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By David T. Pyne, Esq.
15, 2005
On October 3rd, President Bush announced his nomination of his longtime friend, White House Counsel Harriet Miers as his nominee for the vacancy created by the departure of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O�Connor. Miers had been leading the White House effort to help Bush choose nominees to the Supreme Court.
Unlike recent Democrat presidential nominees Al Gore and John Kerry who declared they would never nominate a pro-life Supreme Court justice, Bush has repeatedly indicated that he has no litmus test for his judicial nominees on abortion clearly implying a willingness to select judicial nominees who support the arguably murderous judicial precedent set by Roe v. Wade in 1973. On the day of Miers� nomination, Dan Bartlett, Councilor to President Bush said that Bush had not asked Miers her views on issues like abortion or gay rights. "President Bush thinks it's very important not to impose a litmus test on judicial candidates," Bartlett said on NBC's "Today" show. So presumably based on that statement, President George W. Bush himself does not know if Miers is a social conservative or a social liberal, which casts doubt on his statement that she is a strict constructionist who will not legislate from the bench.
With his two Supreme Court nominees�including a Chief Justice who appears to lack the late, great Chief Justice Rehnquist�s lifelong commitment to the pro-life cause and now an Associate Justice nominee whose views on social issues of great importance to conservatives like the right- to-life are a total blank slate, President Bush has done what even his conservative doubters like myself failed to predict. He has moved the Supreme Court to the left. I had predicted that he would nominate one solid pro-life conservative and one �moderate� to the Supreme Court who would ultimately be exposed as being supportive of legalized abortion thus maintaining the current 6-3 balance between supporters and opponents of legalized abortion, a course of action argued by the likes of even an archliberal Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) only a few months ago.
Instead, President Bush nominated not one but two relative moderates who enjoy wide bi-partisan support from liberal Democrats and are unlikely to ever vote to overturn the monstrous and extra constitutional Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion. Bush�s appointment of two non-controversial, Souter-like, largely blank slate Supreme Court nominees serves two purposes�one obvious and one hidden. It has not only given his liberal opponents less ammo to oppose them with, but it has given his erstwhile conservative supporters, which otherwise might vehemently protest these moderate, non-ideological Supreme Court nominees, less ammo to oppose them as well.
Chief Justice John Roberts, whom we have been led to believe is a social conservative, told the Senate Judiciary Committee last month that Roe v. Wade was "settled as a precedent of the court entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis," the concept that long-settled decisions should be given extra weight. "There's nothing in my personal views based on faith or other sources that would prevent me from applying the precedent of the court faithfully under the principles of stare decisis," Roberts said. He added, "I do think the right to privacy (used by the Supreme Court to declare a constitutional right to have an abortion) is protected under the Constitution in various ways."
How could a pro-life conservative declare Roe v. Wade, which has cost the lives of over 46 million unborn babies since it was decided nearly 33 years ago amounting to one-third of all pregnancies since that time to be �settled law� which should be �respected?� Pro-life conservatives recognize these terms as code words used by the left to express their view that Roe v. Wade and the supposed �constitutional right� to abort America�s unborn children should never be overturned. Neoconservative editorialist Charles Krauthammer, himself a supporter of legalized abortion, issued a prediction based on Roberts� record and statements that, �Chief Justice Roberts will vote to uphold Roe v. Wade, and his replacing his former boss, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, will move the court only mildly, but most assuredly, to the left.� Accordingly, the nomination of Bush�s two Supreme Court nominees means that the disparity between opponents and supporters of legalized abortion which now dominate the Supreme Court will most likely be increased not decreased.
Roberts was endorsed by the liberal Washington Post and supported by half of the Senate Democrats--a feat that no true pro-life conservative would have been able to achieve in our extremely partisan times. Conservatives should have been concerned when pro-abortion Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME) and various Senate Democrats joined the editorial staff of the Washington Post in expressing their hope that Bush would choose another nominee �like Roberts� who was not �a conservative ideologue� (i.e. a pro-lifer who would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade).
Roberts� record was viewed as suspect by many social conservatives due to his legal work for homosexual rights, pornographers and a death row inmate among others not typically supported by social conservatives. In the first two above-mentioned cases, he actually helped change the law to the detriment of those who value family values.
Bush�s nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers was apparently pre-approved by Democratic leaders. The Associated Press reported Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV), had urged the administration to consider nominating her, two congressional officials said. Senator Reid is so liberal he voted against moderate Chief Justice Roberts while half of the Democrats in the United States Senate ultimately voted to approve his nomination. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a rabid pro-abortion liberal who also voted against Roberts also had positive things to say about Miers. One of the reasons, why Reid urged Bush to nominate her may be due to the fact that she contributed the maximum legal individual contribution to the 1988 campaigns of Al Gore for President, Lloyd Bentsen for Senator as well as an additional $1,000 to the Democratic National Committee. This unprecedented Democrat pre-approval of President Bush�s nominee, the unusually high-level of Democrat support for Miers and conservative opposition to her is almost enough to make one wonder whether she is Harry Reid�s and the Democrat�s nominee for the Supreme Court or George W. Bush�s.
The reason for widespread liberal Democrat support for Miers is beginning to become evident. According to an article published on October 3rd on WorldNetDaily.com, Miers is on record supporting homosexual adoptions and the establishment of the International Criminal Court while a leader of the American Bar Association and women in combat and gays in the military during her tenure as White House Counsel. She also courted the support of the Lesbian/Gay Coalition of Dallas in her successful 1989 campaign for city council. In any case, given the fact that Miers nomination appears to have been pre-approved by Senate Democrats, that she has a record of financially supporting prominent Democrats like Al Gore not to mention the Democrat National Committee and has taken many socially liberal positions, the chances that she would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade appear to be virtually nil.
Unlike Bush�s nomination of Roberts, which was met by widespread praise by both conservatives and liberals, his nomination of Miers to the Supreme Court has left conservatives �disappointed� and �demoralized� according to initial reports. While liberal Democrats like Senator Reid expressed support for the nomination of Miers, many conservatives expressed dismay. Most pro-life groups declared they lacked enough information about Miers to take a position for or against her. Eugene Delgaudio, the President of Public Advocate of the United States, a pro-life group, came out in strong opposition to Miers. Delgaudio declared, �The president's nomination of Miers is a betrayal of the conservative, pro-family voters whose support put Bush in the White House in both the 2000 and 2004 elections and who were promised Supreme Court appointments in the mold of Thomas and Scalia. Instead we were given 'stealth nominees,' who have never ruled on controversial issues, more in the mold of the disastrous choice of David Souter by this president's father.� Delgaudio further criticized Miers as having �no conservative credentials.� Another well-known pro-life group, Operation Rescue, also came out in opposition to Miers.
