[GPSCC-chat] Court Appearance - SUPPORT LAURA IN PERSON

[Gerry Gras]

I stumbled across a source that indicates Laura was
not trying to get arrested:

     http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inoakland/detail?entry_id=74708

Gerry


Gerry Gras wrote:
>
>
> Brian Good wrote:
>>
>> I think it's great that Laura has engaged in an act of very effective
>> civil disobedience
>> to publicize the uselessness of closed Repemocrat debates.
>
> Well, I could be wrong, but it appears to me that this is
> an inaccurate description of what happened.
>
> What happened was complicated, so I may have some errors
> myself, but as near as I can tell, this is what happened:
> (I was not there, I am basing this on videos and emails.)
>
> In this explanation I have included references to sources
> where possible as S1, S2, ... S7, explained further down.
>
> - Laura had planned to just be one of the protestors.
> I can't find a source for this.)
> - Someone gave away 2 tickets. I don't know who that
> someone was, or whether Laura knew who it was. You
> can see him in one of the videos. You even get a
> close up of the ticket (S5 @ 1:39) which has no name
> on it. How was Laura supposed to know that there was
> a problem with the ticket?
> - Laura and Marnie decided to watch the debate from inside
> with the two tickets. (S5 1:35 - 1:55) (S7)
> - They passed through the first line of security with no
> trouble. (S3) (S7)
> - As they were approaching the door to the building, some
> one came up and said something like "You are the Green
> Party candidate for Governor, let me see the ticket,"
> then said the ticket was invalid (S1)
> - Then they took her away. (S3) (S5) (S7)
> - Laura had not planned on being arrested, had not wanted to
> be arrested. (I can't find a source for this.)
>
>
>>
>> Her ticket was bogus, as her accusers claim, because it was issued to
>> someone else and
>> not to her.
>
> Apparently the ticket was valid, but she was not authorized to
> use it.
>
>> We can challenge the ticket policy, but the claim that she
>> had a valid ticket
>> is specious. The charge of trespassing is technically correct.
>
> I am unclear on what basis the charge is technically correct.
> Security had allowed her past the first line. You might argue
> that technically they had a right to ask her to leave the area,
> and technically they might have had a right to arrest her if
> she refused to leave. Maybe. As far as I know they never
> told her that she would be arrested if she did not leave.
>
> FWIW, the SJ Merc article says she was warned (S6).
>
> My sources of info:
>
> S1:
> SF Chronicle:
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=74454
>
> S2:
> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Green-Party-Candidate-Arrested-Outside-Debate-104825169.html
>
>
> S3:
> http://www.kcra.com/video/25372323/detail.html
>
> S4:
> http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10476668
>
> S5:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QxZPkN3MA&NR=1
>
> S6:
> http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16327284?nclick_check=1
>
> S7:
> http://www.marinij.com/sanrafael/ci_16328485
>
> Also, here is an interview with Laura:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_69DdiEPsA&NR=1
>
>
>>
>> I disagree with the notion that all candidates should have standing to
>> appear. I don't
>> want the Jesus Party and the Dog-Lovers' Party making the discussion a
>> circus. 10% seems
>> a reasonable threshold and we need to challenge the Meg/Jerry/Undecided
>> polling fiction
>> head on.
>>
>> I am very enthusiastic about Laura's Green in 2014 campaign. The open
>> primaries may
>> well work for us instead of against us. Laura can draw voters from the
>> Dems, the Reps,
>> and the Decline-to-State (which when I last checked appears to be the
>> fastest growing
>> party) and can mount a realistic campaign in 2014. There will be no
>> excuse to exclude
>> her from the pre-primary debates.
>>
>> I hope she will run for some other office in 2012 to raise awareness of
>> her presence.
>> Barbara Lee's Congressional seat might not be the best venue. How about
>> Anna Eschoo's
>> seat or Zoe Lofgren's?
>
> She would have to move. She lives in Oakland now.
>
> Gerry
>
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>> > Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:59:56 -0700
>> > From: gerrygras at earthlink.net
>> > To: spencer.graves at prodsyse.com
>> > CC: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org
>> > Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Court Appearance - SUPPORT LAURA IN PERSON
>> >
>> >
