Cowardly City Councilors Ignore the People, Vote for BEARCAT 9-4

by | Mar 1, 2012 | 61 comments

Police State KeeneTonight, the Keene city council could have made history as the first ever political designation to reject arms manufacturer LENCO and the federal government’s pushing of the BEARCAT police attack “tank“.

They could have heard the voices of the people who were crying out against this intimidating monstrosity that will inevitably militarize the Keene police even more, and as city councilor Carl Jacobs appropriately pointed out, distance them further from the community they supposedly serve.

They could have. But they didn’t. The BEARCAT passed 9 to 4.

Despite the outpouring of opposition in the community against the BEARCAT, not a single councilor changed their vote from December, when they originally voted in favor of it. That vote was 13 to 1. Why were the numbers different? The new city councilors who took office in January were the ones to vote against it. So, the councilors who originally voted for it completely disregarded all the input they received from the community in various forms:

  • In a Keene Sentinel online poll, 72% said they city council was wrong to accept the BEARCAT. (Only 12% favored the BEARCAT in the poll.)
  • WKBK’s Dan Mitchell stated on-air that 90% of his callers were against the BEARCAT.
  • City councilor Bettina Chadbourne related during tonight’s meeting that of the 80 phone calls she received from various members of the community, (old, young, business owners, men, women, etc) only ten calls were in favor of the BEARCAT.
  • The public hearing on the BEARCAT featured dozens of speakers, the supermajority of which opposed the BEARCAT.
  • A random walk down Main St. would show anyone who bothered to ask people that the supermajority of people oppose the BEARCAT.
  • Most letters to the editor of the Keene Sentinel were in opposition to the BEARCAT.
  • During the meeting the councilors who favored the BEARCAT got no applause from the packed room, while the councilors who spoke in opposition to the BEARCAT were blasted with applause.

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Motion To Depose Four Judges: DENIED – Motion To Change Venue: DENIED

by | Mar 1, 2012 | 19 comments

UPDATE: My signature will not be the only signature on the “rule 11 petition” to the NH Supreme Court.

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Two days after New Hampshire State Representative (and Redress of Grievances Committee member) George Lambert (R) (Hillsboro-27) authorized subpoenas for four sitting New Hampshire judges in the presence of New Hampshire State Representative JR Hoell (R) (Merrimack-13), Judge Kathleen McGuire DENIED Jason Talley the ability to question said judges about what they knew about the court orders that caused him to be arrested for mere POSSESSION OF A CAMERA.

Why would he want to question them about the orders?  Because they enacted them three days after a judge committed a crime on camera.

She also DENIED Jason’s request that the trial be moved out of the county as he doesn’t believe he can receive a fair trial there.

I now intend on filing a Rule 11 Petition with the New Hampshire Supreme Court to ask that they take this case from the Cheshire County Superior Court.

– Cheshire County Superior Court order DENYING criminal depositions of four judges and change of venue .PDF

From the judge’s order:

“The legality of any judge’s order will not be an issue for the jury to determine because a court order may not be disobeyed unless and until it is reversed.“

Immoral and unconstitutional judicial orders should, at the very minimum, be questioned and shown to the public.  In this case I think they should be shown to the entire New Hampshire General Court as well.

There literally are judges committing crimes on camera and then bad judicial orders being enacted to cover as a result in Cheshire County…  and it needs to stop.

The enforcement of said corrupt orders needs to stop as well.  Why isn’t Cheshire County High Sheriff Foote driving these court orders directly to the New Hampshire Supreme Court and saying “NO” ???

That’s exactly what I would do.

City Councilors “On the Fence” Regarding BEARCAT – Please Call ASAP

by | Feb 29, 2012 | 6 comments

NO BEARCATI just got off the phone with a local business owner.  I was told that while at least a few city councilors have committed to voting against the BEARCAT, others have said they are on the fence. The vote is tomorrow night, March 1st. Please take the time to call as many of the city councilors as possible and tell them how you feel about the BEARCAT. Reports are that the pro-BEARCAT people are calling too and are trying to make this out to be a Free Keene-only issue. We know that the BEARCAT is opposed by the supermajority of Keene and FK is merely but one aspect of the opposition to this, but the councilors may not realize this, especially with the misinformation campaign being waged by the FK haters.

Here are the city councilors’ numbers. Please don’t delay. If we turn around this vote, we can make history by being the only place to ever refuse a BEARCAT, and perhaps we could start a trend of more refusals around the country.

Janis Manwaring 352-7185
Dave Richards 352-1084
Phil Jones 358-5016
James Duffy 357-8761
June Donegan 357-3827
Dave Meader 357-1340
Thom Powers 357-3738
Chris Roberts 352-1105
Dale Pregent 352-6736
Ruth Venezia 352-4822
Carl Jacobs 352-0421
Bettina Chadbourne 852-6173
Terry Clark~ AGAINST IT

If a councilor expresses support for the BEARCAT, you may want to inform them that you will campaign against them if they run for re-election.

P.S. You can buy “Thanks but No Tanks” T-shirts now at Corner News! Please attend Thursday night’s meeting at 7pm in city hall, but show up early to get a seat. Last time they stopped allowing people inside due to the large numbers of attendees. Bring a sign or wear a TBNT shirt, because you won’t be allowed to speak at this meeting. See you there.

PRESS RELEASE: NH State Representative George Lambert Authorizes Subpoenas For Four Judges in State v. Jason Talley

by | Feb 29, 2012 | 35 comments

Bradley Jardis, “Attorney-in-Fact” for Jason Talley of Keene, NH in the matter of State v. Jason Talley (Cheshire Superior Court Docket # 11-CR-216)

RE:

Subpoenas officiated by New Hampshire State Representative (Hillsborough, District 27)/Justice of the Peace George Lambert for four judges in State v. Jason Talley.

(Press release made pursuant to NH Rules of Professional Conduct 3.6 (c) (6))

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On 02/28/12 I attempted to have the Cheshire County Superior Court Clerk officiate four subpoenas for witnesses in the defense of Jason Talley, a Keene, NH resident that I presently am defending in the Cheshire Superior Court on the charges of  “Contempt of Court,” “Disorderly Conduct,” and “Resisting Arrest or Detention.”  The clerks office refused to sign the subpoenas. (more…)