The Washington Times reported that �In nominating counsel Harriet Miers to the crucial swing seat on the high court, the White House guaranteed itself a fight � from its own base�Since the nomination early this morning, White House operatives have worked furiously to stem a growing revolt among grassroots conservatives.� In contrast to photos taken of his nomination of Roberts, where he could be seen beaming with confidence, President Bush appeared uncharacteristically uneasy in photos taken of him with Miers on the day of her nomination almost as if he knew he may have made a mistake in nominating her. Significantly, Time magazine reported on the day of the Miers nomination that a Republican Senate aide remarked, �If there is a fight to be had, it will be from the right. The left has been disarmed." The same article stated, �A conservative backlash built against Bush's choice all day, and Vice President Cheney phoned in to Rush Limbaugh's radio show to try to reassure the faithful. Limbaugh's first question pointed to "a lot of concern" among Bush supporters, and said there was "disappointment out there" and that some of his backers felt "depressed," "let down," and "a little worn out having to appease the left on all these choices."�
Following the announcement of Miers as his next Supreme Court nominee, Fox News interviewed former Democrat vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro who expressed support for Bush�s nominee and stated her view that she would be confirmed by the US Senate. Also interviewed was Republican commentator Linda Chavez who reported that she had received many calls from conservatives who were �very disappointed� with Bush�s latest Supreme Court pick.
Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard stated on October 3rd that conservatives are "pretty demoralized� over President Bush�s surprise nomination of Harriet Miers who he declared �has no constitutionalist credentials that I know of�. In an interview with Fox News, Kristol noted that with liberal Republican Sandra Day O�Connor leaving the court, Bush had a unique opportunity to put his conservative stamp on the Supreme Court. Instead, Kristol stated that Bush "flinched� and that �it looks like he capitulated� to Democrat pressure to appoint someone more to their liking. Presumably that means a nominee who meets their litmus test of being if not an outright supporter of legalized abortion, someone who is unlikely to ever vote to overturn the Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which served to overturn the laws of all fifty states by legalizing it over three decades ago. The conservative commentator noted she has absolutely no judicial record with which we may determine her stands on important social issues and expressed his fears she will be "another O�Connor, another Souter.� Kristol further stated that he viewed Bush�s pick of Miers as a slap in the face to conservative women jurists who have a public record of support for social conservatism. Radio talk show host Tammy Bruce concluded that the Miers nomination proved that �Bush is no conservative.�
Given this initial response from conservatives on Bush�s latest Supreme Court pick, it seems likely that Bush�s honeymoon with pro-life conservatives may finally be coming to an end as they realize that he failed to keep his promise to appoint social conservatives to the Supreme Court.
It seems clear that the reason the President selected more moderate rather than pro-life conservative nominees to the Supreme Court was because he was determined to avoid a contentious fight in the Senate due to his falling poll numbers. This despite the fact that such a fight would likely have served to shore up his sagging poll numbers by solidifying the support of his conservative base and rallied them to turnout in the important congressional elections next fall.
It is very unfortunate that President Bush apparently decided to forgo the greatest opportunity in a generation to move the court to the right within one vote of overturning Roe. v. Wade with the benefit of a strong Republican majority in the Senate, which may disappear as early as next year. Due to his failure to support the pro-life cause and stand with his pro-life conservative supporters, it seems likely that a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe. v. Wade will not be a possibility in this generation if ever. That will certainly be an integral part of Bush�s presidential legacy which at this point is looking increasingly dismal for conservatives. It is ironic that President Bush appears to have chosen to disappoint, demoralize and arguably betray his pro-life conservative base on October 3rd, a day which Judie Brown, President of the American Life League (ALL), perhaps the most ardently pro-life organization in the country had proclaimed as Pro-Life Memorial Day�a day on which pro-lifers memorialize the 46 million unborn American babies who were never permitted to exercise their God-given right to life.
There has been increasing conservative unrest stemming from Bush�s proposal to amnesty millions of illegal immigrants, his failure to veto even one liberal spending bill in nearly five years of being President and his budget breaking proposal to provide $200 billion in federal aid help rebuild New Orleans. Together with tens of billions of dollars budgeted for the badly mismanaged war in Iraq, this threatens to increase next year�s federal budget deficit to half a trillion dollars.
In response to the demoralization he and many conservatives have felt in response to the Miers nomination, Bill Kristol posed the question, �What are the prospects for holding solid GOP majorities in Congress in 2006 if conservatives are demoralized?� This is the important issue we need to be asking. Bush�s latest betrayal of conservatives may spell trouble for Republican efforts to retain their hard-won majority in both houses of Congress in next fall�s election by depressing the turnout of the GOP�s conservative base without which it cannot win elections.
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Okay, I'm hypothyroid myself and have a hypothyroid Shetland Sheepdog. I live in Australia so the drug for the dog is Thyroxine, same as I take.Now, for all you people with hypo dogs, and you can laugh at this, I accidentally took the dog's tablet one morning - silly me for being in a rush and not thinking and for having them in the same spot as mine, hey? Anyway, I decided to check with a pharmacist if it mattered , I had already had mine, but I was thinking he'll say it's okay, a dog dose can't be much. WRONG!! It is a much bigger dose that I take. Is there anyone here who has ever compared their dog's dose to a human dose, or any Dr or Vet who can explain why a dog needs more? Indeed, do they really need more?? Are they being seriously over-dosed?
My dog has made 6 trips from CA to to Mt. Hood, OR which included going through the central valley each time. The central valley is quite hot during the summer. The only time my dog made that trip on Soloxine he had a very bad heat reaction, almost like a heatstroke. That was the 5th trip. I immediately took him off Soloxine and for the 6th trip home he was fine. I really think that although he was in an air-suffered from the side effect of Soloxine which is an intolerance to heat. Usually that side effect isn't mentioned but I did see it mentioned a couple of places.
I took him off Soloxine for the summer and have put him back on as the weather has cooled for the fall.
In theory, the therapeutic ranges for the thyroid are determined somehow???
[QUOTE=Patty22;576063]My golden retriever has been on soloxine for 5 years now. I noticed a white spot on his right eye. My Vet told me it is lipid deposit caused by the soloxine....[/QUOTE
I know this is old, but this doesn't make sense at all....the lipid deposit isn't from the soloxine most likely, but probably because the thyroid isn't working properly - would need to know if the dog was on a high enough dose. A dog often gets these when the thyroid is low.
Concern of side effect from Soloxine
My dog Honey who is a female 5 year old Pit Bull has been put on Soloxine for hypothyroidism by our vet. Now since she has been put on it she has been showing signs of aggression towards our other dog which is much smaller than her. Fontaine who is a male 2 yeard old terrier mix and Honey use to be the best of friends. I mean little Fontaine use to clean Honey's ears and teeth and play with Honey. But now he's scared to even go near here. See ever since Honey was put on Soloxine, she's been trying to use poor little Fontaine as her chew toy. Well I've read that aggression and/or personality change is a side effect from taking Soloxine, and I was wondering what I might be able to do about this? I would really like for my dogs to be be able to play together again. My dad has threatened to get rid of Honey if she doesn't stop trying to use Fontaine as a chew toy. Even though we have had her much longer than the other dog. Please is there anyone out there that can help out with this or that has any information that might be useful? I'm in great need of you answers!!!!
Have you talked to your vet about this, C4HD? Maybe there is an alternative med suitable for Honey, or perhaps she just needs the dose adjusted?
