Will L.A. Elect A Ron Paul Judge To The Superior Court? Meet Bill Johnson
If you ever just pick a judicial candidate randomly at the polling place -- I mean who really knows one from the other, right -- I hope that after you read this, you'll never do it again. On page 7 of the Los Angeles "Official Sample Ballot" for next Tuesday's primary is a race for Judge of the Superior Court (Office number 125). The contest hasn't gotten much publicity. But I want you to read this:
"No person shall be a citizen of the United States unless he is a non-Hispanic white of the European race, in whom there is no ascertainable trace of Negro blood, nor more than one-eighth Mongolian, Asian, Asia Minor, Middle Eastern, Semitic, Near Eastern, American Indian, Malay or other non-European or non-white blood, provided that Hispanic whites, defined as anyone with an Hispanic ancestor, may be citizens if, in addition to meeting the aforesaid ascertainable trace and percentage tests, they are in appearance indistinguishable from Americans whose ancestral home is in the British Isles or Northwestern Europe. Only citizens shall have the right and privilege to reside permanently in the United States."
The man who wrote that-- a proposed constitutional amendment-- is asking for our votes for the Superior Court. His name-- well he has many names-- is Bill Johnson. He also goes by the names William Daniel Johnson, Daniel Johnson and James O. Pace. He's an attorney, a Mormon, and, as you may have concluded, a white supremacist (and Ron Paulista). The paragraph comes from his 1985 book, Amendment to the Constitution-- Averting The Decline And Fall Of America in which he urges the repeal of the 14th (which defines citizenship as well as due process and equal protection under the law) and 15th (which guarantees voting rights for all citizens) Amendments. He advocates deporting tens of millions of Americans within one year. That would include... well, read his little amendment again. American Indians, Eskimos, Hawaiians won't be citizens and won't be deported to "their countries of origin" -- but they'll have to live on reservations.
This isn't Johnson's first bid for elective office. When Dick Cheney resigned from Congress to become Secretary of Defense in 1989, Johnson ran for his House seat in Wyoming. He didn't win although a GOP front group publication, All the Way, strongly backed him.
"The strongest pro-majority campaign in the nation is mounting here with far-reaching implications. Congressional candidate Daniel Johnson is being blasted as a 'white supremacist' because he favors repatriating non-whites to Africa and scrapping affirmative action programs."Johnson, 34, seeking the post vacated by now-Secretary of Defense Richard Chaney [sic], is a smart Harvard-law grad who persuasively articulates the pro-gun, pro-family, pro-American position. He is a dedicated anti-communist with many youthful supporters."
He also ran for Congress in Arizona in 2006, trying to sneak into the Democratic primary. Like Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller, he claimed, rather outrageously, to be a "traditional Democrat" who was abandoned by the Democratic Party. Blue Dog Gabby Giffords won the primary with 54.1% of the vote. Johnson managed to get 3.0%. Giffords went on to beat Randy Graf, a Republican extremist with similar-- albeit somewhat less extreme-- views to Johnson's.
Aside from being active in Ron Paul's campaign, he is also a Minuteman activist and exactly the kind of person made to feel empowered by CNN's vicious daily broadcasts by resident xenophobe Lou Dobbs. Johnson's campaign manager, Holly Clearman, is also state coordinator for the Ron Paul for President campaign and is herself is a candidate for the Republican L.A. County Central Committee. They are counting on well-organized Paulistas to put him over the top. I recently sat next to one on an airplane; very nice, polite guy, even if he was, politically speaking, quite the brainwashed little zombie. This is the kind of low-turnout, low interest election where he and his energetic Meet Up buddies could make all the difference in the world. Fortunately, there are legal community newspapers that actually do the research on judicial candidates. In L.A. we have the Metropolitan News Enterprise, which dug up a lot of the facts on Johnson's multiple identities.
UPDATE: LET'S HOPE ALL THE LITTLE ZOMBIES FIND OUT BY TUESDAY
Ron Paul just withdrew his endorsement of this loon.
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I did some checking with some attorneys and it seems that BILL JOHNSON is Not Qualified and James N. Bianco is the better choice.
Thank you so much. I am voting in this election.
America Alone, indeed.
One more thing: beyond the disproven lies regarding racism, I do agree that RP has a lot of flaws, and I have since altered my stance on his candidacy. Many raving lunatics that have backed Hillary Clinton and her racist, Karl Rove-inspired, win-at-all-costs candidacy must understand how I felt when I realized that I had to admit that there is a better way. Hopefully they will also do the right thing and make a decision in November for the benefit of our nation, and in spite of their own egos.
To demonize Ron Paul and belittle his candidacy in light of what we are learning every day about the abuse of power by those in Washington that represent the OPPOSITE of what Dr. Paul stands for, is to do a disservice to all that read your tripe and it is a sad attempt to discredit those supporters that have done thier patriotic duty to truly understand a candidate's positions and reject the corporate-sponsored mainstream political elite.
And the above comment is so littered with errors and shows such a lack of understanding on complex issues such as monetary policy and civil liberties that it does not deserve a direct response. Way to go, OrganizersWin. You have proven that the American education system really is in horrible shape. Reading blogs and opinion do NOT count as doing research, regardles of how much easier it is.
