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Author: mike (real dirt) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:49:46 05/18/13 Sat Is it true she got set up by these two investigators .....if this araujo got set up ......doc is real dirty place to work ....... [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Vote OUT Steve Hocking. [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:37:35 01/18/13 Fri Subject: Vote OUT Steve Hocking. Author: Vote OUT Steve Hocking. [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 23:36:35 01/17/13 Thu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ask Hocking about the deal he made with the DOC that allowed Hocking to take the Lieutenants test while he was a C.O. I. Then the deal he made to be promoted from CO I to LT a month earlier than everyone else that was promoted from the same list during the same promotional wave. Hocking is so deep in bed with management, he should be charged and thrown out of office for collusion. Sickening that he calls himself Union. The only Union Hocking knows is the one he has with managers. A vote for Hockong is a vote for management. VOTE OUT Hocking. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: Re: Vote OUT Steve Hocking. -- Charlie, 08:44:45 01/18/13 Fri mcofu arbitrations -- is it true he gave up some officers arbitrations cases?, 16:36:00 01/18/13 Fri Subject: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will not run for governor in 2014 Author: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will not run for governor in 2014 [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 14:56:00 01/18/13 Fri -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will not run for governor in 2014 [ Post a Reply to This Message ] [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Subject:  Retirement Changes | |
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Date Posted: 14:59:01 04/11/13 Thu Subject: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes Author: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 17:37:38 03/19/13 Tue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes Submitted by csicuranza on February 21, 2013 - 11:16am. Massachusetts Legislative Director Paul Larkham urges all New England PBA members to reach out to their elected representatives over the recent House Bill submitted by Governor Deval Patrick. HB59 is an act that provides healthcare benefits and major reforms therein. The bill, if passed, will have an immediate impact on all our members in regards to their retirement. On the surface, it is reported as a change in the amount, percentage wise, that will be paid for your healthcare upon retirement. However, upon closer scrutiny, it also makes changes to when a member can retire. These changes affect all retirement Groups and Corrections Officers. The actual Bill can be viewed through our website, along with links for member to contact their legislators, both House and Senate. The main highlighted changes within the Bill are as follows: •Change in Years of Service: Increase By 5 Years for ALL Groups •Group 1: From 55 Years old to 60 Years Old •Group 2: From 50 Years old to 55 Years Old •Group 4: From 45 Years old to 50 Years Old •Changes minimum number of years to qualify for post employment health care benefits from 10 Years to 20 Years •Municpal retirees' contributions frozen at level of Jan 1, 2013/today for 3 years from effective date. After 3 years, municipality can reduce contributions except for those retired at time of implementation of law. Example of Compensation 75% Currently 80% Currently 20 Years = Minimum Benefit 50% 50% 23 Years = 1/3 Difference to (MAB) 58.33% 60% 27 Years = 2/3 Difference to (MAB) 66.66% 70% 30 Years = Maximum allowable benefit 75% 80% Please post this for all members and encourage them to go to the Find My Legislator section on the following website: http://malegislature.gov/ and contact their Representatives and Senators to stop passage of this bill as written. We will continue to closely monitor and advise all members on status of this legislation. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes (NT) -- What's the E board's response?, 07:34:26 03/20/13 Wed Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes -- I thought for sure there would be something..., 19:06:05 03/20/13 Wed Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes (NT) -- Where's our E board now?, 12:23:55 03/21/13 Thu Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes (NT) -- They have agreed with the state, no more 20/50 as it is now, 08:04:46 03/22/13 Fri Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes -- BEND OVER, 15:39:42 03/27/13 Wed Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes -- UPDATE, 15:46:19 03/27/13 Wed This is only the beginning (NT) -- The Gov., 11:08:48 03/28/13 Thu Re: MA Update on HB59 - Retirement Changes -- you loser should get this, 17:10:34 04/05/13 Fri HB59 (NT) -- Support HB59 time to pay our fair share, 07:46:29 04/06/13 Sat i sure am glad that evil republican baker didnt win (NT) -- COMMIEcrats really take care of unions alright, 16:51:54 04/10/13 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
Subject:  A Transcription | |
Author: A Transcription [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:42:25 04/10/13 Wed The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution in its original form. Items that are hyperlinked have since been amended or superseded. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article. I. Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Section. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote. Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. Section. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. Section. 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide. Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member. Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal. Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. Section. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place. No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office. Section. 7. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law. Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill. Section. 8. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; To establish Post Offices and post Roads; To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Section. 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person. The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State. No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another. No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time. No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. Section. 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress. No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article. II. Section. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President. The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States. No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected. The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them. Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Section. 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. Section. 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States. Section. 4. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article III. Section. 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office. Section. 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;-- between a State and Citizens of another State,--between Citizens of different States,--between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects. In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make. The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed. Section. 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article. IV. Section. 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. Section. 