Good evening, fellow lemmings -
This is going to be a status report on the two cases you know about
my
involvement with and a third that I think you might be interested
in, one
that I have only just signed onto.
Lonny Rae vs. the Thought
Police
It amazes me how uninterested the media seems to be in Lonny Rae.
This
case is exceptionally interesting and presents a truly
compelling issue
that is more than a little relevant to what is going
on in America today.
In my terms, it has sex appeal, so should
develop "legs." It's beginning
to get a couple of nibbles, so maybe
we'll see some coverage develop that
might neutralize the stigma
already attached to Lonny Rae by the Boise
media machine.
ABC News put it up, front and center, on its web site this past week.
You
can read their story yourself by clicking the following
URL:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/idaho_hatecrime010815.html
Then WorldNetDaily linked to it from its secondary (!) news page.
Since I
had sent the press release to WND's editor, Joseph Farah,
three weeks ago,
I asked them if in the future I should first just
send things to ABC and
see if they get coverage there, since the
Internet's conservative news
sites didn't seem to interested until
ABC blessed the story. I'm still
waiting for an answer. The link is
being passed around the Internet
pretty briskly, too.
Roger Fredinburg continued to blaze trails when he had me on his
nighttime
national radio show for a two-hour interview on the Rae
case, nearly a
week before ABC put up its story. Roger created the
Klamath Falls story
singlehandedly, you may not know, and is one of
the very few radio talking
heads actually to examine real stuff that
hasn't already hit the wires.
Much as I know everybody seems to love
Rush and (for some incredible
reason) the insufferable Michael
Savage, the fact is that both of them
pretty much just read news
squibs and emails and provide commentary.
Since ABC put up its story, I have given several radio interviews,
with
the most significant perhaps being on LA's KFI at drive time
last Friday
night for about a 45-minute session. One lady called in
to KFI to say
that Lonny must have deserved the charge. I responded
that she must
believe that women who get raped are probably asking
for it. She didn't
get the connection. Duh.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle is that hardly anybody believes the facts
as
they happened. Nobody wants to believe that a white guy can face
five
years in prison merely for hurling a racial epithet at a black
man. Then,
when they find out that the black guy actually mauled the
white guy's wife
first, people get a truly disbelieving look. "Well,
she must have
deserved it." "He must be a skinhead." As the saying
goes, "there are
none so blind as those who will not see."
This is a hot topic, though. It cuts right through the bullshit
and
examines where we're going with "hate speech" laws. It also
illustrates,
in spades, the double standard employed by government
and media in dealing
with white/black tension. Problem is, it is so
obvious that Lonny will
win this case that it doesn't present the
right morality lesson for us in
the Animal Farm formula (you know -
"four legs good, two legs bad"). This
case quite literally pisses off
white people. You know what? It pisses
off a lot of black people,
too. I was on Elaine Carrol's radio program
Saturday morning and a
black guy called in from Long Island to decry the
fact that charges
were even filed against Lonny Rae.
I'm still waiting for at least one of the more obscure cable TV shows
to
pick up the story. That will then show me that it has developed
the legs
that I think it deserves.
It's more of the old "my government knows best." It's the burden
that
every criminal defendant must shoulder at trial. Guilty until
proven
innocent. Time and again, we see it. The juror starts off with
the idea
that the guy must be guilty or he wouldn't be sitting there
under charges.
Civil plaintiffs get the same thing when jurors start
off with the belief
that they must be frauds.
I'm handling this case pro bono. My wife asks me why anybody should
buy
my cow when I give away the milk for free. I don't get the
connection.
Duh.
Even so, the case is racking up some out-of-pocket costs that will
run to
several thousand dollars. Those who wish to play a part in
this case can
do so by sending a contribution to: Lonny Rae Defense
Fund, PO Box 1255,
Sagle, Idaho 83860.
Trust me, these are people who, unlike JoAnn McGuckin, will
sincerely
appreciate your support. Lonny and Rae are two genuinely
nice people and
it has been my sincere pleasure to make their
acquaintance and lend them a
hand at a time when the whole world
seemed to be against them.
