We can't sit back and bitch about these things anymore. We have to tell Congress what we want.

Call Congress toll free - 800-839-5276

Here's my thread about the Senate Intelligence report:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1970315