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LAW
Saluting legal autonomy within the lower court systems, Pro Se (Anthem) is now streaming. Pro se litigants in the lower courts should research databases to learn about available resources. Legal professionals should learn from organizations like SRLN to understand the need for advocacy. Better prepared pro se litigants make everyone's job easier!
As an aside, here are relevant notes on the high court: Justices and their staff meet in private conference to decide if the petitioner's case will advance in the process. Most petitioners, especially non-attorney pro se litigants, are restricted from knowing which Justices voted 'yes' or 'no' or abstained (did not vote) due to the Justices' own conflicts of interest compromising impartiality or other personal biases.
The SCOTUS denial of petitions without comment (silence) does not mean the cases are meritless. For example in docket 23-1120, the Justices’ resounding silence twice meant at least six of the nine Justices voted 'no' or abstained during each conference.
During litigation, Respondents also use silence as a tool against non-attorney pro se petitioners to make incremental amends without admitting wrong doing. In docket 23-1120, the Respondent's silence and refusal to meet SCOTUS deadlines translated to the Respondent cancelling several thousands of dollars from the alleged debt owed by the petitioner. As well, the Respondent underwent a massive transfer of several thousands of accounts to a new servicing company as a result of the petitioner's SCOTUS filing. Though perceived as Pyrrhic, victories great and small by non-attorney pro se litigants are significant and impactful.
Consider non-attorney pro se litigants are not allowed to be admitted to the Bar of SCOTUS or present their cases during oral arguments. This means their petitions can be denied rapidly and categorically by the Justices to avoid perceived inconvenience. Further, in non-criminal (civil) cases, there are no publicly displayed qualifications such as income requirement to apply for the SCOTUS in-forma-pauperis program. This disenfranchisement is cause for continued advocacy.
POLITICS
For their authenticity, superlative qualifications to lead, and ability to inspire unity in our nation's raging political climate during the 2024 presidential election cycle, the Harris-Walz team is saluted in Today (Gratitude) and streaming now. Thanks to the phenomenal late Willie Hutch whose vocal and musical talent is sampled by Tellingbeatzz where The BSW Music Fund obtained the license for usage.
STATEMENT* Last Updated on November 20, 2024
Congratulations to candidates nationwide for making the effort to run for federal, state and local offices, regardless of party affiliation.
Do recognize the Popular Vote results for the USA presidential election indicate there is not a landslide victory or major mandate for the extremist agenda. Let's do the math:
Compare 76,705,154 votes ( 50% ) for Trump-Vance to 74,153,671 votes ( 48.3% ) for Harris-Walz and the remaining 1.7% of votes for Third-Party candidates on the same liberal-libertarian continuum.
Consider the 44 electoral votes that would have been added to the existing 226 electoral votes won by Harris-Walz (i.e., to reach the prized 270 electoral vote total) were narrowly lost in the three alleged blue wall states: Pennsylvania (19 electoral votes) was lost by 1.8% meaning 122,604 votes, Michigan (15 electoral votes) was lost by 1.4% meaning 80,618 votes, and Wisconsin (10-electoral votes) was lost by 0.9% meaning 29,417 votes.
Including the three blue wall states, there were 90 total electoral votes available in the swing states wherein Harris-Walz were close second-place finishers. For example, Georgia (16 electoral votes) was narrowly lost by 2.2% meaning 115,096 votes.
In 2016, recall former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton narrowly lost all three blue wall states' electoral votes.
In 2020, recall former Vice-President Joseph Biden narrowly won all three blue wall states' electoral votes.
In 2024, Harris-Walz (similar to 2016) narrowly lost all three blue wall states' electoral votes having endured these contributing factors: verifiable material evidence of voter suppression and voter disenfranchisement along with bias demonstrated by voters of each sex and a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Add to this Elon Musk, a well-known detractor of Harris-Walz who benefited from deceiving voters through a coordinated misinformation advertising campaign.
Ask yourself before the mid-term elections of Tuesday November 03, 2026: if your net worth has increased; if your cost for essentials such as healthcare, housing, utilities, food, and transportation has decreased; if you feel safer and if you deem our nation is on a positive trajectory toward implementing decency and democracy. Vote accordingly!
Dr. Manns (Retired, TL Consulting International) provided the initial seed funding in 2014 to establish the Winston-Salem State University Foundation's Belinda S. Womack Endowed Memorial Music Scholarship with beneficiary funds. This is an investment at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) in the United States of America. Special thanks to additional donors nationwide and to local performing artists that participated in community benefit concerts and open-mic events to promote the scholarship fund. In perpetuity, dividends from the investment will support WSSU music scholarship recipients during their academic journey.
As supplemental fundraisers in 2023 and 2024, Dr. Manns wrote, produced, recorded and published The H("i")pnotic and Chris Beatz Leath Experience along with additional thematic singles. These independent music projects consist of original spoken lyrics accompanied by an eclectic blend of lofi-neosoul sounds with contemporary soul sentiments and mellow funk vibes. Special thanks to Beats Arranger-Instrumentalist Mr. Christopher Leath (a WSSU music student alumnus), Thomas Hodek (proprietor of Tellingbeatzz) and Emmanuel Archie (proprietor of Don't Worry Studios).
Registrations for Dr. Manns' independent music projects include: American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for writing and publishing; United States of America Library of Congress Copyright; International Standard Recording Codes; Universal Product Codes-GTIN (Global Trade Identification Numbers) and EAN (European Article Numbers) certified per recording industry and retail standards.
Treasured Archives:
+Three live solo performances can be streamed below [ Artist: The Late Belinda Staten Womack, Mezzo Soprano and Certified Music Educator ]. To highlight her majestic singing, the 1997 and 1999 video clips were transferred from analog broadband VHS to digital format in 2015. Ambient noise can be heard unlike controlled studio recording. State of the art equipment as well as SSL duality technique and professional software were used to restore the sound while maintaining the original timbre of her voice. Special thanks to the Living Arts College studio seminar in Raleigh, North Carolina.
+Several open-mic nights were sponsored, produced and hosted by Dr. Manns with collaborator Mr. Leath, from October of 2021 to December of 2022. Thanks to the contracted local venue, Other Suns, community business center. PDF Commemorative Flyer
+Several community concerts were sponsored, produced and hosted by Dr. Manns biannually with collaborators Theo Akinyele and Christopher Leath, from September of 2015 until September of 2022. Thanks to the contracted local venues: Rupert Bell Community Center, Enterprise Center, WSSU Donald J. Reaves Center, and Piedmont Music Center. PDF Commemorative Flyer