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Thank you Hazelrunpack for your answer back. Yes, I have talked to the vet about it, and for the time being they suggested stopping the med. for two weeks to see if that brings her back to her normal self. However now she isn't on any meds. for her hypothyroid problem, and I'm afraid set might become really over-weight again. Which use making her really depressed and lazy acting. Got any ideas on what I might be able to suggest to the vet, besides another med.. That has already been done. Thank you very much, Crazy4HoneyDog
At this point I think I'd wait and see if dropping the meds makes a difference in her behavior. A few weeks off her thyroid medication won't have appreciable affect--hypothyroidism in dogs is a much less severe than the same condition in humans and it may take weeks before she starts to gain weight or show other symptoms again.
How long has she been off the soloxine now? Has there been any improvement? If, after the two weeks she's still not back to normal, it may be that there is a different issue causing the aggression.
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Hello, new to the forum. My 7.5 year old Labrador, Wyndston was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. He was put on 0.05mg. After three weeks at this dose wyndston's behavior changed. he became aggressive panic and scared.
It was very scary for us. I called our vet ASAP we were told to lower to half dose to .25mg wyndston is doing great on this dose. We are waiting the results on his post-pill.
My question or concern I have noticed his teeth are staining which he always had beautiful healthy teeth. Does soloxine cause issues with teeth or gums. Or is he lacking something that I am not aware of?
Have never heard of this.
I am very interested to know if (and what) the differences are between the brand Soloxine compared to it's generic form levothyroxine. Sammy, my 9 y.o golden retriever has been taking Soloxine for several years for his thyroid. Recently my vet re-filled my prescription with it's generic counterpart, and that is when I started to notice him displaying some of the symptoms other people have described in their posts. For example, increased thirst, occasionally vomiting water, licking chops, eating lots of grass. I took him to the vet after a few "choking" incidents which indicated to me his airways might be blocked. Turned out he was fine, and they said he might just be a little nauseous. I fed him chicken and rice, gave him some pepcid and he seemed to be doing better. However, same symptoms have returned. I called my vet to ask if all of this could have been caused by the transition between soloxine and the generic, and they said they are essentially the same thing, and I shouldnt worry about it. However, I have been trying to find more information about this on the web, and came across this board. I would be very interested to know if there is a difference? I would like to mention when I did take him in, my regular vet was not there, and I wasnt thinking this could have been attributed to the thyroid meds at the time. She recommended updating his blood work to run a thyroid test. Before I spend $200 to test the generic, it seems like the solution would be to return to the brand soloxine, but since they have already told me it is the same thing, I would like to a least introduce a "reason" why I would like to return to the brand name.
I have heard enough stories about how some dogs do terrible on the generic thyroid meds, that I won't use it for my dogs, I always use Soloxine. These stories also come from my vet. In fact, her clinic stopped carrying the generic.
I get my dog's Soloxine filled at Costco, they special order it for me in her dosage. Very reasonably priced that way. Many states require the vet to write a script if you request it.
If you changed brands, you do need to test and possibly recalculate dosage (see precautions section: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Rx_Inf...othyroxine.pdf )
Also, from here: http://endocrinevet.blogspot.com/201...th-low-t4.html
"Unreliable L-T4 preparation
Although most of the generic L-T4 preparations appear to work reasonably well most of the time, we do occasionally see treatment failures with these generics. In such cases, changing to a brand-name product easily solves the problem...
...Poor bioavailability (poor absorption)
Again, the bioavailabilty (absorption) of brand-name L-T4 products is generally better than the generics, and this is one of the reasons name-brand products are more reliable."
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For those of you who've had issues with your dog's skin and taking Soloxine, here is one story that may or may not provide some enlightenment:
I have a 5 year old Siberian husky that I rescued 2 1/2 years ago. I nicknamed her "Yoda" because she seemed so calm and wise. She was always very mellow, but several months ago began to get really slow, having trouble even walking up a little hill towards the end of our daily walk. I took her to the vet, and a blood test revealed a very low thyroid level. We put her on Soloxine at the full recommended dose of 0.6 mg twice a day (she weighs about 60 lbs.). Within a week, she started scratching constantly and then began ripping her fur out. She also was drinking and urinating more than normal, but not to the point that we were concerned about a medication overdose. Her skin seemed terrible with crusty spots all over and big patches with no fur. I took her back to the vet, and they said she had a staph infection on her skin, for which they prescribed anitbiotics. They had no explanation how she suddenly developed this infection, but it had to be treated. We also discussed the thyroid medication and decided to take her off of it until her skin had healed. Despite the vet's assurances that there are no such side effects related to thyroid medication, I was absolutely convinced that my dog's skin issues were a result of this medication.
To make a long story short, once my dog's skin condition had settled down, I decided to reintroduce her to the thyroid medication, but at a very gradual rate rather than immediately giving her the full recommended dosage. I started giving her half a pill every morning for one week, then half a pill twice a day for a week, then a full pill every morning and half a pill at night for a week, then finally a full pill twice a day (as originally prescribed). She is a totally new dog now. She is bright eyed and full of energy she never had in the previous two years that i owned her. She also now has a beautiful, soft coat. Previously, she tended to look a bit dingy all the time, her fur was coarse rather than soft, and she had a bit of a smell to her.
I've had extensive discussions with both my dog's vet and a friend of mine who's a vet, and the best we can come up with is that putting her on the full recommended dose of medication all at once so "supercharged" her metabolism that is caused her to shed all of her old skin (which was very itchy to do). Apparently skin cell turnover is related to metabolism, which in turn is controlled by the thyroid. While most dogs are able to handle a full dose of thyroid medication from day one, in rare instances this "jumpstart" to their metabolism may be too much for them to handle. So, I would suggest that if you've had similar issues with skin problems which you believe are connected to thyroid medication, then maybe you'll want to try doing what I did. Take your dog off the medication and get the skin problems resolved. Then, gradually reintroduce the thyroid medication until you reach the recommended dose. Good luck and I hope this helps someone!
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The local work is in the mix with areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy last year.
With dredging equipment and federal money still focused on repairing damage from last year's Hurricane Sandy, officials say the upcoming beach nourishment project for Wrightsville Beach may face some complications.
"We could be fine or we could not get our area done at all," said Bob Kiestler, project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers' Wilmington district. "This year we're not just competing with other local jobs – we're competing with Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, up and down the East Coast."
The beach nourishment project for Wrightsville Beach, which will be funded with a mix of federal, state and local funds, is scheduled to take place this winter and bids are supposed to go out in the next two weeks, Kiestler said. Wrightsville is expected to receive 700,000 cubic yards of sand that will be pumped onto the beach from Arrindale Street north to the former site of Moores Inlet, which is just north of the Holiday Inn.
"We have a strong budget this year. We're hoping to place more sand this year than we have the past two times," Kiestler said. "We've got all the money, but now the timing is bad."
Congress recently approved a lot of supplemental money for beach nourishment projects in the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged part of the Northeast coast. The scope and scale of those projects is much larger than the local ones, but the job here requires the same type of dredges.
