Johnson has been active in the Ron Paul for president campaign (he says his views on race now are identical to Paul's) and is relying on Paul supporters to rally for him. They just might do it, making it more important than ever for voters to act -- and to choose Bianco.
Stealth election
ENDORSEMENTS 2008: A racial separatist running for judge could win if voters don't pay attention.
May 5, 2008
Voters aren't showing much excitement over the June 3 election, apart from a race to replace Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke in Los Angeles County's 2nd District. Turnout is expected to be light. Many who do vote will do so by mail, beginning today. It is a stealth election, providing an opportunity to a dangerous candidate with a small but dedicated following of people who make it a point to vote when others don't bother.
That's especially true in the races for Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Little is known to voters about judicial candidates except for their names, their three-word ballot designations and the slate mailers that, for a price, show their photos and list their qualifications. Two years ago, voters relying on such information ousted accomplished jurist Dzintra Janavs and replaced her with Lynn Diane Olson, the owner of a bagel bakery who had not actively practiced law for a decade; political observers speculated that voters simply preferred the sound of Olson's name.
It was a bad choice, but Olson was simply underqualified. This year it's more serious. Los Angeles voters, if they don't pay attention, could hand judicial robes to a racial separatist who called for restricting U.S. citizenship to persons "of the European race" and deporting blacks, Asians, Latinos and others who don't meet his racial criteria.
The candidate is Bill Johnson. Under the name James O. Pace, he wrote the racial exclusion as a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution and a 1985 book supporting it. Under the name Daniel Johnson, he ran a losing race for Congress in Wyoming in 1989 with a Ku Klux Klan organizer as his campaign manager. As William Johnson, he ran a losing race for Congress in Arizona in 2006. He now may have found a race he can win, unless voters here find out who he is.
The Times on April 21 endorsed Johnson’s opponent, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner James Bianco, because Bianco is experienced and impressive and because Johnson was secretive about his past and about his role in a questionable campaign to remove six Latino judges from the court. Now the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, a newspaper that reports on courts and the legal community, has put together the rest of the pieces on Johnson.
Johnson has been active in the Ron Paul for president campaign (he says his views on race now are identical to Paul's) and is relying on Paul supporters to rally for him. They just might do it, making it more important than ever for voters to act -- and to choose Bianco.
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Too bad the article you quote is not even accurate.
You registered for that? My
You registered for that?
My distaste for Ron Paul has nothing to do with immigration. It's his consistant opposition to civil rights legislation. Ron Paul's actions put him on the side of my enemies.
Still active?
You mean to tell me the Defenders of Paul - United States (DOPUS) is still active? Don't you guys ever quit?
Ron Paul would be best President for blacks
I'm not going to defend the guy in the article, but Ron Paul is easily the best candidate for black people. He would end the war on drugs, the war on terror and the federal death penalty. All of these things adversely affect black people, at much higher rates than our proportion of the population would predict.
Additionally, Ron Paul would allow young workers to opt out of Social Security - this is important because blacks have shorter life expectancies than whites. In effect, black people are being taxed to pay for the retirement of white people! For instance, my dad died from diabetes at 40, so all those years of paying into Social Security got him nothing.
Obviously some black people still make it to retirement, but Ron Paul is the only candidate who GUARANTEES that all people dependent on Social Security will receive their full benefits. He can promise this because of the substantial cuts he would make in military and domestic spending. The status quo will only guarantee that future cuts in benefits will be made. Youtube "David Walker" for more information on this impending crisis.
I am a proud black man, but I will not be pulling the lever for Obama this fall. I'll be voting for the oldest white guy running, because he is the best hope for our freedom and prosperity.
Z
I have to LOL that the Ron Paul Defenders
Are still up and at it.
All of these things
And why is that? What woud Paul do about the causes, which if left unaddressed would just manifest just as virulently in some other area?
I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. If I don't it may get ugly.
Are you rich?
By the way, my reason remains intact. Untouched, in fact.
"Additionally, Ron Paul
"Additionally, Ron Paul would allow young workers to opt out of Social Security - this is important because blacks have shorter life expectancies than whites."
So what policies will Ron Paul support to make the life expectancy of blacks roughly equal to that of whites? Allowing blacks to opt out of the Social Security System will not achieve this goal. In fact, allowing folks to opt out of Social Security is nothing more than an effort to destroy the program, which the right-wing, including so-called libertarians, have been trying to do for 70 years.
Yup. "Let them die, save the
Yup.
"Let them die, save the money."
As I said, his actions rank him among my enemies.
Leaving the system as is
Leaving the system as is will destroy the system. Social Security cannot maintain under the status quo. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying.
It is not the job of government to make everyone equal in every way. We are all equal before the law of course, but in terms of other characterstics, we're not.
Besides, I don't think anyone knows for sure WHY blacks have lower life expectancies. There are many hypotheses, but why put forth an expensive government solution to the problem when you don't know whether it will work? I mean, why can't WE figure out why we have shorter life expectancies and come up with the solution? Why do we trust government to do ANYTHING for us? What good has government done for us EVER? Let's stop pretending and get the government OFF OUR BACKS so we can finally live a prosperous life.
