[CTRL] Fwd: A Bush nominee withdraws -- and it isn't that one
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: "Aaron E. Baldwin" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: October 9, 2005 4:28:00 AM PDTTo: Linda Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kris Milligan [EMAIL PROTECTED], Don Stacey [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: A Bush nominee withdraws -- and it isn't that one A Bush nominee withdraws -- and it isn't that one - Salon.com If George Will was blunt about Harriet Miers earlier this week, his Washington Post colleague Charles Krauthammer can only be called brutal. In his column today, Krauthammer calls Miers' nomination "a joke" and a "sorry retreat into smallness," and he demands that Bush recall it. The famously stubborn president isn't likely to do that, at least not publicly. Asked today whether he'd withdraw Miers' nomination, Bush said: "She'll be confirmed, and when she's on the bench, people will see a fantastic woman who is honest, open, humble and capable of being a great Supreme Court judge." And Bush's surrogates -- who continue to insist that opposition to Miers is based mostly on elitism -- say that Miers isn't the kind of person who shies away from a fight. But people can have a change of heart, a fact brought home to the president today when his nominee to the second-highest position in the Justice Department took himself out of the running. Timothy Flanigan, a top lawyer for scandal-ridden Tyco International, Ltd., said in a letter obtained by the Associated Press that he was withdrawing his name because of "uncertainty concerning the timing of my confirmation." Maybe that's the real reason, but Flanigan's withdrawal comes amid questions about his relationship with Jack Abramoff -- questions he hasn't been able to answer to the satisfaction of some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Flanigan hired Abramoff to lobby on behalf of Tyco, and he told the Judiciary Committee, before he withdrew his name, that he would have to recuse himself from any involvement in Justice Department decisions about the investigation into Abramoff's dealings. Flanigan also said that Abramofff had bragged to him about his contacts with Karl Rove. = www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Obscure Texas case offers peek into Miers' mind
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: "Aaron E. Baldwin" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: October 9, 2005 4:30:16 AM PDTTo: Linda Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kris Milligan [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Obscure Texas case offers peek into Miers' mind Obscure Texas case offers peek into Miers' mindFriday, October 07, 2005 By Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- President Bush cites many accomplishments of Harriet Miers to explain her nomination to the Supreme Court. One the White House doesn't mention is her successful argument during the disputed 2000 election that Dick Cheney is definitely not a Texan. The way she did that was striking: Her legal team successfully persuaded a judge to take what her brief described as a "broad and inclusive" reading of the Constitution. That runs counter to a conservative tradition of legal interpretation that calls for a relatively narrow reading of constitutional texts. President Bush has long championed that philosophy, and much of his conservative base -- now hungry for clues about the little-known Ms. Miers -- has been eager for a Supreme Court nominee in that mold.Because Ms. Miers, now the White House counsel, has so rarely tackled big constitutional issues in her career, the case offers an unusual -- if limited -- glimpse into her legal background.The section of the Constitution at issue is the relatively obscure 12th Amendment, overshadowed by its neighbor, the 13th, which abolished slavery after the Civil War. Ratified after the disputed 1800 election, the 12th lays out a number of regulations for the Electoral College. The rule in question says a state's delegation can't vote for presidential and vice presidential candidates who are both from electors' home state.The 12th Amendment sat silently on the books for 196 years until the Bush-Cheney ticket, after falling 543,895 votes short of the Gore-Lieberman ticket, nevertheless stood poised to claim 271 electoral votes to the Democrats' 266.Annoyed by that prospect, three Texas voters filed suit under what they called the Constitution's Habitation Clause, seeking to prevent the state's 32 electoral votes from going to the Republicans. George W. Bush, then the state's governor, didn't deny his Texas standing, despite being born in Connecticut. But the plaintiffs also alleged that Mr. Cheney lived in Dallas as chief executive of Halliburton Co. Mr. Cheney contended he was a Wyomingite.With Bush v. Gore heading to the U.S. Supreme Court, few took notice of Jones v. Bush