Public Demand for Presidential Campaign Debates Regarding the Need for Judicial Accountability and Legal Ethics Enforcement

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The germ of the destruction of our nation is in the power of the judiciary.
Thomas Jefferson, 1821

I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion.
Thomas Jefferson, 1820


The 1.1 million web sites and countless task forces (some federally funded) calling for judicial accountability and legal reform prove the need for immediate and sustained presidential review of our legal system. The law is a noble calling; many lawyers and judges practice with the highest level of ethics and competence. Unfortunately, the efforts of these professionals to maintain integrity in the legal system are increasingly undermined by the actions of unethical attorneys, judges, and others within the system.

Unfettered, rampant litigation, wildly excessive damage awards, inequitable divorces, and egregious custody decisions that ignore childrens safety are destroying our nation and negatively impact our economy. Preposterous outcomes where one spouse is impoverished relative to the other and/or where an impoverished non-custodial parent is first bankrupted by the system and then threatened with jail for non-payment of child support to a wealthy ex-spouse (sometimes a known abuser), must be investigated and remedied. Domestic and juvenile cases where children have been taken from loving, competent parents only to be placed in the custody of suspected abusers or in dangerous foster homes, demand immediate nationwide review. How can we Leave No Child Behind or promote democracy otherwise?

Do YOU realize that a vicious cycle exists on many fronts in our legal system? Fearful of lawsuits, the media are reluctant to air films such as Bad Judgment and Small Justice which document judicial abuses. In one Maryland case reported in Bad Judgment, a judge required 39 women to give him oral sex or else lose custody of their children. His penalty? A 25-year sentence reduced to 2 years. Other cases are worse- worse offenses, no sentences at all. Are you outraged yet? I am; we all should be. I am petrified for the future of my 3 sons and 2 stepsons and for your children, too. Are you now, also?

Why am I presenting this petition as my opinion (even though I recently initiated the new advisory board to the National Coalition for Family Justice* to create public outcry for national legal reform, have decades of personal experience, a masters degree in advocacy, and tons of documentation)? Because, if it was written by an organization, most would be fearful of getting sued, just as doctors and others are. Guess who told me that to avoid getting sued when going public I needed to insert my opinion beside my name? A very sharp attorney, my ex! We, the public, must INSIST on becoming informed. Isnt that our civil right, even our civil duty? Isnt it necessary for our very survival?

YOUR signing this petition and sending it to everyone you know will document public demand for PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DEBATES and PUBLIC HEARINGS regarding MANDATORY judicial accountability and legal ethics enforcement. However, only compassionate, constructive solutions must be created.

We all wonder, Why are we here? Could the lesson be that we must learn to cooperate? Our demand that the Federal government take immediate steps to enforce accountability and professional ethics for anyone in the legal field is an initial step.

* Founded in 1988, the National Coalition for Family Justice is a non-partisan, gender neutral 501(c)3 which helps families in distress (but is often thwarted by the system).


