THE WORLD HAS CHANGED

At one time, Hamas could shoot rockets at Israel, and then get the world's sympathy when Israel shot back. Then Ukrainian separatists shot down a civilian aircraft, and we all learned that untrained fanatics shooting rockets can not be allowed if we ever expect to be able to fly anywhere in the world.

I have never understood how Hamas can believe that shooting rockets at a neighbor will ever get them to be able to visit that neighbor. It should be noted that Egypt will not allow Hamas to visit either.

The result is that the people of Gaza are imprisoned in a very small area, unable to go anywhere.

Have you ever known anyone to be let out of prison after they committed more violence?

I am very sorry about the dead children of Gaza. But the parents of the dead children support a government which does not seem to be connected to reality.

NO ONE IS GOING TO LET GAZANS GO TO EGYPT OR ISRAEL AS LONG AS GAZANS ARE SHOOTING AT ISRAEL AND BLOWING UP RESORTS IN EGYPT.

THE RED DEATH STALKS FROM THE JUNGLE

If you get the the Red Death, you will infect anyone who touches you. Doctors dressed like SPACEMEN have come to take care of the sick. They wear the suits so that they do not get sick by touching the sick people.

The RED DEATH kills nine out of 10 who get sick. If you run off into the jungle, you may kill nine out of every 10 people who touch you.

The quicker you get to a SPACEMAN, the better for you and your family

Reminder to spacepersons: Do not take off your spacesuit when you are helping the sick.

BTW, health workers do not spread the disease because they get tested if they feel sick. and they wear spacesuits.

SAFETY FIRST

THE MOST IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHT IS SAFETY.*

Airline passengers do not feel safe because people used a powerful weapon to shoot them out of the sky.

Israel does not feel safe because Hamas is shooting rockets at them.

And people in Central America do not feel safe because of gang violence. (IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO TRANSLATE GANG VIOLENCE. Gang violence means THE VIOLENCE CAUSED BY THE STUPID, UNWINNABLE WAR ON DRUGS.)

How can we teach the Ukrainian separatists that they are expendable pawns in Putin's game of global chess? And that Russia ALWAYS looks better when you are no longer living in Russia?

How do we teach Hamas that violence begets violence? Fixing poverty is a long and hard job, made almost impossible if one tries to hurry the task by resorting to violence.

How can we expect Hamas to become rational and quit shooting rockets when we are unable to become rational and stop the violence caused by making marijuana illegal? Marijuana has not been directly responsible for the death of a single person. BUT the War on Drugs begets violence where ever the DEA goes.

DO NOT TELL ME THAT THESE ARE SEPARATE ISSUES. If irrationality is causing violence, then we NEED TO FIGHT IRRATIONALITY where ever and when ever irrationality is found.

*LA civil rights attorney in the educational CD from the LA County Bar.

DEATH IN THE SKY

All people within the Ukraine need to CALL A TRUCE, so that there can be an international investigation of the passenger jet crash.

I believe that those in East Ukraine, who are fighting to become part of Russia, need to extend all courtesy to the international investigators. Otherwise, they will take the blame, whether or not they are at fault. This is because reporters have seen technology capable of downing the passenger jet, when the separatists showed off their captured weapons. And we all know that untrained men can make mistakes with complex weapons.

SHOW YOUR HUMANITY. CALL A TRUCE. Let the investigators investigate. 

DEBTS AND TAXES

All US paper money says, "LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE." Now our money needs a footnote to say, "NOT VALID TO PAY US TAXES."

Colorado's booming new marijuana businesses CAN NOT PAY THEIR PAYROLL TAXES WITH PAPER MONEY. Banks will NOT allow marijuana businesses to have bank accounts, because of our draconian drug laws. The Obama administration tried to fix this, but bankers are conservative and the "fix" did not GUARANTEE that the bankers would not get arrested for breaking federal money laundering statutes.

So marijuana businesses are paying their taxes in cash, for which the IRS is CHARGING A 10% penalty, as well as another 10% penalty when the penalty is paid in cash. Without a bank account the businesses can NOT pay payroll taxes electronically as required by the IRS.

THE EASIEST WAY to FIX THIS PROBLEM is to TAKE MARIJUANA OFF SCHEDULE 1.

As you should know by now, the US defines marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which means that, according to the US, marijuana has NO medicinal value. The DEA has asked the FDA to review this classification, but the FDA has never, ever, been willing to even GLANCE at the multitude of research showing the medicinal benefits of marijuana. Without a drug company pushing for FDA approval, the FDA seems to just rubber stamp the propaganda lies generated by the War on Drugs.

This is an amazing TRIUMPH of PROPAGANDA OVER SCIENCE.

HELP PEOPLE IN PAIN

There will be a protest against the draconian ordinance that prevents almost all sales of medical marijuana in San Jose.

It will be Thursday, July 11, 2014, from noon to 7:10 PM, in front of City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA.

PROTESTING IS A LOT OF FUN! Please go to the protest and help those of us who need marijuana medication to deal with pain, nausea, MS, epilepsy, depression and other illnesses. I would come, but us pink people become red people when in the sun.

BTW, I tried posting this on Facebook and they would not let me do a post. Do you think it is a conspiracy or just my lack of computer skills?

TORTURE BY EMAIL

Over the Fourth of July weekend, I received over ONE THOUSAND emails. I had to delete all but 5. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR of painful clicking with my arthritic hands.

Several of the emails told me that I had jobs at Google or Facebook. (Yes, I know these are scams used to put viruses on my computer.)

I know that I can have a computer check my email, but computers seem to delete the email I NEED, like the email from clients angry at the other party. Also sometimes I get emails from REAL new clients. (I have learned that the emails addressed to all attorneys are almost always scams. A good test is to let them know that you put all checks into a separate account, and will do no work until the check clears.)

WHY DO WE LET THIS GO ON? People are getting ripped off every day. Viruses are spreading like the plague. 

I KNOW WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO STOP THIS.