Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
Oh the irony: Former Fahrenheit 451 administration Office of Special Counsel (OSC) head Scott Bloch had pleaded guilty. TPM Muckraker has the best article on this subject: Sentencing in U.S. District Court in Washington is scheduled for July 20. The Legal Times reports on one hiccup in the proceedings today: The hearing went off without a [...]
I’m staying. This site — thanks to user donations — has its domain name for another five years. I’m the gardener, you’re the landowners. Besides, I think my own case may have germinated before the last frost hit. It doesn’t mean I’m not planting more seeds. No, I’ll keep planting the seeds because I do [...]
HOT OFF THE PRESS, FROM MS. CHAMBERS HERSELF — Extra, extra — Read all about it! In an historic third victory in my case from a Federal Appeals Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a unanimous decision, has ruled in my favor. This is a pivotal decision and one that [...]
From TPMMuckraker: Former U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch was charged today with criminal contempt of Congress in connection with his notorious use of Geeks On Call to scrub his computer while under investigation for misusing his office, according to a court filing in federal court in Washington. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicechange.org%2F%3Fp%3D2689′; addthis_title = ‘Former+OSC+Head+Scott+Bloch+Charged+with+Criminal+Contempt’; addthis_pub = ”;
Well, decisions are decisions. They rarely change what is true, but they do chart the course of history. There will be an appeal, but like in Bush v. Gore, it doesn’t mean that the outcome is what you think it should be. An appeal will be an uphill battle, but one that I think concerned [...]
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Following an unsuccessful initial appeal, approximately twenty percent of appellants ask the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) for a Petition for Review (PFR). Of those, less than fifteen percent are successful in being granted relief or settlement or remand. Most appellants requesting a petition for review get what MSPB refers to as a short form [...]
My case probably isn’t going to trial. I think there’s only one logical outcome. The Department of Justice is now holding on to what can only be a slim chance the case gets continued. My analysis is based on something called game theory. Game theory has strong roots in economics and is an attempt to [...]
Today, Obama signed an order pertaining to hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples. Under the president’s order, any hospital that accepts Medicare or Medicaid funding for its elderly and poor patients would need to provide same-sex couples with the same visiting privileges permitted to married couples. It’s taken me years to acknowledge gay rights as [...]
Although they were not one of the 30 agencies required to produce detailed plans for the Open Government Directive (OGD), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has prepared one of its own volition. Here’s their plan dated April 7, 2010. Openthegovernment.org is working together with volunteers to track the Open Government initiative, and I’ve asked [...]