"There are only four or five contractors that have that equipment," Kiestler said. "There's more competition this year."
The situation is further complicated by the fact that most of the East Coast has the same environmental window to complete the work as Southeastern North Carolina – from Nov. 16 to April 30.
"When these companies can only work for a certain part of the year, they are going to take the jobs that give them the most money for that time," Kiestler said.
Now the corps is working to make the local beach nourishment projects more appealing to the dredging companies that might bid on the project.
Both Wrightsville Beach and Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County are supposed to complete federal beach nourishment projects this winter, and Kiestler said they are combining the two to make the project "more desirable."
"We're hoping to get a cheaper rate by packaging several jobs," he said. "It reduces mobilization for the dredging companies and guarantees them two times the work."
The corps is also petitioning the state to get an extended window of time to complete the work, which Kiestler said might appeal to the companies because it won't make the turnaround as tight.
But bids for similar jobs in the Jacksonville area have come in well over budget and there is concern that the same might happen for the Wrightsville Beach project, forcing the corps to push back the project by a year.
"Worst-case scenario, we are looking at getting the work done in November 2014. We run the risk of having to wait another year, and if a big storm comes that shoreline won't be protected," Kiestler said. "You don't ever want to tease Mother Nature, but that may be the position we're in."
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Suffolk, ss. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
Appeal of:
Mary Lou Resendes,
v. CR-06-621
Teachers' Retirement System,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Mary Lou Resendes
136 Douglas Drive
Lincoln, CA 95648
Appearance for Respondent:
James Salvie, Esq.
Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park
Cambridge, MA 02142
Administrative Magistrate:
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §16(4), the Petitioner, Mary Lou Resendes, is appealing the April 3, 2006 decision of the Respondent, Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), denying her request to return the refund that she took from the TRS in 1999 and to have her creditable service reinstated (Exhibit 4). The Petitioner filed a timely appeal of this decision with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board.
Pursuant to the provisions of 801 CMR 1.01 (10) (c), the parties agreed to submit the case on written submissions and to waive a hearing. On April 8, 2008, the Respondent submitted a written argument and proposed exhibits. On May 4, 2008, the Petitioner submitted a written argument and proposed exhibits. The record was closed on May 4, 2008.
The following exhibits were marked into evidence:
1. 1/16/06 letter from Petitioner to TRS
2. 3/1/99 Refund records of TRS for the Petitioner
3. 3/25/99 Direct Rollover Authorization
4. 4/3/06 Letter from TRS to the Petitioner
5. 9/10/06 Letter from Petitioner to Division of Administrative Law Appeals
6. 5/22/77 award of B.A. degree from University of Lowell
7. 5/20/89 award of M.A. degree from Lesley College
8. 8/11/77 appointment to position as teacher with the Lowell Schools
9. 7/27/88 resignation by Petitioner from position with Lowell Schools
10. Series of requests for leaves of absences from the Lowell Schools
11. Petitioner's membership in the TRS
Based on the evidence presented, I make the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Mary Lou Resendes, a 1977 graduate of the University of Lowell, commenced employment as a teacher in the Lowell, MA Public School System in September of 1977 (Exhibits 6 & 8).
2. She became a member of the Teachers' Retirement System at that time (Exhibit 11).
3. During her tenure with the Lowell, MA Public School System, the Petitioner took several leaves of absences (Exhibit 10).
4. Effective July 27, 1998, the Petitioner resigned her position in the Lowell Public School System (Exhibit 9).
5. She subsequently moved to California (Exhibit 2).
6. The Petitioner requested and received a refund of her annuity savings account in 1999. She received the after tax portion of her account of $11,775.08 at her address in California, and rolled her remaining pre-tax contributions and interest over to an IRA with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust in the amount of $37,790.70 (Exhibit 2).
7. From 1999 up to and including the present date, the Petitioner has not returned to service in Massachusetts (stipulation of the parties).
8. On January 16, 2006, the Petitioner requested that her refund be paid back to Massachusetts and further that her creditable service in Massachusetts reinstated without her returning to service in Massachusetts (Exhibit 1).
9. On April 3, 2006, the TRS informed the Petitioner that in accordance with G.L. c. 32, she is not entitled to repayment of a refund unless she returns to service in a position subject to membership in the TRS or one of the other Massachusetts public retirement systems (Exhibit 4).
10. The Petitioner filed a timely appeal of this decision with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (stipulation of the parties).
G.L. c. 32 §3(6)(c) provides in pertinent part that:
Any former member who is reinstated to or who re-enters the active service of the governmental unit in which he was formerly employed to serve in a position which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, within two years from the date of his separation therefrom, again become a member in service and may pay into the annuity savings fund of the system in one make-up sum, or installments, upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe, an amount equal to the accumulated regular deduction withdrawn by him, together with the regular interest to the date of reemployment…Upon making such make-up payment such member shall be entitled to all creditable service resulting from such previous employment.
G.L. c. 32 §3(6)(c) provides that only a former member who is reinstated to active service in the governmental unit where she was formerly employed or who re-enters the active service of a governmental unit subject to the provisions of G.L. c. 32 may redeposit a refund and then have her creditable service reinstated. In this case, there is no dispute that the Petitioner did not return to service in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts subsequent to receiving her requested refund of her retirement contributions and interest in 1999. Thus, in accordance with the provisions of the statute, the Petitioner is not entitled to have her refund paid back to Massachusetts and to have her creditable service in Massachusetts reinstated.
The Petitioner argues that at the time she took her refund she was not informed that once her retirement contributions had been withdrawn, she would not be entitled to return the money to the TRS, reinstate her creditable service, and to receive a superannuation retirement allowance. Further, the Petitioner argues that she was not informed that she would have to be rehired by a Massachusetts public school system or another Massachusetts public employer before she would be allowed to pay back the refund and reestablish her prior service.
While I empathize with the Petitioner's situation, I have been unable to locate any statutory or case law indicating that the TRS has the authority to employ an equitable remedy in the face of specific statutory language to the contrary. CRAB's Decision on Request for Reconsideration, Adolph Petrillo v. PERA, CR-92-731 (10/22/93). For the foregoing reasons, the decision of the Teachers' Retirement System denying the Petitioner's request to have her refund paid back to Massachusetts and have her creditable service in Massachusetts reinstated is affirmed.
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: 6/27/08
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Direct replacement laces for all soccer shoes. The laces are Reflective made from 100% polyester, Laces are 48 inches or 121 cm in length.
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They look awesome in the right light and oh my goodness they are durable. During soccer practice I was stepped on in a tackle and when we tried to pull away, his vapor 9 bladed studs got hung up in my laces. They didn't snap. So we tried to pull away a second time and got hung so hard we both hit the ground. My laces still didn't snap. These laces held two 180lb college guys from pulling away only hanging up on bladed studs. Quality laces ladies and gentlemen. Quality laces.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond are among top entertainers scheduled to perform on the National Mall for Fourth of July celebrations that also will feature a 17-minute fireworks display.
