Join the Campaign for Judicial Integrity in Louisiana

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Have you ever been affected by a Judge’s decision in Louisiana? Did the decision affect you in such a way that you either lost money or have been left at risk of ongoing abuse or unable to see your children? Chances are that you have. Did you feel the system in Louisiana was corrupt? The answer to that is probably yes. If so, Motion to Quash LLC has the solution. Join the Campaign for Judicial Integrity in Louisiana.

We want the public to receive accurate and understandable information and show what you can do to rid Louisiana of Judicial corruption. Join the Campaign for Judicial Integrity in Louisiana to remedy those problems by making the system right and ridding the Louisiana judiciary of bad and corrupt judges.

Harmful Effect of Money in Louisiana Government

Motion to Quash LLC takes action against government corruption and retribution in Louisiana. No one can get a fair trial before judges who receive illegal payments from attorneys and retroactive immunity from criminal prosecution.

A significant number of judges in Louisiana receive illegal payments from attorneys in the form of campaign contributions. Motion to Quash LLC is taking the steps to pass legislation that says any judge who receives contributions from attorneys no longer can sit on the seat in the district where the attorneys practice. What You Can Do to Rid the Louisiana Judiciary of Bad and Corrupt Judges

There is continuing fraud before the courts in Louisiana and the Louisiana judicial system is in a crisis. This is the underlying story of how judges receiving illegal contributions and payments to increase their own interests has corrupted the Louisiana judicial system.

The Louisiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Justices and Superior Court Justices at all times knew and know at present, many Louisiana judges sit on cases in which they are disqualified under law because the attorney gave them a criminal payment and: (1) appears before them as a party; (2) appears as a witness; or (3) has an interest.

The mission of the Campaign for Judicial Integrity in Louisiana is to disqualify the judges who are receiving money from attorneys and end corruption and take back our judicial system.

How to Disqualify Your Judge

Responsibility falls on citizens to reclaim our justice system. The method is for the people to file LA Code Crim Pro 987 based on fraud upon the court. Motion to Set Aside Conviction and Dismiss Prosecution; Rule to Show Cause; and Order of Dismissal forms are to be used. Here is a link to the forms provided by LSAC http://www.lasc.org/rules/City_Parish/Uniform_Forms_for_City_Parish_Courts.pdf

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Also, federal laws provide an opportunity to reverse the judge’s ruling and move forward with working the case to its logical conclusion. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution of the United States (Article VIClause 2), establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the “supreme Law of the Land” and thus take priority over any conflicting state laws.

Section 1346 of Title 18United States Code provides an intangible right to honest services.  The statute has been applied by federal prosecutors in cases of public corruption as well as in cases in which private individuals breached a fiduciary duty to another.

Exercise Your Rights & Contact Your Legislators

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Motion to Quash LLC is drafting legislation and sending it to every legislator to stop any judge from receiving payments from attorneys who may appear before them. The next step for you, the voters, will be to exercise your rights to contact your legislators, who are your representatives and work for you, and urge them to get the amendment passed. Remember, these payments have affected every aspect of the court system, so now is the time for action.

“If you have been hurt by a judicial decision or by a corrupt judge and you want to do something about it, this is the only thing that you can do. Protesting in the street is not going to get you anywhere. Making music or noise is not going to get you anywhere. Exercising your right will get you somewhere.” – Dr. Richard Fine, Founder, Vote for Justice, Campaign for Judicial Integrity.

Recognized by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of motiontoquash.org. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org. Motion to Quash LLC successfully promoted legislation that supports the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act. Please Support journalism in the public interest by contributing today. Click here to donate Motion to Quash ISSN 2644-1594 is the copyrighted property of Motion to Quash LLC 2019.  NWC’s mission is to support whistleblowers in their efforts to expose and help prosecute corruption and other wrongdoing around the world. 

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Vote No to HCR 53 Study Concerning Registry of Persons With Autism

By Tracie Burke | Motion to Quash LLC | May 9, 2020

Representative Joe Stagni has requested a study that goes against basic ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects with autism and other developmental disabilities. HCR 53 EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS: Requests a study concerning a voluntary registry of persons with autism and other developmental disabilities for use by law enforcement professionals. Stagni’s request poses some troubling ethical questions concerning privacy, discrimination, and legal harm. It does not answer the question of what the standard should be for judging how much and what sort of information should be provided for the study.

According to The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research principle guidelines, research involving persons with Autism and other developmental disabilities needs extensive protections.

The National Research Act

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On July 12, 1974, the National Research Act (Pub. L. 93-348) was signed into law, thereby creating the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, as well as the Belmont Report and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). One of the charges to the Commission was to identify the basic ethical principles that should underlie the conduct of biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects and to develop guidelines which should be followed to assure that such research is conducted in accordance with those principles. In carrying out the above, the Commission was directed to consider: (i) the boundaries between biomedical and behavioral research and the accepted and routine practice of medicine, (ii) the role of assessment of risk-benefit criteria in the determination of the appropriateness of research involving human subjects, (iii) appropriate guidelines for the selection of human subjects for participation in such research and (iv) the nature and definition of informed consent in various research settings.”

Basic Ethical Principles

  1. Respect for Persons. — Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection. The principle of respect for persons thus divides into two separate moral requirements: the requirement to acknowledge autonomy and the requirement to protect those with diminished autonomy.
  2. Assessment of Risks and Benefits. — For a review committee, it is a method for determining whether the risks that will be presented to subjects are justified.

The Louisiana Department of Health has already indicated that studies such as HCR 53 are not feasible. House Concurrent Resolution No. 84 of the 2019 Regular Session requested the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of issuing a special identification card to individuals with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and the study that the Louisiana Department of Health produced in accordance with that Resolution indicated, “it is not feasible for the department to issue such identification cards because it has no processes currently in place within which that function could be included.” This volubly confirms that it is not feasible to conduct a discriminatory study concerning the potential use of the NCIC database for creating a registry of persons with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Furthermore, Louisiana law, R.S. 40:2404.2(C), already provides for training of law enforcement officers on interacting with persons who have developmental disabilities. Autism Risk and Safety Management provides training and resources for law enforcement, emergency first responders, parents, educators, care providers, and the autism community. Autism training offers scenarios that describe not only the highest risk autism and law enforcement encounters but strategies designed to lower risk when police officers and first responders interact with autistic citizens and resolve the dilemma of recognizing autism related behaviors and characteristics.

The Nature and Scope of Risks and Benefits

The Assessment of risks and benefits requires a careful arrayal of relevant data, including alternative ways of obtaining the benefits sought in the research. One example, The National Autism Registry (NARY) was started in 1999. The mission is to provide opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to engage in community-based experiences that were not available to them due to the difficulties of the individual with developmental disabilities. It was founded by Valerie Herskowitz, a mother of a son with autism, and her husband, Garth Dolderer.

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The risks that HCR 53 presents to the subjects are not justified. Joe Stagni appears to be a disablist, contributing to the possibility that harm of autistic individuals may occur. Moreover, a conflict of interest is present since Stagni receives thousands of dollars in contributions issued by medical marketing agencies. This requires review by the Louisiana Ethics Administration.

Austistic populations are already burdened in many ways by their disabilities and environments. When research is proposed that involves risks and does not include a therapeutic component, they should be protected against the danger of being involved in research soley for administrative convenience or political purposes. Call or write to your legislators today and urge them to vote no to partisan bill HCR 53.

Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of Motion to Quash. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org. Motion to Quash LLC promotes legislation that supports the American Anti-Corruption Act.

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