To: Prime Minister Ned Roscoe [Libertarian]
Cc: We The People Coalition Communication Link
Cc: US Parliament Communication Link
Cc: Revolutionary Coalition Communication Link
From: Elected Volunteer Vote Counter James Ogle [Free Parliamentary]
Subject: November USP Bulletin 2007

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and many of the graphics and links have
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1.   US Parliament Members Elected
2.   Super-state Members (MSPs) Self Appointed in October 2007
3.   Welcome News Writers
4.   MP Dale Gieringer [Independent] re: Helicopters
5.   MP Ogle [Free Parliamentary] re: Call for MPs' Votes
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1.   US Parliament Members Elected 

Cabinet Members Elected:
Foreign Minister Orion Karl Daley [Balance]
Deputy Foreign Minister Tony Dunsworth [Democratic]

California Super-state Parliament (Circuit #11)
Executive Elected:
Peace Minister Craig Peterson [Green]

Clarification: In October of 2007 two MPs "stood down".
The original cast ballots were recounted on 
9/9/2007 (the fifth recount), and the two next 
highest ranked names, MP William J. Wagoner [Libertarian] 
and MP Mike Nelson [Green], were automatically elected.
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2.   Super-state Members (MSPs) Self Appointed in October 2007


New York Super-state Parliament (Circuit #2)
MSP Gogh [Gogh]
MSP Dank Treess [Pot]

Mid-Atlantic Super-state Parliament (Circuit #4)
MSP Anonymous [Pot]

South Super-state Parliament (Circuit #6)
MSP Lucy Star [Pot]

Great Lakes Super-state Parliament (Circuit #7)
MSP Erika Wells [Pot]
MSP Jeremiah Freedom [Michigan Top Rep.]

SouthWest Super-state Parliament (Circuit #10)
MSP Tokenwhiteguy [Pot]
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3.   Welcome News Writers

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4.   MP Dale Gieringer [Independent] re: Helicopters

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    Nevada County, CA:    In one of the pettiest federal medical marijuana prosecutions to date ,   Michael Lombardo, 49.  is facing criminal  and forfeiture charges for a modest 5-patient home garden in Smartville, CA.  Lombardo's home was raided by  an armed DEA task force on Sept 13, 2007.   Lombardo told them that he was growing for five Prop 215 patients, but was told that this didn't matter because it was a federal raid.   The DEA was called in by Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal in an evident attempt to circumvent state law, which allows cultivation by medical cannabis collectives.

   Lombardo says that he had 65 plants in the ground plus 20 more unrooted clones;  however, he has been charged with growing over 100 plants.  In addition, the federal government has moved to forfeit Lombardo's home, where he has lived for 7 years (state law does not allow forfeiture for home marijuana cultivation).   In the past, many  patients have been acquitted in state court for growing over 100 plants under Prop 215.  However, under federal law, cultivation of over 100 plants is punishable by a 5-year mandatory minimum.     Lombardo is a union electrician and has never had prior trouble with the law.  He believes that his garden was spotted by helicopters.

    Califorenia NORML denounced the Nevada County Sheriff for subverting state law. " The sheriff's salary is being paid for by the people of California and he should enforce state laws, "said Cal NORML coordinator Dale GIeringer, "It's an outrageous misuse of  law enforcement resources to be prosecuting patients for growing medical marijuana for themselves." 

  The federal government has prosecuted scores of medical marijuana patients in California since passage of Prop. 215, at a cost to the taxpayers of millions of dollars.    For a current list of federal cases, see http://www.canorml.org/news/fedmmjcases.html

    Lombardo says that a DEA agent told him to forget about trying to plead innocent because no one would turn up to support him in federal court.  Supporters are invited to attend his arraignment in federal court in Sacramento on Oct 25th at 2 PM before Judge Carleton.  Michael Lombardo can be contacted directly at (530) 432-6738. 

   - Dale Gieringer, California NORML

5.   MP Ogle [Free Parliamentary] re: Call for MPs' Votes

Are you the kind of a member or executive of The USA Parliament
that would like one person's vote (namely your own vote) to be a
tiebreaker, and where improvements such as better rules or better
cabinet members get implemented on an ongoing four year cycle
timed with US presidential elections in 2008 and 2012?

The Free Parliamentary Party holds one single vote "yes".   We know
we can't win US President or US Vice President in the real US elections.
So we're trying to build a 100 member coordinating board of directors,
and perhaps at least register more voters of all possible partis/categories.

A team of 100 equal units, elected with 1% each under pure proportional
representation, on which to build a smooth running voting block for the future
voting registration drives.

By integrating insiders and outsiders,
armchair activists and those with fresh legs ... all that matters,
 is rankings on a ballot.

The voters' rankings are kept available as proof, are guaranteed to elect 100 "seats"
with plenty of back-ups, and this is known as the Sainte-Lague parliament
seat distribution system.

Each of the 100 splinter groups' members gel from top down,
and from bottom up, no matter where the position, each one
does small things for the good of the all, and weilds 1% of the "power".  
Everybody likes what everybody does, as far as we can tell.

Our final elected slate will be a tie at two (one president + one vice president = two).

We also elect a majority ruling coalition who approves the rules and who elects the
five member executive.   We must search and find the best MPs who wish to cast their
"MPs' vote" to shape and guide the executive through 2012, by ranking names
from more than 100 choices on a ballot.   All current 100 MPs' seats are up for election
in 2008.

The five elected executives (three prime ministers and two secretaries)
are to be rotated in and out over the same four year period.   Not just for accountablitity,
but also for continual improvements.   And in cases of more ties,
the more active MPs are asked, and expected, to vote and break the ties.

Currently, ties in the collections of votes have bogged down the three
elected 100 member parliaments (national, California
and Central-Cal), despite the ongoing
rejuvination and a steady expansion of membership.

To remain dynamic, we need at least one more person who wants
to vote via internet, mail, phone, (however) ...
whatever it takes to work as one of 100, to break ties
on both the 100 member BoDs and their executives,
and to serve as backup names in cases of resignation or death.

If you are an elected member (MP, MSP or MMP) who wants help
in voting please don't hesitate to email or call the volunteer web designers
and/or vote counters to get free help.  (530) 589.5294

It is our goal to implement the proposed all new members'
free services and have them ready, by 1/1/2008.

We look forward to seeing your vote, and we look forward to
hearing from you.   We welcome your ideas and/or suggestions
for improvements, and we thank you for your interest.  

--James Ogle [Free Parliamentary]

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