Composer John Williams will conduct portions of his score for the movie "Lincoln" at the patriotic concert, which will take place on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol. The fireworks will explode on the other end of the Mall, near the Lincoln Memorial.
On Thursday afternoon, visitors relaxed in shady spots or enjoyed refreshments at an international folk festival as they waited for the festivities to begin.
Sixteen-year-old Ian Hart of Newport News, Va., was one of them. He said it "just seems appropriate" to be in the nation's capital for the Fourth of July.


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Granite State bicycle rules at a glance
September 28. 2013 9:22PM
State laws covering bicycles
Bicyclists have the same rights and duties as drivers of motor vehicles, according to New Hampshire law.
. Before entering the roadway, yield the right of way to approaching traffic.. A bicyclist traveling at less than normal traffic speed shall remain on the right side as far as possible except when unsafe to do so.
. Stop and yield to cross traffic at a stop sign.
. Don't cross the stop line when the traffic signal is red.
. Stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk without traffic signals, and don't pass vehicles stopped at a crosswalk. . In preparing to turn left, do so from the farthest left lane available.
. Don't ride on sidewalks.
. Don't ride the wrong way on a one-way street.
. Any bicyclist shall stop upon demand of a peace officer and permit his bicycle to be inspected. A bicyclist must wear at least one item of reflective apparel such as a reflective vest, jacket, or helmet from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise. When bicycling after dark, you also must use a white front headlight and a red rear light or rear reflector visible for 300 feet.. Ride on the right side of the road, with the flow of traffic.
. People riding bicycles two or more abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.. No bicycle shall be used to carry more people at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.. No bicyclist shall hitch onto a car or other vehicle moving upon a way.
. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars.. No bicycle shall be operated unless the steering, brakes, tires and other required equipment are all in safe condition. . Riders under the age of 16 must wear a helmet when operating a bicycle on a public way.
For vehicles: Make room for bicyclists
. A motorist may overtake a bicycle only if it is safe to do so. Change lanes to pass if you can't pass safely in the same lane. Leave plenty of room and pass at a safe speed. Do not cross the center line if you can't see the road a sufficient distance to know that there are no oncoming vehicles. You are responsible for using due care to avoid colliding with a bicyclist. Don't take unnecessary risks for the sake of convenience.. When passing a bicycle, leave a reasonable and prudent distance. That should be at least 3 feet when the vehicle is traveling at 30 miles per hour or less and one extra foot for every 10 mph over 30.. If you think a bicyclist is farther out from the curb than necessary, look closely. Bicyclists need to ride at least a door's width away from parked cars to avoid being hit by a suddenly opening door. Bicyclists also need to allow room to avoid potholes and debris and to pass double-parked cars.. Bicyclists may occupy any part of a traffic lane when their safety warrants it. If the lane is too narrow to share, it is safer for the bicyclist to communicate that information by riding in the center of the lane.
Source: Office of the Governor, NH Department of Transportation, NH Department of Safety and NH Highway Safety Agency


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Developer Anagnost sues city over parking lot denialBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 31. 2014 11:50PM
MANCHESTER — A dispute between the developer of the Elliot at River Edge's medical complex and the city Planning Board has spilled into the legal arena.
Developer Dick Anagnost has sued the city over the board's denial in April of his proposal to use a parcel of land adjacent to River's Edge as a parking lot from which employees would be shuttled to the Millyard.
The suit is pending in Hillsborough County Superior Court.
The Planning Board had already approved the use of the parcel, on Hancock Street immediately east of the medical complex, for a residential building that would cater to patients and their families. Anagnost said the residential project has been put on hold and is considered a final phase in the build out of River's Edge. In the meantime, he wants to use the 47-space parking lot component of the development for a shuttle service to the Millyard.
However, a majority of Planning Board members voted against the plan. Their main objections were that the parking lot was inconsistent with the larger River's Edge "planned development area"; that it lacked proper screening features, such as sidewalks and landscaping; and that it would produce traffic that would affect the nearby residential neighborhood and create safety hazards.
Planning Board member Jim Roy led the opposition at a meeting in March.
"This board can't grant something that's temporary," Roy said. "I'm concerned about this being a parking lot in perpetuity."
Roy did not return a call for comment earlier this week.
In the lawsuit, Anagnost's attorney, John Cronin, argues that the board did not give Anagnost a "meaningful opportunity" to address the concerns raised about the proposal and that the board arbitrarily rejected it by citing its "temporary" nature.
In its response to the suit, the city Solicitor's Office rejected the claims.
City attorney Peter Chiesa said he was limited in what he could say about pending litigation, but he maintained that the Planning Board's decision was "both legal and reasonable."
Anagnost said he wants to use the lot in conjunction with a shuttle service his company has started that ferries employees in the Millyard from seven other satellite lots in the downtown vicinity.
Demand for parking in the Millyard has increased in recent years as companies have expanded there.
Anagnost said operating the shuttle facilitates that growth.
"Without a doubt, this will spur economic development downtown and in the Millyard," he said of parking lot shuttle service.


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Eight crew members from Red Wings airlines were the only people on board when the plane veered off the runway at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. Russian officials are still trying to figure out what caused the crash.


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editor: NAGARAJ.M.R…VOL.2 issue. 05….07 / 05 / 2008
Editorial : INDIAN JUDICIARY UNDER RTI PURVIEW
The corrupt among public servants always give a ruse , reason to escape from accountability. Recently government of Karnataka under president's rule has enacted a rule limiting the number of informations sought in RTI application to 3 . already bureaucrats are successful in exempting official file notings from RTI purview. These file notings are the basis on which official decisions are taken by superiors , so if one wants to know the intention behind an official decision it is imperative to know all the notings.
Police apply 3rd degree torture on accussed , ask questions for hours in the name of extracting truth , the same police are afraid to answer questions lest the truth come out.
In the courts of law , numerous questions are asked , cross examination done to extract truth . if one remains silent it amounts to confession / agreeing to all charges leveled. In courts of law , during cross examination one must give straight forward answers , one cann't give vague answers nor state excuses for not answering a question. If one doesn't give straight forward answers that also is considered as agrreing to the charges levelled. The courts go to any length to extract answers to it's questions , take for example rape cases in the backdrop of our Indian tradition. In the courts of law , the rape victim - woman who has already suffered injustice , shame is made to depose before male judges , lawyers who are total strangers and made to repeatedly explain how the crime of rape was committed. So once again the victim is made to suffer more shame in the society. For the courts answers to questions , cross examination , legal procedures is more important than honour of woman. The very same judges are afraid to answer questions , cross examination under one pretext or the other lest the truth come out.
Even our people's representatives â€" MPs , MLAs , etc are afraid to speak out truth , to honour RTI act citing legal privileges , etc. in India , during appointment of persons to government service back ground check & clearance by police is mandatory & during appointment into sensitive defense , space , atomic energy establishments , etc apart from police verification , investigation by intelligence agencies is a must. No such thing for our MLAs , MPs . However now criminalization of politics is almost in
More than RTI ACT , to seek information is part of every Indian citizen's fundamental rights & human rights , RTI ACT is just fulfilling that right partly & fixing a time frame. Nobody , no constitutional functionary is higher than Indian citizens , nobody's privileges or any laws prevailing over the fundamental rights & duties of Indian citizens is constitutional , just or legal . The shame is that even after 60 years of independence , FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS & DUTIES OF INDIAN CITIZENS is observed more in breach than implementation , by our public servants including the judiciary .
