While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the supreme court, of the virginia enclave of West Virginia, hands down A.T. Massey Coal v. Caperton, reversing a decision of the circuit court of Boone County that awarded 50,000,000 “dollars” in damages to Hugh Caperton, owner of a small coal mine, in Slab Fork, who had a contract with the steel industry that A.T. Massey Coal coveted.  The deciding vote in the 3-2 decision came from Brent Benjamin, chief justice, who received 3,000,000 “dollars” in campaign contributions from Don Blankenship.  Blankenship is the Chief Executive Officer of A.T. Massey Coal.

       [added 6/1/2004]

Subsequent Events:

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

David G. Savage, “High Court to Tackle Judicial Bias,” Los Angeles Times, 23 February 2009, A8.

A.T. Massey Coal v. Caperton
www.courtswv.gov/supreme-court/docs/fall2009/33350.htm

“Uncle Sam’s Flag of 37 Stars,” by Tom Caldwell and Jim Lorenz
ccc-2point0.com/uncle-sams-flag-of-37-stars/

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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