2. The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime. No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due. Section. 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article. V. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article. VI. All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article. VII. The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same. The Word, "the," being interlined between the seventh and eighth Lines of the first Page, the Word "Thirty" being partly written on an Erazure in the fifteenth Line of the first Page, The Words "is tried" being interlined between the thirty second and thirty third Lines of the first Page and the Word "the" being interlined between the forty third and forty fourth Lines of the second Page. Attest William Jackson Secretary done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independance of the United States of America the Twelfth In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names, G°. Washington Presidt and deputy from Virginia Delaware Geo: Read Gunning Bedford jun John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jaco: Broom Maryland James McHenry Dan of St Thos. Jenifer Danl. Carroll Virginia John Blair James Madison Jr. North Carolina Wm. Blount Richd. Dobbs Spaight Hu Williamson South Carolina J. Rutledge Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Pinckney Pierce Butler Georgia William Few Abr Baldwin New Hampshire John Langdon Nicholas Gilman Massachusetts Nathaniel Gorham Rufus King Connecticut Wm. Saml. Johnson Roger Sherman New York Alexander Hamilton New Jersey Wil: Livingston David Brearley Wm. Paterson Jona: Dayton Pennsylvania B Franklin Thomas Mifflin Robt. Morris Geo. Clymer Thos. FitzSimons Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouv Morris [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
Subject:  The Constitution of the United States | |
Author: The Constitution of the United States [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:34:32 04/10/13 Wed The Constitution of the United States Preamble Note We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article I - The Legislative Branch Note Section 1 - The Legislature All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 2 - The House The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. (Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.) (The previous sentence in parentheses was modified by the 14th Amendment, section 2.) The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five and Georgia three. When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Section 3 - The Senate The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, (chosen by the Legislature thereof,) (The preceding words in parentheses superseded by 17th Amendment, section 1.) for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote. Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; (and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.) (The preceding words in parentheses were superseded by the 17th Amendment, section 2.) No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. Section 4 - Elections, Meetings The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of Chusing Senators. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall (be on the first Monday in December,) (The preceding words in parentheses were superseded by the 20th Amendment, section 2.) unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. Section 5 - Membership, Rules, Journals, Adjournment Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide. Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two-thirds, expel a Member. Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal. Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. Section 6 - Compensation (The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.) (The preceding words in parentheses were modified by the 27th Amendment.) They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place. No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office. Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law. Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill. Section 8 - Powers of Congress The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations; To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Section 9 - Limits on Congress The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person. The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. (No capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.) (Section in parentheses clarified by the 16th Amendment.) No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State. No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another. No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time. No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State. Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress. No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article II - The Executive Branch Note Section 1 - The President Note1 Note2 The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. (The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not lie an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; a quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two-thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice-President.) (This clause in parentheses was superseded by the 12th Amendment.) The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States. No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. (In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.) (This clause in parentheses has been modified by the 20th and 25th Amendments.) The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them. Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Section 2 - Civilian Power over Military, Cabinet, Pardon Power, Appointments The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States. Section 4 - Disqualification 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article III - The Judicial Branch Note Section 1 - Judicial powers The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office. Section 2 - Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trials (The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States; between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.) (This section in parentheses is modified by the 11th Amendment.) In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make. The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed. Section 3 - Treason Note Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article IV - The States Section 1 - Each State to Honor all others Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. Section 2 - State citizens, Extradition The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime. (No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, But shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.) (This clause in parentheses is superseded by the 13th Amendment.) Section 3 - New States New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Section 4 - Republican government The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article V - Amendment Note1 - Note2 - Note3 The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article VI - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article VII - Ratification Documents The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In Witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names. Note Go Washington - President and deputy from Virginia New Hampshire - John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman Massachusetts - Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King Connecticut - Wm Saml Johnson, Roger Sherman New York - Alexander Hamilton New Jersey - Wil Livingston, David Brearley, Wm Paterson, Jona. Dayton Pensylvania - B Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robt Morris, Geo. Clymer, Thos FitzSimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouv Morris Delaware - Geo. Read, Gunning Bedford jun, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Jaco. Broom Maryland - James McHenry, Dan of St Tho Jenifer, Danl Carroll Virginia - John Blair, James Madison Jr. North Carolina - Wm Blount, Richd Dobbs Spaight, Hu Williamson South Carolina - J. Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler Georgia - William Few, Abr Baldwin Attest: William Jackson, Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Amendments Note The following are the Amendments to the Constitution. The first ten Amendments collectively are commonly known as the Bill of Rights. History -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 3 - Quartering of Soldiers. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings. Ratified 12/15/1791. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses. Ratified 12/15/1791. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases. Ratified 12/15/1791. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Ratified 12/15/1791. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution. Ratified 12/15/1791. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 11 - Judicial Limits. Ratified 2/7/1795. Note History The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 12 - Choosing the President, Vice-President. Ratified 6/15/1804. Note History The Electoral College The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 13 - Slavery Abolished. Ratified 12/6/1865. History 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights. Ratified 7/9/1868. Note History 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 15 - Race No Bar to Vote. Ratified 2/3/1870. History 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Date Posted: 20:24:04 04/10/13 Wed Montsanto Park Fairy Tales Author: Martini Lounge [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 09:39:36 03/15/11 Tue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Complaint against Wyatt CEO Fair to get hearing from R.I. Labor Relations Board The state Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the CEO of the cash strapped Wyatt Detention Facility Michael V. Fair for “creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation” at the quasi-private Detention Facility during the tumult in Central Falls last year. The board is holding a hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday at its Cranston headquarters. According to the complaint, Fair violated state labor laws when he took over the facility and threatened employees with termination if they did not cooperate with his hand picked leadership team. Fair's actions “interfered with, restrained and coerced members … in exercising their rights,” the complaint states. And his failure to clarify his directives to his employees after being asked to do so created “an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.” The complaint follows a charge filed by members of the F.O.P. Lodge which represents Guards and employees of the prison. The union local asked Fair to clarify his intentions “so that the professional staff at the facility could continue to do their jobs free from fear of reprisal,”a union spokesperson said. When Fair failed to provide such clarification,the union filed an unfair labor practice charge. After an investigation, the Labor Relations Board issued its complaint in February. “The complaint delineates for Fair what he can and cannot do in terms of the rights of our members, their rights of free speech and freedom of assembly and their rights as unionized employees,” a union spokesperson said. Both sides will be asked to testify under oath in the near future. After the hearing, the state Labor Relations Board will determine if the complaint should be upheld or dismissed at the next board meeting. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Subject: Management Style Author: Man of Constant Sorrow [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 08:00:03 02/24/11 Thu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egypt, Libya, Iran,and Central Falls; What do they have in common? They are small, angry and divided populations who are tired of being governed by embattled madmen. The leaders of these entities govern by striking fear into the hearts of the people. Intimidation and threats are a way of life. Its called manangement by demoralization.These defiant leaders vow to strike back at the angry protesters. They stand at their podiums ( or behind their desks) and pound their fists vowing never to succumb to the mayhem . The tension escalates and the "people" muster the courage to force these dictators from office. As the dictators weaken, more and more people will rise up in protest. The tales of intimidation and terror brought on by these tyrants will soon be uncovered by the winds that once brought them to power. Watch them closely now; they may appear to be steadfast in their commitment to remain in power, but they are planning their departures. Quietly and without fanfare, probably over a weekend or in the middle of the night they will be wisked away by the few remaining loyalist who will be left alone, abandoned, leaderless, terrified, as once were the people of these misguided regimes. They once possessed the world and its gold, but gold wont bring them happiness as they grow old. Strength to you,brothers and sisters. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Subject: Absolute shame. Author: I hate wyatt [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 00:24:35 02/14/11 Mon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What a shame full place to work. Where do I begin with the mess that is the Wyatt detention facility? There are so many injustices done to the employees of the Wyatt detention facility I don’t know where to start. I intend to examine and dissect the clearly evident problems of the Wyatt detention facility. Let’s start from the top down approach, the Wyatt board of directors. The board of directors is typically responsible for the following responsibilities: governing the organization by establishing broad policies and objectives; selecting, appointing, supporting and reviewing the performance of the chief executive officer, ensuring the availability of adequate financial resources, approving annual budgets, accounting to the bondholder’s for the organization’s performance and setting their own salaries and compensation. So it would be obvious to say that these individuals should have a lengthy history of entrepreneurship or careers in successful corporate entities. Well not only do these three board members not meet these prerequisites I can’t even give them credit for running a hot dog stand or selling candy bars for the boy scouts. Number one, Mr. Bruce M. Corrigan, previously a fire fighter and also a ………? Yes I guess that’s about it. We all have great respect for firefighters but no experience in business. Number two, Mr. Michael Golenia. And number three Dr. Antonio Barajas an emergency room physician at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. Barajas also serves as president of the Rhode Island Mexican-American Association. Yep a whole boat load of corporate guru wrapped in that one. Let’s also mention the out standing mandate that the board members must be picked from central falls only; a one mile sea of financially talented individuals and not a rotting ghetto filled with social leeches and gang members. No not Central Falls, what gave away this gleaming metropolis of corrupt politicians? Not the street after street of boarded foreclosed houses filled with crack heads and gangsters. Gee what an absolutely marvelous mandate that one is, let’s hinder Wyatt’s ability to reach out across the state and find truly gifted financial minds to govern Wyatt’s board. Nop instead we’ll limit our bullpen to robbed and mismanaged cities completely destroyed and filled with less savory individuals. I mean a position on a board of director’s for a multi million