One week to ‘Gundy’ – SCOTUS to hear sex offender case next week
Just over a month ago we posted “Countdown to Gundy“. It will be the first “sex offender case” to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States this session and it’s potential impact can be huge.
I won’t rehash the details of the case (which can be found in the above link to last month’s article or in this post on SCOTUSBlog), except to mention that the case can be hugely significant to any individual whose case was before the enactment of SORNA (2006). Basically, the authority to determine whether SORNA can be applied retroactively was delegated to the Attorney General and the Supreme Court will now decide whether the delegation of that authority is valid.
This post serves as a reminder that oral arguments are scheduled for next week (October 2) so thoughts, prayers, fingers-crossed or whatever other measures you take to send good vibes to the Gundy team, should be going out!
Audio broadcast of the arguments will be made available from here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2018
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Well today is the day to see if the U.S Supreme Court will honor those words carve out in stone on the east of the building “Justice, The Guardian Of Liberty” and on the west side of the same building “Equal Justice Under The Law” when it hears the Gundy Case in four (4) hours Eastern Time Zone.
Has anyone ever tried one of these reputation management services?
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Like I just posted on the above subject . I’d like to do, Or seen be done, a Social Experiment about “How Much Money It Would Take For Someone to AGREE TO BE ADDED TO THE REGISTERY AND LIVE EXACTLY LIKE THEY WE’RE CONVICTED OF A SEX CRIME “!!!! ?????????. It would require them to commit to 1 YEAR and they would NOT be able to “Drop Out” for ANY REASON !!!! They wouldn’t
be allowed to tell ANYONE that they “Really wasn’t the Monster that everyone now thinks they are !!. And they would have to follow ALL RULES AND RESTRICTIONS/REQUIREMENTS of “The Registery” in order to receive any “Money” at the END OF EACH YEAR ! And if they have “Family” then their “Family” would be required to “Live and Follow all the Rules and Requirements also !!!!!!!. I’m really very curious as to how many (if Any) People would agree to this ?? I don’t think that EVEN OUR POOREST PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY would agree to this !! At least not without wanting MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to do it !!. I’d want to keep the “Cash Payments” down under, Say, $50K a year for anyone making under $100K a year, And $150K for anyone making over $500K a year(we can work out the details!!!).. Would this be Something that would “ONCE AND FOR ALL PROVE THAT THE REGISTERY IS PUNISHMENT” !!!???????.
It’s now been 15 years since a petitioner was able to get away with the argument that it’s just a Costco membership application. More recently, several state supreme courts have acknowledged that it is in fact punishment. I believe that’s one reason why FAC is preparing an ex post facto lawsuit and force Florida courts to rule on that question.
Incidentally, I once knew an RSO who offered to do felons’ time in exchange for an annual fee. $50,000, or $25k if Federal. (In jest, of course).
So what would it be worth to be an RSO for one year? Depends which community I would have to do it in. If it has to be in Miami-Dade, then I would like $200,000, please.
@ tired of mistreated I do it for 5 million dollars if i were not on the registry already. I already been homeless loss of family and friends, jobless. Had insect bites and rashes on my legs and body due to no running water. and dealing with hunger pains because I did not get food stamps at the time while on “Conditional Release”
When you go to court, do you ever ask if you are being dealt with as a natural person (living soul) or juridical person (ens legis, legal ficition)? Perform your own due diligence.
From: https://rewire.news/article/2013/01/03/fetal-personhood-laws-juridical-persons-are-not-natural-persons-and-why-it-matter/
First, it is important to recognize that “person” is a term of art. Colloquially speaking, when we think of “person” we think of an existing human being, which is why discussions of “corporate personhood” can be so baffling. One associates “persons” with feelings, and emotions, and activity. But as a legal matter, “person” defines the sorts of activities and entities (whether human or not) that are entitled to constitutional protection, and the type of “person” determines what types of constitutional protections are afforded. For example, in the famous case Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court denied personhood to slaves, even though today, few would argue that slaves are not “persons” in a colloquial sense.
So what is “personhood?” It depends on whether one is talking about NATURAL personhood or JURIDICAL personhood.
“Natural personhood” refers to persons as the term is understood in common parlance. Sir William Blackstone characterized “natural persons” as those “[s]uch as the God of nature formed us.” NATURAL PERSONS DON’T HAVE TO WAIT for a court or state to grant them rights; the rights available to “natural persons” ATTACH AT BIRTH. While the constitutional rights afforded “natural persons” are subject to change, whatever constitutional liberties are available, “natural persons” are entitled to them. In short, “natural persons” are alive and breathing people with all of the rights that one normally associates with being an alive breathing person.
“Juridical personhood,” on the other hand, refers to “artificial persons.” Juridical persons are legal fictions, and are granted by states certain rights normally associated with live, breathing persons. These rights are do not attach at birth, and whether or not juridical persons are afforded constitutional rights is subject to the whims of the state. There is no framework for determining what rights shall be granted to a juridical person, and generally, such rights are granted in an effort to accomplish a particular social goal.