Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner?

Efforts to post a new essay at "Against Dark Arts" were obstructed by hackers who made editing and revising work difficult. I will continue to struggle on a daily basis to post new work at these blogs and to create a new blog elsewhere in order to continue writing.

As yet more letters are received in 2015 from Trenton's OAE officials, presumably, or from former officials, purporting to come from the IRS or Justice Department, the humiliating spectacle (for N.J.) of breathtaking hypocrisy and incompetence as well as corruption and unethical conduct from Trenton's Supreme Court and legal profession calls for a response from U.S. prosecutors and police.

Innocent persons are endangered by continuing this sick game, Mr. Rabner and Mr. Christie. 

Further public censorship of my writings belies American claims about freedom of speech online.

Please examine what you claim to be your "consciences" and tell me the truth about the crimes committed against me and so many others while there is still time to prevent greater harm to innocent persons. 

Each day that the cover-up continues deepens the injury and makes healing more difficult for many victims. David Samson a.k.a. David Sampson and/or Stuart Rabner as well as the other "usual suspects" may have to bite the bullet and tell the truth in this matter even if Mr. Netanyahu disapproves of this gesture.  

A previously posted version of the text that appears below was altered by New Jersey-based hackers as Edward Snowden's disclosures of massive U.S. cybercrimes against Americans and billions of persons throughout the world were greeted with indifference by a nationalistic and jingoistic as well as apologetic American media.

I was surprised to discover a letter from the IRS saying that my family will receive a "customer survey." It is unusual for the IRS to ignore a discharge or a request for a wire transfer of a return of overpayment funds in order to send a check. If this survey is an attempt to conduct illegal discovery, in a further move to deprive me of funds, I will be happy to post any requested information on-line. I will be writing a full essay about this interesting letter from the IRS. Politics? Curiously, the NYPL, allegedly, has also attempted to obtain my personal information by way of a "survey." The letter is from "Ivy S. McChesney, Director, Accounts Management, Wage & Investment Division, IRS, Atlanta, GA 30308 and is dated June 28, 2013." IRS Permit No. G-48. (Arlington, VA 022204-9048. CIA?) ("Invicta Watch Company" and "The Invicta Watch Company Caper.")

Jonathan Weisman, "I.R.S. Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political," The New York Times, July 5, 2013, p. A1. (Does Senator Menendez have a friend at the IRS? CIA? Same friend?) 

Journalists now call for the arrest of a whistle blower who is invoking the very First Amendment protections upon which they -- all journalists -- must rely in America. This is not the "Pentagon Papers" American press, but a media-entertainment colossus that is an accessory to power in Western societies.   

Allegations of corruption against Mr. Rabner and New Jersey's judiciary, along with the legal ethics establishment, continue to be ignored by the FBI and U.S. Justice Department. 

It is still possible to alleviate human suffering for many innocent persons, Mr. Rabner, by simply disclosing the truth about censorship and cyber-spying, tortures and rapes to which so many have been subjected in New Jersey and, usually, by New Jersey officials and agencies. Persistence in cover-ups, lies, obstructions of justice and other unethical conduct makes a mockery of the judicial robes that you wear, Mr. Rabner. ("You've got mail!")

Lin That, "N.J. Reviews Possible Ethics Lapses by Staff in North Bergen," The Record, June 26, 2013, p. L-3. (Possible criminal wrongdoing and ethical lapses in the compensation for Herbert Klitzner, Esq. and others in town," according to Mr. Christie: "Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and New Jersey's Hypocrisy.")

John Petrick, "Officer Guilty in Sex Sting: Faces 5-Year Sentence for Advances on Girl, 12," The Record, June 27, 2013, p. L-1. (Police officers, lawyers, judges and politicians are "complicit" in or accessories to N.J. child prostitution in America's "Soprano State," allegedly: "Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes" and "New Jersey Rabbi Charged With Child Molesting.")

April 26, 2013 at 12:57 P.M. Efforts to transfer this essay from Against Dark Arts may be a little more difficult than expected. The first posting of this work was deformed by criminal sabotage. New essays examining the continuing disgrace that is New Jersey's legal system -- including the soiled "Office of Attorney Ethics" (OAE) -- for which Mr. Rabner must bear responsibility, will be posted at these blogs in the days ahead. I also hope to see and review "Oblivion." (''Oblivion': A Movie Review.")

It is alleged that New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is affiliated with or "knows" Terry Tuchin and Herbert Klitzner, Esq., former New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and former Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz, also Bob Yudin (Republican strong man) and Sybil R. Moses. It is further alleged that Mr. Rabner is also affiliated with or knows Rabbi Eliahu Ben Haim, who used religious charities to launder at least $1.5 MILLION in the Solomon Dwek matter. ("So Black and So Blue in Prison" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" then "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Has Mr. Rabner met Solomon Dwek? It is further said that Mr. Rabner was, or is, affiliated with Lowenstein, Sadler -- a politically-connected N.J./N.Y. law firm that has or does represent some of the above-named individuals. Conflict of interest, Mr. Rabner, which explains the cover-ups in my matters? Appearance of impropriety, Mr. Rabner? Is it Mr. Rabner's goal to protect Sybil R. Moses, Deborah T. Poritz, or Terry Tuchin and Bob Yudin from embarrassment or worse? Are Mr. Rabner and Herbert Klitzner, Esq. "friends"? Does (or has) Mr. Rabner received "consultant's fees," in cash, while serving in public office -- from Solomon Dwek, perhaps? If so, if Mr. Rabner has accepted cash payments from such persons, has this not affected his judgment in "related" matters? ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Stuart Rabner's Selective Sense of Justice.")

These affiliations and unseemly relationships can neither be confirmed nor denied at this time. Nor is it very clear how much Mr. Rabner knows about the cybercrime directed at my sites and myself, or against my family members. (CCA-EOS?) Please see Ted Sherman & Josh Margolin, The Jersey Sting: Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey Style Corruption Ever (New York: St. Martin's, 2011), pp. 63-83.

December 7, 2012 at 1:55 P.M. Yesterday both printers at the Morningside Heights branch of the library were disabled through depletion of toner by two persons making many copies with graphics over a long period of time. I have lost so much money on NYPL printers that have been altered or damaged by sabotage. I am sure that other library patrons have similar experiences. Perhaps this is merely a coincidence. 

I cannot say what damage has been done to my essays overnight. Curiously, the same persons are to be seen trying to damage the printer at the Inwood branch of the NYPL when I make use of that facility. Perhaps this is also only a coincidence. ("How censorship works in America" and "Aaron Schwartz, Freedom, and American Law.") 

July 7, 2013 at 12:45 P.M. Obstructions made it difficult to sign-in just now. I will continue to struggle to write every day from some computer. I have reason to be concerned that I will never receive social security benefits and that any and all money that is to be received by me will be interfered with, forces will prevent my employment by anyone even as impoverishment is forced upon me. 

I wonder who would wish to do such things to me? I have been subjected to an embargo. 

If more than two days pass without alteration at these blogs it means that I am prevented from writing against my will.  

Peter J. Sampson, "Oury Gets Probation in Corruption Case: Judge Labels Conduct 'Reprehensible,'" in The Record, November 30, 2012, at p. A-1. (Mr. Oury is typical of New Jersey's bribed lawyers, judges, and other officials: "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Jeff Pillets, Colleen Diskin & Mary Jo Layton, "Scout Abuse Files Speak Volumes: Many Decades-Old Cases Never Reported to Police; 36 New Jersey Leaders Listed," in The Record, October 19, 2012, at p. A-1. ("Tip" of the proverbial iceberg in this "ongoing" -- as of July, 2013 -- investigation of child abuse over decades.)

Mary Jo Layton, "Suit Alleges Years of Scout Abuse: Incidents Date to 1990's," in The Record, November 14, 2012, at p. A-1. ("Others" involved in these scandalous matters are now sought in continuing investigations.)

Rebecca D. O'Brien & Deena Yellin, "Another Luring Attempt Reported: Girl, 13, Says She Was Accosted in Westwood," in The Record, October 19, 2012, at p. L-1. (Additional incidents have been reported since the event described in this story. In the days ahead, I will provide a list of sources attached to this essay bringing the dismal and revolting crisis up to date.)

December 7, 2012 at 1:15 P.M. Pearl Harbor Day, a date commemorating a historic betrayal for America, seems fitting for yet another comment on New Jersey's appalling "betrayal" of Constitutional legality leading to ethical devastation in addition to the wreckage after "Frankenstorm Sandy." 

Please feel free to contact the authorities in your state to inform them of this situation and of what you have seen at these blogs. 

In a jurisdiction that has become famous for corruption throughout the world, a statewide scandal and ongoing criminal investigations have confirmed what many of us have suspected for years -- New Jersey is the most dangerous state in the nation for children. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")

More child pornography -- much of it disgusting and grotesque -- is produced in the Garden State than anywhere else in America. More than in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York or any other large and important city, such material is available from Atlantic City to Union City. 

Abuse of a sexual nature continues to devastate many children's lives, to say nothing of the effects of this material and experiences on family members' welfare. ("So Black and So Blue in Prison" and "New Jersey Rabbi Faces Child Sex Charges.")

Hideous child-exploitation has come to define New Jersey for millions of persons much more than the state's self-admired "tomatos" and "cranberries." Indeed, the term "Jersey Tomato" has taken on all sorts of new implications. ("New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" and "New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House.")

Numerous examples of boy scout leaders in New Jersey engaging in lewd and inappropriate behavior with young boys -- no doubt with the blessings of legal authorities -- while allowing incidents of guilt to be kept quiet, covering-up child abuse, seeking to minimize "negative publicity" for the courts (adverse publicity which is richly deserved) have come to light ...

" ... in wicked detail Thursday with the court ordered [not by N.J. courts!] release of some 20,000 pages of internal Boy Scout documents" -- materials hidden or covered-up by the Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) in my matters, while denying my requests for the truth, are no doubt far worse -- "that reveals 36 cases [so far] in New Jersey alone."

Each of these adults in New Jersey (36 cases, possibly more involving these same individuals and/or other victims) may have resulted in damaging more young men and boys, often with what must have been the cooperation of lawyers, judges, and politicians concerned to shelter themselves and their state from damaging publicity. ("Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!" and "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!")

