ITB - 'Brown v Board of Education': Descendent of Judge Seitz writes to Orly Taitz

[bsteadman]

A heartfelt letter from a descendant of Judge Collins J. Seitz, the only judge in the nation who had the courage to rule in favor of African -American children and parents in Belton v Gephart, a case which later was joined with 4 other cases in SCOTUS under Brown v Board of education. It is an honor to receive such a letter. Thank you for your support!

Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
Orly Taitz, Esq.
1/5/2013

Excerpt:

Orly,

I’m a direct, blood relative to the one and only judge who ruled in favor of Thurgood Marshall’s long fight for integration.

This Chancellor’s ruling, at the state level, helped propel all the other losing cases, in other states, to the Supreme Court where the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education won, making school integration mandatory.

It only took one Judge, who was brought up by a widowed mother with no money, whose grandparents were Irish-Catholic immigrants and who was raised in one of the smallest states in the union, to be the first judge to rule in favor of school integration.

He stated in later interviews, when questioned about his unpopular ruling, that he looked at the 14th amendment and thought, “Does it mean what it says?”. He visited both black schools and white schools, of his own accord, and saw the huge difference and how unfair it was and how waiting, even a couple of years to implement change in the black schools, would effect many students adversely. He also said He did what he knew was right.

His ruling was made in spite of the fact that integration was very unpopular at that time, by both citizens and his colleagues. Along with that, his nomination from Vice-Chancellor to Chancellor was being voted on in the near future. He was only 34 at the time and such a controversial ruling, such as that, could have ended his career.
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[bsteadman]

Another letter from the descendant of Judge Collins Seitz, the first judge who ruled in favor of African Americans to end desegregation

Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
Orly Taitz, Esq.
1/9/2013

Excerpt:

HI Orly,

I didn’t expect you to post the letter concerning Collins Seitz, but I’m happy you did.

I was discouraged after Judge England’s ruling, as I’m sure you and your supporters were, along with those who has taken the time to study your evidence. The main reason for the letter was to show you that, although you feel like you you are figuratively sinking, there are some good people who, instead of throwing you a cement block, will actually throw you a life saver.

The thought of sending my letter to the decision makers is nice, but I am under no illusions it, or anything else, will help change anyone’s mind.

Throughout a person’s life, Character needs to be utilized and exercised, to keep it strong. You need to swim against the current of bad public opinion, fight a good fight for what you know is right without surrender, and stand tall when those inevitable winds of criticism and ridicule threaten to knock you off your feet.

These are just some of the things that are needed to develop anyone’s strength of character. You may not be liked for your decisions, but in the end, when the dust clears, you will be respected.

Unfortunately, this case has shown exactly how rare true character and bravery are today. It’s sad and disappointing.

A person doesn’t automatically develop a conscience, character or a backbone when they are appointed to a judgeship or elected to office. And it’s more than obvious that it doesn’t help them develop their brain.

Judges, need three basic things to help them do their jobs correctly. The first is, a certain level of intelligence. They also need as much impartiality as they can possibly muster and finally, the ability to stand up against those outside sources, who are trying to influence their decision making. These three things have been sorely lacking in recent Obama court decisions.

Do judges, not realize that at a District Court level, some of their decisions could affect the future of not only this country, but the entire world, indefinitely? Do they not realize that decisions made at the District Court level could, very realistically, change the future for generations to come? Do they not realize the harm, a District Court Judge can inflict on every person in America, along with every other country in the world, with just one bad, careless or lazy decision?

Have they not seen ripples in a pond, or the heard of the “butterfly effect”?

Judge England stated, “Who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? President Obama, that means he is the president.”

Suppose Judge Seitz, or the Supreme Court Justices hearing “Brown vs Board of Education”, did exactly what Judge England did?

Those judges, ruling on that case years ago, could have very easily said, “Who goes to school, who gets an education, who graduates and gets a diploma? Black people, that means they don’t need desegregation”.

Yes, Black people were getting an education, but the evidence eventually showed, there were many things that were unfair, illegal and blatantly wrong.

Those past judges actually looked at the evidence, taking it all into consideration. They weren’t swayed by politics, threats, harassment, ridicule or fear. The made their ruling only by the evidence and their own sense of right and wrong. They lived by the courage of their convictions.
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