dollar corporation isn’t important or anything not for the success of that entity. Let’s not forget who gets to appoint these people to the board mayor Charles D. Moreau. Wow where do I start with this scumbag. Moreau and his administration are under investigation for a program where the mayor’s childhood friend was awarded an emergency, no-bid contract to board up more than 200 vacant houses in the city for more than $2 million. The state police has been investigating the program, among other things namely that boiler incident where Charlie scumbag charged the replacement of his home boiler to the taxpayer. Now we start to see why this facility is such a mess. Was any one wondering why that completely ridiculous stipulation was attached to our peace officer status? The “work purposes only supplement” limiting us to a bull crap status. How can this blatant slap in out faces be tolerated any more. We were given peace officer status to stop us from organizing and striking due to the disgraceful treatment of us and at the same time a work purpose only supplement attached to just Wyatt officers so admin could sleep better at night knowing we couldn’t carry fire arms and possibly embarrass the facility in a off work incident! I mean it’s not like we do anything dangerous like house federally dangerous detained individuals that we run into constantly on the streets. This is the absolute disrespect this facility regards us as. What happens if one of us our children gets hurt or killed because of a disgruntled former detainee? Do you think Fair or his cohorts will care? Probably not, Mr. Fair will still be double fisting cigarettes on his park bench like a real professional. Hey Mr. Fair why don’t you just ash your cigarette on my face. I mean that’s what you’re doing to all of us when you sit on the bench in front of the public like a tacky carvone. Who the hell double fists two cigarettes I guess that’s what 250,000 a year buys you these days. But the question is why was this peace officer supplement ratified so easy? Maybe because Wyatt’s legal counsel is Peg Lynch-Gadoleta the sister of attorney general Patrick Lynch. And for those of you who don’t know the attorney general has the last say in peace officer status and right to carry issues. But friends it gets even better mayor Moreau even hired Patrick Lynch’s girlfriend Cynthia Stern for a two hundred an hour spokesman job at Wyatt. But due to investigations into this good ole boys crap Miss Stern currently doesn’t work for Wyatt anymore. And yet it gets even better. In 2004, after two years working for Lynch at the A.G.’s office, Stern went to work at RDW Group, a public relations firm. RDW’s CEO is Mike Doyle, who was one of the founding conspirators to earn profit from a prison in Central Falls. RDW employees have donated over $10k to Lynch since 2004. After revelations that an investigation is underway regarding Moreau paying $2 million of taxpayer dollars to his friend (for about $100,000 worth of boarding up houses)... Cynthia Stern quit working for Mayor Moreau. Because the mayor is the de facto chair of the Wyatt, she also quit working for the Wyatt. Stern went back to work for RDW Group. Gee no conflict of interest there, what a caldron of gangster snakes. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: Re: Absolute shame. -- twinz (happy), 20:10:28 02/17/11 Thu Re: Absolute shame. -- Serene Branson KCBS (Confused), 11:36:47 02/19/11 Sat Subject: Time for the truth Author: FromRIFUTURE.ORG [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 20:40:35 02/14/11 Mon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What You Didn't Know About the For-Profit Wyatt Prison in CF... Posted by: Bruce Reilly in Crime & Criminal Justice on January 14, 2011 Print PDF My last post on the Wyatt (responding to a potential state takeover) generated a number of inquiries about this privately-owned prison in Central Falls, RI. I realize it is time for another installment of information. What is Wyatt? From their own website: “The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, located in Central Falls, RI, is operated by the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation, which was created by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June 1991 to design, build, and manage the first publicly owned and privately operated detention facility in the Northeast. It is a quasi-public detention facility designed to function as an economic engine for the city of Central Falls and the state of Rhode Island.” The Wyatt is NOT publicly owned, although the mayor appoints the corporate board. It is owned by private bondholders whose repayment, by corporate decree, come before anything else (including operating costs). Anyone who believes the Board of Directors owns a company might want to run that by the investors with stock/bond certificates. It is, however, publicly funded. All of their revenue comes from tax dollars paying to hold prisoners. Wyatt is going bankrupt. This prison, like many privately-owned prisons, was a financial scheme worthy of a credit default swap or any other esoteric Wall Street chicanery. It has been losing $5 - $10 million per year since the expansion and refinancing. The building itself is worth under $90 million and depreciating, while the corporation owes $141 million of interest on $101 million in debt. That’s right, they are paying 140% interest on the loan. If someone bought a car listed at $10,000, but took out a loan that came out $24,000, they would be considered an idiot, but that’s the difference when one is playing with someone else’s money. And keep in mind: it is the taxpayers who are paying the interest. Not a bad loan to own, ay? According to Receiver Judge Pfeiffer’s report (p.56), the prison has lost money every year since the expansion and is in technical default on its bonds. Two years ago when the mayor proposed selling Wyatt to private prison mega-corporation CCA, the land and prison were independently assessed at $45 million. Why the Expansion in 2005? The expansion and refinancing of the original bonds was an opportunity to make millions for some individuals, while delaying the collapse. Original bondholders now had the money to “cash in” as the corporation took out a fresh batch of new money. The expansion allowed middlemen and construction people to cash in, with everyone getting a small bite from over $100 million. A project coordinator can easily explain 10% of costs going their way, and Anthony Ventetuolo explained that his 2% off the top is totally normal. The refinancing also created a “rainy day” fund, to make bond debt payments when the income is not flowing; it is a way of concealing the income not flowing. This fund is done. Consider that the 1992 bonds were a total of $30 million. The 2005 bonds were $106 million, including fees, and yet the prison did not even double in size. Who Manages the Money? Cornell (Cox) Corrections were dismissed when the new cash flow came in with the expansion/refinancing, and Anthony Ventetuolo took over under the name of AVCORR. Ventetuolo was a founding partner in the deal to win a bid and build a prison for the Bureau of Prisons to use in Southeastern New England. He was a highly paid consultant by the Corporation, and made over $1 million just during the expansion. AVCORR took over the prison when the new money flowed. What’s in it for Central Falls? The original reason Rhode Island authorized these capitalists to make an investment in public human suffering is because it was believed to be a revenue stream for the local municipality. Sounded good at the time to the Legislature. This revenue is theoretically coming from discretionary “City Impact Fees.” The fees have not been paid in several years, and the bondholders threatened to file suit against the Corporation if they pay the City prior to paying their bonds’ principal and interest. Is a City Impact Fee the same as “revenue”? It is called a “Fee,” which