J.A.I.L. News Journal
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Los Angeles, California November 4, 2004
It's Time To Go To
Work
Just yesterday we reported on the out
come of Amendment "A" under the title, "South Dakota Amendment A Goes Down In
Flames." As a result of our effort to defeat this Proposition,
J.A.I.L. has received commendations its work. For this, we thank
you. But before we pat ourselves on the back too much, we must say that
while we know J.A.I.L. had an influence upon this issue inasmuch
as we contacted every radio station and newspaper in South Dakota that
we could find with our anti-Amendment "A" message, we are cautious
to gobble up the glory. Suffice it to say that it was a Team Effort, and we
won.
Here are a some emails we
received:
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2022 6:19 AM
Subject: RE: South Dakota Amendment A Goes Down In
Flames
Congratulations Bill, Ron, Gary and all those who
worked to defeat the proposed Amendment. Here in NY the Constitution was adopted
in 1777 with a provision that had Judges appointed by the State Legislature. In
1846, the first popularly elected Constitutional Convention proposed, and the
People approved, an Amendment that made judges more accountable to the People by
having them stand for election. In 1967, the Legislature placed a proposition on
the ballot that, if passed, would give to the Governor the power to appoint all
judges and Presiding Judges of the four Appellate Divisions and the power to
nominate all judges to the State's highest Court, the Court of Appeals.
Unfortunately, the proposition passed.
I can tell
you from first-hand experience that since 1967 the Judiciary has become highly
politicized and highly corrupt; judges have been cooperating with the Executive
and Legislative Branches in collective decisions to deny the People their
fundamental Rights.
Since 1967,
NY has been leading the nation in a rush to the bottom: a headlong rush
into debt, dependency and decay. As goes NY, so goes the rest of the
union.
Here in NY we
have had experience with three approaches to judge selection: by the
Legislature, by the Executive, and by the People. Without question, when judges
were elected by the People the judiciary did a much, much better job of keeping
the political branches in their constitutional places.
Stay well and
stay vigilant,
Bob
Schulz
YES VICTORY! In light of the tremendous power of the judiciary, this
is truly a victory .... thank you, thank you!
Sheryle Hutter - Colorado
Congratulations, Ron, onward and upward to JAIL being on the ballot in SD.
Robert Elliott, Pittsfield, NH
Hi Ron.
This is indeed good news.
Just wish that the
elections were more honest across the board at the so called higher levels of
office after reading some of the horror stories relating to vote
accountability.
Best regards,
Greg
I would recommend J.A.I.L. to everyone. See if there is state chapter for
you. Join it if you possibly can.
In Alabama, as elsewhere, judges run
unopposed. We are stuck with them - hanging judges and bigots - for successive 6
year periods until they retire. The democratic process has been rescinded by
judicial policy. It is just a matter of time until the lawyer-legislators in
YOUR state will try to make this unconstitutional process a statute and
essentially "legitimize" and unconstitutional practice. And, I guarantee
you, this is one law activist judges will NOT violate. ....
Dr. Weiss
Excellent start. Way to go South
Dakota.
But here is one that states the real objective of this
publication:
"If 38% of the people of the state would allow their
voting rights for Judges to be taken away, our work is certainly cut out for
us!!!"
Yes, we must face the gravity of the matter, namely that the greatest part
of our job remains before us, which will require dedication. We believe that
acquiring the qualifying 33,000 signatures over eighteen months and getting
J.A.I.L. on the South Dakota ballot in 2006 is the easy part, but then
begins the hard part, conditioning the minds of the South Dakotans to go to
the polls and make it happen.
We are not ignorant of the great resistance that will be hurled at us by
high financed interests such as attorneys, judges, and those in high places that
will fight to maintain their stranglehold upon the People. We will be
misrepresented, lied about, opposed in every conceivable way, for it will
quickly dawn upon our opposition that this issue is not just about the
South Dakota judiciary, but about this entire country, the Legislative,
Executive, and the entire Judicial system in every state. J.A.I.L. will truly be
the Second Shot Heard 'Round The World.
In other words, it will be a fight for America's future in every aspect. As
we set here before this computer day after day and month after month
answering emails from all over this nation, we hear a common call from all
quarters that "we need to come together" and do something about America's
future. No one seems to challenge that conclusion, but the question is, on
what do we unite?
This is a call for unity, folks. This is a national project that calls
for national co-operation from every organization, group, cause
and people. Let's give life to the call "to get together," and not just
dream about it. We are here entering a fight for the future of America, and
making a decision on whether we shall turn America to becoming a more
self-controlled and self-reliant nation, or continue the down-hill slide
of being ruled by tyrants whose only interest is squeezing the life-blood
out of us for their own gain and profit.
Without J.A.I.L. I promise you that it shall only get worse -- much
worse. May God have mercy upon us. And I can tell you that with the passage of
J.A.I.L. most of you are unable to imagine the tremendous gain and good
that will result. I wish I could tell you more on this, but there are some
things that must be shown, not told. Notwithstanding, I will tell you the
following:
The passage of J.A.I.L. in South Dakota will make it a coveted state
among all states. I have little doubt that a number of you, following
J.A.I.L.'s passage, will purposely drive to South Dakota, if you do not
already live there, just for the privilege of getting a traffic ticket so
you can demand a jury trial. I anticipate traffic courts to be among the
first courts to all but totally close except for such things as drunk
driving.
But traffic courts will be but only the beginning. There is so much,
much more. Business enterprises will blossom, business will move to South
Dakota, and jobs will flourish, etc. This is given to you only as a sampler to
think about. The real question is whether you -- yes you -- are going to make
this happen. Don't depend upon J.A.I.L. for it to happen. This involves us all,
and all of us will benefit. You must make it happen, we all must make it
happen. Yes, it's time to go to work!
"..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless
minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." - Samuel Adams
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who
is
striking at the
root."
-- Henry David Thoreau
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