11th Circuit
“God, Grant me the Serenity To accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference"
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The rule of Law in its most basic form is the principle that no one is above the law. Thomas Paine in his pamphlet - "Common Sense" (1776) stated: "For as in absolute governments, the King is Law, so in free countries the law ought to be the King, and there ought to be no other." The rule of law means that everyone is subject to the law; that no one, no matter how important or powerful, is above the law - not the President, not the Prime Minister. If anyone were above the law, none of our liberties would be safe. http://allafrica.com/stories/200811031131.html . A Short History of Impeachment: High crimes and misdemeanors...Since 1797 the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen federal officials. These include two presidents, a cabinet member, a senator, a justice of the Supreme Court, and eleven federal judges. Of those, the Senate has convicted and removed seven, all of them judges. Not included in this list are the office holders who have resigned rather than face impeachment, most notably, President Richard M. Nixon.
The right to impeach public officials is secured by the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Sections 2 and 3, which discuss the procedure, and in Article II, Section 4, which indicates the grounds for impeachment: "the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." http://www.infoplease.com/spot/impeach.html
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Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) …"If the impeachment provision in the Constitution of the United States will not reach the offenses charged here, then perhaps that eighteenth century Constitution should be abandoned to a twentieth-century paper shredder." http://www.elf.net/bjordan/judiciary.html
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.Malfeasance…intentionally doing something either legally or morally wrong which one had no right to do. It always involves dishonesty, illegality or knowingly exceeding authority for improper reasons. Malfeasance is distinguished from "Misfeasance," which is committing a wrong or error by mistake, negligence or inadvertence, but not by intentional wrongdoing.*************************************************************
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Virginias%20Appeal%201995.pdf Virginia Highs Appeal 1995
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/George%20appeal%201995.pdf George Highs Appeal 1995
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/U.S.%20v.%20High.%20pdf.pdf July 27, 1997, U.S. v High The 11th Circuit joined the Racist Conspiracy and upheld Count One, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs, which was a charge manufactured by the government, the Highs attorneys and the district judge..
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20VA.%20Mot.%20Enbanc%20&%20er%20rel%208-7-97.pdf Virginia High, Motion for Enbanc Hearing-Petition for Early Release August 7, 1997
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/RE-HEARING%20%20AUG.%207,%201997.pdf George High, PETITION FOR RE-HEARING August 7, 1997
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20%20Rehearing%20%20G.H.%20Denied%2010-1-97.pdf RE-HEARING denied George High October 1, 1997
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20%20Rehearing%20%20V.H.%20Denied%2010-1-97.pdf RE-HEARING Denied, Virginia High October 1, 1997
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20EnBanc%20denied%20G.V.%20%2010-1-97.pdf George and Virginia Highs Petition for EnBanc Hearing Denied October 1, 1997
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Recall%20Mandate%20%20Sept.%207%2C%201998.pdf The Highs Request the Appellate to Recall the Mandate September 7, 1998
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20Recall%20Mandate%20GH.%20%2010-9-98%20%23.pdf Appellate Ct. Refuse to Recall Mandate October 9, 1998
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20Jurisdiction%20Question%20%2012-03-98.pdf Jurisdiction Question pertaining to Virginia High Motion. December 3, 1998
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/VA.%20rsp.%20Jurisdiction%20quest.%20%2012-23-98.pdf Virginia Highs "Strong" responde to Jurisdiction Question December 23, 1998
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20Clerk%20is%20Jurisdict.%20VH%20%204-23-99.pdf Court has Jurisdiction to hear Virginia Highs motion April 23, 1999
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20appeal%20G.V.%202255%20%206-24-99.pdf Appeal of Motion under 18 USC 2255 Virginia High, June 24, 1999
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Appellant%20%20Brief%20%20July%2013%2C%20%201999.pdf The Highs Appeal the District Courts Denial of their Motion For New trial July 13, 1999
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Brief%20For%20Appellee%20%20%20July%2027%2C%20%201999.pdf The Government respond to the Highs Appeal for New Trial, July 27, 1999
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/GH.%20%20Emer.%20Mot.%20Bond%20Appeal.pdf Emergency Motion for Bond Pending Appeal, December 15, 1999
