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Welcome to the end of the world. Well….. most of you. Billions of you disappeared in the rapture last night when the clock struck midnight so getting to work should be a whole lot easier today. The rest of us will die when the earths magnetic poles flip and the magnetosphere collapses and we’re all bombarded by gamma ray radiation from the sun.
In other news, four horsemen riding white, red, black and pale horses were seen riding down 101 just leaving San Jose and headed south towards L.A. Traffic might be a little slow as emergency crews clear the debris caused by the conquest, war, famine and death they’re leaving in their wake.
USGS reports they’re now able to predict earthquakes with 100% certainty and that the pacific ring of fire is incredibly active. They predict that by rush hour this evening, one massive quake will separate everything within the ring from the rest of the earth and California will break off at the borders and become its own island.
Towards the end of the rush hour the caldera complexes of Yellowstone, Long Valley California, Toba in Indonesia and Tupao in New Zealand will all simultaneously erupt, covering the world in 10 meters of ash, so please allow extra time for your evening commute and plan accordingly. By 8PM pacific tonight, mega tsunamis with wave heights of over 600 feet will be wiping out the eastern seaboard.
Thanks to The OBT and Delilia, we received the enclosed puff piece of change that never happened from director Steven Jahr and CJ Cantil-Sakauye. In case you haven’t heard, stunning accomplishments have been made in the past year. Next year will be yet another challenge to look forward to.
In the event that some of this or none of this happens to be true, don’t blame us. Blame the book of revelations, Nostradamous and the Myans. It wasn’t us that made these predictions. But it is us that is wishing you and yours a merry christmas in the event that none of this transpires.
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- Demystifying The Myan Calendar & The End of The World (rachellivefree.wordpress.com)
- USGS: 2 quakes hit near California coast (kshb.com)
- Upswing in earthquakes in the Long Valley caldera region of California (readyforanythingstore.net)
- 15 Signs That The Ring Of Fire Is Waking Up As We Head Into 2013 (endoftheamericandream.com)
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- ‘Rapture’ Likely To Occur By 2021, Claims World Bible Society President (eurasiareview.com)
unionman575
December 21, 2012
That puff peice was something from Jahr…Get me a bucket!
More fine work JCW!
unionman575
December 21, 2012
oops typo
unionman575
December 21, 2012
courtflea
December 21, 2012
I really wonder what it would be like, going through life being totally DELUDED.. I guess they don’t own any mirrors
There will be spring everyday without you. England sttill will be here without you.
There’ll be fruit on the tree without you.
And a shore by the sea.
There’ll be crumpets and tea without you……
Michael Paul
December 21, 2012
Marketing experts tell us that for you to be inclined to act, you must be able to ingest a simple message with simple concepts often enough to become branded into your subconscious. Generally, people will do far more to avoid pain than they ever will to derive pleasure.
The premise that these people are selling is that they have everything under control and that the judicial council and the AOC are under better management than they’ve ever been in the history of the organizations.
I have my own simple message with simple concepts.
These people are creatively siphoning off public funds for personal gain and will do anything to ensure that you don’t find out about it.
Wendy Darling
December 21, 2012
Exactly right, Michael Paul.
unionman575
December 21, 2012
These people are creatively siphoning off public funds for personal gain and will do anything to ensure that you don’t find out about it.
Exactly Michael!
Wendy Darling
December 21, 2012
Speaking of the end of the world . . .
You just can’t make this stuff up. Really. From today’s Capitol Accounts, at The Recorder, the on-line publication of CalLaw, by Cheryl Miller:
Capital Accounts: Could Chief Justice Be the Answer for State GOP?
By Cheryl Miller
The Recorder
December 21, 2012
SACRAMENTO — About a month after her party suffered a political drubbing at the polls, Connie Conway, the Republican leader of the California Assembly, unveiled a plan to salvage the state GOP’s fortunes.
Full article requires subscription access: http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArticleCA.jsp?id=1202582367053&Capital_Accounts_Could_Chief_Justice_Be_the_Answer_for_State_GOP&slreturn=20121121163106
Long live the ACJ.
The OBT
December 22, 2012
Your right Wendy. You can’t make this stuff up. Really. Merry Christmas everyone. I hope all the great people here , who care about our courts and contribute to reforming our branch have a happy and safe holiday.
