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Blackham's Case
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On Wednesday, the 19th, I went to an appeals hearing that was supposed to be a video conference, however the video part could not be set up, so it was done by audio. The appellant, Bill Blackham, was appealing a conviction for a seat belt violation and the appellate court judge had already ruled…
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Authority
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Authority is defined as “Permission. Right to exercise powers; to implement and enforce laws; to exact obedience; to command; to judge. Control over; jurisdiction. Often synonymous with power.” From the definition above, we see that authority is the “right to exercise powers” and “jurisdiction”. We know from the Constitution, the highest law of the…
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It's All About Court
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The reason why it is so important to understand what a court is, is because the judicial power is exercised in the One Supreme Court! This court is the Article III Court of the U.S. Constitution, and can be called to order at any time by the Chief Justice. Blacks Law dictionary defines a…
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Broken System
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Is the legal system in America broken? If you feel it is, then you may be on a quest to find out where the break is. Why it is broken can be a timeless investigation into numerous conspiracy theories, however, the why and the where may have a connection that can be found in…
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Two Forms of Government
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We just talked about two forms of administration. Are these two forms actually two different governments? Most people are unaware that two years after the Constitution of the United States was ratified Congress created a new form of government in this country that is based upon the Roman style of law. The Roman style…
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Politics
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The proper administration of the law. There are two forms of administering law. One is Common and the other is federal. The Common is unwritten, handed down through customs and usage of the people and administered in the Courts according to the rules of the “old” English Common Law. The federal is Legislative or…
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Welcome to Power Politics
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In 1997 we started this site, along with the Equity Center, in an effort to help people learn about the legal process so they could help themselves solve the problems they were running into in the Courts. Well, we found that most people don’t care, and of those who do, very few are willing…