Z
I mean, why can't WE figure
We have. The short answer is, it's the excess friction caused by racism. Explaining it in detail would require going into biology, stress reactions, the impact of poor diet, stuff like that.
You think slavery would have ended on its own?
Even if someone took that idiot suggestion that the government should have bought all the slaves seriously, it would have cost more than the government had...the majority of th South's wealth was in the form of slaves. Plus it would have validated the idea of Blacks as property. And it would have destroyed their economy.
They wouldn't have taken the money. People keep slaves NOW whenever they can get away with it.
My reason remains untouched.
WHY does Ron Paul refuse to support civil rights legislation? Answer it directly.
"It is not the job of
"It is not the job of government to make everyone equal in every way."
The differences in black-white life expectancies is a direct result of government policies and government sanctioned policies dating back at least to the founding of this country.
Can. Will. Not lying.
It can maintain as is. It will. I will become peeved if you call me a liar.
Exactly. That's why Ron
Exactly. That's why Ron Paul opposes government interventionism. Government causes far more problems than it solves. Good point.
Z
Tell you what, Zad...check
Tell you what, Zad...check this post to see what an actual libertarian is.
Meanwhile, you should understand we've heard this exact argument before. It wasn't convincing during the primaries and it's less so now. You really have nothing to add, and no chance of changing my mind or probably anyone else's here...a rare consensus.
You should either answer my question or give up. You're welcome to join in on the other discussions as long as you don't try to twist all of them into Ron Paul commercials.
I would like to know
I would like to know specifically what legislation you're referring to - Ron Paul doesn't oppose civil rights legislation for the sake of opposing civil rights legislation. He considers the merits of each individual piece of legislation before voting on it. Many times he votes against legislation because there is no authorization for it in the Constitution, and that is reason enough, no matter how well-meaning the legislation itself is. If you think there is some legislation that he voted against that IS Constitutional, then I'd like to see it.
I don't have any desire to turn your forum into an RP commercial, but to imply that RP hates black people is flat out wrong, IMO, and I felt I had to defend him.
Slavery is a bad example for a government good, IMO. Government instituted slavery to begin with, so at best, it's a neutral for government, for first instituting and then outlawing it. Besides, we didn't fully implement the plan Lincoln had in mind, which was to send us all back to Africa.
Z
Regarding Social Security,
Regarding Social Security, here's what David Walker has to say on the subject:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-16u9x3tfE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS2fI2p9iVs
Z
I would like to know
All of it.
Name one civil rights bill he supported.
According to votesmart.org,
According to votesmart.org, there are 19 bills/resolutions under the heading "Civil liberties and civil rights" that have been voted on since Paul returned to office in 1996.
Paul voted Y 5 times, N 10 times, and NV 4 times.
http://votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=296&type=category&category=13&go.x=7&go.y=9
Again, if you want me to address something specific, please tell me and I will do so. "Civil rights legislation" is such a broad and vague term. I'm sure you'll look at the link and tell me, "That's not what I meant." OK, well, then you'll have to point me in the right direction. Find me a bill, any bill, and I will address why Dr. Paul voted the way he did. (Unless he didn't vote, in which case, I couldn't answer that.)
Z
By the way, ending the
By the way, ending the federal war on drugs is a civil rights issue, so that's one where he's pro civil rights legislation.
Z
Also, he's against eminent domain. He voted against the PATRIOT ACT. He's against DOMA, although he wasn't in Congress when that was voted on. Lots of examples, really... Why do you think he's opposed to all civil rights legislation?
Glenn Beck? Don't make me laugh.
Mr. Beck and Mr. Walker are being deliberately misleading. You know how I can tell? When they try to tell their viewers: There is no trust fund. There is a fund of debt to Social Security that is every bit as reliable as the obligations we make to every other purchaser of government debt.
As for spending, they're talking about all future obligations, of which the most problematic is Medicare.
I believe we were discussing Social Security. The graph I linked from Mr. DeLong's site tells the story plainly. Social Security is on solid footing.
Vote Smart reports Civil
Vote Smart reports Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, not Civil Rights.
Here's his "Yes" votes:
HR 2082
(225 - 188)
HR 2082
(222 - 199)
H Res 847
(372 - 9)
HR 3773
(227 - 189)
HR 2102
(398 - 21)
H Res 734
(395 - 21)
H Amdt 197 to HR 1585
(220 - 208)
HR 2679
(244 - 173)
No civil rights legislation.
THIS is what he thinks of civil rights legislation:
He's full of shit.
Ow!
I think that one will leave a scar, P.
"He's full of shit." Well,
"He's full of shit."
Well, that's a well-reasoned argument. Care to comment on what part you disagree with? I'd also like to know which part of the Constitution allows the Congress to enact the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
I like how you break down civil liberties and civil rights. For many people, those two are indistinguishable. But given your blind hatred of Ron Paul, you ignore his perfect record on civil liberties, and claim he's against civil rights, when in actuality, he's just against governmental overreach.