Lando
December 22, 2012
I think all who blog here deserve a lot of credit for their courage , honesty and willingness to stand up for the truth. We all know doing that comes with a great deal of risk given who runs the JC, AOC,CJP and State Bar. I admire the contributions that everyone here has made to reforming the anti democratic and insular branch governance system created by Ronald George and perpetuated by our current CJ and her allies like Justice Hull. The movement to democratize the JC keeps growing and I remain optimistic that meaningful change will come soon to the crystal palace . Until then, have a wonderful Christmas holiday and Happy New Year and please go out and do 26 nice things to help people in need before the end of the year.
unionman575
December 22, 2012
Hmm 26 nice things..
How shall we begin?
A REAL AOC reorg where we go top down…the top 26 At the AOC all go out the door unemployed.
Happy Holidays & New Year!
wearyant
December 22, 2012
Unionman575, you can revise that to 30 nice things — for the public coffers.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday Season and Happy New Year to all bloggers, posters and trolls! Our thoughts and prayers are with Newtown, CT. The nation is reeling and hopefully soon we’ll all be healing. Love you all.
unionman575
December 22, 2012
Well if it was up to me it would be the top 100 Ant – they can all go to the soup line.
JusticeCalifornia
December 22, 2012
Out with the old, in with the new. . ..
New Years is a time of wish lists and resolutions.
my initial “serve the public” wishlist. . .from a lawyer’s perspective. A branch focused on service to the public.
Open courts with traditional work hours (8:30-4:30, or 9-5), and occasional evening and/or Saturday sessions.
good judges (elected or appointed, not unconstitutionally assigned for years on end — Jerry, Kamala, et. al, depending on you to fix that unconstitutional assigned judges mess in Shasta County and elsewhere or explain TO THE PUBLIC why you didn’t/won’t)
court clerks
court reporters for all substantive proceedings
statewide self help resources
law libraries equipped with computers, online research, online forms/printing capability that can be booked in advance
NO RECOMMENDING FAMILY COURT MEDIATION
The right and duty of publicly funded legal resources (including but not limited to the attorney general, district attorney, public defender, court facilitators, court self help centers, legal aid and low income resources) to serve the public to the very best of their legal ability, regardless of politics.
ethical, credible, qualified court leadership
democratically selected judicial council
judicial performance evaluations as recommended by just about everybody
revision of CCP section 170 statutes to include no decision-making power by the judge in question about whether or not he or she should be disqualified, and both writ and appellate relief (as opposed to only writ relief) of challenge decisions
all state and local rules and procedures must be in writing, available online
all litigant files available for viewing within 24 hours unless actively in trial
A neutral, politics-free CJP
ok that’s a start. . .
The CJ/JC/AOC have called top governmental and private lawyers and law firms into service to defend them and their policies.
I invite ANY lawyer — including but not limited to those employed by the AOC– to attack the above New Year’s wish list. LOL. Hit me with your best shot. Fire away.
JusticeCalifornia
December 22, 2012
BTW, JCW, love your end of the world post. Almost as good as your 2011 April Fool’s post– which laid out, chapter and verse, what Sakauye should have done. . .
http://judicialcouncilwatcher.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/chief-justice-asks-for-resignations-of-aoc-directors-and-council-members/
Wendy Darling
December 22, 2012
Well, here it is December 22. The end of the world didn’t happen, 455 Golden Gate Avenue is still orbiting in a parallel universe that no one else has discovered yet, and the Year of Reckoning appears just over the horizon.
Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All.
Long live the ACJ.
courtflea
December 23, 2012
Hey fellow bloggers check out the LA Times on line today good article on the infamous Deloitte (conractor used for CCMs). I’d post it but still figuring out how to use my ttablet
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-deloitte-20121223,0,4648316.story
Judicial Council Watcher
December 23, 2012
As the project developed, the software had to be replaced nine times at six civil courts using the system because of defects. System crashes would intermittently paralyze those courthouses. Deloitte’s contract, however, did not require it to fix all of the defects because the warranty expired before the system went online.
Those problems prompted a legislative committee to order an audit in 2011. The review found that the computer network, which was supposed to be finished in 2009, might not be finished until 2016 and could cost up to $1.9 billion.
Deloitte executives lobbied to keep the project going.