This seems very familiar to me. ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" then "New Jersey Welcomes Child Molesters" and "New Jersey is the Home of Child Molesters" and "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" then "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics" and, again, "Diana's Friend Goes to Prison.")

"Perhaps more shocking than the lurid details emerging in the files is the suggestion of sex-abuse cover-ups in yet another hallowed American institution."

Please compare "Is Menendez For Sale?" with "New Jersey's Child Sex Crisis" and "Menendez Consorts With Underage Prostitutes" and "Does Senator Menendez have mafia friends?" then "Menendez Blames Castro For His Prostitution Habit" and "New Jersey Superior Court Judge is a Child Molester."

"In more than a third of newly-released cases, police were not informed about reports of abuse, according to the Scouts' own tally."

New Jersey officials and prosecutors may have assisted in cover-ups and lies, as usual. 

Do you speak to me of "ethics," ladies and gentlemen? ("Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "North Bergen, New Jersey is the Home of La Cosa Nostra" then "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")

What did you do to Marilyn Straus, Diana Lisa Riccioli? Did these actions involve the permission or participation of Deborah T. Poritz, then New Jersey's Chief Justice and, allegedly, your "lover"? Estela De La Cruz? Lilian Munoz? Nydia Hernandez? Mary Anne Kriko? ("An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Numerous child abuse cases -- including matters involving elite attorneys and "private networks" in Saddle River, N.J., which seem to have vanished, mysteriously, from the case lists -- have appeared during the past few months. ("Edward M. De Sear, Esq. and New Jersey's Filth" and "Another Mafia Sweep in New Jersey and Anne Milgram is Clueless" and "Anne Milgram Does It Again.")

In 2013, New Jersey continues to lead the nation in the incidents of such despicable crimes and in their resolution in forms that permit culprits to walk away from courtrooms without serving appropriate prison time, as in the KELLY ANNE MICHAELS matters. Please refer to Mr. Oury's and Mr. Zisa's cases. 

What is the status of JOHN MCGILL, ESQ. these days, Mr. Rabner? "Suspended pending disbarment"? Foul and repellent corruption in Trenton will only end when the truth is made known to victims. Have you no shame, Mr. Rabner? ("Is America's Legal Ethics a Lie?" and "Legal Ethics and Legality" then "Legal Ethics Today" and "New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit" and "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" then "John McGill, Esq., the OAE, and New Jersey Corruption.") 

A list of sources will be attached to this essay soon. I expect that efforts will be made to alter the size of the text, prevent my posting of sources, obstruct my writing efforts. I have retained a copy of the original version of this essay at Philosopher's Quest that reveals cybercrime and sabotage at these sites. If no list of sources indicating numerous instances of corruption and disgusting child abuse appears to accompany this essay, it means that I am prevented from listing these sources against my will.

New York & the World:

David D. Kirckpatrick, "Morsi Extends Compromise to Opposition," in The New York Times, December 9, 2012, at p. A1. (In June, 2013 Mr. Morsi is facing a genuine danger of expulsion from office. Egypt may plunge into chaos.)

Steven Erlanger, "Leader of Hamas Delivers Defiant Speech at Anniversary Celebration," in The New York Times, December 9, 2012, at p. A13. (Nothing to celebrate for Hamas. Syria?)

Adam Nagorvsky, "Possibilities of Justices' Decision on Gay Marriage Raises Concern Amid Joy," in The New York Times, December 9, 2012, at p. A26. (My prediction: 5 to 4 against Constitutional right to marry with strong dissents from liberals. States may enact laws allowing for gay marriage or they may choose not to do so. Much will depend on the interpretations of state constitutions by their courts. States may grant greater constitutional protection than allowed under the federal Constitution, but not less protection than required under the Bill of Rights. The Court, in fact, decided in an opinion written by Justice Kennedy that, if a state recognizes gay marriage, other states and the federal government may not discriminate between gay and non-gay state marriage rights holders. I will be writing an essay about this decision, if I am able to continue writing.)

United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. ____ (2013). (Slip opinion from October, 2012 term: argued on March 27, 2013; decided June 26, 2013.)

Kirk Johnson, "A Killer Ends Half-Told Tale Of His Crimes With Suicide: Police Are Now Tracking Man's Murderous Path," in The New York Times, December 8, 2012, at p. A11. (Evil? "Malbus," will we be meeting soon? "The Wanderer and His Shadow.")

"Names of the Dead," in The New York Times, December 7, 2012, at p. A14. (2,143 dead Americans -- over 2,223 in June 2013 -- in Afghanistan; 15,000 dead and more than 100,000 wounded in Iraq.)

Campbell Robertson, "Crusading New Orleans Prosecutor to Quit, Facing Staff Misconduct," in The New York Times, December 7, 2012, at p. A17. (Jim Luten is stepping down. Are other tainted prosecutors "stepping down"? Mr. Romankow? Mr. McGill? Ms. Rodgers?)

Michael M. Grynbaum, "On Talk Show, No Hug For Christie," in The New York Times, December 7, 2012, at p. A17. (Mr. Christie is widely regarded as a warm and cuddly tear bear who is fond of hugging strangers as well as friends, like Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Codey.)

Mary Williams Walsh, "Conflict is Issue in a Pension Suit: Rhode Island Judge Has a Stake in Outcome," in The New York Times, December 5, 2012, at p. A1. (Conflict of interest and self-interest, or gain, preclude ethical decisions by judges -- except in New Jersey: "Christie Attacks New Jersey's Corrupt Judges" and "New Jersey's Unethical Judiciary" then "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Colin Moynahan, "Queens Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Blow Up Manhattan Synagogue," in The New York Times, December 5, 2012, at p. A29. (Tensions rising. Gaza did not help.)

"Rigging the Financial System: Will Authorities Really Hold Banks Accountable For Manipulating Interest Rates," (Editorial) in The New York Times, December 5, 2012, at p. A31. (No, they haven't and they won't punish the big Wall Street financial scams. Mr. Diamond? "Corzine Faces Law Suit.")

New Jersey's Humiliating Collapse:

John Petrick, "Alleged Dealer Pleads Not Guilty in Drug Death: Buyer's Overdose Results in Rare Charge," in The Record, December 7, 2012, at p. L-1. (Drug dealing results in overdose and may also result in manslaughter charges, especially 1,000 feet from a school. Usually big time N.J. dealers have politicians and cops on the payroll.)

Abbott Koloff, "Bergenfield Man Held in Sex Assault of a Girl," in The Record, December 7, 2012, at p. L-3. (Luis Lopez, 51, alleged Bob Menendez supporter, sexually assaulted a girl when she was 12, and again at 13. Why was Lopez not arrested the first time? Did Bob come through for you after receiving a "consultant's fee" in cash, Mr. Lopez?)

John Petrick, "Woodland Park Officer is Charged on Sex Charges: Allegations Include Additional Victims," in The Record, December 7, 2012, at p. L-8. (Steven E. Vigorito, Jr., police officer, allegedly, charged with luring an underage girl into sexual conduct. Additional victims may be forthcoming.)

Jenna Pizzi, "Jury to Begin Its Work in Mayor's Corruption Trial," in The Star Ledger, November 20, 2012, at p. 17. (Hamilton Mayor, John Bencivengo, begins corruption trial and denies mafia affiliations. I believe the Mayor was convicted.)

Michelangelo Conte, "Son Seeks Dismissal of Neglect Charges," in The Star Ledger, November 20, 2012, at p. 17. (Bob Menendez supporter, allegedly, Peter Schanbel, also allegedly, tied his 91 year-old mother to a recliner and she died a few days later, in Union City, New Jersey. "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?" and "A Death in New Jersey's House of Healing.")

Tom Hayden, "2 Plead Guilty to Embezzling From Law Firm," in The Star Ledger, November 20, 2012, at p. 17. (Legal secretary, Maria Deptula, 45, and Rose Crabbe, 31, each pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, U.S. Attorney and Stuart Rabner pal, Paul Fishman, said in a statement. Alexandra Ramirez? Gilberto Garcia? Jose Ginarte? Edgar Navarete? "Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and New Jersey's Hypocrisy." I never stole from clients, but this honesty has been deemed unusual and unethical in New Jersey.)

Peter J. Sampson, "Union's Treasurer Guilty of Embezzling: OK'd Illegal Payment to Leader's Girlfriend," in The Record, December 6, 2012, at p. L-1. (North Jersey electrician's union treasurer to plead guilty to theft. Investigation is ongoing. Mafia affiliations are denied. "Does Senator Menendez have mafia friends?")

Nick Curran, "Cops Bust Paterson Heroin Network: 15 Held, 2 Sought in Ring That Used City Homes," in The Record, November 21, 2012, at p. L-1. (Usually, police officers and politicians are on the payroll. The names of politicians and judges implicated in this network, if any, are not being released. I recall a distinguished N.J. judge telling me about seeing colleagues visibly inebriated at parties and about other judges who suffered from substance abuse problems. This impairment is not unusual among New Jersey's "ethical" judiciary.)

Zach Patberg, "Towns Acquiring High-Tech Surveillance Gear: Surveillance Initiative Bankrolled by Feds," in The Record, November 23, 2012, at p. A-1. (The potential for abuse when this technology is placed in the hands of police officers and politicians affiliated with the mafia is very great. "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")

Lin That, "Former Cliffside Park Cop Seeks to Overturn Conviction," in The Record, November 23, 2012, at p. L-4. (Cop tampering with public records and licenses, John Lemkin, seeking an appeal of conviction. John McGill of the OAE? Obstruction of justice? Tampering with witnesses? "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Herbert Klitzner, Esq.'s Greed and N.J.'s Hypocrisy.

September 12, 2011 at 1:04 P.M. A single "error" was inserted in this text overnight. I will now correct this inserted "error." ("How censorship works in America."

September 5, 2011 at 3:58 P.M. "Errors" inserted and corrected. More attacks are expected as additional indictments are handed down in New Jersey

August 29, 2011 at 1:13 P.M. After something of a non-event called "Hurricane Irene" turned out to be "tropical storm Irene" -- at least, in Manhattan if not in New Jersey! -- I find myself catching-up on some writing projects. Sources will continue to be added to this essay; new writings will be posted at "Against Dark Arts." Newly inserted "errors" will now be corrected and the essay will be copied, again. Keep the attacks coming, New Jersey!

