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2011-03-22 Home Front: Culture Wars

9th Circuit strikes down the 2005 Stolen Valor Act

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Posted by 746 2011-03-22 18:23|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "Saints may always tell the truth, but for mortals living means lying."

Just remember that at the next party as you introduce yourself as a justice of the local federal district.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-22 19:22|| 2011-03-22 19:22|| Front Page Top

#2 From Wikipedia:
Biography

Kozinski was born in Bucharest, Romania. In 1962, when he was 12, his parents, both Holocaust survivors, brought him to the United States. The family settled in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, where his father, Moses, ran a small grocery store.

Kozinski graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving an A.B. degree in 1972, and from the UCLA School of Law, receiving a J.D. degree in 1975. Kozinski clerked for future Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Ninth Circuit from 1975 to 1976, and then for Chief Justice Warren Burger from 1976 to 1977. From June 5, 1981 to August 1982, Kozinski served as the first U.S. Special Counsel appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
[edit] Judicial career

In 1982, Kozinski was appointed chief judge at the newly formed United States Court of Federal Claims. In 1985, at the age of 35, Kozinski was appointed to a new seat at the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Ronald Reagan, making him the youngest federal appeals court judge. Defending the court against criticism because of a controversial decision, Kozinski went on record emphasizing judicial independence: "It seems to me that this is what makes this country truly greatâthat we can have a judiciary where the person who appoints you doesn't own you."[2] He also took a stand against the charge that the Ninth Circuit is overly liberal, which led some to call it "The Notorious Ninth": "I can say with some confidence that cries that the Ninth Circuit is so liberal are just simply misplaced."[3] On November 30, 2007, Kozinski was appointed the tenth chief judge of the Ninth Circuit.[4]

In 2008, according to The Los Angeles Times, Kozinski "maintained a publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos."[5] In response, Kozinski called for an ethics investigation of himself.[6] In July 2009, Kozinski was admonished by a panel headed by Judge Anthony Scirica.[7][8]

Posted by Water Modem 2011-03-22 20:11|| 2011-03-22 20:11|| Front Page Top

#3 IMO the primary crux here is US-WORLD GOVTS + LAW ENFORCEMENT, EVEN "BIG BUSINESS" = WALL STREET, ETC. rely on extensive networks of POLITICAL-LEGALLY DENIABLE covert agents + informants to collect reliable information, both from Allied as well as Dedicated, Presumed Enemy Govts-States + NGOS.

Lest we fergit, there is also INTERNAL INTEL/COLLECTION to make sure Policies, Regulations, STandards + Protocols + Services, etc. ARE BEING OBEYED + FOLLOWED.

IMO the "STOLEN VALOR" ACT is inconsistent wid US Federal-State laws that say that non-Fed-State = Non-Public US Citizens-Nationals whom are allowed by Fed-State Agencies to formally or informally impersonate being their Employees as related to Govt-Public Activities, etc. CAN + WILL BE INTERPETED AS BEING EMPLOYED OR CONTROLLED BY SAME, I.E. THEY ARE DE FACTO GOVT-PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ETC.

[USA Channel's "BURN NOTICE" TV Show, "ENEMY OF THE STATE" MOvie, + VALERIE PLAME ...@etc. here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-22 20:43|| 2011-03-22 20:43|| Front Page Top

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