Hereby , we urge all the public servants â€" judges , police , people's representatives to honour RTI ACT , to honour Indian citizen's fundamental & human rights and to facilitate them to perform their fundamental duties. The silence of public servants to the questions asked or vague answers , ruses by public servants amounts to confessions , agreeing to the questions , charges leveled & crimes committed .
Let the TRUTH prevail. Jai hind. Vande mataram.
Your's sincerely,
Judiciary under RTI Act, says parliamentary panel
New Delhi, April 29 A parliamentary committee today held that judiciary comes under the purview of the Right to Information law with regard to all activities of administration except "judicial decision making.†"Except the judicial decision making, all other activities of administration and the persons included in it (judiciary) are subject to RTI Act,†said the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Law and Justice.
The opinion of the committee headed by E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappanan comes against the backdrop of a raging controversy over whether the judiciary comes under the RTI purview. Chief Justice of
The committee, which went into the demands of grants for the personnel ministry and discussed the interpretation of Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act, that is, definition of public authority, said the provision is very clear that all constitutional authorities come under the definition of public authority. The committee had examined in detail every clause of the RTI Act, 2004 and was conscious of the fact that all wings of the state, executive, legislature and judiciary, are fully covered under this Act since all organs of the state are accountable to the citizens of India in a democratic state. "It is more so since the judiciary is having a dual role as (i) administrative function and (ii) judicial decision making.
We at e-voice of human rights watch has requested for following information ( ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ) from honourable CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA , SUPREME COURT OF INDIA , NEW DELHI , UNION HOME SECRETARY , GOI , NEW DELHI , DG&IG OF POLICE , GOK , BANGALORE , COMMISSIONER , BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY , BANGALORE & COMMISSIONER , MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY , MYSORE , as per RTI Act . All of them have failed to provide complete truthful information to us.
Full Case details are given at following web page,
http://crosscji.blogspot.com/ , http://crossexamofchiefjustice.blogspot.com/ ,
http://crimesofsupremecourt.wordpress.com/ , http://crosscji.wordpress.com/ ,
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http://crimesofsupremecourt.wordpress.com/ , http://crosscji.wordpress.com/ ,
http://crossexamofchiefjustice.wordpress.com/ ,
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http://crimesofsupremecourt.wordpress.com/ , http://crosscji.wordpress.com/ ,
http://crossexamofchiefjustice.wordpress.com/ ,
http://crimesofmuda.blogspot.com/ , http://manivannanmuda.blogspot.com/ ,
http://crimesatmudamysore.wordpress.com/ ,
http://crimesofbda.blogspot.com/ , http://bdacrimes.wordpress.com/ ,
Hereby , we do once again request you to order the said public servants - to comply with RTI Act & to provide the full information to us at the earliest. JAI HIND. VANDE MATARAM.
Your's sincerely,
THE ANSWER LIES IN ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS , ALL CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONARIES INCLUDING JUDGES , TO THEIR PAY MASTERS - MONARCHS OF DEMOCRACY ie CITIZENS OF DEMOCRATIC INDIA. Hope this will dawn on our public servants that they are PUBLIC SERVANTS NOT PUBLIC MASTERS.
Failure of RTI Act in
- In the clutches of corrupt public servants mafia
In the courts of law , every statement to be valid must be supported by evidences. That too, the statements of public servants / government officials & their reports in government records are considered as sacrosanct , the ultimate gospel truth by courts of law.
The corruption has spread it's tentacles far & wide in the public service. The bribe booty is shared by lower to higher officials. If an official is complained against , his higher official conducts a formal investigation & reports in the record that lower official is not guilty.
The vigilance authorities / Karnataka lokayukta has recently raided on police , tax officials & seized illegal wealth amounting to crores of rupees. Take the recent case where in senior IPS officer , superintendent of police chamarajanagar , mr.srikantappa was arrested by Karnataka lokayukta. The victims spoke to media that he used to threaten them with false cases. In this way , how many victims / innocents were arrested & tortured by his arrest warrants ? how many innocents suffered in false cases ? how many rich criminals got scot free , by srikantappa's filing of B reports leading to closure of cases ?
In the past how many suffered by srikantappa's actions ? has the court subjected to review all the previous actions of srikantappa throught his corrupt career ? if not , why ?
The courts of law has taken the official reports , records of mr.srikantappa as gospel truth & indirectly aided rich criminals & harmed innocents. It is the same case with respect to reports of all government officials � police , labour , tax , etc. the rich criminals buy out government officials & make them write favourable report about themselves. Whereas the poor , innocents suffer from adverse reports & injustices. The courts of law takes the government records at it's face value & meat out injustices to the poor , innocents while aiding the rich criminals.
When a commoner requests for information as per RTI Act , the government officials either give incomplete information , false information or decline to give information under one pretext or the other. The officials are damn sure that the truthful information will be detrimental to themselves & will be taken as evidence against themselves in the courts of law. So information , truth is not given. Even information commissions are failing here. Thereby, the public are denied to seek justice in the courts of law , by lack of evidences.
The courts of law before accepting the records of government officials , must subject it to a "test of truth". When a government report is contested against , a fact finding team comprising members of public , complainant , respondent & the court , must check it out at the ground level. Orelse when a complainant says that the report of a government official � police , labour , tax , etc as false that government official must be subjected to lie detector test , narco-analysis, ertc by court of law. The questionnaire ie the questions to be asked during the scientific test are to be prepared with feedback from both complainant & respondent's side. In that way , impartially truth can be found out. After all , the objective of courts of law is "Quest for Truth", not just giving out judgements based on reports of corrupt officials.
Nowadays , we are even seeing reports of corruption among the judiciary itself. If a complaint against a judge is made out that a level ground is not provided to put up one's case in the court or cross examination of one party is not allowed or lie detector test / narco analysis of one party is not allowed ( in turn taking the lies of that party as truth ), the judge making a varied interpretation of law, the judge not safe guarding the health & life of the complainant in the custody of police leading to 3rd degree torture of complainant by police , etc, in all such cases the supreme court of India must change the presiding judge of such cases , the cases must be thoroughly reviewed & the guilty judge must be subjected to narco-analysis , lie detector test , etc & legally prosecuted. In this back drop , accountability of police & judges to the public ie citizens of
We at e � voice of human rights of watch have utmost respect for the judiciary & all government institutions. It is the corrupt few in those institutions who are themselves bringing disgrace to the august institutions they occupy , by their corrupt deeds. The saving grace is that still honest few are left in public service & it is an appeal to them , to legally prosecute their corrupt colleagues.
