On Jun 14, 2006, at 7:06 PM, Paul Zarembka wrote:
I have just learned about the meaning of "presentment" by a grand jury in the 5th amendment to our Constitution. (snip) There are persons much more knowledgeable about "presentment" procedures who are pursuing this vis-a-vis 9-11-2001.
Paul, Thanks for this clear description of presentment. I was unaware of it. The other sabotage of the implementation part of the Constitution is the personhood that was bestowed on corporations not by any Supreme Court ruling (in 1887, I think, Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific) but by lawyers and journalists acting as though a comment had the full force of a ruling. I read the case years ago and one justice remarked in a commentary (paraphrasing) "it's a good thing this was a simple case because otherwise we would have had to rule on whether a corporation has the same rights as persons." I've never been able to figure out how that comment became the de facto law of the land, or so it seems. Do you have any sources on presentment? Dan
