. . . and the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award for July 4, 2012 goes to. . .
Alex Jones, a popular radio host from www.PrisonPlanet.com, describes how a dud firework took off out of his hand when he went to investigate what was wrong with it.
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"There is a crisis that has been raging through our nation’s legal system for years now. It’s a crisis that has destroyed our nation’s legal system and not only have attorneys, and the Bar associations…all of them; national, state, local…not done anything to help stop this crisis…almost all…especially the Bar associations…have been directly complicit in the crimes that have in fact decimated the very foundation upon this once great nation was built." - Attorney Matt WeidnerCoincidentally, that very same day the State Legislature of California passed the Homeowner Bill of Rights to a cheering audience.
"We have experienced a Titanic of foreclosures that is sinking the economy," said Assemblyman Mike Eng, D-Alhambra, speaking on behalf of the bill on the Assembly floor today. "The attorney general and all of you who support this bill have sent the lifeboat out to shore."
Gov. Brown did not say definitively whether he would vote for the bill, but he did issue this statement late this afternoon:
“The Homeowner Bill of Rights will prevent banks from throwing Californians out of their homes while they are trying, in good faith, to renegotiate their mortgages. This bill establishes important consumer protections that are long overdue and I commend Attorney General Kamala Harris for her determined pursuit of these changes.” - Legislature Passes Homeowner Bill of Rights - The Bay Citizen.orgI thought this was a good opportunity as any to report other good news that a study was released contradicting my earlier belief that homeowners' loan modifications were really nothing more than the banks setting up borrowers to give up their home through trickery. Turns out I was misinformed because these modifications do apparently help most borrowers avoid foreclosure.
The Center for Responsible Lending (“CRL”), a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that works to stop foreclosure during this housing crisis and protect home ownership and family wealth, in it’s June 2012 policy brief, highlighted the results of its most recent study of loan modifications and their effectiveness as a mechanism for keeping borrowers at risk of foreclosure in their homes over time.
The CRL, analyzing loan modification data for California, showed that 80 percent of borrowers that received permanent loan modifications in 2010 have remained current on their mortgage payments, and in fact only 2 percent of these borrowers have since lost their homes to foreclosure. Loan Modifications Stop Foreclosures, Study Shows - DOER ALERT! - Mandelman Matters Blog
"The reason I'm doing this trust is I just got divorced and I want to make sure my wife won't have access to my assets." - Legal Zoom CustomerThe man's ignorance was just breathtaking. Why was he was putting such an important decision in such jeopardy lacking the knowledge he needed to avoid potential problems? For instance, there was no Power of Attorney for Finances in the package which would enable someone to take responsibility for his finances for his bank accounts and trust estate in case he became incapacitated. What this man was doing was so dangerous for his future, so I immediately referred him to an attorney and notarized the two documents he requested. I told him he was putting himself at great risk by not seeking an attorney's advice.
"Investigators said Marin deliberately burned down his $3.5 million suburban Phoenix mansion in July 2009 after it failed to sell at a charity auction and he could no longer pay the mortgage. He was seen escaping the fire by climbing down a rope ladder while wearing scuba gear." Michael Marin Dies Moments Aftering Being Convicted In Arson Case - CBS NewsAll I can say about this story is this man obviously made some bad decisions but he didn't deserve to die over it. He looks like a good decent person to me. He harmed no one but himself not being involved in any investor ponzi scheme. I'm sad this person couldn't find a better way of dealing with his problems.
"Over the course of the legal challenge Koire became aware of the source of the planning revolution she had observed over more than 10 years: UN Agenda 21. Through her research she found that much of the funding to implement local UN Agenda 21/Sustainable Development land use programs comes through the diversion of property taxes to redevelopment agencies. Her work in providing information and solutions for communities fighting UN Agenda 21 has spread across the nation as more and more people become aware of the increased restrictions on their property rights, and the methods used to implement social engineering.
Through her website www.DemocratsAgainstUNAgenda21.com and her grassroots tactical organization, Santa Rosa Neighborhood Coalition, she, with other community leaders, has enabled activists on many seemingly unconnected issues to come together and fight the source: UN Agenda 21/Sustainable Development. - Rosa Koire, ASA Executive Director, The Post Sustainability Institute.