August 18, 2011 at 11:17 A.M. After several attempts, I was able to alter the "favorite movies" section of my profile. I have made copies of the revised profile, both before and after the alteration. I expect further vandalism of the profile and these texts in the days ahead. ("More Censorship and Cybercrime.")

August 17, 2011 at 12:21 P.M. "Errors" inserted in this essay will now be corrected. Further attacks on these writings must be expected at all times. Please direct your outrage and disgust at the persons responsible for this continuing censorship and crime, New Jersey's Supreme Court:

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Have you no sense of shame as members of the New Jersey Bar Association about this continuing spectacle of corruption in your state's legal system? ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

The true number of hits received at my blogger profile is not known. Whatever that number may be, however, it is not "approximate." The true figure may be close to 100,000, or more. The movie title "Something Wild," is altered, repeatedly, in my profile for purposes of harassment or frustration. I will attempt to correct this inserted "error," again, later in the week. I have retained a copy of the profile page with the inserted "error." I also have a copy of the same page dated prior to this week without the inserted "error." If necessary, I will replace the movie titles in this category. ("'The Matrix': A Movie Review" and "'Inception': A Movie Review.")

Additional attacks against my blogs are always expected. No images can be posted by me on-line; no e-mails are accessible at MSN which has "closed," I am told; spacing between paragraphs in my texts is only possible by making use of the block quote device. A list of numerous sources further detailing the pervasiveness of corruption, organized crime influence, together with incompetence in New Jersey's legal system will be attached to this essay in the days ahead. ("Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics" and "Celeste Carpiano Likes Da Shore" then, again, "How censorship works in America.")

Shawn Boburg, "Town Attorney Making Top Dollar: Salary Exceeds $214,000, Plus Benefits," in The Record, August 7, 2011, at p. A-1

Bob Ingle & Sandy McLure, The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption (New York: St. Martin's, 2008), entirety.

"One of the state's highest paid municipal attorneys enjoys a 30-hour workweek, eight weeks of paid time off each year, and the promise of a six-figure pension -- all courtesy of North Bergen taxpayers." (emphasis added!)

Herbert Klitzner, Esq. is a former member of the Hudson County Legal Ethics Committee who takes care of politicians who take care of him.

Attorneys who behave otherwise (who refuse to do favors for the boys) are deemed "unethical," by Mr. Klitzner -- unless they are his friends.

I am sure that Klitzner was told to go after me, secretly, by the North Bergen boys and Bob Menendez. ("New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana.")

Klitzner was described as someone who could be "reached" by politicians. I am told that Klitzner may have been disbarred, finally, but I doubt it. ("The Audacity of Hope" and "Israel Heightens Gaza Crisis.")

Klitzner's "affluence" and "success" are symbolic of the contradictions of New Jersey's failed and corrupt legal system. I do not believe that Mr. Klitzner, who is a nice enough individual in personal encounters (hang on to your wallet!), can continue to receive the rewards that he "earns" without sharing the proceeds either in the form of under the table kickbacks or as "contributions" to the likes of "Big Nicky" Sacco and Bob Menendez. ("North Bergen, New Jersey is the Home of La Cosa Nostra" and "Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" then "New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

"Herbert Klitzner's $214,106 municipal salary and benefits are unrivalled by attorneys who lead legal departments in the state's biggest cities. He even outearns the state's attorney general."

Ms. Poritz, notoriously, traded judicial favors for lesbian sex, allegedly. Did Anne Milgram do the same? Sybil R. Moses? ("Anne Milgram Does it Again!" and "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!")

"But Klitzner's salary covers only a portion of North Bergen's legal expenses. Klitzner outsources some $600,000 in additional legal work each year, much of that to a firm" -- Chasan, Leyner, and Lamparello, Esqs. -- "that pays [Klitzner] for part-time legal work and provides him with an office."

Many judges in Hudson County come from this same sleazy firm. ("New Jersey's Politically-Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

It seems to me that the OAE's continuing disregard of the foregoing matter is somewhat "conclusory." ("Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" and, again, "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" then "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

In 1995, the tainted OAE "concluded" (maybe for a piece of the action!) that this blatant conflict of interest and possible fraud or legalized extortion was "hunky-dory." ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "Sexual Payoffs for New Jersey Judges" then "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" and "New Jersey Political and Supreme Court Whores" then "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")

" ... at least $1.8 MILLION ..." went to Klitzner's friends and colleagues at Chasan, Leyner, and Lamparello "for hourly legal work between mid-2004 and January of this year, according to an analysis of invoices provided by North Bergen." ("Senator Bob Loves Xanadu!" and "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead.")

Klitzner is said to be "connected" to Rabner, Poritz, Milgram and "Justice" Stern as well as "Terry Tuchin," ["Arthur Goldberg"] who is rumored to be "Klitzner's boy." ("David Samson, Esq. Resigns!")

Has "Terry Tuchin" been compensated or received value in any form from Mr. Klitzner, in any capacity, or from any entity connected to Klitzner in any way?

For whom was Mr. Klitzner acting in making these payments, if any, to Terry Tuchin and in exchange for what services was Tuchin paid?

Was public money involved in these payments, if any, to Tuchin? Were payments made in cash to Tuchin from any entity (or source) and on behalf of any party? How often has Mr. Tuchin ("CIA Psychiatrist," allegedly) received such payments in the past for his "services"? ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli" then "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "New Jersey Supreme Court's Implosion.")

Mr. Klitzner has been a strong supporter of Israel in U.S. political circles. Mr. Klitzner may serve as a "go-between" Netanyahu and Menendez. ("Menendez Charged With Selling His Office" and "New Jersey's Filth, Failures, and Flaws.")

Terry Tuchin may have begun his "professional" life working for Israel's Mossad and "interrogating" Palestinians.

How many Palestinians and African-Americans have you tortured and/or "questioned," Terry? ("Justice For Mumia Abu-Jamal.")

All of these persons may attend services at the same Temple in Short Hills, although this is not confirmed. No wonder they insert "errors" in this essay. ("No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!" and "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" then "Helen Hoens and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Is Jorge R. De Armas, Esq. a Bag Man?")

"Klitzner has served as the $10,000-a-year attorney to the West New York library" -- a hot bed of legal action! -- "since 1996. He was paid $36,000 a year as attorney for the Union City Board of Education from 2000 to 2007, according to financial disclosure forms and state pension records."

Union City spent $1.1 MILLION per year on legal fees. How is Mr. Garcia doing, Bob? Mary Anne Kriko, Esq.? Ramon Gonzales, Esq.? ("More Problems for Menendez -- Tapes!" and "New Jersey's Tech Darlings Indicted!")

"In 2010 and 2011, Klitzner and Chasan gave nearly $3,000 to the North Bergen Democratic Committee, which supports the local campaigns of Sacco and his allies. The committee has also reimbursed Klitzner for thousands of dollars he "spent" on the committee's campaign meetings and victory dinners according to campaign records." (Again: "Union City, New Jersey is Meyer Lansky's Whore House.")

These sweetheart arrangements, as with Bob Menendez and Mr. Scarinsci dividing Union City's $1.1 million budget for legal "costs," make much of the corruption and hypocrisy of N.J.'s failed legal profession and judiciary possible. ("New Jersey's Legal System is a Whore House" and, again, "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" then "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")

I do not today and I will never accept any judgment concerning my ethics offered by despicable and loathsome individuals, like Klitzner (allegedly), hiring computer criminals who are allowed to make use of the resources of government to harass critics on-line.

It is New Jersey's feces-covered Supreme Court and legal system that are "unethical." Any more "errors" to be inserted, ladies and gentlemen? ("No Justice, No Peace.")

Sources

Nick Curran, "Officer Allegedly Stole Lottery Tickets," in The Record, September 2, 2011, at p. L-3. (Allegations of thefts and "fixing" lottery in New Jersey with political figures rumored to be indirect beneficiaries. This reminds me of Mrs. Taceta's winning the lottery a few years ago as allegations of "tampering" were made in the media.)

Scott Shane, "CIA Is Disputed On Civilian Toll in Drone Strikes," in The New York Times, August 12, 2011, at p. A1. (" ... drone weapons hit a religious school, an adjoining restaurant and a house, killing 18 people -- 12 'militants,' but also 6 civilians ..." The CIA says ALL victims of robot bombs in Pakistan are militants.)

Michael S. Schmidt, "Threat Resurges in Deadliest Day of Year in Iraq: 42 Strikes Kill Scores," in The New York Times, August 16, 2011, at p. A1. (Iraq and Afghanistan are falling apart, partly with the cooperation of corrupt government officials in both countries -- as with New Jersey. Al Qaeda and the Taliban say all victims of their bombings are U.S. "militants.")

Sam Dolnick, "Reversing Course, Officials in New Jersey Cancel One-Bid Immigrant Jail Bid," in The New York Times, August 16, 2011, at p. A15. (Sweetheart deal involving Joe -- "JoeD" -- DiVincenzo and Christie's former law partner, William J. Politucci a.k.a. Palatucci, and James Paganelli, perhaps also "Kim Guardagno" may be involved in these "shenanigans." All of these persons are N.J. lawyers. Ethics? "Is Christopher Christie 'Mentally Deranged' and a 'Liar?")

Shawn Boburg & John Reitmeyer, "Audit Faults Overtime Pay: Port Authority Spent $85.7 MILLION, Doubling Some Salaries," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. A-1. (New Jersey's bond credit rating was lowered to AA after perceived financial irregularities, including accusations of massive fraud and allegations of waste and/or theft in PA compensation policies. Amazingly, some persons worked 30 hours of overtime in a single day. I will devote a full essay to this topic at "Against Dark Arts.")

John Petrick, "State Says 4 Had Agency Staff Do Home Repairs," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. L-1. ("Four supervisors with the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission were arraigned Wednesday in state court on an indictment alleging official misconduct and other counts." Good luck, Mr. Garcia and Ms. Kriko.)

Erik Shilling, "Man is Accused of Scams Targetting [sic.] Charities: Indictment Says He Gambled Away Funds," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. L-1. (Gregory Ciccone, 33, -- no relation to "Madona" -- is accused of "defrauding charitable organizations of about $768,000 from October 2006 through April 2010." No involvement with "Justice" LaVecchia and the alleged HIP scam where $300 MILLION disappeared is claimed at this time. Mary Anne Kriko and her lesbian friends may be facing more trouble: "Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!" and "N.J. Lesbian Professor Rapes a Disabled Man.")

