As far as I know, this little group is the first in the world to acknowledge that REFORM of Family Law is impossible, and abolishment is the only way to safeguard our freedom and human right to raise our own children without the interference of government. It baffles me when people get up in arms over parents and children separated at borders, while it happens thousands of times every day right here in the wretched courtrooms of America. Innocent people are treated worse than criminals, with no right to representation. Perjury is totally cool. Lawyers presenting false evidence is fine, too. The stories are AWFUL, but definitely do the research. I’ve had alerts for my issues in my e-mail for years. Big movements are going on in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia, but they’re mostly to reform Family Law, bill by bill. Screw that! If we continue to allow lawyers be in charge, they will spend drain future generations of the wealth which should have gone to our children. Instead, it is frittered away before we even get to trial so you’re forced to mediation, protective legislation be damned!

Let’s show the world how AMERICA makes change happen. Go to your meetings! Sit in on legislative sessions! Or if you’re like me, have other people do that for you and report back! Once you hear the stories (hint - we have to tell each other’s!), you won’t believe this has been allowed to happen in America. Family Courts are lawless wild Wests, and everybody knows it. How they let it get this bad is something we’ll have to deal with later.

We need some whistleblowers, y’all. I did it for 6 years and it SUCKED, but I’d do it again and wish others would join me. 

I don’t know how the industry turned into the cruel cash grab it is today, but we are planting the seeds of doubt in the minds of people who have never experienced the nightmare of family court. Each of us no doubt has a story to tell - but in Family Law, we are often ordered not to talk about what’s happening to us. That generations of Americans ignored or resigned to this massive violation of our civil rights isn’t important.

I believe in the youth of today. They’re gutsy and clever and imaginative, and they’ll create their own future just fine without us. As they learned in Fortnite or whatever - once you learn the game, it’s pretty easy to out gun ‘em. But remember - violence is for the weak and cowardly, so don’t play with it! I think y’all will refuse to accept violence, subjugation, and abuse from ANY public servant or institution.

KIDS of FAMILY COURT: I’m so sorry this was so incredibly harmful to your childhoods, too. You went through it without stepping foot in a courtroom. You were powerless and forced to suffer without the person who was supposed to keep you safe. So many of you had to resort to fighting because the abused ones couldn’t. Or you shut down. I get that. You didn’t deserve ANY of it. You’re not imagining that. “Family Law” has nothing to do with the law or justice, and everybody knows it. Check out these kids in Utah! Yeah, I see you! https://meaww.com/ty-larson-utah-teen-locks-himself-and-sister-in-room-for-months-refusing-to-return-to-abusive-dad

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A little more about me: I’ve been active in organizing since December 2, 1999, when I got tear-gassed and shot at with rubber bullets by police for 5 hours just walking home from work during the WTO Protest week, which is a history too soon forgotten. (PS Learn about it! It was so much more than a bad Charlize Theron movie!)

I began believing in the power of the people to participate in the decisions that affect their lives by going to every picket line, protest, lockdown, tree-sit or other crazy action during the 90s and early nuthins. Inspired by “Granny D”, a 90-year old woman who walked across America for Campaign Finance Reform, I set off on my own pilgrimage (for DEMOCRACY) from Seattle to Washington, DC. It took me 18 months to walk the 4,000 miles to our White House. I collected “grievances” in the form of hand-written letters to the President, and was ready to deliver 750 letters to him on June 13, 2003 when I got stopped and interrogated by the Secret Service. It was all good, but they said I definitely couldn’t give the letters to anybody in the White House, and I would need to mail them. It’s okay. Kinda the point I was trying to make. 

The majority of people I’ve told this story to have no follow-up questions. Sometimes they just back slowly away. We’re not used to seeing ordinary people doing amazing things outside of a Hollywood movie, and believe me - I tried to sell my story these last 22 years, only to find I couldn’t GIVE it away! I think the silence of the thousands of people I’ve written to over the years, trying to get help from losing MOST of my civil liberties, (which I have, and cruelly) is significant. Best thing I learned in college recently (Go, Cougs!) is this:

In statistics, outliers are statistically significant. Without them, the bell curve never moves. Our problems won’t go away without those brave outliers willing to take a stand in their lives, even if it feels like you’re standing alone at first. You aren’t!

My best stories are about the many cool people I’ve befriended, organized with, and fought the power with. Maybe y’all can do me a solid and let King County Superior Court the nature of my character, because they seem really confused about it. 

Can I ask you to do something thing for me? (You could, like me, pledge to stand up for yourself 23 times and make 2023 the beginning of a new and waaaay better age!) I’m not on social media anymore, but to those of you who are: could you do me a big solid and sign and share this petition? It seems silly, but it truly is my last hope in terms of getting my civil liberties and inalienable rights back, and I believe that the many friends I’ve made and people I helped over the years will come out of the woodwork for me.

I that the families and communities of established abusers will start doing their part in ending this humanitarian crisis of domestic violence and child abuse in America and around the world. Number one act of solidarity: Stop expecting victims to pay tens of thousands of dollars trying to defend ourselves!!! That’s YOUR job, and always has been. Keep your own in line, or shun them. That’s the only thing they care about: keeping up appearances. Stop being silent! That’s literally been the job of families, friends, coworkers, and community these thousands of years of human nature, y’all. Stop thinking the cops will help us! Do your job! And say you’re sorry. 

You! Tik-Tokkers out there! Do your thing! I have many more grievances in store, as it seems I’ve been something of a magnet for social problems since devoting my life to serving humanity a couple of decades ago. Be careful what you wish for! Anyways, my story is cool and inspiring but I just can’t get my Gen X or the Boomers to put me on their platforms. I’ve tried! I will do *any* podcast, too! That’s super-fun for me, cuz I’m way better at talking than doing this online shizzle. Just no more social media for me, please!

Internet sleuths: Wouldn’t it be cool to use your mad skills on GOOD people for a change? Here’s a teaser: who is in my update pic? Who am *I*? People will have stories, I swear! Just need one good boost…

Thank you all, and don’t be discouraged! This is just the beginning of what I think will spread like wildfire across the world. Why not? I didn’t think I could walk across America by myself, but I friggin’ did, and it was AWESOME. Standing out in a street with a sign is either the worst or best experience. Deal with it. At least we live in a country where you CAN stand in a boring line with a sign for hours on in. It really works! You WILL meet cool people to do other things with, and doesn’t everybody need to meet some cool people right about now? I have many fun organizing experiences and ideas for your own actions I can share if you’re interested in doing something in your town. I fully expect that this will be a global movement. Why not? I really kind of need it. Don’t have $10k for appellate case, and no NGO will take me. I need some *magic*

ACTION ALERT: 
It’s been too cold for my disabled bones to picket the court here, but I’ll be in front of the stadium on the Chinatown side with my golden retriever most Mariners games (weather/health preventing). What can YOU do? Street theater is really fun. Hint!

Thank you again! You guys ROCK!

- J & J