is something you pay for a service. In this case, it is absolutely discretionary. What service does Wyatt get? I call on my public management gurus to help answer that, but there are services like water and sewage that add up to real costs. The Corporation is tax exempt, as well. And if the City Impact were merely $1000 per day (A conservative estimate for a place holding over 1,000 people. prisoners and employees), that adds up to over $6.5 million since the Wyatt was built in 1992. The Corporation has paid Central Falls $2 million over the past 8 years (I am unsure how much, if any, was paid prior). Would you call that “revenue?” Has Anyone Investigated This Corporation? Yes. The bondholders themselves realize they are caught holding the bag and somebody is dipping in, which only makes it worse. In 2008 they called for an independent audit, and hired Michael Fair. The auditor released a report in 2009, and found serious “financial control deficiencies.” Considering Arthur Anderson was the original auditor of Wyatt under the Cornell Corrections regime, one can only guess how it used to be. Naturally, every corporation tries to avoid a scandal and would prefer to deal with things privately. This one has close ties to Attorney General Patrick Lynch (2002-2010), who never threw the book at anyone involved with the Corporation, and hired his sister as their legal counsel. The bondholders threw Ventetuolo out in 2009 (I am not aware of any pending charges) and hired Michael Fair to run the operation on an interim basis. It is worth noting that Patrick Lynch recused himself regarding the investigation of Mayor Moreau in other matters. Considering the power Moreau wielded in appointing the Board of Wyatt over the years, Lynch basically recused himself from the Wyatt. How is the Corporation Connected to Central Falls’ Bankruptcy? The Central Falls smokestack blew, just prior to the 2010 elections. I’m not sure entirely how the prison and the city are intertwined, except that the mayor has power to appoint all of The Corporation’s local board members. This mayor, Charles Moreau, is the same man who was using the city tax dollars to pay his friends $10k to board up foreclosed properties. If that is any indication, there are any number of rocks to look under to “follow the money.” In a small state like Rhode Island, it is understandable for a mayor, police chief, judge, and state attorney general to be chummy. It doesn’t mean that corruption is evident; it only calls into question the capacity of anyone to have independent oversight and investigation. It is not surprising that the Receiver of Central Falls, Judge Pfeiffer, tossed the mayor aside and is now talking about Wyatt. It is suspicious that he sees the state bailout of Wyatt to be a good thing in any way… except to bailout the bondholders. The bottom line is that the Wyatt Corporation is going under, and not just because we have more prison cells than prisoners in America, due to a glut of investment. It is because one should anticipate graft and mismanagement from any endeavor that lacks a Buyer/Seller balance of power, one that involves taxpayer funds, and is an industry that feasts on social degradation. Cornell Corrections has since been swallowed up by another prison profiteer, Geo Group, as the entire industry is under strain. Mergers often indicate an excess of capital, which is clearly the case for those who banked on a prison planet. It is a sad industry that pays millions of dollars to lobbyists, to both D.C. and the state capitols... to push for more product: People in Prison. Anyone wishing to understand Wyatt, particularly who may have decisionmaking power in this process, should first read: 2008 Audit Report Massachusetts Inspector General Report on Wyatt’s sister-prison Harvard Design School study of Wyatt An investment banker’s expose on Wyatt (partner in the firm) Corporation’s Indenture of Trust Agreement The Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation named their prison the Donald Wyatt Detention Center, after a federal administrator. To learn more about what happens inside the prison, there are several enlightening court cases. Tagged in: wyatt , RI Port Authority , Rhode Island , Private Prison , Patrick Lynch , lease revenue bonds , Judge Pfeiffer , GEO , Frechette , EDC , Cornell , Charles Moreau , CFDFC , Central Falls , bonds , bankruptcy , audit [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Date Posted: 15:08:58 04/10/13 Wed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Hart Got Fired! Author: Wheelie-Bay [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 19:03:05 03/28/13 Thu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's about time! [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: Re: Hart Got Fired! (NT) -- What happened?, 19:41:38 03/28/13 Thu Who Cares? (NT) -- As long as the assholes gone, 15:12:25 03/29/13 Fri He was one of the good guys (NT) -- mike, 17:56:48 03/29/13 Fri Re: It's about time action was taken against him. (NT) -- What vacation weeks did he have? (dave), 11:25:34 03/30/13 Sat Re: It's about time action was taken against him. (NT) -- He was setup, that's what I heard. Bob, 12:48:44 03/30/13 Sat Re: It's about time action was taken against him. 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Author: Storm watcher [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 18:52:16 02/07/13 Thu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See everyone (well almost) for the storm!! Can I bring in extra meals in case of inverse??? [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: I'll be staying home...again (NT) -- FMLA, 20:26:14 02/07/13 Thu Ahhhhh! a 3 day weekend, we deserve it. (NT) -- CPO, 07:52:13 02/08/13 Fri Re: Thin Blue Line of Corrections (NT) -- This is why we get paid the big bucks. Public Safety! (Lt.), 16:42:43 02/08/13 Fri Re: Thin Blue Line of Corrections -- sorry i could not plow out your driveways, 18:17:18 02/08/13 Fri Re: Thin Blue Line of Corrections -- CPO, 17:32:43 02/09/13 Sat Re: Thin Blue Line of Corrections -- Yeah but..., 17:53:51 02/09/13 Sat Re: Thin Blue Line of Corrections (NT) -- Sounds like you're saying us CPO's are smarter, 12:53:41 02/10/13 Sun Thin Blue Line (NT) -- We deserve it we spend more time with cons than co's do., 17:22:26 02/11/13 Mon Re: CPO's are the brain's of corrections. (NT) -- We do the real work. CO's do the robot work., 15:27:50 02/13/13 Wed Re: CPO's are the brain's of corrections. -- "brain's," with an apostrophe. Oh yeah, you're smart!, 20:41:30 02/15/13 Fri Re: Big Storm! Love being essential personnel!! (NT) -- maybe you should try working at the max, 17:17:35 02/13/13 Wed Re: Big Storm! Love being essential personnel!! (NT) -- CPO's do all the work at the max too, 19:11:27 02/13/13 Wed Re: Big Storm! 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(NT) -- FMLA, 14:36:27 02/19/13 Tue Big Storm (NT) -- You dope, the inmates run the joint,that's why you're a co, 07:24:09 02/17/13 Sun You're all wrong the union runs the joint (NT) -- Stu Ward, 08:57:35 02/17/13 Sun Subject: The great ONE fuckin punk Author: x [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 20:18:38 01/04/13 Fri -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wonder if obama will win the nobel peace prize again this term for fuckin up the country. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: He's done a great job considering the mess Bush left him. 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Date Posted: 15:06:01 04/10/13 Wed Subject: Prison Gangs Author: prison gangs [ Edit | View ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 17:10:57 04/08/13 Mon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are White Supremacist Prison Gangs Targeting Prosecutors and Prison Officials? By Justin Peters | Posted Monday, April 1, 2013, at 6:05 PM 64 MYSLATE Save this story. Follow all Blog articles. Follow the Crime blog. Follow stories by Justin Peters. MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. 