Marlene Nannes & Deon J. Hampton, "Consultant Admits Evading $1 MILLION in Taxes," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. L-3. (DISBARRED lawyer, Joseph Gallagher, alleged former member of the N.J. Legal Ethics Committee, admits evading $1 MILLION in taxes and may have shared loot with tainted judges in New Jersey, allegedly: "Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Allison Pries, "Woman Bilked Ex-Employer of $200 K, Cops Say," in The Record, August 19, 2011, at p. L-3. ("Ms." Arias, 37, "legal secretary," stole more than $200,000 from her boss and claimed her employer was "unethical." Ms. Arias' efforts to leave the state of New Jersey and U.S. have failed, so far. Police wonder who assisted the woman in these criminal efforts? I wonder how Mr. Garcia and Ms. Kriko are doing these days? Edgar Navarete? Yolanda Navarete? Jose Ginarte? Alexandra Ramirez?)

Leslie Brody, "Pay Increases Getting Smaller for New Jersey Teachers," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. A-3. (New Jersey teachers screwed -- again. Administrators may get more money. How about those pensions?)

AP, "Fitch Drops Ratings on Some New Jersey Debt," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. A-3. (N.J.'s pension scams and thefts are finally producing effects in the markets reacting to continuing allegations of massive fraud as well as corruption. More bad news for New Jersey is coming up! No one knows the exact amount deposited in New Jersey's state pension funds over the past ten years. Millions have vanished like a gambler's lucky streak.)

Deborah Netburn, "Few College Hopefuls Making the Grade," in The Record, August 18, 2011, at p. A-8. ("Snookie" can't read, but she has published several books in New Jersey -- like James McGreevey and Richard J. Codey -- and, perhaps, all of these books were written by the same ghost writer. Sharp decline in education standards in New Jersey over the past ten years. Let's pay teachers more money and see if this helps to raise standards.)

Juliet Fletcher, "Unions Sidestep Donations Limits: CASH Sent to National Affiliates Comes Back to New Jersey," in The Record, August 19, 2011, at p. A-1. (Possible criminal violations of election laws as mob-connected unions may conspire to funnel cash to Garden State politicians -- perhaps the funds are deposited in the Democrats' "non-federal" account? Money laundering, Senator Bob? Is it true that Senator Menendez is being indicted? "Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" and "Menendez Indicted; Christie May Face Ethics Charges.")

No Justice, No Peace.

Ravi Somaya & John F. Burns, "Riots Continue to Rattle Britain In Worst Unrest in Two Decades," in The New York Times, August 9, 2011, at p. A1. 

Verena Drobnik, "Wall Street Protests Gain Steam," in The Record, October 4, 2011, at p. A-5. (More protests and some violence may be expected in other American cities.) 

The violent events in London should serve to remind Mr. Cameron that aristocrats are not the only persons in the British islands who have ancestors. 

During the Chartist upheavals in Britain, around 1830, working class Brits fought, bled, and died for the extension of the franchise and universal rights to education against a greedy and comfortable Aristocratic class led by "propertied gentlemen." 

The historical analogy found in the Chartist movement to this week's bloody events or "working class revolt," as E.P. Thompson would say, is highly apt. 

The burden of restoring Britain's finances cannot continue to be placed, overwhelmingly, on the shoulders of the poorest and least powerful British people. New Jersey may face the same contradictions and injustices. ("New Jersey's Filth, Failures, and Flaws.")

Denials of education to UK children and young people who now find university costs prohibitive, for example, is the surest way to guarantee further social unrest. 

Millions of persons in the UK will not tolerate or accept the status of glorified slaves. 

Americans feel much the same sense of betrayal from their government that is indifferent to the theft of billions of dollars by Wall Street "financiers" and to the darkening future of America's young people of all races, religions, ethnicities, genders and sexual-orientations. 

Mr. Obama, "this is our moment." Please do not lose the opportunity to make a lasting difference in the world, Mr. Obama. 

The lesson provided by the riots in London should be heeded in Washington, D.C., where America's ruthless war on the poor -- led by a tiny group of Right-wing politicians who have seized control of the Republican party and much of Congress -- is breeding powerful and highly dangerous forces for rebellion in the land. 

On the day when I first posted this essay, August 9, 2011, riots broke out among teenagers in Philadelphia. 

More such incidents are likely in cities throughout the country if the economic situation does not improve and contempt for African-American lives is displayed by law enforcement. Young people must have some hope for the future and some sense that public violence is restrained by law. We need jobs, Mr. Obama, and opportunities for education for everyone. 

Americans are a Revolutionary people. Americans will not be oppressed by anyone, whether internally or externally. London has provided us with a dark mirror in which we may glimpse our immediate future: there must be change or there will be violence because things cannot remain as they are.

New Jersey's spectacle of legal corruption and ineptitude should be a source of shame to U.S. lawyers everywhere. More frightening is the inability of a divided society to deal with pressing -- or even life-threatening crises -- because of ideological fissures in the body politic. 

The whole world is watching. 

Indeed, our enemies are gleeful over the unraveling of our hopes in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, as well as our economic meltdown at home. This is not a tolerable level of self-destructiveness for any nation. ("Manifesto for the Unfinished American Revolution.") 

We must not lose or abandon the sense of national purpose -- what Walter Lippman described as "The National Interest" -- collective welfare over particular goods or partisan gain.

Foremost in our national concern is the Constitution's insistence that tolerance for the violation of anyone's rights -- including the fundamental rights of the most humble persons -- amounts to
the violation of everyone's rights. See Walter Lippman's classic: The Public Philosophy (New York: The New American Library, 1955). 

Violation of rights is also what we see in Somalia. Rights to food, shelter, basic education and health care are enshrined in the UN Charter, but are meaningless in practice in many settings. For instance, despite attempted strangulation and starvation (I have experienced much the same!) of the Cuban people under the embargo, no one today claims that Cuba is Somalia. 

Cuba is one of the few countries providing assistance to Somalia's hungry and desperate people as is the United States of America. 

Given the economic realities that Cubans live with, American experts believe that Cuba could easily "decohere" into a situation of desperate need and violence. 

Unlike many Right-wing Cubans in Miami and New Jersey I do not wish such horror on the Cuban people. I wish and fight for prosperity and peace for Americans and Cubans through the lifting of a cruel embargo imposed upon millions of innocent persons who have been tortured enough already. ("Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.") 

Cruel embargos against millions of persons, we are told, are "necessary" to feed our appetite for consumption (oil?) and sense of moral superiority concerning human rights issues. I disagree.

Hunger is also a human rights issue. Health care is a human rights issue. Education is a human rights issue, especially if we are concerned to defend free speech rights that readers see violated (or ignored) by government officials damaging these texts at my blogs with complete immunity from prosecution for their crimes. ("How censorship works in America" and "What is it like to be censored in America?" then "What is it like to be plagiarized?" and "'Brideshead Revisited': A Movie Review.") 

The lopsidedness and blindness in American consumption habits is profoundly unjust and creates a dangerous world, a world likely to explode in rioting and revolution at any time.

Lybian celebrations of the "success" of that nation's revolution may be premature until the various factions in the opposition can be sorted out. True revolutions are always "unfinished." Syria and Lebanon have now also exploded, along with Yemen and, soon, Oman.

Disdain for the suffering of the poor in America is evil, Mr. Boehner, and short-sighted. No one will accept hypocrisy and injustice for long in today's televised global reality. In the words of Dr. King: "No lie can live forever." Dr. King's statement includes the racist and sexist lies that insist that some persons are "inferior" to others and, thus, less worthy of moral concern. 

Equality is not a request or privilege. Equality is not a gift of the powerful few to the powerless many. Equality and freedom leading to justice are OUR human endowment that will never be abandoned without struggle. 

It is now more true than ever that without justice for the majority of humanity there will be no peace for the tiny number of rich and well-fed persons in the First World, and elsewhere, who presume to decide the fate of 99% of us:

"One of the greatest barriers to rational distribution in politics is the unexamined feeling that one's own preferences and ways are neutral and natural. An education that takes national boundaries as morally salient too often reinforces this kind of irrationality, by lending to what is an accident of history a false air of moral weight [or necessity?] and glory. By looking at ourselves through the lens of others, we come to see what in our practices is local and non-essential, what is more broadly or deeply shared. Our nation is appallingly ignorant of most of the rest of the world. I think this means that it is also, in many crucial ways, ignorant of itself." 

Martha Nussbaum, "Patriotism and Cosmolitanism," in M. Nussbaum, et als., For Love of Country? (Boston: Beacon Press, 2002), p. 11. http://www.beacon.org/ ("Nihilists in Disneyworld.") 

Sources: 

C. Cutter & P. Gogoi, "Brace for a Rough Day: Volatile Markets Expected After Rating Cut," in The Record, August 8, 2011, at p. A-1. (The CIA's new spokespersons explain that "only militants have been killed in Pakistan's robot bomb campaign and that there are no civilian casualties" -- even the seven-year-olds are "militants" say U.S. officials.) 

James M. O'Neill, "Toxic Landscape: ARSYNCO INC., Carlstadt -- After Years of Delays, Cleanup Getting Close," in The Record, August 8, 2011, at p. A-1. (N.J. leads the nation in illegal dumping of dangerous chemicals due to corruption among health inspectors and government agencies. Cancer rates continue to soar because of this lucrative sideline for the mafia. Perhaps Exxon officials may be entrusted with dealing with this issue?) 

Patrick Quinn & Kimberly Dozier, "SEALS Downed on a Rescue Flight: Helicopter Called to Help Rangers Under Fire," in The Record, August 8, 2011, at p. A-9. (Worst day of the war in Afghanistan, even worse may be yet to come. Sadly, there may be much worse in Iraq and Pakistan in the weeks and months ahead. $2 BILLION per month and the loss of an occasional $40 MILLION helicopter in addition to American casualties in the thousands and many more persons shattered for life, but many Republicans nonetheless call for more warfare in Syria and elsewhere.) 