>> > I just looked and I could not find that.
>> >
>> > Where does it say that?
>> >
>> > Gerry
>> >
>> >
>> > spencerg wrote:
>> > > Reading more carefully, I find, "The signature deadline has been
>> reached
>> > > for this petition." Spencer
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > #########################
>> > > What do I have to do to sign the petition? I can see where to
>> "Login to
>> > > the Greenchange Network", but I don't see where to sign the
>> petition. Do
>> > > people have to "Sign Up" with the GreenChange Network to sign the
>> > > petition? That's not clear, and I'm not eager to sign up. Spencer
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 10/31/2010 1:22 AM, Gerry Gras wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> As many of you know, our gubernatorial candidate will
>> > >> be spending part of Election Day on a matter that is
>> > >> unusual for a candidate.
>> > >>
>> > >> Laura Wells will be arraigned in court on Tuesday.
>> > >>
>> > >> In political cases, normally the judge, the attorneys,
>> > >> and the media pay attention to how much support the
>> > >> accused has. The more supporters Laura has in court,
>> > >> the better it is for Laura. So I am asking that any
>> > >> supporter of Laura, or civil liberties, or democracy,
>> > >> or justice, be in court if possible for Laura's
>> > >> arraignment. Unfortunately I won't be there, I am
>> > >> committed to being a pollworker all day on Tuesday.
>> > >>
>> > >> Below are the details, and below that is the press
>> > >> release.
>> > >>
>> > >> Also, for those who wish to have their names on the
>> > >> petition, please sign as soon as possible. I understand
>> > >> that Marnie Glickman will be delivering the petition to
>> > >> the District Attorney sometime on Monday. I don't know
>> > >> when she will be printing the petition.
>> > >> http://bit.ly/freelaurawells
>> > >>
>> > >> INFORMATION ON ARRAIGNMENT:
>> > >>
>> > >> Laura is in courtroom N, 1 p.m. Tuesday
>> > >> BE THERE BY 12:30.
>> > >>
>> > >> Marin County Superior Court
>> > >> 3501 Civic Center Drive
>> > >> San Rafael, California 94903
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> =========== Press Release ============
>> > >>
>> > >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> > >> Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010
>> > >> Contact: Laura Wells, 510-504-4254 or 916-996-9170
>> > >>
>> > >> ATTENTION WEEKEND EDITOR
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE SPENDS WEEKEND
>> > >> CAMPAIGNING FOR VOTES...AND PETITION
>> > >> SIGNATURES TO KEEP HER OUT OF JAIL
>> > >>
>> > >> SAN RAFAEL, CA. – While Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman will be
>> > >> campaigning this weekend to become governor of California, Green
>> Party
>> > >> gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells will be asking people not
>> just for
>> > >> votes, but for petition signatures to keep her out of jail.
>> > >>
>> > >> Wells (www.laurawells.org) who was arrested here Oct. 12 just trying
>> > >> to watch a Governor Debate (she was already banned from
>> > >> participating), will be at the MARIN COUNTY FARMERS MARKET Sunday
>> from
>> > >> 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (3501 Civic Center Dr., Main Entrance).
>> > >>
>> > >> Wells will be campaigning and trying to get signatures on a petition
>> > >> urging Marin County District Attorney Edward Berberian to dismiss
>> her
>> > >> misdemeanor charges.
>> > >>
>> > >> She is due in Marin County Criminal Court on Election Day, Nov. 2 to
>> > >> face those charges.
>> > >>
>> > >> The petition states: "Laura Wells, the Green candidate for Governor
>> > >> of California, was arrested on Oct. 12, 2010 at the California
>> > >> Governor's Debate. Her arrest is a violation of her civil rights.
>> She
>> > >> had a ticket and the right to attend the debate. We request that you
>> > >> dismiss the criminal charge against Ms. Wells and launch an
>> > >> investigation into why she was arrested."
>> > >>
>> > >> Wells, who garnered more than 400,000 votes when she ran for
>> > >> Controller in 2002 on the Green ticket, is a financial analyst who
>> > >> talks about solutions – not politics – to California's budget mess.
>> > >>
>> > >> Wells wants to "reform" Prop. 13 so it benefits individuals, as was
>> > >> promised, but large corporations. She is promoting the concept of a
>> > >> "State Bank" that would make loans to residents, including student
>> > >> college loans and profit California, not private bailed-out banks.
>> > >>
>> > >>
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