when it was filed Nov. 20 in Dallas's federal courthouse. Mr. Bush understood the stakes and dispatched his crackerjack legal counselor Ms. Miers.How far one can read Ms. Miers's views in the way the case unfolded isn't clear. A footnote amid the tumultuous 2000 presidential election, Jones v. Bush came at an unusual time of legal and political confusion.For its part, the White House cautions against reading too much into it. "This case is a factual dispute regarding residency, and Harriet Miers vigorously represented her client," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Thursday. "Arguments an attorney makes on behalf of a client do not necessarily reflect how one would rule as a judge."Ms. Miers was head of the legal team that appeared before U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater. Her name is atop briefs filed for the co-defendants.Like any good defense lawyer, Ms. Miers first fought to keep the case from being heard, arguing that the voters had no legal standing. According to transcripts of a telephone conference call with Judge Fitzwater and attorneys seven days later, Ms. Miers said she was speaking "on behalf of Governor Bush."According to court papers, Mr. Cheney bought a home and registered to vote in Dallas in 1995. After that date, he also held a Texas driver's license, paid Texas taxes and claimed the state's homestead tax deduction.Mr. Cheney seemed aware of his Habitation Clause problem. In July 2000, shortly after deciding to run for vice president, he switched his voter registration and driver's license back to Wyoming. That detail formed part of his defense in the case, along with the fact that he had attended the University of Wyoming, represented Wyoming in Congress and owned a vacation home in Jackson Hole, Wyo.Mr. Cheney also owned a Cadillac and a Lexus registered in Texas. He registered a Mercedes-Benz in Virginia, where he owned a townhouse, and a Jeep in Wyoming. The Miers team noted that Mr. Cheney put his Dallas home up for sale while the plaintiffs pointed out a listing describing it as "owner-occupied."Ms. Miers's brief contended that for constitutional purposes, the relevant date was Dec. 18, 2000, the date the Electoral College was scheduled to meet. By that time, Mr. Cheney would have fully severed his Texas ties.Noting that Mr. Cheney's wife Lynne had not switched her voter registration to Wyoming from Texas, the plaintiffs proposed to ask Mr. Cheney if he intended to live with his wife. "While I'm happy to say
[CTRL] Art critics: 'Paul is dead'
-Caveat Lector- http://www.total411.info/2005/10/art-critics-paul-is-dead.html [http://invanddis.proboards29.com/index.cgi?action="" ] From ContactMusic.com 25/09/2005 10:55: New York's top art critics are refuelling the rock 'n' roll myth that PAUL McCARTNEY died over three decades ago - after taking a rare close-up view of his paintings.Top Big Apple celebrity art expert BAIRD JONES staged a one-night exhibition of JOHN LENNON and McCartney art from his own personal collection at New York club Deep earlier this month (15SEP05) and was left stunned by the reactions of his austere friends.A fan of McCartney's art for years, Jones admits it took the opinions of his critical pals to make him realise that the 'Paul is dead' rumours that started in the late 1960s could be true.He explains, There were lots of questions about why he... predominantly uses the colour red in ways one would not. It's the colour of blood and death.The critics were asking questions like, 'Why is there so much red in the garden... and on the beach? It's macabre.' Call it art psychoanalysis, but the 'Paul is dead' rumour has started to spread.These were highbrow, austere people who take their art seriously. Some had never really had the chance to see McCartney's art up close.Jones now claims there are major clues in McCartney's art that suggest the rocker might not be what he seems to be.He explains, It's one more sign that this man is communicating something. Red has been a dominant colour of his for some time. It might be evidence that the Paul McCartney we think we know is not Paul McCartney; he's an imposter - and here's a signal.- More art from the MCCARTNEY clone/golem. -- -- www.total411.infowww.total911.info www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Vatican, conference
-Caveat Lector- scroll Judge: Vatican Has Some Immune Protections By the Associated Press 10/7/05 Vatican City (AP) "A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that the Holy See is a foreign state that enjoys certain immunity protections, placing restrictions on a lawsuit by three men who allege the Vatican covered up the sexual abuse of children by priests." http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Vatican-Sex-Abuse.html A conference on ministering to victims and members of cults October 14-15, 2005 http://stopcults.bravehost.com/ www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