"A Better MVC Agency Says Service Will Improve," (Editorial) in The Record, August 8, 2011, at p. A-11. (Where but in New Jersey can you purchase a valid driver's license bearing the name "MATT DAMON" or "LIAM NEESON" for $2,500-$3,500, cash money? It is a little more if you want "GEORGE CLOONEY" on your driver's license as a non-English-speaking immigrant. The INS will never know?) 

Stan Choe, "Fed Decision Helps Markets Rebound," in The Star Ledger, August 10, 2011, at p. A1. (You must be joking, 2013?) 

Portia Walker, "As Britain Debates the Reasons, It's [sic.] Angry Young People Rage On," in The Star Ledger, August 8, 2011, at p. A3. (This is not Masterpiece Theater, folks. British proposals to deal with this violence in the future include curtailments on free speech, further blanket monitoring, and other "enhanced security provisions" comparable to the measures adopted by Bush/Cheney. Zig hail, Mr. Cameron!) 

Jason Grant, "Prisoner Admits He Ran Gang From Cell: Racketeering Plea [sic.] Reveals He Led N.J. Bloods Since '94," in The Star Ledger, August 8, 2011, at p. 27. (N.J. Democrats may ask inmate, Vincent Young, to run for the state Senate where he would fit right in with Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Codey.) 

Angela Delli Sante, "His Life Redirected, McGreevey Aims Spiritual Efforts at Inmates," in The Star Ledger, August 8, 2011, at p. 27. (McGreevey is lucky that he is not an inmate. Efforts to revive McGreevey's reputation for a future run for office, as a Republican perhaps, are unpersuasive.) 

Andrew Tangel, "Wall Street Takes a Wild Ride: Computers Drive Volatility," in The Star Ledger, August 10, 2011, at p. A1. (How many computers got rich in the market? I'd rather listen to Bloomberg News.) 

John Reitmeyer, "N.J. Paying Lobbyists' Pensions: Bills to End the Practice Stuck in Legislature," in The Record, August 10, 2011, at p. A-1. (Only New Jersey pays for lobbyists who get rich by getting your tax dollars -- which they share with politicians -- while enjoying "public pensions" as non-governmental officials because they bestow a "public benefit" on society through assisting in political corruption efforts.)

Erik Stanley's Lethal "Therapy" in New Jersey.

AP, "Psychiatric Center Supervisor Held in Man's Death," in The New York Times, August 4, 2011, at p. A23. 

"A supervisor at a state-run psychiatric center on Staten Island surrendered to the police on Wednesday to face homicide charges in the death of a 27-year-old man who had asphyxiated while being restrained last December, the authorities said." ("A Death in New Jersey's House of Healing.") 

ERIK STANLEY has rendered his "services" in New Jersey -- where he lives -- as well as New York. Rape and other forms of abuse are common "forms of treatment" for New Jersey's mentally-ill population (and others) who are among the least powerful individuals in our society, often to the indifference of N.J. judges and politicians who should protect those persons. ("Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli.") 

"The supervisor, Erik Stanley, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on charges of criminally negligent homicide and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person for the death of JAWARA HENRY, the Staten Island district attorney's [sic.] office said." ("What is it like to be tortured?" and "How censorship works in America.") 

"Mr. Stanley, 37, of Middletown, New Jersey was a developmental aid supervisor at South Beach Psychiatric Center on December 4, when Mr. Henry[,] who was severely autistic but had no history of violent outbursts, became unruly [allegedly]" -- How had he been treated prior to this "unruly behavior"? -- "and bit two other patients, the authorities have said." 

I have never been charged with or convicted of a crime ANYWHERE, nor have I been diagnosed with any form of mental illness by any competent expert, or anyone, at any time in my life. I have never been served with a restraining order, nor have I been accused of violence against anyone. I have never hit a woman or a child in my life. I hope that this statement suffices to respond to New Jersey's disinformation campaign. ("An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli" and "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.") 

Based on vague allegations that Mr. Henry became "aggressive" these workers restrained the "patient" on a hallway floor. Mr. Henry was strangled, stopped breathing, and died. Mr. Henry was an African-American person.

Perhaps this was a novel form of "therapy" employed by the likes of Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli. If so, the protocol used by such therapists would also call for thefts from the victim. 

What did they do to you, Marilyn Straus? 

A list of dozens of examples of corruption and incompetence in New Jersey's "crackass" legal and political system will be attached to this text in the days ahead. 

Sources: 

New York and the World: 

Graham Bowly, "Stocks in Worst Tumble in 2 Years Amid Global Worry: Fear of Recession and Debt Crisis Drive Selloff," in The New York Times, August 5, 2011, at p. A1. (Obama's cave-in to the Republicans may have been for naught -- a recovery is unlikely as jobs fail to appear. A second-term effort to go it alone has finally paid-off for the president. A new stock market crash in China may well impact the U.S. economy.) 

Marshall Cooper & Megan Thee-Brenan, "Congress Seen As Top Culprit in Debt Debate: 82% on Poll Disapprove [of Republicans] -- Jobs Effort Urged," in The New York Times, August 5, 2011, at p. A1. (Democrats' spin on Obama's cave-in will help, but there will be a cost at the voting booths for abandoning the poor.) 

New Jersey's Continuing Horror Show: 

William K. Rashbaum, "Concrete Tests Falsified Again," in The New York Times, August 7, 2011, at p. A1. (Pervasive FRAUD in concrete testing and, perhaps, at the Xanadu/American Dream Project. The danger to the public from allowing these frauds to go unpunished is huge.) 

Shawn Patberg, "Town Attorney Making Top Dollar: Salary Exceeds $214,000, Plus Benefits," in The Record, August 7, 2011, at p. A-1. (Herb Klitzner, Esq., politically connected and, allegedly, shady lawyer for North Bergen -- "the Home of La Cosa Nostra" -- is rumored to be a bag man for "Big Nicky" Sacco and the boys in town, like "Judges" Falcone and Jay Romano in the old days. Mr. Klitzner is a "juice" man for his own firm to which he refers some town matters for a small fee. No conflict of interest, OAE? That firm is none other than Chasan, Leyner, and Lamparello. Joel Leyner still in the game? Klitzner gets one and maybe more six-figure pensions and other opportunities to "dip his wick," as it were. I will devote a full essay to this scandal and these colorful characters. "New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers On the Tit" then "North Bergen, New Jersey is the Home of La Cosa Nostra" and "Jay Romano and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.") 

"MVC Fixes Set for Coming Months," in The Record, August 5, 2011, at p. L-1. (Menendez man, Raymond P. Martinez, Esq., presides over the most crooked agency in the nation.) 

Jeff Pillets, "Contractor Sells Company Targeted in Probe: Timing is a Coincidence, Attorney Said," in The Record, August 4, 2011, at p. A-1. (A lawyer claiming that this obvious move to evade criminal liability is just a "coincidence" is not lying, according to the crooked OAE, allegedly. Fraud? Unethical tactics? What the hell, it is good-old Joe Zanzari -- a.k.a. "Mr. Cement" of North Bergen -- who is allegedly connected to the Bonano crime family which is involved in several building projects in Hudson County, like Xanadu. The company being sold is in "the cement business" and is involved in a federal probe.) 

Justo Bautista, "Clifton Company Facing $135,000 in OSHA Fines," in The Record, August 4, 2011, at p. L-3. (The Ricciolis may or may not have a share in this latest Clifton caper.) 

Stephanie Akin, "8 New Police Officers Join North Bergen Department," in The Record, July 27, 2011, at p. A-1. (Each of these new officers found it necessary to bring a "little gift" for Mayor Sacco, allegedly.) 

Peter J. Sampson, "Mortgage Probe Began With Loans to Public Officials," in The Record, July 27, 2011, at p. A-1. (Ronald O'Malley, Esq. is facing a 68 count indictment for mortgage loans his firm "brokered" for the politically connected lawyer, Dennis J. Oury, Esq. Can Alex Booth be far behind? I wonder how things are going for Mr. Garcia? Jose Ginarte?) 

John C. Ensslin, "Move Against Bullying Debated: Paterson Wants to Implement Policy," in The Record, August 4, 2011, at p. L-1. (Bullying and cyberstalking can damage people severely, for life, and must be punished criminally.) 

Bernie Sanders, "Why Americans Are So Angry," in The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2011, at p. A13. ("Republicans want the entire burden of deficit reduction to be carried by the elderly, the sick, children and working families." No wonder they love Christie and Boehner, equally, even as I prefer Mr. Sanders to Donald Trump.)

N.J.'s Joseph N. Di Vincenzo Under a Cloud.

August 4, 2011 at 12:15 P.M. Yesterday, it was reported in the news, including the BBC news service, that 70 persons were arrested as participants in an Internet child-pornography and -prostitution service focused on a site called "Dreamworld." 

Some of these persons charged with child molestation are located in New Jersey. A single "error" was inserted yesterday in my review of "the Adjustment Bureau." I have done my best to correct this "error." I would not be surprised to find that some of the hackers into my blogs are among those arrested who may be Right-wing Cuban-Americans and "others." ("More Child Abuse in New Jersey" and "New Jersey Superior Court Judge is a Child Molester.") 

August 3, 2011 at 3:17 P.M. Continuing attacks on these sites have made writing difficult today. I will struggle to post essays and other writings at these blogs. If more than two days pass without a new comment from me it means that I am prevented from writing on-line. 

August 1, 2011 at 2:05 P.M. A wave of attacks against these writings over the past few days resulted in alterations of numerous texts. ("A Report Card for Barack Obama" and "Consciousness and Computers.") 

I will do my best to repair the harm done to my works over the next few days. ("How censorship works in America" and "What is it like to be censored in America?") 

The story of the so-called "Cuban Five" has generated international attention. United Nations' human rights organizations and bodies expressed concerns about the treatment -- including allegations of psychological torture that are amazingly similar to those made by me prior to the publication of these claims -- received by these men in U.S. custody, men who have hurt no one. Alice Walker, "Introduction," in Letters of Love and Hope: The Story of the Cuban Five (Melbourne & New York: Ocean Press, 2005) and http://www.oceanpress.org

"The Crisis is Rooted in Republicans' Denial of Reality," (Editorial) in The New York Times, July 27, 2011, at p. A22.

"The Costs of Stalemate," (Editorial) in The New York Times, July 28, 2011, at p. A22.

