I have been chasing the Holy
Grail of Second Amendment rights through the federal courts on my own
and without an attorney for 3 years now. I don't know if expanding my
fight into civil rights in the workplace was a mistake or not. But
after three years of fighting idiotic federal judges the wear and tear
on my emotional state is taking its toll.
I was in the Coast Guard for 7 years. I was in the merchant marine for
16 years. That is 23 years in the maritime industry. I have seen
countless social injustices in my time. I thought I could succeed in
making a dent for the restoration of Second Amendment rights. After
three years of fighting judicial arrogance as an unrepresented
plaintiff I have come to realize the futility of this.
I read a law review on the differences in how court clerks treat
attorneys for clients and how they treat unrepresented plaintiffs. If
an attorney and an unrepresented plaintiff ask the same question of a
court clerk the attorney gets answers without hesitation. But the
unrepresented plaintiff gets the brush off with "can't dispense legal
advice."
I went to the DC Clerk's office (Judicial Council) to ask questions
about their filing fee vs. 28 U.S.C. 1916. A staff member gave me that
standard "can't dispense legal advice" while backing up away from me as
he was talking as though I was a disease carrier. It was a most
insulting display of bigotry against the unrepresented that I have ever
witnessed. I just turned and walked out of the office.
I have reached the point where logic and the rule of law ends and
emotion takes over. If I continue pushing my cases against this brick
wall I will lose my composure and wind up in prison. It is best for me
to abandon this pursuit and pick up something new.
I am abandoning my cases. I am frustrated that I did not find out
whether the common law of citizen's arrest extends to federal judges.
I have acquired enough "misery" fighting the federal judges that I may
consider writing political poetry. But even in this endeavor there are
dangers. I submitted one of my poems to the League of American Poets
only to find out that they are scammers:
http://www.poetryamerica.com
It is enough to force one into insanity. I am cutting my losses and
going on to something different.
Don Hamrick