"We can't tell you."

Not too many years ago we were told; "Ignorance of the law is no excuse".

Recently, when someone chooses to defend themself against terroristic threats and harassment by agents who represent the U.S. Treasury in one form or another under "color of law", they are told by the judiciary that those agents "don't have to tell you" the reason they terrorize and harass rather than simply abiding by the laws that were enacted to govern their activities and behaviors.

Now, according to former Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID) and designer and philanthropist John Gilmore, who were detained by airport security agents, when they questioned the authority that required them to show government issued photo ID and submit to pat-downs the agents told them, "I can't tell you".

Thanks to Mr. Gilmore we don't have to be ignorant of the law. Further information on Gilmore v. Ashcroft, which is pending on appeal, can be found here. To view a summary of this litigation click here.

What does "Marlboro" have to do with "Political Capital", government run public schools, "Human Capital" and a Social Security Numbered "Mercenary Force"?

And how are ledger accounts kept by a Global Corporate Plutocracy?

I was outraged when I saw the cover page from the November 10, 2004 New York Post!!

The page (which has been since put in the NY Post's archives) was an obvious marketing technique to market Marlboro cigarettes, and gain support for President Bush and his corporate buddies' war in Iraq. This slick method of advertising had me wondering how much more blatant manipulation of the sincere patriotism of Americans will the editors of our newspapers engage in for the greedy gain of their corporate masters?

What's it going to take for a simple majority of the people to catch on about how our young men and women are being used as "POLITICAL CAPITAL" for the increased wealth of the Bush family and his Corporate Cronies - including Teresa, John, Bill and Hillary??

Since our military became "all volunteer" it - BY DEFINITION - became a "Mercenary Force" for the aforementioned plutocracy!

By definition, a Mercenary Force can be "legally" hired out to a Corporate entity for the purpose of protecting that entity's interests on foreign soil. If that Corporate entity has diverse holdings, is it any wonder why the New York Post's cover picture on November 10, 2004 is advertising "Marlboro" cigarettes???

In my opinion, the shift into a corporate global governance is as voluntary as our patriotism!

Remember when under Common Law the people referred to their government employees as "Public Servants"?

Remember when those "Public Servants" became, "Personnel"?

And then, "Human Resources" under corporate federalism? ("Resources", by the way, are disposable!)

Now the term is "Human Capital"!

What is "Capital"?

What do you suppose a "slave" would be called in today's legal terminology?

According to the intellectual doublespeak of Paul M. Johnson, Dept. of Political Science, Auburn University

Human capital is:
A loose catch-all term for the practical knowledge, acquired skills and learned abilities of an individual that make him or her potentially productive and thus equip him or her to earn income in exchange for labor.
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Montour County Responds

"I don't know about the discrepancies reported by the media and LWV, but our officail count for Montour County as of Friday is Sherwood 5596, Hannevig 818. We still need to wait until after the 15th for any additional military and overseas absentees that may come back, but the number we still have out is very small."

Darlis Dyer

Voting irregularities are not just limited to "electronic ballots".

In the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, Lycoming County uses mechanical "lever" voting machines, and Montour County uses "punch cards".

CNN and Times-Leader reported the following results:
Lycoming County (lever):
Sherwood - 21,036
Hannevig - 841

Montour County (punch cards):
Sherwood - 5,560
Hannevig - 811

The Scranton Tribune and League of Women Voters reported:
Lycoming County (lever):
Sherwood - 20,012
Hannevig - 814

Montour County (punch cards):
Sherwood - 5,560
Hannevig - 551

I have requested clarification and we are in anticipation of a timely response to these questions from employees of the Commonwealth, Montour and Lycoming Counties.

If you feel the need to express self-responsible outrage, please feel at liberty to do so. Here are the links.

Montour County Courthouse
29 Mill Street
Danville, PA 17821
(570)271-3000 voice
(570)271-3088 fax
commissioners@montourco.org

Mr. Fred Pfeiffer
Voter Registration Supervisor
48 W. Third St.
Williamsport, PA 17701-0536
(570) 327-2267
fpfeiffer/lyco@lyco.org

Election Results

The election results have been tabulated in the Times Leader.

While the percentage of the votes cast for me sounds small at 7.02%, this percentage translates into 14,450 people who took the time to look at the bottom line and deliberately moved the lever in the direction of Liberty.

As you read the results take into consideration that the total numbers do not reflect the total number of the voters in those counties. During the coming months take the time to speak to your friends and neighbors about their political options and encourage them to make "bottom line" choices.

(The Constitution Party candidates were on the bottom line of the ballot.)

Again: Thank you for your vote.