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Not a great day, but a good day
Family and friends,To the extent that the following is not an oxymoron: I had a good day in court today. I am fighting for my fundamental, Constitutional right to be equally involved in my 3-year old daughter Samantha’s life (among many other things).
Today, the Cook County court denied my wife’s request that I pay her attorneys almost $40,000. My wife’s attorneys then basically withdrew their motion to temporarily force me out of Samantha’s life (they didn’t withdraw it completely, but they didn’t set another hearing date) when it became obvious that the judge didn’t want to have a hearing on Constitutional rights in her courtroom -- which is the ONLY way for a father to fight this corrupt system.
Additionally, the attorney assigned by the court to represent Samantha (called a GAL) withdrew and waived her remaining fees because, as she said, “it would likely be too difficult to try and get them.” She also mentioned to the court that never in over 25 years of representing children has she withdrawn from a case, but she did so today because now that I am representing myself (I recently fired my second attorney), she no longer feels that she can “effectively protect” Samantha’s best interests.
The irony. Because I am no longer being held back by “officers of the court” and simply arguing for my Constitutional rights, an attorney who is an employee of the state can't effectively protect the rights of a little girl... the very rights guaranteed that little girl by the Constitution I'm defending. The insanity of all this merely needs my report, not my comment.
For those of you who might need clarity on my position, FIT parents ALWAYS act in a child’s best interest. Not the state. Not a judge. Not an attorney. FIT parents. Any other intrusion by the state is an infringement on our inalienable right to privacy, not to mention our right to the care and control of our children.
All of today’s events are temporary. At the final trial, the judge will VERY likely take Samantha away from me, and will VERY likely take away most of my property (and future income) and give it to my wife and her attorneys. Why? Because the LAW SAYS THEY CAN – FOR NO OTHER REASON. Not because I’ve been alleged an abusive father, not because I don’t love and care for Samantha, not because I’ve injured my wife in any way, not because I’ve broken any laws. They can do this because Illinois (as all states) decreed it so. Why did the legislature give the judiciary the power to do this? MONEY: Illinois gets significant monies from the federal government, and political supporters (e.g., attorneys) get very high-paying jobs for encouraging extremely litigious divorces.
Too hard to believe that a country with our Founding Fathers could do all this? To you I merely say: Do your homework. EVIL like this happens, and destruction is its nature. Think about Civil Rights. For over 100 years after the Civil War, systematic abuses of equality were the norm experienced by black Americans. It CAN happen here.
But not under my watch it won’t, or rather, not any longer. The law is wrong – don’t take my word for it. I will prove it to you. I will not accept someone else’s will as they murder my capacity to live by pointing a gun at my head. I will not divorce my principles from my love of my daughter. As our forefathers did, I am fighting for America’s values and morality WITH ACTION. I owe it to our Founders for their sacrifices, I owe it to my daughter for how wonderful she makes me feel, and I owe it to myself in the name of humanity and my own happiness. I am fighting for my own benefit, and for my daughter’s future. This is MY morality – that of creation, not of destruction. I will no longer be part of my own destruction by giving the legislature and judiciary my permission to destroy my freedom. They work for ME. I will not let the state, judges, and attorneys commit fraud on reason. My morality will win against the destroyers. Don’t watch. Join me.
The answer is simple: the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees fit parents equal custody of their children – there is NO AMBIGUITY. The 4th Amendment says you cannot take property from “A” and give it to “B.” Again, there is NO AMBIGUITY. Join me and the growing number of parents around America who are standing up for the rights bought for us by noble blood of patriots for 227 years. Your children and property are yours -- not a court's. They are yours by your RIGHTS. But you have to fight for your rights. No one will give them to you.
The judge and attorneys in my case were put on notice today – without an “officer of the court” (i.e., attorney) holding me back, I am now on the offensive and will stand up for my Constitutional rights. Though I don’t understand all of the legal process, I do know my rights better than ANY judge or attorney out there. I (and a small group of individuals) intend to bring down this entire FRAUD across America. The flagrant abuse of Constitutional rights by the legal system every day (i.e., judges, GALs, child evaluators, and even our own attorneys) is unacceptable not only because it destroys relationships between parents and children, but also because it destroys America's values and way of life. Fathers like me have been innocently generous in allowing divorce courts to destroy us and the U.S. Constitution. I will no longer be a part of my own destruction. I am seeking that 14 Illinois statutes (750 ILCS 5/602, 603, 604, 607, 609, 610, 506, 501 (a), 505, 513, 504, 501 (c)(1), 503 (j), and 508) be declared unconstitutional as they violate my fundamental rights to my child, my property, my privacy, my personal liberty, equality, and due process.
I am an excellent father. I have earned the right to spend time with my daughter, to provide for her, and to guide her as I see fit. I am interested in preserving, fulfilling, and enjoying my life with my daughter. I will not surrender my own self-interest, my daughter’s right to self-interest, or my mind. I will not surrender my hard-earned money to tyrants who force it from me, or to those who have not earned it. I will not accept “happiness” delivered by force of a gun and given to me contingent on self-destruction. My happiness will only come from joy without penalty or guilt – it will never come from self-destruction. I will not silently default. The divorce courts will not run my life, or my daughter’s life. This is a battle for my right to live.
Below I’ve included part of a draft opening statement I intend to make on June 23, the first day of my trial. I encourage you to read it and get involved, not just for my benefit, but for yours. The state and judiciary are trying to take away my fundamental rights. You can bet that yours are next. Take ACTION and prevent it. Don’t let your corrupt governments bully you into thinking you can’t win or that you can’t make a difference. I won today, WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY, even if it was a small win, and even though it is only temporarily. The government works for you – NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. The only reason the government has power is because you gave it to them. Help me take it back.
Join and support the Center for Children’s Justice (www.childrensjustice.org) NOW. They have been INVALUABLE to me in making this day a success. They are one of the reasons I will be successful in the future. Without them, I would have never gotten this far this fast. Unlike every divorce judge, attorney, and politician out there, these people truly understand the meaning of fundamental rights. Please join us and learn what the term FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS mean.
I encourage you to widely forward this message. All my best to you.
- B.
P.S. – If you know any attorneys (with any integrity left, that is) who want to be part of one of the biggest legal challenges since Brown v. Board of Education, please send them my way. I will need help to make my appeal up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The chosen attorney will likely get a wealth of media coverage. I’m only interested in attorneys who are interested in changing the world.