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Em.%20Mt.%20bond.%20A.P.%20Feb.%209-2000.pdf Court Denied Emergency Motion for Bond Pending Appeal Feburary 9, 2000
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20Bond-Appeal%20V.H.%20denied%203-10-2000.pdf Virginia Highs Motion for Bond-Pending Appeal Denied March 10, 2000
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Pages%20from%20USCA%20Aug.%2018%2C%202000%20%20%23.pdf Appeal Ct. Denied George and Virginia Highs Civil Rights action against Bill Morrison Michael Abbott August 18, 2000
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20%20Elizebath%20Wells%20brief%20%209-16-2000.pdf Virginia and George Highs Appeal Sept. 16, 2000
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Brief%20of%20Appellate%20%20Oct.%2027%2C%202000.pdf The Government respond to the Highs Appeal of their Motion for New Trial, October 27, 2000
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/USCA%20%20Aug.%207%2C%202001%20%20%23.pdf Appellate Ct. Denied the Highs Motion for New Trial-Newly Discover Evidence & Motion for Appointment of Counsel, August 7, 2001
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/USCA%20%20Feb.%2012%2C%202003%20.pdf Appellate Ct. Denied the Highs Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Motion for appointment of Counsel and Disqualification of Judge Vining, February 12, 2003
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Petition%20for%20Hearing%20%20En%20Banc%20%286-1-04%29.pdf The Highs File Petition for En Banc Hearing March 5, 2003
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/USCA%20%20April%2011%2C%202003.pdf Petition for Re-Hearing is Denied April 11, 2003
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/Appeal%20Coram%20Nobis%205-04%20%23.pdf The Highs Appeal of their 2nd Error Coram Nobis-Jurisdiction Issues. May 13, 2004
http://georgehigh.com/Brief%20For%20Appellee%20%20%20July%2027%2C%20%201999.pdf Government files BRIEF FOR APPELLEE, June 10, 2004
http://georgehigh.com/11th%20%20Circuit/11th%20Cir.%20Opinion%2010-20-04%20%23.pdf Appellate Ct. Denied the Highs Petition for Coram Nobis whereas the District Ct. Lacked Jurisdiction, Oct. 20, 2004
Ida B. Wells: 1862 – 1931 Crusade for Justice… she Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynchings in the United States, 1892-1894. This 100 page book expanded on her earlier research and documented the history of lynching since the Emancipation Proclamation. In order not to be accused of exaggeration, Wells took her information from a white source. She tabulated the number of lynchings reported in the Chicago Tribunal and tallied the various charges given. Her findings documented the alarming high occurrence of lynchings and the rather ridiculous charges filed against black men. For example, she found that in 1894 "197 persons were put to death by mobs who gave the victims no opportunity to make a lawful defense" (Duster xxii). Furthermore, she found that over two-thirds of lynchings were for incredibly petty crimes such as stealing hogs and quarreling with neighbors. http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/idabwells.html
Judicial Lynching or Klan Lynching?
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July 31, 1908, Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky: Joseph Riley, and Virgil Jones, Robert Jones and Thomas Jones were discontented sharecroppers in Logan County. Rufus Browder had been a friend and lodge brother of the four sharecroppers. He and James Cunningham, the farmer for whom he worked, had an argument. Browder turned and walked away when Cunningham cursed him and struck him with a whip. Cunningham then drew his pistol and shot Browder in the chest. Browder, in self-defense, returned the fire and killed Cunningham. After having his wounds tended to, Browder was arrested and sent to Louisville for his own protection. Subsequently, the three Jones men and Riley were conducting a lodge meeting in a private home when police entered and arrested them for disturbing the peace. In fact, they were arrested for having expressed approval of Browder's actions and discontentment with their employers. (Whites feared that black lodges were planning assassinations.) One hundred men entered the jail and demanded the prisoners. The jailer complied, and the four men were lynched. A note pinned to one of the men read, "Let this be a warning to you niggers to let white people alone or you will go the same way." http://www.withoutsanctuary.org/pics_64.html
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Mr. Joseph Riley, Mr. Virgil Jones, Mr. Robert Jones and Mr. Thomas Jones were all deprived of their rights under the 1st Amendment...abridging the freedom of speech...or the right of the people peaceably to assemble... We find this to be Clearly a case of a "Wrongful Conviction, Cold-Blooded Murder and of a Judicial Lynching"
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WE BELIEVE: that under God, the Women of the Ku Klux Klan is a militant body of American free-women by whom these principles shall be maintained, our racial purity preserved, our homes and children protected, our happiness insured, and the prosperity of our community, our state and our nation guaranteed against usurpation, disloyalty and selfish exploitation. http://www.knightskkk.com/klanswomen.html
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