I just heard about this on public radio and how does a so called religious person (mormon) do this with all these aliases, moving around all the time and running for local office, I dunno sounds like he has an illness of some kind, and he still gets supported by folks who always seem to campaign for Lyndon LaRouche, yep they're still around too. In this case media investigative reporting at it's best.
I'm Black. I like Ron Paul. He's an honest man and a strict Constitutionalist. I would prefer an honest person who is admittedly ignorant of racial issues and accidentally offends over a dishonest person who is proudly knowledgable on racial issues and intentionally offends.
I am writing in Ron Paul in November and I am happy. As to immigration I am against it. I am an equal opportunity blocker of immigration. I would not allow any immigration until the population of the U.S. is under 150 million.
Ron Paul and his supporters must stand for something more than constitutional and tax reform.
Ron Paul is already labeled a racist based on both his writings as well as the periodical, with his name
on it, that he sells.
Paulistas need to figure out who they are and what they represent.
If we were afraid of Bush, the Paulistas aren't that far off.
The fringe is speaking and we should take note.
Speaking of brainwashed, the author is, if he thinks Ron Paul would ever endorse someone like that. They tried smearing him awhile back for his newsletters someone else was writing, but that didn't stick either. Just because this guy likes Ron Paul doesn't mean jack shit.
"Johnson's campaign manager, Holly Clearman, is also state coordinator for the Ron Paul for President campaign"
Speaking of brainwashe
Sorry darlin, it does mean something when Ron Paul's state coordinator is running this racists campaign.
We haven't heard Ron disavow this just like we never heard him diasavow the white supremists who endorsed him. I have no idea what Ron Paul would endorse and neither do you.
I am glad I live in New Jersey where all judgeships are appointments, with service not beyond age 70(except for county level Surrogate Judges, but they are more of an Administrator than an true judge). Elected judge systems lead to far too many fools like the one in this story becoming chosen. At least in an appointment system, there has to be hearings and examination of the record by committes of the Legisgatures and a vote by them that can help to keep out the extremeists.
Thanks for the heads-up. It's important to know who (or what) your voting for.
But why was Dr. Paul brought into this? Because this guy volunteers for his campaign? So what?
Has Dr. Paul formally endorsed this guy? If not then I fail to see the connection.
peace!
Because ron paul published a racist, insane newsletter for decades and his cult of moron followers might be large enough to be dangerous in an election that no one pays attention to.
Thanks for the heads-up, I've crossed him out of my book. Someone at the Wednesday SM Farmer's Market was handing out leaflets about Prop 98 (no), and mentioned this guy. I couldn't remember his name, so thanks.
Yes to Henry Waxman and Mike Feuer, no to this racist.
It is sad to see how Ron Paul has used his enlightened stance on the Iraq war, and civil liberties, to blindly persuade so many people into believing the inherently self-contradictory nonsense that makes up the rest of his libertarian-like views.
Paul confuses 'civil liberties' with corporate freedom when referencing "small gov't", and the regulating of corporate activity by the citizenry. Then he supports "Big gov't" over private institutions, when it comes to the Fed, border security and abortion. As a presumed fan of the Constitution, I am sure his copy is somewhat different than the one I have read, let alone the other founding documents. Terms like "big v. small gov't", "free market capitalism", and "competition" are beyond deceptive. They are phrases used by elite corporate power to make people confuse their own rights and freedoms, with the economic and political tyranny or an organized powerful few.
Paul is correct about the need to focus on the bankers and monetary policy. However, his own ideas of 'deregulation' HELP the very people he pretends to be against. He also supports GOLD backing, which reveals he does not really understand the underlying dynamics of global trade and how power works. He thinks that if we print our own money, that somehow the financial and industrial elites will bow down to this new currency..
And the result... a bunch of people trying to get a crazy racist elected judge. Way to go, you 'thinking' Americans.
You're terribly uninformed. Why don't you go to Ron Paul's website and study it, moron. You're like every idiot that buys a hammer, thinks he's a carpenter. Ron Paul has been compared to Thomas Jefferson and has the most integrity of anyone in Washington. Period. LOL what a maroon.
So what if you've compared wRong Paul (R-TX) to Jefferson?
Now let's compare him to a maroon.
Yep, he's more like a maroon than Jefferson.
You know, for a while I was a strong Ron Paul supporter. I registered Republican so I could vote for him in the Republican Primary - mostly because at the time I believed that most Californian Democrats would go with the establish candidate, and the chance of any strong showing by my favored Dem candidate was distressingly low. Also, it allowed me and many others throw a bit of a curveball into the GOP numbers.
I have since become very optimistic that Barack Obama represents the right direction, and am enthusiastically endorsing his candidacy, although I am not ignorant of the fact that he, too, is in bed with the establishment, with big business, and will not risk his political neck by standing up on issues like wasteful military spending, equal rights, or corporate crime. Ron Paul has such a fervent base because people that look past the superficial issues of the day and realize how badly the middle class is getting screwed over, and how blatantly those in power abuse our constitutition, are PISSED OFF and are looking for a voice.
Sure. It seems that white supremacy is so much in fashion now that it's all the rage these days.
Dangerous times call for simplistic or apocalyptic answers, though these idiots caused all the problems in the first place.
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