Is it not right & just in such cases , to subject the presiding judge , police , concerned government officialds & most importantly key officials of that criminal private enterprise to lie detector , narco- analysis tests , to know the truth ? is it not right to conduct the inspection of alleged site , review of all company's records , by a team comprising of members from public , court , complainant & respondent ?
Some of these criminal enterprises threaten to finish off the poor victims . as these company's have money power they can buy out rowdies , police & capable of doing anything. In such cases , if anything untoward happens to the victim or his family , are not the officials of such criminal enterprise liable to pay compensation to the victims's family or survivors ?
History of Corruption in Indian Judiciary since
1949: Mr. Justice Sinha only Judge impeached; courtesy Good Judges & Constitution Framers: Our Fore-Fathers represented by Constituent Assembly of India framers of Constitution of India then in 1949 (year before Consitution came into existence) impeached Mr. Justice Sinha; finding him "guilty of improper exercise of Judicial functions, the cumulative effect of which was to lower the dignity of his office and undermine the confidence of the public in the administration of justice…" [008.07].
Such/ similar acts/ behaviours by whom-so-ever including Judges is since 1971 is covered as an act of Criminal Contempt of Court [041.05 ]. Not a single Judge is either Impeached or hauled-up for Contempt till 1991.
Peoples' Inner Hope Courts to maintain their Majesty & Dignity will prosecute 1000 Judges in context, who have tarnished & undermined the Fair image of Judiciary.
Let Judges relish Jail for months if not years ; to asses personally the convinences-N-comforts provided even to innocent citizens or persons who were not having Rs. 100 to give as Bail. Then they will be in better position to Transform Jails into Reformation Centres. Jailing corrupt Judges by Judges , we hope will instill confidence of people in Courts & law. Who-is-who of
1979 : Chief Justice Mr. K. Veeraswami ; Chief Justice of India permitted Central Bureau of India to file case of Dis-proportionate of Income / wealth against Chief Justice Madras High Court Mr. K. Veeraswami ( father-in-law of Mr. Justice V. Ramaswami ). 30 years elaped. Sheltered by Courts' easy-go-tactic. [049.04] [059.05 ]
1991-93: Mr. Justice V. Ramaswami ( son-in-law of Chief Justice Mr. K. Veeraswami [049.04 ] ) : SAWANT COMMITTEE REPORT had held he is guilty of several charges. Supreme Court of
1995 A.M. BHATTACHARJEE: The chief justice of the
1996 AJIT SENGUPTA: The Calcutta High Court judge made it a routine to issue ex parte, ad interim stay orders on anticipatory bail pleas from smugglers having links with the Mumbai underworld. He was arrested in 1996 for FERA violations after retirement
1994 to 1997: A.M. AHMADI: When he was Chief Justice of
2000 A.S. ANAND: As Chief Justice of
2002: SEX FOR ACQUITTAL In November 2002, Sunita Malviya, a Jodhpur-based doctor, alleged that a deputy registrar of the Rajasthan High Court had sought sexual favours for himself and for Justice Arun Madan to "fix" a case in her favour. Justice Mr.· Arun Madan . Case of Lady Sunita Malviya.STATUS: A committee set up by former CJI G.B. Pattanaik found prima facie evidence against Madan, who does not attend court anymore. Judge Resigned
CASH-FOR-JOB :Three judges of the
2002-03: 3 Judges
March 2003 - Delhi High Court Judge resigns: Suspected of collusion with Property Developers. Raids by CBI on corrupt higher officials in Delhi Development Authority (DDA), found Draft Judgement-N-Court Records
E(I)nquiry-in-camera or In-House Inquiry was & is contrary to Law . Is ultra vires Article 14 of Constitution of India: " The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India"
Following Questions / Issues, inter alia , arise
( a ) Enquiry in-camera was held contrary to the observations made by, Constituent Assembly of India in 1949. In its' Impeachment Order had held thus:"While we are alive to the desirability, in the interests of the public, of investigating charges against a Judge in open court, we held the Enquiry in-camera in view of the allegation made in the affidavits and the circumstances of the case. This mode of proceeding should not, however, be regarded as a precedent." [008.07 ].
( b) In the case of similar In-House Inquiry held under the Orders of Chief Justice of India in Jusice V. Ramaswami's case , Justice Ramaswami had held that " Inquiring Committee" as well as " Inquiry" have no basis & force of law. It is reflected in the Report , which was read-out by CJI to Advocates & publicised , submitted by 3 Judges Committee thus" Indeed Justice Ramaswami had made it clear to the Chief Justice that he did not recognise any such Jurisdiction in any body or authority."
(c) It will not be out-of place to mention here that Two of "Three Judges Committee " appointed by CJI in Re. V. Ramaswami's case are alleged to be involved in Judges Plot 4 Plot.[014.00]. It is like Criminal investigating another criminal .
( d ) If so how sure can we be that " 3 Judges Committee " appointed to invetigate " 3 Judges
Queries to Supreme Court , Parliament of India & Central Government In Re. Judges' Mysore Sex Scandal ( a)" Will the Supreme Court Publicise Report of " 3 Judges Committee " ( all & sundry material); morefully to know whether any evidence adduced by many in support of Scam is informed to CJI & Supreme Court ? (b) What is the Guarantee that despite prima facie evidence Judges of Supreme Court which consists of Few corrupt Judges seved in Karnataka are not inclined to take stern action ? (c) Investigation of a Crime comitted by Minister or anyone lies within Executive Domain like the case Justice K.Veeraswami, in this case CBI . Is it not a case of hushing-up & messing-up of " 3 Pillars of Constitution " ?. (d) How long will you try keeping suppressed Crimes of Judges of Supreme Court & High Courts when Union Law Minister Mr. P. Shiva Shankar , on 28th Nov.1987 said " Supreme Court is filled with FERA violators & Bride Burners…" ( AIR 1988 SC 1208 ). When Chief Justice Of India Justice E.S. Venkataramaiaha admits that "in every High Court there are 3-4 Judges who are out every evening to Party in Foreign Embassiies or at Advocates' places…drink…dine…" (1990 Cr LJ 2179 ) [041.09]. (e) 20% of Judges are corrupt , indirectly said Chief Justice of India Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha , in other words admitted that 80% of Judges of India are not corrupt & are above board to be bribed or influnced ? Then why cases are not filed against 20% of Judges ?
LOSS of Confidence in Judiciary : The Actions & Inactions of Supreme Court trying to suppress crimes of Judges has resulted in We, the People of India losing confidence in Courts & given rise to a Question whether at all People of India's Fundamental & Statutory Rights are safe in present set of Judges & Courts and Laws Governing thereof ?
Conscience of Judiciary Shaken: Supreme Court of
"Police Raj" to "Judges Tyranny": Judges serving all over
Criminal Politicians Vs Criminal Judges : Hats off for the Judgment of Supreme Court striking-down of Parliamentary Act amending Representatives of Peoples Act. Court said Come Clean Mr. Politicians in relation to diclosure of their Criminal , Financial & other such antecedents so as to help electorate of
But then What about Criminal / Corrupt / Judgment-for-Sex Judges ?: The Supreme Court was unanimous in the Judgment of corrupt politicians. Parliament is not unanimous to Bridle Judges or judiciary. Nor is the Supreme Court ready to find ways & means to Tame / Terminate / Jail the Corrupt / criminal / Judgment-for-Sex Judges. Such inactions of Supreme Court or High Court is nothing short of giving leverage to such of them. It looks as though Supreme Court on its own is eroding faith of Public in Judiciary as a whole. Like Termites these Judges are Constitutional-Enemies-Within-India who are bent upon to disseminate corruption among other Good Judges.
