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Some bad news is that the Supreme Court unfortunately double down to shield police officers, who commit police brutality, from misconduct lawsuits. The Supreme Court supports qualified immunity. Its impact on federal civil rights lawsuits against law enforcement and detention facility abuses. We know of President Ulysses S. Grant signing into law Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 1983 to enforce the due process and equal protection guarantees embodied in the Fourteenth Amendment. The 14th Amendment promoted due process and federally guaranteed rights to people. On October 18, 2021 at Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed two Section 1983 police brutality suits. It supported qualified immunity which is a judge made doctrine which isn't constitutional. Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act gives a person the right to due a person in federal court for money damages (if a person is is deprived of a constitutional right). Excessive force done by the police is a violation of the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable seizures causing the Section 1983 liability. The 7th Amendment permits a trial by jury. The legislation that would have banned qualified immunity has not come into fruition. We voted for change not the status quo.

We know now that at a D.C. Hotel, Donald Trump's team had a command center to try to overthrow the 2020 election. Bernard Kerik, John Eastman, and Rudy Giuliani were part of the coup plot. This failed coup almost ruined American democracy forever. Before January 6, 2021, there was a plot to try to stop Biden to assume the Presidency on January 20, 2021. The coup was not successful, but we were so close to having our total nation almost ruined for real. This information from the Washington Post document how the leadership of the Republican Party is filled with hypocrisy, bigotry, lies, extremism, racism, xenophobia, and other evils. The lesson about this story is that we can't take our fundamental human rights for granted. Freedom is meant to be protected not violated, and we have to continuously struggle for justice for all.

The Virginia race has a huge test on November of 2021. Once again, Youngkin is one some race baiting nonsense, because he opposing critical race theory. He isn't against it for any politically logical reason. He believes in the myth that America is near perfect, and sugarcoating America's real history is necessary for society to move forward. Youngkin is known for his views. There is a dead heat between Mcaulife and Youngkin. We have an unique time in our history. We know of the Republican Party's hypocrisy. GOP Rep. Greene described the White House planning session for Trump's attempted coup for the January 6th objection. Many are calling Greene to be expelled from Congress. I agree with them after an investigation.

 

The racist Rep. Mo Brooks is trying to deny his role in the 1/6 terrorist attack. Brooks was the one at the hate rally who wanted people to take name and use violence. Brooks lied and claimed that the Democratic Party wants to wage a war on "whites." Also, President Biden rejects Trump's claim of executive privilege, as Trump is trying to end the legal, just House investigation of the 1/6 insurrection. Brooks, who is a Republican, said that he would be produce if his staff was involved in the planning of the January 6th terrorist attack. I agree with Rep. Ted Lieu that Mo Brooks shouldn't be in Congress as defending the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol on 1/6. We are clear that criminals who nearly ended American democracy as we know it should have accountability. That is why we believe in personal integrity in our existence.

 

 

Today is the Birthday of Sister Lynn Toler, and she is now 62 years old. For decades, she has been an American lawyer, a judge, a TV arbitrator, and a television presenter. Her expertise in legal affairs has been incredible, and her life lessons have inspires tons of people in their own various journeys of living life. Columbus, Ohio is the city of her birth. She earned an undergraduate degree in English and American Literature from Harvard College in 1981. She earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984. During her early career, she served as a sole municipal judge in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court for 8 years after working as an attorney specializing in civil matters. She won her first judicial race by 6 votes at 34 years old. She was a Democratic person. She mentored teenage girls and saved many lives. She served on many boards like The Juvenile Diabetes Board, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), and The Cleveland Domestic Violence Center. She received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from The Cleveland Domestic Violence Center. From 2001 to 2006, she was an adjunct professor at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio (where she created and taught courses on Civil Rights Law and Women's Rights). She has been on many shows like Divorce Court. She wrote books and loves her husband Eric Mumford along with their 2 sons including 4 stepsons. The family lives in Mesa, Arizona. I wish Sister Judge Lynn Toler more Blessings.

By Timothy