McGuckin
Case Still Dead in the Water
Hmmmmm.....McGuckin.....McGuckin.... that name sounds familiar. Oh,
yes -
that's the family with the kids who "stood off" Bonner County
authorities
for several days after their mother was lured out of the
house and
arrested on a trumped-up felony charge of "injury to
children." All just
days after they buried their father. After their
home had been stolen for
a pittance in back taxes. On a warrant
issued on what turned out to be
several false allegations. But the
kids were pronounced ok, after all.
Crazy anti-government wackos.
Home schoolers. You know the type.
Terrified that someday the
government might try to steal their land and
children. How retro.
Don't believe what you may hear about some sort of plan having been
put in
place three days ago which will reunite the McGuckin children
with their
mother. Sure there is a "plan." There always is. That's
the law, after
all. But, absent some sort of miracle, it just ain't
gonna happen. Two
months ago, I said it was over for this family and
I still mean it. And,
don't forget that the mysterious "Florida
benefactor" conditioned his
offer of a house and money on the family
being reunited.
Here's the way things stand today: JoAnn is living in a local motel
-
just sits in her room, day after day, still charged with criminal
child
abuse. The kids are still in foster care, enroute to being
adopted out.
The dogs are still mostly dead. The land is still in
the Korenguts' name
(c/o Ted Diehl, local attorney).
Diehl wants to be told it's ok to start "developing the land."
You'd
think he'd have the common decency to wait until the snow melts
next
spring.
Junior G-Man Public Defender Powell sent an interesting request via
an
intermediary a week ago. He wanted me to release $20,000 from the
money
all of you sent in to help this family out so that he could
hire some
lawyer from back east to pull his chestnuts out of the fire
on this case.
Probably the closest we will ever get to getting his
admission that he is
incompetent and royally screwed up this case (if
for no other reason than
that he was instrumental in getting all of
us thrown out of JoAnn's life).
Recall that I promised you not one
penny would ever go into any lawyer's
pocket and you will know why I
turned him down flat. Of particular irony
is the fact that we had
many fine Northwest lawyers, paralegals and
activist organizations,
many of whom specialize in fighting the tyranny of
Child Protective
Services, who had contacted me and stood ready and
willing to get the
job done pro bono, but who fell back when I got frozen
out of the
case. That was back when we had good ol' Phil on the run, you
may
recall.
Ah, JoAnn, how different things might have been today, if
only.......
As I have said, if JoAnn doesn't claim the $32,000 fund soon, I will
carve
it up and establish irrevocable college tuition trusts for each
of the
McGuckin kids. If you feel you have been had and want a
refund, please
advise when you made a contribution and in what
amount. So long as we can
verify it, we will see to your refund. Of
course, you might want to
redirect your contribution to another cause
you might deem more
worthy....Lonny Rae's, for example or...
The Christines and the
Oregon Child Nazis
Recall that I said Roger Fredinburg had me on his show week
before last to talk about Lonny Rae and the Thought Police. Well, while
I was on air, Roger dragooned me into signing on to Brian and Ruth
Christine's child custody struggle and now, multiple felony criminal
case. I told him I needed help, though, and I do. I am hoping that many
of those who offered to help the McGuckins will step forward again,
despite the fact that (or perhaps because) the Christine case is about
as terminal as any I have ever seen. It didn't have to be that way. I'm
only just beginning to clear space for this case in my life, so bear
with me as I gather particulars and get the lay of the land.
Brian and Ruth are late-twenties Vegetarian, Christian, home
schooling
nomads. Prime targets for the establishment, in other
words. They sold
their home and bought a motor home to live on the
road for a while with
their three young daughters. Brian had
something of an Internet business
that he ran from public-access
computers, generally in public libraries.
While in Grants Pass,
Oregon, a year ago, an anonymous caller told the
Oregon Child Nazis
(SCF, short for Services to Children and Families, aka
CPS in other
localities) that one of the Christine girls looked downright
abused.
Why, she was thin, of all things, and she looked
downright
dehydrated. It was a hot day, and the little girl was just
getting over
an illness. Kids do get sick now and then, donchaknow.
And, as we
learned in the McGuckin case, if your kids aren't at the
norm, that is,
grossly fat, then watch out...
The OCN surrounded the Christine motor home, accused Brian and Ruth
of
child abuse and seized all three of their beautiful little girls.