Sam Dalwick, "Political Lines and Jail Bid In New Jersey," in The New York Times, July 28, 2011, at p. A1.

Essex "County Executive," JOSEPH DI VINCENZO, a Democrat close to Governor Christopher Christie -- who enjoys both a salary and full pension benefits at the same time -- is now involved in a controversy concerning corruption of the public bidding process for the construction of an Immigrant Detention Center by the "tainted" and well-connected firm "Community Education Centers."

Mr. Di Vincenzo denies underworld affiliations and, allegedly, despite very little evidence to prove the point, continues to call himself a Democrat. Also allegedly, $8 to $11 MILLION has already been awarded to a contracting firm whose appreciation for Mr. Di Vincenzo's generosity is bound to be expressed, at some point down the road and in some fashion that involves a little money, possibly. ("Cement is Gold.")

Among the players in this latest N.J. corruption farce, allegedly, is Kim Guardagno, Esq. (Governor Christie's "right-hand-woman").

William J. Politucci, Esq., Mr. Christie's political mentor (a.k.a. "Godfather") and a Republican behind-the-scenes "fixer" in New Jersey, is also involved in this so-called "slimy deal." All of these persons are self-styled "distinguished attorneys" and some of them may have served on their local bar association's "ethics committees," irony intended. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

It is not known whether kickbacks to Mr. Christie and/or others are planned or have taken place at this time. In the words of Mr. Christie: "New Jersey's culture of corruption must be controlled." ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" then "New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers On the Tit.")

Community Education employees, including senior executives and several of their family members have donated a total of $30,600 to Mr. Di Vincenzo's campaigns since 2006, according to disclosure records. ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?" and "Is Senator Bob 'For' Human Rights?")

I knew they would find a way to say "thanks." Perhaps Mr. Di Vincenzo also knew this much and counted on the "kindness of strangers."

The costs of Republican obstructions in Congress concerning the debt ceiling are suicidal for America which is in real danger of being reduced to the status of a Third World economy at some point in this century.

"The costs of this fecklessness should now be clear to everyone. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 20 points on Wednesday and is now down 421 points since Friday when Mr. Boehner left President Obama waiting for a phone call that never came about a deal that was never closed."

The desperate and slap-dash, "fly-by-night" solutions cobbled together at the eleventh hour at the expense of the poor and powerless is further proof, if any were needed, of petty and childish -- maybe even racist! -- behavior on the side of the G.O.P.

Mr. Boehner's singing of "zippidi-do-da" as he was heading to a meeting seemed very strange to reporters. (I would love to debate the spelling of this curious term: "zippidi-do-da.")

No wonder these writings were attacked in violation of federal and state laws, publicly, and with continuing impunity.

A list of dozens of examples of New Jersey corruption will be added to this post in the days ahead.

Sources: 

"Cruel Isolation: A California Prison Protest Spotlighted," (Editorial) in The New York Times, August 2, 2011, at p. A24. (Policies that are routine in New Jersey prisons are outlawed as "cruel and unusual" in California.)

"Reaping Millions From Medicaid in Non-Profit Care for Disabled: Abused and Used," in The New York Times, August 2, 2011, at p. A1. (The real poverty pimps and exploiters of the most helpless victims of illness or injury are the Levy brothers of Flatbush, Brooklyn, paying themselves millions to provide inadequate care for disabled persons in the metropolititan area. I wonder whether Terry Tuchin knows or is affiliated with these two "persons." "An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli.")

Mary Ann Spoto, "Judge Says Corrections Officers Are Due Back Pay," in The Record, July 26, 2011, at p. A3. (Where will the money come from in New Jersey?)

Lindy Washbaum, "Doctor Faces New Pill Charges: Awaits Trial in Prescription Scheme," in The Record, July 26, 2011, at p. L-1. (New Jersey's medical establishment is the most corrupt in the nation.)

Karen Rouse, "Support Strong for Red Light Cameras," in The Record, July 7, 2011, at p. L-1. (Cameras should be placed in New Jersey's Assembly and Senate. Privacy has already disappeared for non-politicians.)

John Markoff, "Race to Build a Robot More Like Us," in The New York Times, July 12, 2011, at p. D1. ("Consciousness and Computers," "Mind and Machine," then "A Doll's Aria.")

Kyle Hightower, "Doubts Linger in Anthony Murder Trial: Witness Tampering is Probed," in The Record, July 13, 2011, at p. A2. (OAE witness tampering continues to go uninvestigated and unpunished. "New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")

Deborah McInnis, [Debbie Poritz?] "The Chocolate Cake Theory of Political Misbehavior," in The Record, July 13, 2011, at p. A11. ("The Jersey Way.") (Judicial favors for lesbian sex, Debbie?)

Justo Bautista, "Clifton Firm Admits Weapons Scam: Had Federal Contract But Let China Make Gun Parts," in The Record, July 13, 2011, at p. L-1. (Only in New Jersey, where politicians and law enforcement are corrupt, could you hope to get away with scams resulting in the theft of millions of taxpayer dollars and threatening the lives and welfare of American soldiers in battle.)

John C. Ensslin, "Lawsuit Settled Against Officer: Woman Alleged Sex Assault in Lockup," in The Record, July 13, 2011, at p. L-1. (New Jersey judges usually like to get in on the sexual abuse of prisoners, allegedly: "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

Scott Fallon, "Sewage Spill Advisory On For Hudson: New York Plant Seepage Could Affect North Jersey Towns," in The Record, July 22, 2011, at p. A1. (How can they tell -- or smell -- the difference in Hudson County?)

Zach Patberg, "Retriree is Seeking [Wages]: New Executive Berdnick's Hire to get $177,648 in Pay, [Plus] Pension," in The Record, July 22, 2011, at p. L-1. (Former New Jersey town sheriff supplements pension with $177,648; plus $81,135 as salary from the sheriff's department, and $96,513 from his pension allowance. Ethics?)

More examples of corruption in New Jersey will be added to this list in the days ahead: 

Mary Ann Spoto, "New Jersey High Court Censures Retired Judge," in The Star Ledger, August 2, 2011, at p. 9. (Superior Court Judge Steve Perskie sanctioned for "taking care of a friend." 5 out of the 7 "justices" to whose services the residents of New Jersey are entitled actually voted in this matter. Will Mr. Rabner appoint more of his and Mr. Netanyahu's "friends" to the N.J. Supreme Court?)

"Freeholder Disputes Primary Election Results," in The Star Ledger, August 2, 2011, at p. 13. (Hank Lyon, Esq. accepted $16,000 in illegal contributions for his candidacy as "freeholder.")

"Noted Ex-Judge Censored by Court; Late in Recusing Self in Associate's Cases," in The Record, August 2, 2011, at p. A-3. (How come "Justice" Helen Hoens was not censored when she refused to recuse herself in order to "take care of something" for Christie and her husband -- a husband who works for the governor, allegedly? Should Chief Justice Rabner have recused himself from any decision concerning or affecting me? Were you protecting "friends," Mr. Rabner, or merely being paid for your help? "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")

Joe Brenan, "Ex-EnCap Chief Charged in Deal: Accused of Extortion Over Asbury Park Loans," in The Record, July 30, 2011, at p. L-1. (William Gauger, Esq. -- who allegedly had several N.J. judges "on the payroll"! -- charged with extortion in land deal, kickbacks to local politicians, like Bob Menendez, are suspected and are under investigation, also allegedly.)

"The Adjustment Bureau": A Movie Review.

"The Adjustment Bureau": (Universal, 2011), Director: GEORGE NOLFI; Starring: MATT DAMON; EMILY BLUNT; TERENCE STAMP; ANTHONY MACKIE; HARVEY MITCHELL.

Lawrence Sutin, ed., The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick (New York: Pantheon, 1995), pp. 259-281.

"You don't have free will, you have the illusion of free will."

The Adjustment Bureau is a delightful surprise. The film is filled with ideas and may even be seen as an exploration of the dilemma concerning free will and causal necessity or, theologically, between God's foreknowledge and human agency. Mr. Nolfi is on the side of freedom. He bases this provocative film on the writings of Philip K. Dick, especially the short story "The Adjustment Team."

I do not know Mr. Nolfi's work. "To the best of my knowledge and recollection" -- as they say when testifying before Congress -- I have not seen another film directed by Mr. Nolfi. However, I know several things about Mr. Nolfi strictly on the basis of this hit movie: First, Mr. Nolfi is or was raised as a Catholic; second, Mr. Nolfi is fascinated by philosophical issues and is well-read in metaphysics and epistemology; third, as I have said, freedom is crucial for Mr. Nolfi's artistic concerns and in "his" life, especially the freedom to select one's loves.

Is Mr. Nolfi a woman who is a lesbian? A gay man?

In light of timely issues concerning gay marriage rights, it seems clear after viewing this movie that the injury done to persons denied their loves, along with their autonomy, becomes lethal. The film suggests that free will is possible as well as necessary for persons even in a God-centered universe ("the Chairman"), but only as a product of daily struggle for each of us. There are always forces seeking to deprive us of freedom together with a natural human corruption towards "unfreedom" or slavery. Frithoff Bergman, On Being Free (Indiana: Notre Dame Press, 1977), pp. 1-15 and Ronald Dworkin, Justice for Hedgehogs (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011), pp. 219-255. A classic discussion of free will in the Kantian tradition is P.F. Strawson, "Freedom and Resentment," in Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays (London: Methuen, 1974), p. 23.

Before turning to the plot used to dramatize these ideas, I should direct the reader to other books and films examining this ancient controversy at the center of The Adjustment Bureau. Compare Nelson Pike, "Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action," in Jerry H. Dill, ed., Philosophy Today, (New York: MacMillan, 1969), pp. 120-141 with Richard Taylor, "Determinism and the Theory of Agency," in Sidney Hook, ed., Determinism and Freedom in the Age of Modern Science (New York: NYU Press, 1978), pp. 224-250 then David Foster Wallace, Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will (New York: Columbia University Press, 2011), pp. 141-219 and James W. Felt, S.J., Making Sense of Your Freedom : Philosophy for the Perplexed (Indiana: Notre dame Press, 2005), pp. 62-88. Finally, a recent collection of scholarly papers examining the controversy surrounding the concept of freedom from scientifically sophisticated perspectives is J.K. Campbell, M. O'Rourke, D. Shier, eds., Freedom and Determinism (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004), pp. 103-211.