Who did they wine and dine in the judicial branch to keep this going?
Why can’t the judicial branch leadership admit this project to be a failure?
Is it because of the some perceived infallibility of those who make the decisions?
unionman575
December 23, 2012
Didn’t you know, they are all “perfect”? And, mistakes are never made….
courtflea
December 23, 2012
The article also mentions SAP which of course was the firm used for theAOC acconting /payroll system Phoenix. I believe the Times slammed them yesterday. Today’s article gets into the politcs of CCMS and Deloittes influence in the legislature
courtflea
December 23, 2012
JCW i guess enough Grey Goose makes you believe anything eh? If that auditor in Marin is getting slammed for accepting $200 dinners what about Bill,Sheila, and Chuckles? The are all probably sippin the Goose right now on their patios in Scottsdale and laughing all the way to the bank.
Wendy Darling
December 23, 2012
“i guess enough Grey Goose makes you believe anything.”
It’s called the “Grey Goose Effect,” Flea. Just like the “Kool AId Effect,” but with alcohol added.
Long live the ACJ.
unionman575
December 24, 2012
Hey I like Grey Goose too Flea. I just don’t hang out with the Death Star folks while imbibing.
Merry Christmas!
courtflea
December 23, 2012
Sorry for all the typos i need my keyboard back!
Judicial Council Watcher
December 23, 2012
You probably remember the AOC getting 8.6 million dollars to see what could be salvaged and then coming back a few months later with a message from deloitte that they own the code and nothing can be salvaged?
That answer would have cost the AOC nothing to get from deloitte but you didn’t see the council revisit the allocation in light of new facts.
unionman575
December 23, 2012
I remember. Why get a free “pound sand” when you can waste more trial court cash while fucking around?
Wendy Darling
December 23, 2012
Deloitte blaming their customers for all the excessive cost over-runs and their inability to deliver a working product is like the Chief Justice blaming the State Legislature and the Governor for all the problems in judicial branch administration.
If either one of them actually took any responsibility for their own behavior and bad management practices it probably would cause the end of the world.
Serving themselves to the detriment of all Californians.
Long live the ACJ.
JusticeCalifornia
December 23, 2012
Senator deLeon is looking pretty darn smart right now. . . .
Has anyone noticed how elected officials in all three branches who have had the guts to call out [formerly untouchable] bad branch behavior are looking like responsible, prescient heroes these days?
It’s the end of the world as Team George knows it. . . .
Nathaniel Woodhull
December 24, 2012
Some reflections upon the year 2012.
Inertia is an incredibly powerful force. You can’t turn an aircraft carrier on a dime. For all the good work done by JCW and all the contributors here on this site, eyes are slowly being opened in Sacramento. Although not always showing themselves to be the sharpest tools in the shed, many members of the Legislature appear to be slowly turning to question the leadership within the Judicial Branch. Let us all hope that 2013 will continue on this same trend. Perhaps the push to move the AOC to Sacramento (or Bakersfield) will start to bear fruit. Hey Legislators, think of how much easier it would be to keep an eye on these folks and how much easier it would be to gain information if the AOC folks were working nearby in Sacramento?
I must say that on one hand, for those of us railing against the tyranny of HRH George and the entire CCMS mess going back almost a decade, it is somewhat poetic justice to see ourselves vindicated and then mantle of heretics lifted from our brows. However, let us not forget the work of minions such as J. Bruiniers, who repeatedly professed the glory and efficacy of CCMS, long after that ship had struck the iceberg. Shiela Gonzalez Calebro and the others who “managed” CCMS were simply able to “retire” with their bloated retirements on the taxpayers dime. The very clueless replacement for HRH George who to this day has not acknowledged the complete incompetence of those in charge within the JC and AOC. All of this simply means that everyone must continue the fight until victory is achieved. In this case, “victory” simply means the creation of an open and democratic Judicial Council. For how can any real American be against the democratic process???
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! HERE’S WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2013!!
wearyant
December 24, 2012
Merry Christmas, General! Glad you popped in to remind us to keep on keepin’ on.
Dear Santa, all the California taxpayers would ask for an open and democratic judicial council! p.s. Wearyant would ask for a total audit of the AOC going back a decade. Thanks, Santa. I know you’ll do your best this year.