357 This undated file photo released by the Colorado Department of Corrections shows paroled inmate Evan Spencer Ebel, alleged gunman in the shooting death of Colorado corrections chief Tom Clements. Photo by Colorado Department of Corrections/AP A state corrections official in Colorado. An assistant district attorney in Texas. His boss, two months later. Since January, three justice officials in two different states have been shot and killed in violent assassination-style murders. All three men had been involved in recent attempts to break up white supremacist prison gangs—the Aryan Brotherhood in Texas and the 211 Crew in Colorado. Are the killings a sort of payback? And are they linked? At this point, there’s a lot of circumstantial evidence to suggest that the prison gangs were involved in these killings. The question of whether the Colorado and Texas murders are linked is a little harder to answer. Let’s begin by noting that “prison gang” is a slight misnomer here. Though the Aryan Brotherhood and other infamous gangs were certainly founded inside prisons, they have long since extended their criminal operations—drug trafficking, extortion, other forms of violent thuggery—to the outside world. A 2006 ABC News story listed the Aryan Brotherhood’s priorities as “making money, exacting revenge, terrorizing the uncooperative and maintaining thriving criminal enterprises inside and outside of prison.” These gangs are tremendously violent—and, since their leaders are already incarcerated, tremendously difficult to control. They also have a history of retaliating against those who have wronged them. In November, the FBI came down hard on the Aryan Brotherhood, indicting 34 alleged members on racketeering charges. One month later, Texas state officials announced that the Aryan Brotherhood was “actively planning retaliation against law enforcement officials.” One month after that, Kaufman County, Texas assistant district attorney Mark Hasse was shot and killed while going to work. (The Kaufman County district attorney’s office was part of the multi-agency task force involved in the crackdown.) On Saturday, Hasse’s boss, Mike McLelland, was shot to death at his house. His wife Cynthia was also shot and killed. There have been no suspects named in the Texas murders. Evan Ebel, the main suspect in the recent murder of Colorado Department of Corrections chief Tom Clements, was not a member of the Aryan Brotherhood. But he allegedly belonged to another white-power prison gang called the 211 Crew. Last week, the Denver Post published a two-part series on that group; in it, a source in the Colorado prison system speculated that “one possible motive for the Clements murder was the shuffling weeks earlier of top 211 Crew members” from one prison to another. (Moving gang leaders around from prison to prison is one of the only effective weapons that prison officials have against these gangs.) It seems highly plausible that all of these killings were retaliatory. But were the Texas and Colorado murders coordinated and linked? The timing of these killings—and the fact that Ebel died in a police shootout in Texas, not far from Kaufman County—certainly makes it a valid question. Prison gangs do communicate with one another, but it takes a lot of planning to coordinate a multi-state law enforcement murder spree, and most gangs would see little upside in such a plot. But, then again, these aren’t most gangs. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
Subject:  Correctional Officer real world | |
Author: Correctional Officer real world [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:17:47 04/06/13 Sat I have often talked about inmate abuses and neglect but very little about how corrections staff have been abused and neglected. Thanks to a gently reminder by a good friend, this article is about addressing workplace cultures that foster discrimination, unfair labor practices, humiliation and embarrassment as a management tool and others items not talked about much but very much a daily impact of the officer’s world. The first thing the reader needs to do is realize that a correctional officer is disconnected from the real world while inside those high walls and solid iron gates. They are isolated from the public, their families and sometimes even their coworkers depending on what assignment of shift they draw for their job assignment on the roster. Corrections is fundamentally a boring job that creates many opportunities for self-doubt, self-criticism and self-destruction. This is hampered by working with poorly trained or educated officers and supervisors as the job becomes more complex than it was really designed by correctional standards. If one is well or better than average educated they stand a chance of being ridiculed or laughed at when they perform their jobs. Loneliness on the job can lead to complacency. Supervisors, many ill prepared and poorly chosen or promoted are often not backed up by the administration perform ad hoc duties and find shortcuts to get the job done within the unreasonable time to do it. Their schedules are just as complicated as the officers. They must supervise but they know that if the job falls short, they will be disciplined along with the officer for not doing their jobs. There is zero tolerance to mistakes that are often taken as misconduct and then reviewed by an internal affairs officer to determine charges and sanctions to be imposed. The due process is non-existent as you are found guilty on the most circumstantial proof and even the word of an inmate. To say the workplace is intimidating is an understatement. This loneliness can be suddenly interrupted by total mayhem or eviler, terror. The fact is that hostage taking, violence and injuries occurred on the job is more common place that one might want to admit to. Damage control on these issues have been perfected by the administration and the news rarely gets out there for others to hear. This is mainly due to classification mistakes, poor management practices or in some cases opportunities provided by shortage of staff and resources to properly supervise the huge number of inmates under their supervision. It is not uncommon for one officer to supervise more than two hundred inmates and their hands are tied and can’t often respond to an emergency due to lack of resources to back them up during critical times. It often leaves an officer helpless as another officer is being assaulted down the corridor and you can’t respond because of your political boundaries. Many officers don’t get breaks and eat on the run. They will have to hustle without hesitation to do those tasks assigned what would normally take more officers to get done. Multitasking takes its toll as one can multitask with taking shortcuts but when taking shortcuts you are either put at risk or on report. It is a catch 22 and the officer always loses this situation. Officers suffer from shift disorientation and sleep deprivation. They keep odd hours and work most of the time their eight hours plus the overtime to make up for staff shortages. Good supervisors find themselves in this same catch 22 as they try to help their team members but often have to relinquish their paperwork to do so. The workplace, filled with anxiety, tension, stress and fatigue is a perfect formula for burnout. An officer has to be aware he or she does not fall victim to such a phenomena as it can be deadly in nature or at the very least, a most precarious situation to be in among felons. Every officer has a protocol to follow called post orders or policies and procedures. Post orders are guidelines and provide a summary of the job duties and responsibilities. Many policies and post orders are outdated and lack clarification for the new guidelines thus the officer must adapt and overcome shortcomings with their own innovate thinking or help from others. This is frowned up and will