Matt Damon plays aspiring politician "David Norris" who meets a beguiling stranger named "Elise." Beethoven's "Fur Elise" plays in the mind during their brief encounter in a men's bathroom (gender is in question from the outset, as noted, suggesting a gay marriage analogy) as Norris is about to make a concession speech after losing a Congressional election.

"Elise" is played with unusual charm, intelligence and allure -- as a barefoot Cinderella -- by British newcomer Emily Blunt.

Is Ms. Blunt related to Cambridge spy, Anthony Blunt?

If so, acting and mystery may be in her nature as a thespian. All spies are and must be actors; all actors are spies on their fellow citizens who provide them with material. These are perfect qualities -- mystery and allure -- for the role of enchanted "princess." (See Anthony Hopkins as "Anthony Blunt" in "The Fourth Man.")

Mr. Damon is suitably heroic and, despite his character's youthful peccadillos, very likable as well as unassuming in the role of Hollywood action hero and "romantic lead with a brain" whom we have come to expect. Mr. Damon has been described as "the thinking woman's hearthrob," much like myself, and also as "Indiana Jones with a Ph.D." -- unlike myself. ("'Drawing Room Comedy': A Philosophical Essay in the Form of a Film Script.")

Analogies to JFK and other politicians undermined by their passions or penises -- or is "penisi"? -- (i.e., Mr. Weiner, no pun intended) recalls the argument of Thomas Aquinas and Baruch Spinoza concerning balancing the emotions with reason, or the need for "temperance" resulting in "serene acceptance" of tragic imperfection in life given our limited perspectives. After all, "only the Chairman has the full plan," we are told, solemnly, "the rest of us know only bits and pieces of it." ("Is this atheism's moment?" and see the Robert Redford film, "The Candidate" then Spielberg's "Minority Report.")

On the other side of this issue are philosophers like F.H. Bradley and the existentialists who defend the wisdom of the emotions expressed through the body. Sartre contends that our emotions define our identities as "freedoms in the world." Simone Weil sees human freedom as God's "invitation" to men and women to "choose themselves" and their world in passionate and almost erotic opposition to evil as an affirmation of "gravity and grace."

Compare John R. Haule, "The Sword of Separation," in Pilgrimage of the Heart: The Path of Romantic Love (Boston: Shambala, 1990), pp. 24-42 with Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse (New York: Crossroad, 2009), pp. 191-224 ("The mystery of relation in God ...").

"All I have is my choices."

Mr. Damon's character says: "All I have is my choices."

Even the defiance of God for this Tristan-like character is justified by his love for a woman. But is loving Elise the "defiance" of God? Or is that love only what God intends for Mr. Norris? The film hints in conclusion that the Chairman is YOU, the audience member who decides (by participating in) the meaning of the story -- for instance, by choosing to care about these fictional characters as one cares about the people in one's life. This "caring" is achieved by recognizing that fictional characters are metaphors (substitutes) for the persons in our lives. ("'Unknown': A Movie Review" and "'Finding Neverland': A Movie Review.")

If our choices always define us then God must intend our freedom and never our slavery. Freedom as the authentic and self-constituting choice to affirm our passions whatever the consequences may be is the essence of the Romantic defiance of Enlightenment reason: "Wings of Desire" meets "The Matrix" as our hero searches for this elusive woman -- his entangled particle partner who baffles and captivates him -- searches for her even at the cost of what many people would consider "success." ("'Inception': A Movie Review" and see the Robin Williams film, "What Dreams May Come.")

The angel-like footsoldiers ("caseworkers") for the "plan" occasionally screw-up. The plan is alterable with the slightest variations, even as butterflies may shape the weather around the globe merely by flapping their wings. ("The Butterfly Effect.") James Gleick, Chaos (New York: Viking, 1987), entirety.

When the angels or caseworkers err, however, they may have to live with their victims' tragedies which become their own nightmares. Unless victims can be persuaded to accept slavery, the "Adjustment Bureau" has liability issues. Mr. Damon's Norris is guided by a likable African-American "angel" (Anthony Mackie) troubled by slavery who is sympathetic to the hero's dilemma.

Terence Stamp plays a zealous defender of determinism relishing Nietzsche's "will to power" and the seductions of order. He too has a role to play, a role that is set against the symbol of the statue of liberty. Anthony Flew, "Predestination, Freewill, and Determinism," in An Introduction to Western Philosophy: Ideas and Argument From Plato to Popper (London: Thames & Hudson, 1989), pp. 222-271 and Amit Goswami, Ph.D., The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World (New York: Putnam, 1995), p. 19 then Isaiah Berlin, "Two Concepts of Liberty," in Four Essays on Liberty (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1969), pp. 118-173 (areas of personal life where the state may not intrude).

"You weren't supposed to see her again." 

Is Mr. Damon's character essentially determined to act fixedly in the material world? If so, would this material causal determination have any bearing on his inner states and emotions? Is freedom about randomness or absurdity as distinct from rational choice? Unpredictability or chance may exclude the possibility of determination without guaranteeing freedom? Is Norris a pawn in a chess game played by the Chairman and others?

The caseworkers in ill-fitting hats separate the lovers ("the sword of separation") ruling that they are "wrong" for one another's predetermined "plots."

But what if each person is integral to the other's life-story, knowingly or unknowingly?

The repetition of a kiss between the leads will make their love indestructible. Such a love cannot be altered even by the caseworkers. ("You may kiss the bride.") The notebooks carried by the angels depict something like neural connections suggesting the universe is within the mind of God. ("Stephen Hawking's Free Will is Determined.")

" ... a liberterian [sic.] in no way denies the relevance of nature to human choices nor does she deny that it is possible to influence actions by presenting the agents with relevant motivations (rewards, punishments and the like). So the argument, common since the time of Hume, that only determinism can account for the efficacy of rewards and punishments, is wide of the mark. Liberterianism does not, indeed, accept the statement that 'we always act on the strongest motive.' The problem with this (as noted in the previous section) is not so much that it is false as that it is obvious, in that we do not, in general, have any independent way of measuring which motive is strongest, other than by observing 'how the agent actually behaves.' In many cases it is more illuminating to say, not that our action is determined by the strongest motive, but rather that we determine the strength of our motives by determining which motives to attend to. Thus when we are weighing a question of convenience it often makes good sense to say that it is we who decide whether personal convenience or moral obligation will weigh more heavily with us."

With regard to our futures, there are many matters or choices as to which God has no knowledge because they are instantiated only at the moment ("now") when one makes them, by oneself, thereby forging one's identity as the unity that makes those choices meaningful. ("David Hume's Philosophical Romance.")

" ... there are quite a few matters with regard to the future (especially those concerning free actions of persons) about which God does not, as yet, have any definite views because there isn't, as yet, any truth to be known about these matters. As soon as there are such truths, God will be the first to know. ..."

William Hascker, Metaphysics: Constructing a World View (Illinois: Inter Varsity Press, 1983), p. 44, p. 53. Please see Robert Brandom, Reason in Philosophy (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009), pp. 147-227. ("How analytic philosophy has failed cognitive science" and "Metaphor is Mystery.")

Excellent discussions of free will in a causally determined universe may be found at Simon Blackburn, Think (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), pp. 81-119 and Bruce Aune, "Metaphysical Freedom," in Metaphysics: The Elements (London: University of Michigan, 1985), pp. 159-187.

Much of this literature confirms Catholic theological treatment of the problem from a Thomistic/Kantian direction that is increasingly attractive to scientifically-informed thinkers making use of the same vocabulary in secular discussions. D.G. Leahy, Novitas Mundi: Perspectives on the History of Being (New York: SUNY, 1994), p. 328.

"Whatever happened to free will?"

The concept of time at issue in the film is reflective of developments in physics and mathematics. All forms of determinism assume a linear concept of time. Events that occur in the past causally determine subsequent events as "effects." This classical or Newtonian understanding of time is captured in spacial metaphors.

Current understandings of time, however, liken "objective time" (there may be no such entity, by the way) to a spiral or mandala. Time has become a more fluid and less rigid or unidirectional entity, while Bergson's durational or experiential time is also more malleable than is supposed in common sense perspectives on time. These perspectives are usually based on an outdated physics of absolute space and time as distinct from the space-time continuum, which is certainly not "relative" in an epistemological sense. ("A Review of the t.v. Show 'Alice.'")

With regard to human choices, realities or identities are constituted in the act of choice. Persons become their freedoms or narrative options in the plots of history, politics, law or culture, certainly through loving in a grand Christian narrative of redemption. Great literature has emerged from these revolutions in scientific understandings. For example, Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time and Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, or the film Once Upon a Time in America. A recent novel exploring time, choice, meaning and identity is Penelope Lively's The Photograph. ("Master and Commander.")

David and Elise are entangled particles whose narrative choice to love one another contra mundus (a choice many gays and lesbians have faced for decades!) develops against colossal social opposition and constitutes them as subjects or identities. Who they are and may become, as individuals, is inextricable from the love they feel for one another. This loving simply is David-and-Elise, so that to deny their love is not only to dehumanize them but to destroy their best selves that can exist only in relation to one another. Richard E. Palmer, Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1969), pp. 162-223. (See also Harry Stack-Sullivan's "interpersonal psychology" and R.D. Laing's "self-and-other.")

" ... if the passage from probabilities to definite outcomes requires something beyond the standard quantum framework -- it's at least possible that free will might find a concrete realization within physical law. We might someday find, as some physicists have speculated, that the act of conscious observation is an integral element of quantum mechanics, ["The Chairman"?] being the catalyst that coaxes one outcome ["instantiation"] from the quantum haze to be realized. ..."

Brian Greene, "Teleporters and Time Machines: Travelling Through Space and Time," in The Fabric of the Cosmos (New York & London: Penguin, 2004), pp. 437-469, esp. p. 456 (emphasis added).

Is this a "hermeneutics of freedom" for the empirical world? Many thinkers argue that reality is invitational or participatory. 

Professor Greene is a quantum physicist and leading exponent of string theory currently teaching at Columbia University. The doors to perception become wormholes in this movie as we wind our way through space and time to reach the Chairman, the boss, you (the moviegoer). ("Jacques Derrida's Philosophy as Jazz" and "Donald Davidson's Anomalous Monism.")

