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March 26, 2011

Clout Wagon USA Mayoralgate Chicago

By DAnne Burley

There are open policies that exclude thousands of Americans from running within campaigns and the Chicago Election show it within open bias policies which were set it was alleged by Congress.

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By D'Anne Burley  

The Radio Program and website relating this is issue which includes the names of the write in Candidates, and also the law which is under FCC Rule. My issue is what's the point of having write-in candidates if indeed what Attorney Berlin is stating is fact: That Congress called the shots on the law, a law which has not basis of equal rights for citizens to run in the elections unless they have clout, money power and influence which was seem in the Chicago Mayoral Election.

They have placed former Governor Ron Blaglovich into federal court of corruption but then there very same justice system backed by the actions of Congress allow for the very corruption to exist without course of due process of law.

These are legal questions which should be giving up to the Supreme Court to answer.

(1)     How is a write in candidate allow equal rights to media when candidates of clout power and money can influence their right to free press and or equal rights to forms? The FCC states that Congress removed the Fairness Doctrine, Congress then has given no right to the FCC to enforce and or no anything about political figures forcing organizations churches and other groups not to allow other candidates equal debate and or air time if they are present.

(2)     What is a Write in Candidate if their names are not posted for the public to know who they are? Why a write have in system there is no rules and no one counts these votes as it seems to be indicted within the laws that Congress passed?

(3)     Therefore since congress is made up of politicians who are attorneys in many cases then the issue of corruption can grow within the intent to self protect so can if be alleged that Congress as placed a failsafe guard within the FCC Rules and that of the Board Of Elections throughout the Unites States in order to protect themselves and also to use selective process to deny the civil rights of citizens to because write in candidates and or people who seek election as candidates within all of the states?

(4)     Can Candidates use force and pressure to force others out of the process without any legal right to those doing so as maybe using influence peddling. Like in the so called allegations against Former Governor Ron Blaglovich of Illinois?

These are the same issues that denied Congressman Ron Paul rights and others for years. In the past politicians within office used workers to go out and raise campaign funds, and work the street for signatures again this guarantee their political future not the issue of the people. Its having the people on staff like family families and others who you give work to and money and they in turn become your legs the more workers you have the more clout and power you have   developed thus now you control a empire that no one can stop. So in the back door you award contracts more jobs, they back door money into your campaign and you move money left and right which should be earmarked for the concerns of the people. Whereby you more money and work for those who aid you to stay in and in the backdoor you get earmarks which are politically tied gift and then this is when to corruption begins.

It seems that Congress is very busy on the issue of Steroid and Ball Players but within the numous concerns of the public which includes not having the money to balance congressal budgets, not having money for state aid, or helping the poor within the walls of the US our concern is more about corporate owned sports teams and issue of the drugs they use.

The Congress does not realized two wars declared without their declaration and it advancing into the hands of the UN now the rule is there is no rule and we have no justice system involved within any process of investigation. You call they are not handling it or refuse to investigate. You and I are paying for this and from what the FCC is stating they create who is the already selected to become mayors and hold other offices because Congress Set up the law to make it so!

So what is your idea on this people, look around your city and state and tell me is everyone working, are all the people in their homes, are taxes affordable and are you seeing more and more industries coming back? Are the gas prices affordable to you, I would like you to share y our response to me so I can blast it and share this issue with the FCC and Congress. They are working on your behalf and make the laws we want right?

Respectfully Your

D'Anne Burley
1-888-774-1432

Mon0Fri 6p-7p sat 8p-10p central time http://www.danneburley.com

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/danneburleyshow

http://www.truthradio.com

March 23rd, 2011

From D'Anne Burley

Re: The Election for the Office of Mayor for the City of Chicago 2011 Election

I have called numerous times and got no return call back. This is about the issue of open violation of your rules concerning the rights of candidates to have equal and far time on the air relating to elections. I was a write in Candidate as were others like Fred k White, we were allowed no media access the so-called top candidates were stated as saying they would not go on the air if any of us were on the same programs nor would they come to any forms which were both community based and or placed and air on both radio and television thus in violations of your FCC rules because the major networks compiled with their demands. In addition there was no count of the write in ballots no numbers were reported and also there were no issuance of instructions to election workers on how to direct candidates to the other names of the ballot again all in violation of both the Chicago Election Broad and also your rules under the FCC relating to candidates who are running for office.