end up being disciplined for although the flaw was the lack of written guidelines [and administrative support] in post orders maintained by the unit administrator or so it is supposed to be done. Many officers experience burnout once or twice during their span of time or career. Counting their years of service is a bad habit as it makes time slow and crawling in the sense of awareness and change. Becoming old [tenured] and cold with the job, the entire experience has been altered since the beginning when they took this job and swearing to uphold their oaths taken to serve and protect. It really becomes harder each time they dress in their uniforms and report for duty. Daily challenges consist of mind games between inmates, managers and coworkers. Then the main nemesis, the administration, has its own mind games that toys with shift assignments, rotation of posts, personnel rule changes and other psychologically detrimental issues that drives down morale and performance all this plays into the fatigue factor as not all fatigue is physical but rather, much of it is mental and draining their energy quickly. Correctional officers are criticized in four directions in the workplace and at home. They are often criticized by the administration, their supervisors and their coworkers but often the criticism comes from family or friends as well. They try to understand the complexity of the job but often miss their target as they do not know the job as well as the officer does but that doesn’t stop them from criticizing them at home. Of course there is always the media and the public that harp daily about the corruptive behaviors behind the tall walls and silver razor wires. They know it all without taking one step in the officer’s footsteps [for more than thirty minutes on a tour] and project their “know it all” attitude berating the officers that work inside prisons. Officers work on adrenalin and this influences their minds and body in ways that is hard to explain unless you’ve been there. Fatigue sets in when you experience an adrenaline hangover and it affects the family, the workplace and the ones you work with. People change and it’s hardly noticed until it’s too late and a mishap has occurred causing you more trouble and stress in your life. Officers, just like veterans coming home from the war or other critical incidents experience real trauma and are often exposed and under the influence of PTSD. Dealing with death, violence, blood and guts spilled as inmates and staff are shanked [stabbed or cut] by felons there is little job satisfaction to brag about as a correctional officer. However, most officers suck it up and do the job. It goes unnoticed that these brave individuals have the intestinal fortitude to keep moving and deal with this adversity. Job discrimination is the primary enemy inside prisons for prison employees. Discrimination in gender, race, cultural connections or color of skin are common denominators and handled according to their own internal customs and practices. Discrimination also include sexual harassment, unwanted attention and forced or coercive attitudes among coworkers that breed contempt for the rule of law and esprit de corps. Grievances are a joke as the administration turns a blind eye to any discriminatory complaint and turns the tables around on the person making the allegation identifying them as a poor worker, slacker or just chronic complainer minimizing their basis for the complaint filed. Persistence in a grievance normally results in retaliation and more grief for the officer(s) involved. Peer pressure, ostracized conduct and name-calling are some symptoms endorsed by some supervisors and the pressure is enough to quit or ask for a transfer to another prison complex. Prison work changes people that work there. It impacts good parenting, the way they act [socialize]and the decisions they make at home and work. Alcohol, drugs and violence are common and often get out of hand causing an arrest or a visit by a police officer at home or at work. The triggers are plenty and the madness never stops. Their credibility is often challenged and many are discredited or called liars. They want help but get nothing as promised even though there are employee assistance programs that serve the purpose of advertisement and fake support. Correctional officers are sometimes in denial of their own problems. They live with emotional disabilities but deny they have them. They can’t be strong if they admit flaws in character or strengths. Seeking help is out of the question for it is considered a weakness. The only alternative is love and understanding by their peers and most of all, their families. They suffer in the darkness and write their words of frustration and anger on the unwritten wall of silence. Officers perform this masochistic ritual of denial because that is what they are taught on the job. Disconnecting emotions and becoming cold is a pre-requisite for becoming an officer so it is said. Don’t get close to people especially inmates and don’t show your feelings. Unfortunately officers have difficulties drawing that line and often self-inflict pain and sorrow into their own lives. Sometimes with taking their own life when the situation gets hopeless. The administration demands perfection. the public’s outcry makes you want to be better at what you do but the media disappoints you daily as you read the negativity that surrounds your world twenty four hours a day seven days a week. The irony here is that those that demand perfection are far from being perfect themselves. In fact, many are poor role models and examples to follow because of their political correctness and willingness to sacrifice staff for their own success and needs. Positivity is the hardest thing to keep and maintain. The longer you work in the penitentiary the harder it is to find positive things and leads to depression, aggression and low self-esteem. These are critical qualities of being able to do the job thus it is a fatal flaw that has to be address. No longer affecting the job, it tears the family apart as well. The public forgets about the signs of stress and anxiety that is so prevalent inside prisons. They don’t understand why the officer is gaining weight or losing it, accident prone or forgetful and angry and sad. These emotions are signs of stress and burnout and happen every day without recourse for the officer to keep coming to work to get that paycheck. Sick leave is frowned upon and makes you a target for punishment. All the while you, the correctional officers, are dealing with poor eating habits, drugs, abuse by many, crying and paranoia as fear become a normal part of your life. Editor’s note: Carl ToersBijns (retired), worked in corrections for over 25 yrs He held positions of a Correctional Officer I, II, III [Captain] Chief of Security Mental Health Treatment Center – Program Director – Associate Warden - Deputy Warden of Administration & Operations. Car’s prison philosophy is all about the safety of the public, staff and inmates, "I believe my strongest quality is that I create strategies that are practical, functional and cost effective." [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| Subject: R.I. | |
