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Little Hoover Commission Spotlights Jail Overcrowding

Current jail overcrowding has forced sheriffs of the executive branch into the untenable position of making decisions traditionally made by members of the judicial branch of government.

(YUBA CITY CA YubaNet) - A Little Hoover Commission review of county jail populations finds that county sheriffs, not judges, increasingly are making bail and sentencing decisions.

Done as a means to manage to jail overcrowding, this trend threatens to weaken local judicial authority, undermine public confidence in the judicial system, and raises serious questions regarding due process and the separation of powers.

UIC Physicist Named White House Champion of Change

“Immigrants have long made America more prosperous and innovative...” - U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park

(WASHINGTON DC) - Sivalingam Sivananthan, professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named a White House Champion of Change. He was presented with the honor at a ceremony this morning at the White House.

The honor recognizes immigrant innovators and entrepreneurs—”the best and brightest from around the world who are helping create American jobs, grow the economy and make our nation competitive in the world,” the White House said in a press release.

TURKEY: Protesters Call for Resignation of Prime Minister Erdogan

More than 100,000 Turkish protesters have gathered at Istanbul’s Taksim Square, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan.

(ISTANBUL) - The protesters occupied the iconic Taksim Square on Saturday as part of their demonstration against the government’s decision to demolish Gezi Park and replace it with an Ottoman-era military barracks to be used as a shopping mall.

Police forces clashed with protesters, using tear gas and water cannons to disperse them.

Santa Clara County Judge Socrates Manoukian Influences Authorities to Harass those who Report Evidence of Abuse

Judge Manoukian found to be involved in sabotaging cases involving senior citizens and the disabled.

(SANTA CLARA, CA) - FACT: Some Judges can and will commit crimes, the problem is exposing them and getting them prosecuted. When someone exposes a judge the first thing they do is attack the person who reports them.

Police often side with the judge because they can’t be objective due to working under that judge. This allows unethical judges to commit crimes, abuse victims and stay immune to prosecution.

US, UN Condemn Myanmar for `Two Child Rule`

UN deputy spokesman Del Buey told reporters that the United Nations was aware that Myanmar authorities planned to impose the two-child rule.

(RANGOON AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday called on Myanmar authorities to end a ban on families having more than two children in two Muslim-majority townships in a troubled state.

UN deputy spokesman Eduardo Del Buey said that pressing the policy in Rakhine state, where there have been widespread clashes between Buddhists and Muslims, would infringe "fundamental human rights".

Kris Millegan, Publisher at TrineDay, will Speak at the National Press Club, Thursday, June 13

Also speaking that night will be Mark Osler, a former federal prosecutor who has become a leader in religiously inspired legal reform.

(WASHINGTON DC) - R.A. Kris Millegan will speak to the McClendon Group at the National Press Club, Thursday, June 13. The program begins at 6:30 pm.

The topic is: “Hidden Dynamics: Narcotics, Secret Societies, Intelligence Agencies and Generational Politics.”

These 34 `Commandments` Must be Obeyed, Says the London Declaration on Anti-Semitism

But how many would you ‘blue-pencil’?

(LONDON) - Australian federal and state MPs have been indulging in an orgy of anti-anti-semitism by signing en masse the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism. Over 100 have put their mark on it.

Ha'aretz reports that even more of the nation’s 226 federal parliamentarians in Canberra are expected to sign up, and all 105 federal Liberal MPs and senators have done so.

INDIA: If Only the Dalit could Delete Sex Abuse and Oppression

Abuse is rampant, government and Church nearly silent.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Dalit Christians in Tamil Nadu has accused the Church of failing to make use of the legal and Constitutional provisions to safeguard their interests.

“Minority rights never helped Dalit Christians enjoy equity, equality, social justice and fraternity, because of the caste affinity displayed by the Church,” said A Xavier, one of the representatives of the Dalit Christians.

PTSD, PTSD, Depression and Cannabis Therapy

Hemp hemp hooray, it works!

(PORTLAND, OR) - The marvelous news that Oregon's legislature finally passed a bill which will allow PTSD victims - whether military or civilian, to use legalized marijuana, is truly a blessing to possibly as many as one million Oregonians. Cannabis/marijuana has been used by Oregonians as medicine for about 100 years or more.

For starters, it was used as canvas on the covered wagons, and even before that, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Ben Franklin had it in their gardens and used it medically.

Can Sharif Pull Pakistan Out of Terrorism Quicksand?

The PML-N candidates have established firm connections with the village headmen, or village lackeys as many Pakistanis call them.

(TEHRAN) - Since 2001, when Islamabad joined Washington’s war on terror against Pashtuns in Afghanistan, Pakistan has been sinking into the quicksand of extremism and terrorism.

The U.S. war caused numerous civilian causalities in the Pashtun areas of Afghanistan which kindled sentiments of revenge in the hearts of Pashtun fighters in the tribal areas of Pakistan that border Afghanistan.