Kramer Law web site documents and related aggregated linksJanuary 4th, 2008
A big thanks to Maryland Chesapeake Blog (Pondering the People, Places, & Politics of the Land of Pleasant (but too taxed) Living) for calling to our attention: www.kramerslaw.com/special_session.htm in a post on January 3rd, 2008: “Mary, Mary... Quite Contrary... How did your deposition go??”
One quick note about the chief clerk of the House of Delegates, Mary Monahan, is that she has quite a reputation for integrity…
At www.kramerslaw.com/special_session.htm you will find an extensive list of links to documents pertaining to the:
CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATION
Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., et al. v. Peter Franchot, et al.
Given the number of requests for copies of pleadings, we are placing those that have been filed in connection with this constitutional challenge below and will update as new pleadings are filed:
Included in the long list of documents:
Transcript of Deposition of Mary Monahan, Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates of Maryland
Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motions for Emergency Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
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20080103 Forging State Documents Could Only Happen in a Monopoly
Published January 3rd, 2008 in General Assembly and corruption.
Whether you read it in the Examiner from Jaime Malarkey or from the Baltimore Sun’s Gadi Decther, it’s pretty apparent that the letter from the Senate to the House and dated on November 9th was actually written on November 12th.
It’s never the actual violation that gets people in trouble, it’s always the cover up afterwards where people do really dumb stuff, such as forging an official State document. Such as altering the Senate records, when the Senate audio recording clearly has the Senators requesting a recess until November 13th, only to have them out until November 15th.
20080101 State papers expose conflict by Tom LoBianco Washington Times
January 1, 2008
By Tom LoBianco - ANNAPOLIS — Instructions from Maryland's Senate president appear to contradict House documents made public as part of a court challenge seeking to overturn tax increases approved during the recent General Assembly special session.
The documents, obtained by The Washington Times, cast new importance on the deposition of the chief clerk of the House of Delegates, Mary Monahan, and could bolster claims that the House Journal may have been doctored to avoid running afoul of the state constitution.
Meanwhile,
Five Republicans and a
The lawsuit hinges on whether the Senate obtained consent from the House to adjourn for more than three days. It is based on a provision in the state constitution that says neither the Senate nor the House may adjourn for more than three days without the other chamber's consent.
On Nov. 9, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. told senators they would return to work on Nov. 13, according to an audio recording of the Senate proceedings obtained by The Times.
Read the entire article here: State papers expose conflict by Tom LoBianco Washington Times
For good newspaper coverage of the Special Session Lawsuit Case No.: 06-C-07-0496648: Smigiel vs Franchot:
Whatever folks want to say about the mainstream media,
Or spend sometime with Liam Farrell with the Maryland Gazette or Len Lazarick with The Examiner or Tom LoBianco with the Washington Times.
These are just a few writers that come quickly to mind; perhaps some other bloggers have other writers in mind.
For more information:
Maryland General Assembly Oct. 29 2007 Special Session,
Maryland General Assembly Opera
Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
20080103 Kramer Law web site documents and related aggregated links
20080103 Kramer Law web site documents and related aggregated links
mdga spec session dec 13 2007 lawsuit
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