No wonder the public consumes so many anti-depressants.  Never have so few, made so much, lying and stealing from so many.  Even the Caesars are probably green with envy.  These are truly the "dead" ruling the living, without empathy or conscience.  Now we understand the symbol skull and bones.  We were warned, just like a ship bearing the pirate's flag coming into harbor.  I didn't understand that either early on.  I admit it, but so many today still do not get it.  Amazing.  The Patriot Act isn't patriotic. Homeland Security is a prison system. No Child Left Behind means every child left behind.  Federal Reserve is not Federal, but private and a 4th branch of government.  I'll stop now, but thanks again, Robin.

by Edward Ulysses Cate (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 232 comments [9 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Saturday, Oct 20, 2007 at 8:42:08 AM

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  It took me all week calling from home (I am disabled at the moment and rarely go out) to find out this simple information. It became apparent from the hostile attitude of the clerks in the courthouse, one Natalie Day specifically stood out, that public inquiries into the workings of the Federal court system were not welcome. The concept that who the US Attorney for Alaska might be and how he came to have that postition being in the public domain and our right to that knowledge is definitely a foreign concept to these "public servants"

Judge John Sedwick is an interesting character himself. He did not feel the need to remove himself from sitting on his NEIGHBOR'S plea bargain (Bill Allen) even after it became public in the Alaska Ear column of the Anchorage Daily News.  Or, the fact that Judge Sedwick went to school with Bill Allen's partner at Veco.

 adn.com | Alaska Ear : Alaska ear

adn.com | Alaska Ear : Alaska Ear

As for me, I became aware of Nelson Cohen and John Sedwick's  shenanigans when Judge Sedwick allowed the Patriot Act US Attorney to submit fraudulent evidence into court in my fiance' John Mitchell's lawsuit against the US Army and refused to allow John's attorney Joe Josephson equal (or in fact ANY) access to the same evidence.

Last week he dismissed the charges against the US Army so quickly after the Patriot Act Nelson Cohen requested so for the third time that Mr. Josephson did not even have time to respond with a brief.  Odd, considering Judge Sedwick had sat on the same ten pages of fraudulent evidence previously for nine months. 

My personal belief is that the Republicans are trying to pave the way for a hopefully quiet and uneventful confirmation for their boy Nelson Cohen in the US Senate.  Not unlike the thief in the night.

As for John Mitchell, Judge Sedwick gets one more shot at righting his mistakes and then it's onto the 9th circuit to appeal all the charges against the US Army. 

by Robin Boerner (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 19 comments) on Saturday, Oct 20, 2007 at 3:29:21 PM

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Thank You for keeping an eye on the inJustice Department.

With so many offices it is hard to keep tack of these criminals.

by Gallaher (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 990 comments [34 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Sunday, Oct 21, 2007 at 6:00:36 PM

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I have been asked how a judge got appoint a US Attorney. Here is the law allowing that. As you can see the law says that the clerk of the court shall get an order to that effect. As of the writing of this article the only person in the court system that would even admit to Judge Sedwick appointing Nelson Cohen was Cohen's secretary who right after she admitted it said she had to call Mr. Cohen and either she or Mr. Cohen would call me back. Neither did. The last time I talked to Mr. Cohen himself I had a hard time getting him to admit he was indeed a Patriot Act US Attorney. None of the dozen people I talked to in the Federal Court system including the clerks in Judge Sedwicks chambers would admit any such order existed. I suspect on Monday if this gets any traction, it will be available.

    Several times in the US Attorney scandal it's been suggested that Bush wanted the ability to appoint US Attorney (thru his personal lawyer/AG Gonzales) because the courts, especially of the 9th circuit were too liberal and he wanted more Right Wing appointees. The federal judges traditionally come from the US Attorney ranks.  The reason that the seat is even open is because the last US Seante confirmed US Attorney for Alaska, Burgess is now a federal judge up here in Alaska.

     With Chief Judge John Sedwick catching Bush's back with re-appointing his Patriot Act US Attorney, Nelson Cohen, the change in the law is moot for the citizens of Alaska.  Keep in mind that it was admitted that the Patriot Act US Attorney's had to take a "Bushie loyalty test".

by Robin Boerner (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 19 comments) on Monday, Oct 22, 2007 at 1:28:55 AM

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It won't let me post the entire

'Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. VACANCIES.

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  '(1) the qualification of a United States attorney for such district appointed by the President under section 541 of this title; or

  '(2) the expiration of 120 days after appointment by the Attorney General under this section.

Section 546 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

'(c) A person appointed as United States attorney under this section may serve until the earlier of--

'(d) If an appointment expires under subsection (c)(2), the district court for such district may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of the court.'.

by Robin Boerner (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 19 comments) on Monday, Oct 22, 2007 at 1:34:30 AM

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