This was also done in other campaigns during this election as well. I am submitting this as a complaint and below this an attachment to my website which details the plight of another candidate Fred K White.

Respectfully Submitted

D'Anne Burley
1-888-774-1432 cell 1-630-313-0545

cc; The Chicago Election Board


http://www.wix.com/danneburley/chicagoelection
http://danneburleyshow.blogspot.com/

From the FCC

From what you have written, there is no violation of a political rule or statute.  Many people think that the equal time law is absolute and that the appearance of any candidate on the air -- in whatever context -- automatically creates a right of equal time for opponents.  That is not the case.  Actually, that was the original law, but in the 1950's Congress amended the law to add several exceptions, including candidate appearances in newscasts, candidates being interviewed or interview or call-in programs, or candidates included in candidate debates.  Thus, if a candidate appears on the air in any of these manners, the opponents are not entitled to equal time.  The rule is now largely limited to paid advertising time.  Therefore, if one candidate purchased time on the air, his opponents would also be entitled to purchase an equal amount of time in a similar time slot at no greater cost.  But you might have another problem here and that is the fact that you were a write-in candidate.  To be considered a "legally-qualified candidate" under FCC rules, a candidate must either be accepted on the ballot by the local election commission OR be running as a write-in with a substantial showing of candidacy.  What this means is that in order to be allowed to purchase equal time, you would have to demonstrate that you were doing things that candidates normally do, such as having a website, having a campaign office, issuing press statements, printing fliers, etc.  But even if you had all of that, all you would have qualified for would have been a right to purchase equal time.  It would still be at the discretion of the stations as to whether they carried news stories about you or allowed you on interview programs.  Finally, there is no requirement that stations fully report election results on the air.

Sincerely,

Mark Berlin

Policy Division (political office)

Media Bureau

Much as I appreciate your invitation to attend, I will have to decline.
The FCC does not have travel funds available for staff appearances at
functions like that.

I might add that my previous e-mail is not just a policy that we in our
office decided to formulate.  It is based on statutes adopted by
Congress, so any changes would have to be through Congressional action.
As I wrote, there is a wide misconception among the general public that
the equal time law is absolute, and whenever we are asked about it, I
try to explain the limitations that have been imposed by Congress.

Mark Berlin

Dear Attorney Berlin,

Therefore if what you report is correct your office too has opened the gate of massive fraud. Here is my point you have an alleged game in each elective state which said you can add your name as a write in. But no one will know your existence anyone. The FCC allows the media to protect itself by not enacting protection from discrimination which indeed it is when candidates themselves can go around telling organizations churches and other groups that we are the only one to be considered therefore if you allow any other write in and balloted person on to speak we will not appear therefore this in my opinion as others is a threat and within the very same behavior of a criminal mobster lending on those they are to intimidate in fact since I am in the media I posed this question to those in the general public and many see no difference in this than with the former governor of Illinois talking to people claiming in controlled the senate seat prior to the election you see the general public in general and noticing that those who are here in stop corruption have opened the door for corruption by using and or reading the laws to benefit politicians to do wrong all over the us I am meeting with voting investigation organizations because there are other candidates that view this has a fraud as well because the election board refuse to post and or review their names the organizations were told by the candidates don't allow the others on or we will walk and therefore this is no equal rights other than a thug mental which is winning the war of state wide corruption. I would like to invite you on my program because others would like to understand this opinion from lawyer who is an expert in this and the method of thought that brings this as being ok. With respect D'Anne Burley



Authors Bio:
Radio Talk Show Host investigative reporter and member of Scholars for 9/11 and 9/11 truth.

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