(New Delhi): The first major study into India's legal judgements on death penalty cases has revealed that the system is riddled with fatal flaws and that the only remedy is to abolish the death penalty completely, said the study authors in New Delhi today.
Amnesty International believes that at least 140 people have been sentenced to death in 2006 and 2007. According to the latest available official figures, there were 273 persons on death row as of 31 December 2005. But this figure is likely to be considerably higher today.
The fate of these death row prisoners is ultimately a lottery. In the first comprehensive analysis of around 700 Supreme Court judgements on death penalty cases over more than 50 years, the authors expose a judicial system that has failed to meet international laws and standards relating to the death penalty.
Amnesty International India and the People's Union for Civil Liberties (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry) have issued the study, Lethal Lottery: The Death Penalty in
It is the first to examine the essential unfairness of the death penalty system in
• the administration of the death penalty in
• on the contrary, there is ample evidence to show that the death penalty has been an arbitrary, imprecise and abusive means of dealing with defendants.
Dr V Suresh, President, PUCL (TN & Puducherry) said: "While the death penalty continues to be used in India, there remains a danger that it will be used disproportionately against ethnic minorities, the poor or other disadvantaged groups. There is only one way to ensure such inequalities in the administration of justice do not occur: the complete abolition of the death penalty.â€
Amnesty International welcomes the current hiatus of executions in the country. The relative lack of executions in the last decade -- one in 2004 -- illustrates that the people of
"India stands at a crossroads. It can choose to join the global trend towards a moratorium on the death penalty, as adopted by the UN General Assembly last year. It will also then join 27 countries in the
"Or it can continue to hang death row inmates, when the judicial system that puts them there has been shown by this extensive research to be unfair,†said Mukul Sharma, Amnesty International-India Director.
The full report is available at http://www.amnesty.org/en/report/info/ASA20/007/2008 and a summary, at http://www.amnesty.org/en/report/info/ASA20/006/2008
The study of the courts highlights some of the main failings as:
- Errors in consideration of evidence - most death sentences handed down in
are based on circumstantial evidence alone. In a 1994 Supreme Court appeal, the Court noted sarcastically that the main witness's memory constantly improved. His testimony at the trial three years after the incident was observed to be far more detailed than his confessional statement recorded a few days after. India
- Inadequate legal representation - concerns included lawyers ignoring key facts of mental incompetence, omitting to provide any arguments on sentencing, or failing to dispute claims that the accused was under 18 years of age at the time of the crime despite evidence to the contrary.
- Anti-terrorist legislation - concerns include the broad definition of 'terrorist acts', insufficient safeguards on arrest, and provisions allowing for confessions made to police to be admissible as evidence.
- Arbitrariness in sentencing - in the same month, different benches of the Supreme Court have treated similar cases differently, with mitigating factors taken into account or disregarded arbitrarily.
- In the Bachan Singh judgment of 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty should be used only in the "rarest of rare" cases. More than a quarter of a century later, it is clear that through the failure of the courts and the State authorities to apply consistently the procedures laid down by law and by that judgment, the Court's strictures remain unfulfilled.
A total of 135 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice, having realised executions are unacceptable. In 2007, only 24 countries carried out executions (
Judicial nepotism rampant in India
April 12, 2007 by CyberGandhi
In the first step in the fight against judicial nepotism, the Law Ministry wrote to the Bar Council of India last month asking it to ensure that lawyers don't appear in cases before judges who are close relatives. However, it appears to have ignored the wider problem of what is called Son Stroke or Uncle Judge, where judges have close relatives practising in the same court.
NDTV discovered that this trend, where two judges or a group of judges have children practising in each other's courts, is widespread. While not everyone takes advantage of what has been described as a mutual cooperative society, many of them do. This problem first surfaced in 2003, when the Bar Council of
A year later, BK Roy, then Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, issued an administrative order barring a group of 10-12 judges from hearing any case pleaded by each other's relatives.
He quoted eminent jurist HM Seervai: "Experience shows that an impression is created in the public, however unjustified it may be, that it would be advantageous to engage a judge's son as an advocate.â€
"It was generally believed that A, B, C and D (all judges) constituted a mutual co-operative society, in the sense was believed that each of the four judges (A, B, C and D) would protect the sons of the three other judges.â€
The order sparked off a protest by judges in
"Some relatives misuse their connections more blatantly than others, but the problem remains in principle. An especially acute feature of problem of nepotism as it exists here is that apart from relatives of high court judges, children of sitting Supreme Court judges from this region also practise here at Chandigarh.â€
"The advantages, the benefits that accrue to them from their connections is well known to all and is fully exploited,†said Anupam Gupta, Senior Advocate, Punjab & Haryana High Court.
Recently an MP raised the issue of judicial nepotism again and claimed that out of 490 judges of the various High Courts and the Supreme Court, relatives of 131 judges are practising in the same court.
Limited directive
Finally, four long years after the issue was first raised by the Bar Council, the Law Ministry issued a directive. But it was confined to saying that no lawyer shall plead a case before a judge who is a close relative.
It completely skirts the issue of close relatives of a judge practising in the same court - the Uncle Judge or Son Stroke syndrome.
"There are complaints from all over the country that judges' children are practising in the same high court and that is causing grave problem in regard to handling of cases and the judges favouring and one judges son appearing before another judge,†said M N Krishnamany, President, SC Bar Association.
Judges are, in fact, expected to follow a code of conduct which points out that: "Close association with individual members of the Bar, particularly with those who practise in the same court, shall be eschewed.â€
But is this distance really possible?
"If your son, brother or sister is practising in the same court, you can't eschew close association with your son, daughter or brother.â€
"Therefore, you should not be a judge in the same court; you should opt to be transferred to some other court where a close relative is not practising,†said Prashant Bhushan, Member, Committee on Judicial Accountability.
However, as figures show, this is clearly not the trend.
In the Punjab & Haryana High Court, the relatives of eight sitting judges plead cases, while in
Also senior lawyers feel that the children of judges are often favoured.
"That instances have come that a relation of a judge having joined only three four years in the practise suddenly his briefs are huge in number so that is what it is under scrutiny because he takes advantage of his position,†said Jaganath Patnaik, President, Bar Council of India.
"It is very clear also as I know personally so many judges in the High Courts their children are practising and are being pampered also,†said M N Krishnamani, President, SC Bar Association.
The public impression is that in order to get a favourable order, it's better to hire a close relative of a judge to plead your case.
Now the questions that remain to be answered are can the Bar Councils keep a check on this practise and is the Law Ministry seriously concerned about ending nepotism?
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