Z
Well, that's a
I never promised you one of those. Just like I never promised to explain the obvious.
I'd also like to know which
The preamble...the only statement of intent in the Constitution...the PURPOSE of which includes
That's why the 10th amendment is there...to guarantee no one is confused into thinking the particular rights enumerated in the Constitution are all that exist.
And if you actually are challenging the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, you aren't Black. Period. Not even Ward Connerly does that. Not even Clarence Thomas does that.
Since you're a liar, we're done with you.
Plus #14.
Don't forget the 14th, P:
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
[snippage]
5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Originalists always try to leave this one out.
"I'd also like to know which
"I'd also like to know which part of the Constitution allows the Congress to enact the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
I would like to know which part of the Constitution allowed federal, state and local governments to support racial segregation? Or, which part of the Constitution permitted the federal, state and local governments to expropriate the value of the taxes and fees paid by black Americans to these governments since at least 1780 and not use these taxes and fees for the benefit of these same black Americans? I would like to know which part of the Constitution permitted the federal government to exclude black American citizens from various Homestead Acts passed in the 19th Century?
I have long, long list of things that I would like to know what part of the Constitution allowed black Americans to be excluded from prior to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act:
I would like to know, for example, what part of the Constitution allowed the officials at Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1956 to deny entry to my cousin and other youth members of her church who had traveled by bus from New York City on roads that their parents had paid taxes to build and whose existence clearly provided substantial economic benefits to the park's owners?
You can see where I am going with all of this because your argument against the Civil Rights Act is patently absurd.
"And if you actually are
"And if you actually are challenging the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, you aren't Black. Period. Not even Ward Connerly does that. Not even Clarence Thomas does that."
I think that Uncle Clarence comes mighty close because he challenges the constitutionality of Brown v. Board of Education. Janice Rogers Brown walks to the edge of this precipice time after time but she has not quite leaped off yet.
sigh I should know better
sigh
I should know better than to extend the benefit of the doubt to Clarence in any way...
5. The Congress shall have
I will remember that.
I suspect that Clarence and
I suspect that Clarence and Brown really believe in their hearts that the 1964 Civil Rights Act is unconstitutional but neither of them has the balls to say so, which is why they keep hopping around the issue.
Ban people you don't agree
Preview.
Z, please allow me to give you a preview of what's coming your way. You wrote:
Check your work.
I ban liars.
I ban liars. Liars and fools. Pick one, I don't care which.
Any one seen
Any one seen this?
http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=e2f15397-a3c7-4720-ac15-4532a7da84ca
I think so, but under the
I think so, but under the circumstances it's worth another link.
Dear Richard:
Yes, I know it's a post but I want your idiot peers to see this and they're still crawling in on the link from ronpaulforums.com
Oh. You DO want to be publicly humiliated.
First of all Dick, I said my issue is Ron Paul does not support civil rights legislation. If you don't know what "civil rights" means to Black folks, you are too stupid to breathe. You never addressed that, instead trying to flip the discussion in a direction you are more comfortable with.
Go back and read, Dick. Find where I called Ron Paul a racist. Email me the quote and I'll post it, even though I don't have to.
So in accusing me a calling Paul a racist, you lied on me. So you're a liar on multiple levels, "strong black man."
Be clear: Ron Paul opposes (let me nail it down for you) legislation intended to undo the damage (like shorter life spans!) inflicted on Black Americans by American Apartheid. You'd know that if you'd READ instead of letting your jerking knees hurl you out of your seat to defend a man that hasn't even asked for your help.
Be clear: if you were fucking conscious AT ALL, you'd know a fucking Bush appointee was fired for suggesting this nonsense.
I do on occasion waste my time, and the discussion with you was an example. So let me break it down for you: I've given you the reason I oppose Ron Paul. None of the issues you would distract me with address my issue with him, and because he is "principled" he will not change. Now, if a second amendment activist won't accept limitations on guns, no matter how much cities need to impose them, I see no reason as a 10th and 14th amendment activist to accept limitations on me, no matter how much you need to justify them.
You think there's a fight to be had or run from. You are wrong. And for your sake, I will now say directly
Ron Paul give every sign of being a rather hateful racist and sexist pig.
If you ARE a black man...and you're not...you are a fool.
A final question for you,
He's trying to save the white meth heads and can't do it without including Black folks.
I know this man Bill Johnson
I know this man Bill Johnson personally. He is actually part Japanese but looks white. He never wrote a book & he has many friends of every ethinic background. This IS A SMEAR CAMPAIGN FROM THE OPPOSING CANDIDATE MOBSTER BIANCO RUNNING FOR THE SAME SEAT. So STUPID BIANCO HAS BEEN MAJORLY MISTAKEN ABOUT JOHNSON. NOT A RACIST!!! I'm a friend of Johnsons with several nationalties myself!
If you're right I expect to
If you're right I expect to see a lawsuit.
Immediately.