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October 2007 ISSUE
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the LA Times, the Orange County Register and CID/HOA board of directors and report the facts!
The Good, the Bad and the Almighty
The 20th Annual Red Mass scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Holy Family Cathedral Hall, 566 South Glassell Street, Orange, CA
The
Bad
A
press release issued by the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) dated May 25, 2005 announced that “the
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today
filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Cynthia
Rhouni, a Muslim woman who was forced to remove her
religious headscarf, or hijab, in front of male guards
and prisoners as a condition of visiting her son's
father at Columbia Correctional Institution”.
More recently, the OC Register reported
September 5, 2007 that “a
woman who was apprehended for probation violation and
taken into custody by the Orange County Sheriff is
suing the OCSD. While
in jail, the woman, a Muslim, was forced to remove her
traditional head scarf”.
The article goes on to describe that “
Islam dictates that women must wear the hijab, which
covers the hair and neck, and that only their faces
may be revealed”.
We have yet to find out whether Islam holds
accountable those who violate probation orders, or
violate laws and are thus incarcerated.
While
apparently defending the rights of those who practice
Islam, the ACLU has been active trying to remove the
Ten Commandments from the public sphere.
No
need to discuss other instances of the “bad”, such
as the $67 million lawyer pant law suit or a the
$1,400
parking ticket lawsuit to prevent disabled
residents from selling or refinancing a home!
For really raunchy bad, Newsweek and Times for unspeakable unfounded allegations in attempt to tarnish the memories of deceased Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II, the most tireless moral voice of a secular age, he reminded humankind of the worth of individuals in the modern world, respectively.
The
Good
The
American Center for Law and Justice, founded by
evangelist Pat Robertson is a leading proponent of the
premise that religious freedom is under attack by
those who wish to take out God from schools and public
sphere in general, including judicial activism.
The
ACLJ is becoming a
force to be reckoned with.
Consider that just last month, and Illinois
federal court blocked an attempt by Wal-Mart Stores to
dismiss a suit brought by a pharmacist who refused to
sell emergency contraceptives on moral grounds.
The
Almighty
The
St, Thomas More Society
is a group of Orange County legal professionals
founded in 1995 by attorneys who were trying to figure
out how to better practice their faith amid their
legal battles. The
founders wanted to create an organization where
attorneys and judges could encourage each other,
educate themselves and promote and foster high ethical
principles in the legal profession
An article published November 28, 2000 by the
LA Times quotes co-founder David Belz “The
organization is not driven by a bunch of individuals. It’s been driven by the inspiration from the Holy Spirit”
The
St. Thomas More Society of Orange County invites the
entire Orange County Legal community to the 20th
Annual Red Mass scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2007
at the Holy Family Cathedral Hall, 566 South Glassell
Street, Orange, CA
In
stark contrast, Ernie Chambers, a Nebraska state
senator, sued God earlier this month in state court to
dramatize the need to stop frivolous lawsuits.
The action seeks to reign in on acts of God.
In response, Erik Perkins from Corpus Christi
Texas appointed himself as God’s lawyer arguing that
“ Defendant denies that this or any other court has
jurisdiction” over God.
As if ….!
Then
there is the California Legislature - what does it do
in the fight against frivolous law suits? It
adds fertilizer! While
fully emerged in partisan politics and bickering about
the 2007 budget, according to the Associated
Press, “California lawmakers on Tuesday August
21, 2007 ended one of the state's longest
budget stalemates in 30 years, agreeing to a $145
billion spending plan that reins in expenses and
addresses myriad concerns of holdout Republicans”
– Apparently frivolous legislation was not found in
the “myriad of concerns” alluded to in the
article: Unfortunately,
governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger has
signed SB-528 characterized by author D.
Vanitizian as “Another
wholly useless piece of UNENFORCEABLE feel-good
legislation used to justify the Senate's paychecks and
pension plans"
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and the HOA Volunteer Fallacy- Another wholly useless
piece of UNENFORCEABLE feel-good legislation used to
justify the Senate's paychecks and pension plans
While fully emerged in partisan politics and bickering
about the 2007 budget, according to the Associated
Press, ?California lawmakers on Tuesday August 21,
2007 ended one of the state's longest budget
stalemates in 30 years, agreeing to a $145 billion...
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· The term "attorney fees" is codified/mandated: 22 times.
· The term "homeowner" is merely mentioned: 3 times
PART
II: KEEP FILING CALIFORNIA STATE BAR COMPLAINTS
AGAINST ERRANT ATTORNEYS - BUT ESPECIALLY HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS-- Make the Bar Care!
Lets spare each other the niceties of: ?there are good
ones and there are bad ones,? because we already know
that -- and -- this article is not about that. She
then says with a cheeky little grin, ?ok, ok yes,
there are some good lawyers out there.?
Mirror,
mirror on the wall, who is the fairest gladiator of
them all?
As I stood atop the Roman Colosseum during a recent
trip, emotionally gripped by its horrific history, I
couldn?t help but make the connection between the
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outgoing phone calls. Before a management employee
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warning callers they are being recorded....
Of
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Restrictions - CC&Rs) or even the moral code.
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FOR BREAKING THE LAWS THAT THESE LEGISLATORS ARE
PASSING?
Two
of the Worst & Most Detrimental Laws to Hit
California are Sponsored by None Other than:
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Gone --No more gold in the Golden State!
Dear Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
SHATZI! PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR PROMISE TO US. Please
listen to the people who support you and look to you
to help us! When you first began buying property in
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do...
THE
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EMERGENCY!
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IT!!
So THIS is what the Senate calls an "Open
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to? Obviously not many. ROTFLMAO!
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GRAY PANTHERS! YOU GOT IT WRONG!
(c) D. Vanitzian
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SUPPORTING A BAD BAD BAD BAD BILL: Senate Bill Number
948. SHAME ON YOU. Where the heck are you getting your
information from?
The
Law of Unintended Consequences: Legislation and HOA
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thanks supporters making a connection between the
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Paraphrasing
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The
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