(Frankfort, Ky.) COMMENTARY
UPDATE: 3/13/21 Popular legal pundit, Bill Handel, a California licensed attorney, said the proposed law discussed in this article is patently unconstitutional.
In Handel’s signature hyperbolic comedy style, he said the proposed law affirms that Kentucky is a quote “weird place” where also “the state sandwich is possum…”.
Mr. Handel’s radio show, Handel on the Law, is produced in Los Angeles, CA. He predicts the proposed law, if passed, will be thrown out promptly.
The Republican led law passed Kentucky Senate committee by 7 to 3 vote.
The law is the signature product of a known fascist RINO, Sen. Danny Carroll, who obviously hates Freedom of Speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and those protesting the killing of Breonna Taylor today.
Two years ago Ky. Sen. Danny Carrol (RINO Nazi) proposed restricting Kentucky’s Open Records Law but backed down amidst public outcry. Those restrictions are back under consideration in the current session of the Kentucky Congress.
Ky. Sen. Carrol’s current fascistic legislative proposal comes during weeks preceding the one-year anniversary of black Louisville ER Technician, Breonna Taylor’s death (3/13/20). Thus, it appears to be totally motivated by racial animus of a fascistic Nazi RINO, Sen. Danny Carroll.
Constitutional scholar and talk radio show host Mark Levin, also a licensed attorney, urged all freedom loving citizens to oppose every RINO, especially ones who refuse to denounce U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his policies.
3/12/21:
Ky. State Sen. Daniel Carroll’s bill to make insulting police officers a crime punishable by 90 days in jail is patently unconstitutional because it directly violates the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech, the right to peacefully assemble, the Fourteenth Amendment securing federal civil rights to citizens of the states; and, the Ninth Amendment guarantee securing rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution of the USA.
Sen. Danny Carroll (R-2d District, Paducah, Ky., 2015-now) has a history of filing draconian bills that severely restrict clear constitutional rights. His policies are very much anti-Trump freedom.
In 2019, Danny Carroll filed a bill to drastically limit access to public records when Kentucky is already one of the most secretive states in the union.
History of Open Records Denials
Years ago, the AG’s office was not shy in telling Editor (JK), that Lexington leads the state in denial of access to open records, followed by the largest metropolis, Louisville.
Lexington was sued in a notable case where a party sought access to location and purpose of portable Big Brother cameras that were being placed in public spaces like city parks. The ACLU represented plaintiff.
History of Racism, Anti Civil Rights
The state courts here are hostile to civil rights complaints, open records complaints, and many decisions exhibit open fascism against average citizens of all races; as well as racism against minorities.
When the late Ky. Supreme Court Justice, Robert F. Stephens, was Chief Justice, the Court acknowledged the need for the judiciary to reform discriminatory policies.; but, nothing was done.
Decades later, despite a new courthouse complex named in his honor, nothing has changed in the racist Kentucky district, circuit, and appellate courts.
And Stephens’ own reign on the Supreme Court of Kentucky literally terrorized local attorneys who challenged their fiefdom and absolute power, despite polite language in briefs.
Carter v. Palmer / Kentucky State Police
The racist, anti-freedom, and anti-Constitution policies continue, uninterrupted, through today.
For example, in Carter v. Palmer, Ky. State Police, a JURY decided in favor of a black citizen who was unlawfully pulled over under fraudulent pretenses, arrested and jailed for days,
Former Fayette Circuit Court Judge, Thomas Clark, dismissed the criminal traffic charges with prejudice because the state trooper, Jason Palmer, committed perjury by falsely stating, under oath, that his dash camera was not turned on.
Dismissal with prejudice means the prosecutor does not have the option to later renew the charges nor refile the case.
In the civil rights lawsuit that followed dismissal, extensive investigation into the trooper’s false claim proved he lied.
Trooper Jason Palmer’s dash camera was, in fact, operating during the trail and pull-over of Mr. Carter.
The videotape introduced after trooper Palmer’s false testimony proved that the state cop fabricated the reason for pulling over the black citizen, Mr. Carter.
In other words, Mr. Carter was not guilty of anything.
After hearing all of the evidence, the Fayette Circuit Court JURY found AGAINST Kentucky State Trooper Jason Palmer, awarding Mr. Carter $250,000 in damages.
After two appeals, preceding the trial, the Kentucky Supreme Court finally threw out citizen Carter’s JURY award, leaving the black man with NOTHING.
Many citizens do not know that it is extremely RARE to reverse a JURY FINDING AWARDING DAMAGES in any case, civil and criminal.
Hypocrisy of Kentucky Judiciary
Kentucky has extremely FASCISTIC and RACIST jurists (pool of judges) who routinely violate the Civil Rights of both the Majority as well as Minorities.
HOWEVER, the internecine (‘good ole boy’) system also plays a heavy hand in Kentucky court decisions that also crush the rights of the majority race, Caucasians.
Since such corrupt jurists do not think twice about throwing out valid claims of majority citizens, why do you wonder that it is nothing to them to quash claims of the minority?
When offered the opportunity to reform, the Kentucky appellate courts have refused to do so.
Then they openly wonder what’s wrong with the judicial system. GO LOOK AT YOUR OFFICIAL PICTURE — YOU ARE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE KENTUCKY JUDICIARY.
For example, Kentucky Supreme Court ‘Justice’ Bill Cunningham (Hopkinsville) campaigned on his pet peeve issue: guaranteeing the right of access to the courts by reforming administrative decisions using easy to understand check-off forms.
However, when that very issue came up, he voted to deny the petition. WHAT A HYPPOCRITE.
Many Good Jurists
Former Fayette Circuit Court Judge Pamela Goodwine (D) enjoyed an excellent record on Civil Rights and was the presiding trial judge in Carter v. Palmer / Kentucky State Police case discussed above.
Judge Goodwine was rewarded by We The People when we elected her to the Court of Appeals, replacing a truly ignorant man who has unfortunately emerged in yet another lower office as an assistant prosecutor.
Likewise, retired Judge Thomas Clark, Fayette County, enjoys a similar excellent reputation. He was the trial judge in Com. v. Carter false criminal charge case resulting in the civil suit, Carter v. Palmer / Kentucky State Police.
The late Judge Meade, Fayette County, had a much earned reputation for being the exemplar in fairness with justice for all.
Fayette Judge Grant also made notable decisions that appear to be fair and balanced.
There are many other judges who deserve recognition as patriots of our Constitutional Rights, even current jurists, but this article does not allow a complete review.
To the good jurists, we thank you. Perhaps we shall expose the bad apples because the list will be shorter than the ones with good reputations.
___ References:
Wiki on Danny Carroll or copy & paste link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Carroll_(Kentucky_politician)