Here is
a picture of these wanton, lawless criminals and their
hapless victims,
taken in somewhat happier times:
Now, Brian and Ruth were somewhat put out at this intrusion into
their
personal affairs and, distrustful of both the system and
lawyers,
represented themselves and their children during the ensuing
year, growing
increasingly demanding and resentful. The system does
not like having its
nose tweaked, so it refused to give in and
eventually moved to take the
children permanently from the
Christines. Imagine the effrontery of these
hardened criminals not
trusting lawyers enough to go into court and say
"Yassuh, master" and
"Nossuh, master" on their behalf, nor knuckle under
to the counseling
that is, after all, for their own good. We'll show 'em,
sayeth the
system. Show 'em good, too.
At the time of the beginning of this saga, Ruth was 8 months
pregnant.
The Oregon Child Nazis demanded that child, too, so she
disappeared for a
time (see, now, there is a positive aspect to the
law refusing to
recognize that you are a person until you are
born....it can't seize you
via court order until then), had her child
and left it in the custody of
another, way out of state.
With nowhere to turn and about to lose everything in life that
mattered to
them, the Christines recently took their children,
allegedly at gunpoint,
during a state-supervised visitation session
and fled the state. The
authorities put out a dragnet that rivalled
anything Timothy McVeigh ever
saw and caught up with them in Montana.
Ruth is in jail in Missoula and
Brian sits waiting in a cell in
Billings.
Here are a couple of links to recent articles on the
Christines'
predicament:
http://www.newswithviews.com/fredinburg.htm
http://www.newswithviews.com/paul2.htm
Brian and Ruth are refusing to cooperate with extradition
proceedings,
which only prolongs their inevitable return to Oregon,
to be arraigned on
a truly nasty set of criminal charges, by a few
weeks. Now, it just so
happens that Ruth is pregnant yet again and
due to give birth at any
moment. Having her child while in custody in
Montana will give it a
fighting chance to elude the grasp of the
Oregon Child Nazis, at least, so
fighting the extradition does serve
a purpose.
This case is going to be tough, to say the least. I scarcely know
where
to begin, but I really need some on-the-ground legal help in
Josephine and
Jackson Counties, Oregon, though I am admitted to the
bar in Oregon State.
The issues in Montana are pretty well defined,
so that we can work with
the appointed public defenders effectively
(I'm not admitted in Montana -
you see, you have to pass a bar exam
in each state in which you want to
practice and, after four of them
in twenty years, I'm just not quite ready
for another one yet.)
As with most people the system decides to tyrranize these days,
the
Christines have little. Again, unlike JoAnn McGuckin, I guarantee
you
that they would appreciate your assistance, should you decide to
pitch in
and help out. Donations can be sent to: Christine Defense
Fund, PO Box
1255, Sagle, Idaho 83860.
Someone jokingly asked if I took credit cards for the Rae and
Christine
Defense Funds. Funny you should ask. Turns out that there
is a way to do
that. All you need to do is log on to PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/ ,
join the
service (it's free), then click the tab for "Send Money." Send
it to
steele@nidlink.com and mark in
the description which fund the
contribution is for. We'll keep a
strict accounting. Trust me....after
all, I'm a lawyer. Remember that
it is only 99% of the lawyers that give
the rest of us a bad
name.
Someone else suggested a bumper sticker contest for this blizzard
of
citizen tyranny which seems to be occurring in Idaho and Oregon.
Here's
my contribution: "The Great NorthWest - Get Lost Here."
I've considered putting together a nonprofit, public-interest law
firm so
that such donations could be tax deductible, but the thought
of the
paperwork is truly overwhelming to me at this point in my
life. Wish I
could dump everything and handle just cases like these,
then it could be
justified. Meanwhile, I also have to try to find
time to earn a living
for my own family. Otherwise, my kids might get
too thin....you know what
that could mean.
-ed
Forward as you wish. Cut and paste, delete...whatever.
I
don't even care if you take what I write and send it to
others,
claiming that you wrote it. It's all grist for something or
other.
"I didn't say it would be easy. I just said it would be the
truth."
- Morpheus
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Idaho Thought Police or Oregon Child
Nazis