194 Signatures

  • Laura Horner
  • Charles H. Dietrich
    • City and State
    • Westport, CT
    • Age
    • 63
  • Diana Barty-King
    • City and State
    • Fairfield CT
    • Age
    • 40
  • Merideth Ostrer
  • Diane Reardon
    • City and State
    • Milford, CT
    • Age
    • 44
  • Wendy Titelman
    • City and State
    • New Orleans, LA
    • Age
    • 51
  • WES DAY
    • City and State
    • WEST DES MOINES, IA
    • Age
    • 59
  • Kimberly Meyerhoffer
    • City and State
    • New York, New York
  • Mary Frost
  • M.Frost
  • Charles Rich
    • City and State
    • Ridgefield, CT
  • Cory Morrison
    • City and State
    • new york, ny 10003
    • Age
    • 55
  • Bernadine Rich
  • Liliane Heller Miller
    • City and State
    • Charlotte, NC
    • Age
    • 46
  • Sharon Carter
    • Comments
    • The destruction of our Constitution lays at the foot of our out of control, lawless and unethical judiciary. Infinite American lives are being torn a part and destroyed by the judicial greed and racketeering.
    • City and State
    • Puyallup, Washington
  • Juli T. Star-Alexander
    • Comments
    • Issues involve far more than just family courts; all court systems are profoundly flawed and lack real accountability. Our courts are a national disgrace.
    • City and State
    • Las Vegas, NV
    • Age
    • 45
  • Jan Beddini
    • Comments
    • We all need to come together and fight this cancer- we are all too patient with what is so detrimental to our society and the American family.
    • City and State
    • NJ
    • Age
    • greater than 21
  • Gennady Gorelik
    • Comments
    • This issue is too critical to ignore. The presidential candidates must address it.
    • City and State
    • Scarsdale, NY
  • meryl m. lanson
    • Comments
    • if you espouse to protect our freedom it must include a complete independent investigation and overhaul of a fast and loose legal system who has been holding the citizens hostage under legal tyranny for far too long
    • City and State
    • boca raton, florida
    • Age
    • 49
  • Edward L. Shunney
  • martin bedick
    • City and State
    • Boca Raton
  • BONNIE MITTMAN
    • City and State
    • LIVINGSTON, NJ
    • Age
    • 50
  • c kalan
  • Kathryn Kennedy
    • City and State
    • New York, New York
    • Age
    • 46
  • Michael Jazo
    • City and State
    • Aurora, IL
  • Sylvia Ayala-Jazo
    • City and State
    • Aurora, IL
  • Joe Norman
    • Comments
    • Judicial reform has been needed for many years. Why are those charged with overight afraid to act in their elected capacity? www.stopbadjustice.com
    • City and State
    • Tallahassee, FL
    • Age
    • 57
  • Mark Bryant
    • City and State
    • Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Age
    • 41
  • Marcia DaPonte
  • ISABEL LEVINE
  • Margaret Johnson
    • City and State
    • Charlotte, NC
  • Rose Johnson
    • Comments
    • Judicial Accountability is crucial; without it justice is a illusion.
    • City and State
    • Hauser, Idaho
    • Age
    • 45
  • Patrick J. Diemert Sr.
    • Comments
    • Some judges and lawyers are worse than many criminals and have there own originzed crime syndicate and become more arrogant year after year.
    • City and State
    • Sandusky, Ohio
    • Age
    • 48
  • Paula Hall
    • City and State
    • Charlotte, NC
    • Age
    • 35
  • Karla Joy Banach
    • Comments
    • Lost custody to the abuser-I have not seen my son for three years -- since he was 18 months old.
    • City and State
    • Avon, CT 06001
    • Age
    • 42
  • Nancy A. Stein
    • City and State
    • Herndon, Virginia
    • Age
    • 27
  • Anthony DiGiesi
    • Comments
    • Member New Jersey Citizens for Justice and Victime of Law
    • City and State
    • Gerfield, New Jersey
  • Susan Hoffman
  • Matthew Glascoff
    • City and State
    • Guilford,CT
    • Age
    • 32
  • Lakshmi Caroicar
    • City and State
    • Guilford,CT
    • Age
    • 32
  • ANGELA COLELLO
    • City and State
    • PARSIPPANY, NJ
    • Age
    • 60
  • Lee Williams
    • Comments
    • Founding fathers would be appauled at the deterioration of accountability and individual protection against governmental tyranny.
    • City and State
    • Indianapolis, IN
    • Age
    • 40
  • Pamela E. Becker
  • HAROLD M LEVINE
  • Steven K. Ellis
    • Comments
    • Hopefully this petition will stir some action, many innocent Children are suffering.
    • City and State
    • Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Age
    • 57
  • Tammy Searle
    • Comments
    • Keep up the good work !
    • City and State
    • San Diego, CA
    • Age
    • 38
  • Karin Huffer
    • City and State
    • Boca Raton, FL
  • Franklin D. Vipperman
    • Comments
    • Overwhelmingly corrupt Legal System everywhere
    • City and State
    • Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Age
    • 65
  • Denise Jones
    • City and State
    • Hiram, Ga
    • Age
    • 50
  • Victoria A. Dickinson
    • Comments
    • PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PETITION!
    • City and State
    • Portland, ME
    • Age
    • 52