Author: R.I. [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:15:36 03/30/13 Sat David Mellon President Contact via email Dave has been a Correctional Officer since 1990. He currently works at the Intake Service Center on the 7 am to 3 pm shift. Except for a two-year hiatus, Dave has been on the Executive Board since 1993. He lives in Coventry, Rhode Island. Robert Miller First Vice President Contact via email Bob is a Correctional Officer who began his career in 1990 and currently works at the Women’s Division on the 7 am to 3pm shift. He is starting his second term on the Executive Board. Previously he served as the Chief Steward at the Women’s Division and he is currently a member of the RIBCO negotiating team. Robert Lantagne 2nd Vice President Contact via email Bob is a Correctional Officer who joined the Department of Corrections in 2000. He was appointed to the Grievance Committee in 2005 and has been a union steward on the 1 pm to 9pm shift at maximum security since 2001. He has served as the 2nd Vice President since 2008. Michael Hogan Secretary - Treasurer Contact via email Mike began his career as a Correctional Officer in 1980. He currently works the 7 am to 3 pm shift at the Medium Moran Facility. Prior to being elected to Treasurer, Mike served several terms on the RIBCO Executive Board. He lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island. John Meehan Recording Secretary Contact via email John became a Correctional Officer in 1991 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1998. He currently works the 7 am to 3 pm shift at the Medium Moran Facility. John has been on the Executive Board since 1993 and for most of that time has been the Recording Secretary. In 2005, John was elected to the State of Rhode Island Retirement Board. John lives in Cranston, Rhode Island. Mike McKenna Financial Secretary Grievance committee Kenneth Rivard Grievance Committee Chairman Contact via email Ken began his career in corrections in 1972. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1980. He has been on the RIBCO Executive Board for 35 years having served as President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President and in his current capacity as Grievance Committee Chairman. Ken is a past President and Secretary of the International Association of Correctional Officers. He was also a founding member of Corrections USA. Ken lives in Scituate, Rhode Island. Manuel Leander Grievance Committee Coordinator Contact via email Manny became a Correctional Officer in 1989. He has worked for the State of Rhode Island for 21 years with previous service in the Department of Environmental Management. He works at the Intake Service Center on the 7 am to 3 pm shift. He is RIBCO’s representative on the Department of Corrections Health & Safety Committee. Manny lives in Coventry, Rhode Island. Executive Board Byron Blackmar Bill Bove John Bray Chris Box Sheila Coyne Tony Delsignore Joe Lopes Glenn McCartney Joe Pelletier David Pezza Letizia Signore Dan Ventura [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Date Posted: 19:00:41 03/30/13 Sat - select a state - Most Wanted in Conneticut New Hampshire Most Wanted Maine Most Wanted Mass Most Wanted Rhode Island Most Wanted Suspect Search Keyword/Case #: Type of Crime: select Bank Robbery Armed Assault Arson Assault Bail Violation Breaking & Entering Burglary Child Molestation Communications Domestic Threats Driving to Endanger Drug Offenses DUI - Death Resulting Escape Fatal Hit & Run Flight - Escape Fraud Fraudulent Activities Home Invasion Homicide Intimidation (incl.Stalking) Kidnapping Larceny Misc Obstruction Parole Violation Probation Violation Rape Road Rage Robbery Sex Offender Sex Offense Stolen Goods Stolen Vehicle Theft Threats Traffic Offenses Weapon Offense Complexion: select light medium dark Gender: select male female unknown Height: select short medium tall Weight/Build: select small medium large City: Subscribe to Newsletter: Make this your HomePage 3500380 Visitors As of July 13, 2006 March 30 2013 [1] 2 3 of 59 ALERT March 20, 2013 - Seekonk : Sovereign Bank 21 Central Ave The Seekonk Police Department is attempting to identify a male suspect who committed unarmed robbery at the Sovereign Bank located at the Seekonk/Pawtucket/Attleboro town line. The suspect is described as white, approximately 40 to 50 years of age, 5' 9" to 5'11" in height, weighing 180 to 200 lbs. The suspect changed his appearance by wearing a fake long-haired black wig, fake bushy eyebrows, and a long fake mustache hanging down to his chin. His clothing description is a winter style hat, oversized grey or faded blue hooded sweatshirt, black and white riding-style gloves, faded blue jeans, and black and white sneakers. The suspect entered the bank, approached the teller, and removed a black bag from under his sweatshirt. He handed the teller a note demanding cash in $100, $50, and $20 denominations. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in the black bag to a waiting gold-colored Toyota Avalon bearing NH registration plates. The vehicle then fled on Central Ave into the City of Pawtucket. click here for more Larceny ID: 130057 Fraudulent Activities ID: 130056 Fraud ID: 130055 Bank Robbery ID: 130054 Theft ID: 130052 Stolen Goods ID: 130050 Home Invasion ID: 130049 Fraudulent Activities ID: 130046 Fraudulent Activities ID: 130046 Sex Offender ID: 130045 Larceny ID: 130044 Bank Robbery ID: 130043 Breaking & Entering ID: 130042 Sex Offense ID: 130041 Theft ID: 130039 - Booking Room Print View This page features photographs of unidentified suspects taken during the commission of a crime. If you recognize anyone or have information on any of these incidents, click on the specific image to view additional details. You can also contact the law enforcement officer investigating the incident. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| Subject: watch out | |
Author: watch out [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:55:44 03/30/13 Sat w ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Posted: 00:27:57 10/23/08 Thu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use Gmail, Go to Jail? Google is ordered to hand over the IP address of a Gmail user in the Netherlands. Here is why you should be concerned. Fans of the classic Animal Farm may remember the scene where the ruling pigs are caught secretly revising the Commandments of Animalism painted on the barn wall. (Or maybe not -- does anyone read Orwell any more?) Google may soon be doing painting over its own "Don't be evil" commandment -- or at the very least adding a few key qualifications and amendments. The latest example: Google has been ordered to turn over the IP address of a Gmail user in The Netherlands who allegedly used his account for corporate espionage. Per The Register: The CEO of Dutch internet incubator company iMerge suspected that a former disgruntled employee, who also acted as a system administrator, had secretly created an auto-forward rule in one of the company's mail servers. Several mails, including business conversations and a romantic discourse which led to a divorce, were forwarded to a Gmail address. As I've written for CW's sister pub, Infoworld.com, disgruntled IT employees are a growing threat to enterprises (just as enterprises are no picnic for overworked and underappreciated IT drones). They can do enormous damage very easily. So I'm not condoning the actions of the employee behind the account "alfaiscool2002@gmail.com." And Google did initially fight the request until ordered by the court. But once the legal hammer came down, Google rolled over -- just as it has in similar cases in Israel and India. I have a couple of problems with this story. Problem #1. If you're an IT guy trying to screw over your employer, shouldn't you know better than to use Gmail? I mean, why not just tattoo "saboteur" on your forehead and be done with it? Problem #2: The ginormous cache of data Google stores about each of its users, due both to the breadth of its services and Google's insatiable appetite for data. It's like one-stop shopping for corporate counsel, divorce attorneys, repressive governments, and any other clown with a subpoena and the lawyers to back it up. If you value your privacy, Google is not a company you want to do business with, regardless of what the company says on its blog. Because if all pigs are created equal, some pigs are definitely more equal than others. And Google is the Boss Hog on this farm. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] Replies: Re: watch out -- Harold, 13:12:06 11/19/08 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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