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Friday, June 08, 2007
Burt Prelutsky :: Townhall.com Columnist
First, Kill All the Judges
by Burt Prelutsky
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Now, the Hes have decided that they want Anna Mae snatched away from everything and everyone she’s ever known. And, naturally, the members of the Tennessee Supreme Court agree. If I were running things, it would take me all of five minutes to determine that these judicial guttersnipes were aiding and abetting in what is clearly nothing more than a court- sanctioned kidnapping. Then I’d send the bunch of them off to the salt mines, there to ponder the error of their ways. Oh, did I forget to mention that, on top of everything else, Shaoqiang and Qin Luo He are illegal aliens?

Mrs. Baker says, “Our sweet, loving little girl is full of anger, and she’s yelling that nobody understands her.”

On the other hand, David Siegel, the attorney for the Hes, accused the Bakers of attempting to stir up public sentiment, ruining what “has otherwise been a very peaceful transition.”

First, I’d ask, which of these two people do you actually believe? Next, I’d like to know how it is that some lawyers aren’t compelled, like lepers in the old days, to ring little bells and say, “Unclean…unclean” whenever they appear in public. I’d also like to know who marries these people, and why.

In conclusion, let me merely say that the blindfold on Justice is intended to be taken symbolically, not literally. Justice, after all, is supposed to be blind, not stupid.

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W. Burt Prelutsky is an accomplished, well-rounded writer and author of "The Secret of Their Success: Interviews with Legends and Luminaries."
 
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Mr. Prelutsky, if you become dictator...
...I hope you would take the time to read the full facts of the Anna Mae He case.

1) Her parents were NOT illegal aliens at the time that the baby were born. They entered the country on legal F-1 and F-2 student (and dependent) visas. Mr. Jack He was completing his Ph.D. and was teaching at the University of Memphis.

2) Mr. He was falsely accused of sexual misconduct by a Chinese student who was angry that he refused to loan her $500. (He was later found innocent in a court of law). Before conducting an investigation, and without the proper due process, the university fired Jack the day after the woman lodged a verbal complaint. This resulted in him losing his scholarship, his income, and his health insurance. By this time his wife was about 7 months pregnant, and they had suddenly been reduced to poverty. They had no family in the country, and they couldn't just go out and get another job because that isn't permitted with a student visa.

3) The baby was born prematurely and was in NICU for a couple weeks, resulting in a $12,000 hospital bill. The He family had no way to pay this bill and no way to pay for future medical care. They went down to apply for public assistance, and were told the best plan would be to place the baby into temporary care (where the baby would be covered by medical insurance) for several months until they could sort out their legal and financial problems.

4) The He family did NOT wait 8 years to ask for their baby back. They contacted the Juvenile Court when the baby was just months old, saying they wanted her back, and when the baby was less than 1 year old, they filed to get her back, stating they wanted to take her back to China with them. The court refused to give the baby back to the Hes because their financial situation was still dire.

5) The Hes NEVER used Anna Mae He as an "anchor" baby. For one thing, having a child that is a U.S. citizen does not prevent you from being deported. That's just a myth. Secondly, they stated on their filing to get the baby back that they wanted to return to China WITH her. Thirdly, they have had 2 other children, so they don't NEED an anchor baby, even if there were such a thing.

This family have received a travesty of justice by the court system for the past 8 years that they've been trying to get their child back.

simjim comments
I agree with your general sentiment on the seeming failure of Conservatives as a group to rebuff the Family Law Court system in all of its disgusting practices. But that was not the focus of this particular thread.

Now that you raised the issue, I will say that I find there is a conflict within Conservatives as a group, not over speaking up per se but more of consistency in that overall we as a group believe in the Rule of Law. The problem for us is when we criticize the Family court this goes against our general inclination to support the Rule of Law. We tend to see the Rule of Law and the Courts as indestinquishable. It's as though critcizm of the court is viewed as advocating anarchy.

I have been speaking out for a long time about the misconduct of the Family Law Court Judges, don't loose heart, people are listening. http://www.geocities.com/fightbigotry2002
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