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Many military leaders gave an amicus brief to the Supreme Court to oppose Trump's claim that he has immunity in his actions. The reality is that Trump has no unlimited immunity to do what he wants. Unlimited immunity means that Trump has authoritarian powers to do what he wants, even assassinating innocent human life. Jack Smith is the prosecutor who wants Trump to be held accountable for his misconduct against American society. Special Counsel Jack Smith wants the Supreme Court to reject Trump's claim of Presidential immunity. Jack Smith rightfully cites one precedent of the Nixon Watergate scandal when the Supreme Court made Nixon give up tapes to the public which superseded Nixon's claim of Presidential immunity. A former President is not immune from prosecution. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will do the right thing and not grant Trump unlimited immunity. No one is above the law.

Robert Kennedy Jr.'s campaign downplaying Trump's failed coup and the terrorists involved on January 6th is very telling. The campaign's original statement was so false, that the Kennedy campaign revised it from the original statement. The Kennedy campaign lied and said that the terrorist action at the U.S. Capitol may have started as a protest but ended in a riot. Robert Kennedy Jr. wrote that many people think that there is little evidence of January 6th being a true insurrection. He wrote this lie three years ago and wrote that these terrorists carried no weapons, had no plans to seize the government, and Trump wanted them to act peacefully The truth is that multiple terrorists on January 6th carried weapons and assaulted police with weapons. One terrorist named Christopher Alberts admitted in court that he had a 9-millimeter pistol loaded when he assaulted police officers on January 6th. Guy Reffitt is a member of the fascistic militia group of the Texas III Percenters who admitted that he carried a pistol on Capitol grounds. This coup attempt was made up of armed white racists, Qanon cultists, and Trump supporters. Robert Kennedy Jr. (who made the false statement that Biden is a bigger threat than Trump) is a far-right person whose views have been condemned by members of his own family.

There is a lot of news existing in the world today. President Biden announced major action in fighting student loan debt. He wants to cancel more debt involving student loans. Many people have paid off their student loan debt in 10 years, 20 years, and beyond 20 years. Student debt relief is not only good on moral grounds. Biden's student debt plan is trying to reduce student debt for about 30 million Americans and cancel it totally for more than 4 million people. Now, there have been 146 billion dollars canceled already. It will help Americans to contribute more money to the economy, help people buy a home, help some to form a business, and help people start a family without economic oppression. As for the tax bill, Senator Grassley, who is a Republican, from Iowa admitted that he doesn't want the tax bill passed, because it looks good for President Biden. He is opposed to extending the child tax credit that will help millions of Americans. The GOP has members who want more tax cuts for the rich, defend the IRS, end student loan forgiveness, end overtime rules, slash school lunches, allow child labor, and weaken unions. Many people omit that during the Biden Presidency, more jobs have been created than any other President in a single term, wages are growing, and we have a long way to go to fight for more real change too.

There is more information about my 3rd cousin Benjamin Frank Barrett Sr. (1947-2014) that I didn’t know about until recently. We share the same ancestor of my 4th great-grandmother Sarah Claud. The daughter of Sarah Claud was Susanna Sarah M. Hill (b. 1867). The daughter of Susanna Sarah M. Hill was Sarah B. Gooden (1887-1997), the daughter of Sarah B. Gooden was Dotsie Lee Barrett (1908-2008), and the son of Dotsie Lee Barrett was Benjamin Frank Barrett Sr. 1947-2014). Benjamin Frank Barrett’s father was Augustus McNeil. He lived in Hampton, Virginia for many years. He attended public schools in Newport News, Virginia, graduating from Carver High School in 1966. He loved cars, loved to play pool, talked with his family and friends, and loved to cook food like homemade rolls. He lived in Brooklyn, New York for years too. His children with Mary Louise Mills (b. 1949) are Benjamin Frank Barrett Jr. (b. 1968. His wife is named Michelle), Terethia Denai Barrett (b. 1970), and James Anthony Barrett (b. 1972. His wife is Angela Marci Bowles, who was born in 1973). His children with Charlotte Taylor are Jerome B. Barrett (1979-2014. He dated a woman named Tiffany) and Timothy Barrett. His child with Sharon Harris is James Harris. Benjamin Frank Barrett Sr. had 31 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Benjamin Frank Barrett Sr.’s grandchildren are: Jaysaun, Jayron, Jayvaun, Jaymara, Charity, Corina, Chareese, DeMonte, Abeni, Tyrik, Remy, Hassaun, Benjamin III "Tre", Cynise, RaKiah, Rodrique, Mychael, Janaye, Jaelyn, Mycah, Deborah, Alexis, Thomas, Kevin, Kahsandrah, Kenajah, Krystal, Jayden, Melanie, Terrance, and Sierra. Benjamin Frank Barrett Sr.’s great-grand children are: Demarcus, Kanaje, Nevaeh, Aliyah, Bentlee, William, Arie, David, Tyson, Kayden, Nasir, and Noelle. 

I found out recently in early April of 2024 that Karen Cecelia Liggins Thompson (b. 1949) is my 4th cousin as we are descendants of my 6th great-grandparents of Burwell Williams and Winifred Woodson-Bozeman (b. 1791). Karen Liggins Thompson was born on March 31, 1949, at Norfolk, Virginia. She has lived in Portsmouth, Virginia and now lives in California. She once married Ernest Alexander Brower (b. 1944), and her child is Kyle Dexter Liggins (b. 1966). Her last husband was Leonard J. Thompson Junior. Leonard J. Thompson Jr. lived in Spring Valley, California for a long time. He was born and raised in the Midwest at Joplin, Missouri. He was the oldest son of 8 children and his parents were Cozetta Berry Thompson and Leonard J. Thompson Sr. Leonard J. Thompson Jr. worked on many jobs and was part of the Navy. He organized the first Softball Team and was stationed at the USS Dixon in San Diego, California. He was the District Manager of over 9 gas stations for the USA Petroleum Corporation. He married Karen Cecelia Liggins for 52 years. Karen Liggins Thompson’s parents were Cessar Harding Liggins (b. 1922) and Romine Sallie Peterson (b. 1921). Cessar Liggins and Romine Sallie Peterson’s other children (including Karen Liggins) are: Marilyn P. Liggins (b. 1940), Victor Barton Liggins (b. 1952), and Joslyn Erdine Liggins (b. 1956). Josyln Erdine Liggins once married Robert M. Harris (b. 1949), she married Chris Winslow Davis (b. 1956), and her current husband is Jimmy Lavelle Collins. Josyln Erdine Liggins’s daughter with Chris Winslow Davis is Lauren Kimberly Davis (b. 1986). My 3rd cousin Romine Sallie Peterson’s parents were James Edward Peterson (1885-1945) and Rosa W. Peterson (1887-1966). Rosa W. Peterson’s parents were Mary L. Williams (1855-1905) and Eddie Drew Kello (1851-1922). Mary L. Williams’s parents were John Burwell Williams (b. 1815) and Mary Williams (b. 1832). John Burwell Williams’s parents were Burwell Williams and Winifred Woodson-Bozeman (b. 1791). 

By Timothy