The Adjustment Bureau is a romantic or Operatic love story focusing on freedom as a struggle for the other in whom we see ourselves best. All that was missing from this romantic comedy is a great musical score by Puccini, perhaps, seducing audience members at certain crucial moments in the "story." This may be the ultimate date movie for 2011 and beyond.

The Spectacle in Washington, D.C.

July 27, 2011 at 3:45 P.M. Two "errors" inserted overnight have now been corrected. 

July 26, 2011 at 3:09 P.M. Several "errors" were inserted in this text overnight. I will struggle to make corrections of these inserted "errors" from public computers, every day, as I continue to post writings dealing with political issues in New Jersey and the world. 

I cannot say how many other essays were vandalized during the past 24 hours. 

Attorney Carol Strickman comments in the Times that the purpose of U.S.-created psychological torture techniques combined with censorship, according to a memo from a prison official, is "to reduce prisoners to the state of submission essential for their ideological conversion ... that failing, the next step is to reduce them to a state of psychological incompetence [non-functionality] sufficient to neutralize them as efficient self-directed antagonists [learned helplessness] ... that failing, the alternative is to destroy them, preferably by making them desperate enough to destroy themselves." ("psychological Torture in the American Legal System.")

"Letters to the Editor: The Inhumanity of Solitary Confinement," in The New York Times, July 25, 2011, at p. A20 (emphasis added). 

Americans are frustrated and angry about the paralysis they see in Washington, D.C. for which both parties are clearly to blame. Contrary to the delusions of politicians the American people are not entirely stupid, despite increasing difficulties and failures with the public education system that makes us less educated every year. 

We realize that much political grandstanding and posturing is about our forthcoming elections at the expense of the long-term national interest. Neither party can conceive of a national interest that conflicts with or may require some sacrifice of partisanship or even personal gain for many politicians. People are disgusted and angry. They are right to be disgusted and angry. These emotions may go a long way toward explaining the recent "prominence" of Mr. Trump. ("Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?") 

Something has to be done about extending and increasing debt limits. Wall Street "money men" and women will make this point to Republicans in the days ahead. America's nightmare resulting from stagnating military conflicts must be brought to a conclusion because we are "bleeding" money and American lives in irresolvable tribal conflicts that only strengthen Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and most of America's enemies, while draining U.S. weapons reserves and military hardware that costs millions (or billions) of dollars. Sabrina Tavernese, "Recession Study Finds Hispanics Are Hit Hardest: Group Median Level Fell 66% in 4 Years -- Blacks Hit Too," in The New York Times, July 26, 2011, at p. A1. and Carl Hulse & Jackie Chalmes, "Congress Heads for Showdown on Debt Plans," in The New York Times, July 26, 2011, at p. A1. 

In 2015 the recovery still seems shaky for reasons that have nothing to do with Mr. Obama. One factor being the difficulties in Asian securities markets and tensions in the Middle East.

Pakistan's defection from "America's sphere of influence" in the region (for which I don't blame them after the murder of 30,000 of their people!), potentially, is much more costly and dangerous than Iraq and Afghanistan combined. 

The result of the antiamericanism in Pakistan could be 100 nuclear weapons in the hands of a government "friendly" to Islamic fundamentalist forces. This is -- I repeat -- a highly dangerous and frightening, but increasingly plausible scenario. 

The robot bombs are not only a failed and inhumane policy, they are an idiotic policy. Inserting "errors" in my writings or denying me access to the Internet will not change these facts. ("What is it like to be tortured?" and "More Censorship and Cybercrime.") 

Mr. Obama, killing innocent brown people in Pakistan is not something for which the first African-American president of the U.S. should be known to the world or historians. Even less desirable is to be remembered for continuing the tortures and enslavements at Guantanamo. ("A Report Card for President Barack Obama" and "Havana Nights and C.I.A. Tapes.") 

Mr. Obama's failure to keep several promises -- i.e., closing Guantanamo, limiting U.S. debt, repairing the economy, reversing the unemployment nightmare -- will come back to haunt him in the presidential election which he may win, anyway, because of the appalling mediocrity or worse of the opposition. Saying: "I tried ..." will not get President Obama off the hook for unkept promises. 

If the Republicans could field a single candidate with a demonstrable I.Q. above 20, they could regain the White House. At the moment I see very little prospects of Republican success in the next presidential election. Republican chances are even more slim in 2015. This is probably a good time for Right-wing Cuban-Americans to insert more "errors" in this text. ("Cubanazos Pose a Threat to National Security" and "Cubanoids Protest Against Peace in Miami!") 

I am independent of both political parties. I know that there are very smart people who are Republicans. I simply do not see those smart people among the candidates running for the Republican nomination. Mr. Gingrich's ego trip and fantasy nothwithstanding -- to say nothing of Mr. Trump! -- the Republican "field" is not exactly Plato's academy. Is this the best Republicans can do? ("Fidel Castro's History Will Absolve Me" and "Is Senator Bob 'For' Human Rights?") 

I was not surprised to find Cornel West making many similar points in last Sunday's New York Times magazine. Professor West is someone who fought the most recent presidential election in the trenches and on-line, along with many of us horrified at the prospect of four more years of anything that might resemble the Bush/Cheney "crystallnacht." 

Mr. Obama should take Professor West's call next time the Princeton professor makes one because there are millions of us in the minority communities that support the Chief Executive -- often less enthusiastically than we once did! -- making that call along with Professor West. Like Professor West, we feel excluded and forgotten. Mr. Obama, "don't foget who brought you to the dance."

I must admit that Mr. Obama's second term has been great. Much can still be improved in 2015. 

As noted above, today's New York Times reports on the devastating economic consequences for Latinos and African-Americans of the current economic meltdown as well as the lethargy on the debt crisis issue. 

The national paralysis in the continuing non-reaction to New Jersey's visible failure or implosion -- economic, political, juridical failure and implosion -- is being seen in the world as symbolic of America's decline. 

If the nation cannot control the Cuban-American thugs and mafia in Trenton then we should expect little progress in the Middle East or elsewhere. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" then "Nihilists in Disneyworld.") 

The growing spectacle of daily cybercrime and censorship, suppressions of speech and attempts at intimidation is being seen by more of the world than you realize, Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton. 

Sadly, the spacing between paragraphs at these blogs continues to be tampered with by New Jersey hackers who are fond of altering words and sentences on a continuous basis in an effort to forestall my writing efforts. ("How censorship works in America.") 

You lose credibility when you speak to global issues of dissent and protection of critics in other countries, Ms. Clinton and Mr. Holder, as you permit the horrors on display at my blogs every day. 

As I write my review of The Adjustment Bureau, I cannot be certain of whether New Jersey's hackers will prevent me from writing even from a New York Public Library computer. Americans should not live in fear of censorship and suppressions of speech, governmental secrecy, or threats from government-protected criminals. ("How censorship works in America" and "What is it like to be plagiarized?" then "'Brideshead Revisited': A Movie Review" and "Censorship and Cybercrime in New Jersey.") 

I recall when Republicans thought nothing of extending the debt limits of the nation at the request of Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney. I also recall Mr. Obama's outrage and horror at the possibility of a one trillion dollar debt ceiling as we are looking at a requested ten trillion dollar debt ceiling that mortgages YOUR children's future. "Whatever," is not a good enough answer. Captain America will not get us out of this jam. ("Nihilists in Disneyworld.") 

Ladies and gentlemen in the nation's capitol (we no longer have much capital) can not afford the luxury of further disdain for the opposition. I agree with Republicans and Democrats that the opposing party is moronic or maybe evil -- but these are the people you have to work with to find a solution for America. 

Find that solution, Mr. Obama. Please find the solution to America's woes because "solutions" discovered years from now may come too late to help our effort to ensure America's position later in this new century.

New Jersey, it does not matter what you think of me or my opinions. However much you dislike or disapprove of me, I think worse of you in Trenton or Union City and with far better reason for my contempt and hatred of corruption. Most people in the world probably agree with me: "Putting on the Ritz: Agency's Officials Traveled Well and Often," (Editorial) in The Record, July 12, 2011, at p. A-10. (Bergen utility officials living it up on your tax dollars.) John C. Ensslin, "Municipal Judge Denies He Breached Code of Conduct," in The Record, July 12, 2011, at p. L-1. (Another crooked or incompetent New Jersey judge who may soon be appointed to the state Supreme Court by Mr. Rabner.) 

This mutual disdain between N.J. and me is irrelevant to what must happen. 

The Constitution is endangered by persistence in sanctioned (or "secret") cybercrime and censorship as well as other harassments. We must be a better society than this. ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers on the Tit.") 

Do the right thing, New Jersey. For once, try to comply with your own laws and ethics rules, Mr. Rabner. "Obey" the law and turn over the torture files. Abide by the rule of law, like the rest of the civilized world, try to limit corruption in the state's politics and refrain from thievery for only one day of the week in order to do the people's business. ("Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics" and "New Jersey's Failed Judiciary" then "New Jersey's Supreme Court Implosion.") 

You will like yourselves much better than you do now if you can pull off this governmental "reformation" in Trenton -- and you won't need to go to confession so often, Mr. Codey and Mr. Sweeney. 

McGreevey and Menendez are lost causes as is Governor Christie who expects to go to hell -- which is Camden, New Jersey. Luckily, Mr. Rabner does not have to worry about confession. ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!") 

"Presidential politics is sports and spectacle alike. Unlike European countries, which devote a few months to mostly publicly financed national elections, the United States' privatized presidential race is a brain-numbing, two-year-process. Since [the] November 2010 midterm poll, many Republican hopefuls have tossed their hats in the ring, and the campaign is now in full swing. In re-election mode, President Obama has been racing around, assuring us the economic recovery, although slow, is progressing despite the 25 million jobless and underemployed, and despite his steadfast refusal to craft a jobs program. We have 16 months of spin, speeches, scandals and wage issues to go before November 2012, but the spectacle cannot hide the fact that there is little difference between the two parties." 

Stanley Aronowitz, "The Mass Psychology of Liberalism," in The Indypendent, July 6-24, 2011, at p. 8.

Will we now have to endure months of discussion of Ms. Clinton's emails?