Dear Friends, The great American experiment with our amazing constitution, our guarantees of freedom, and our goals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have been wonderfully successful for over 200 years. Even with our dark history of slavery, the country corrected that inequity with a Civil War. Even with a depression in 1929, our country overcame terrible economic times, fought two world wars victoriously, and created a prosperous society. When we combine the American natural resources with our freedom-based society revolving around capitalism, there should never be a reason for Americans to suffer economic desperation. Our huge assets of minerals, oil, and a country filled with many innovative citizens have always created limitless opportunities for our people. Unfortunately, leadership that becomes self-serving, usually supported by incompetent malcontents, can and will destroy a society, creating a world of unhappiness, desperation, and acute suffering. The election of Joe Biden, in my view, the worst President in United States history, has put our great nation in danger of losing its essence and its soul. This man who has lined his pockets, through despicable influence peddling, with the help of his son Hunter, has, as a result, compromised our natural security and economic stability. Folks, Biden has intentionally destroyed our oil industry, taking us from energy independence to depending on foreign oil. Biden has opened our Southern border, illegally allowing millions of undocumented, un-vetted people from all over the world to invade our society. Criminals, terrorists, drugs, and sex trafficking are out of control. Over 100,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses as a result of Biden’s policies. The debacle (created by Biden) of the disgraceful, military withdrawal from Afghanistan, making the Taliban the best-equipped terrorist organization in the world, is the reason Putin felt comfortable invading Ukraine. The corruption and weakness of Joe Biden and his insipid followers are clearly apparent and as a result, we as a nation are going to suffer terribly. Inflation in every aspect of our economic operation is just beginning and a recession of paramount proportions is inevitable. It is the sole responsibility of President Joe Biden who is intentionally disrupting everything good about America and creating a socialistic society of control, mediocrity, and desperation. Folks, this cannot be allowed to continue. In November, we must remove this evil operation by taking back the House and Senate, then electing a Republican President in 2024. Biden and his vicious sycophants are the most dangerous people on the planet and the possibilities of their actions are frightening. That is the way I see it. As always your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Sincerely yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal NetworkDear Friends, I clearly remember as a child in grade school, significant air-raid drills – concerned about a nuclear attack from Russia, we would line up and move into the cafeteria, kneel down, and cover our heads. Absurdity? Absolutely! As if those acts of caution would have saved our lives if indeed Russian nuclear bombs had ever arrived? I also remember, as I grew up, those insipid, cowardly individuals in our country and all over Europe who espoused the weak slogan, “Better Red than Dead!” In other words, give into tyrannical, Socialism/Communism with a life of mediocrity under totalitarian control or be killed by nuclear weapons. Folks, every time Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons, do we cower in fright and tip-toe around him? Putin intends to re-establish the old Soviet Union and he is emboldened to do so because he knows after observing the worst President in United States history in Joe Biden, who is nothing more than a corrupt, weak sister, operates with clear collusion, as he gives away our oil industry in favor of Putin’s Russia! Considering Biden’s influence-peddling, his open-border policies, his Afghanistan debacle, and his destruction of America’s oil industry, how could any reasonable citizen trust Joe Biden not to continue to sell us out? Folks, most of us certainly do not want to die. I don’t. It is instinctive to want to survive. That being said, if you constantly have your life threatened, if you don’t do certain things and allow a bully to consistently compromise your happiness, is that any kind of life? Not for me! Bring it on! I will fight you to the death. How about you folks? “Better Red than Dead?” Or Better Dead than Red? I say “NATO should stand up to Putin”, call his bluff, and be willing to die, stop his invasion of the Ukraine and more of Eastern Europe, otherwise with the help of Joe Biden, your freedom, your prosperity, and your happiness will be terminated because of the threats and fear propagated by an evil dictator. That is the way I see it. As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated. Respectfully yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network www.CoastalNetwork.comDear Friends, What a joke?! No court system from Moscow to Madagascar lacks more transparency than Delaware’s archaic and feudal Chancery Court. While Joe Biden’s supporters accuse the U.S. Supreme Court of a “lack of transparency,” how about taking a look at our poorly-run and without-an-ounce of transparency Chancery Court. Our once-proud, yet now decimated Delaware equity court is far behind modern times. We have the “forced-to-resign in disgrace” former Chancellor Andre Bouchard to blame and things appear to be turning it around. Would love to hear your feedback on this, folks. Please keep your notes coming! Respectfully Yours, Judson Bennett-Coastal Network Analysis: Biden’s Supreme Court losses prompt more ‘shadow docket’ scrutiny By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration was dealt a double blow by the conservative-majority Supreme Court this week, raising new questions about how the justices handle cases brought via an emergency process known as the “shadow docket.” The court in recent years has increasingly made substantive decisions on major issues via the shadow docket, deciding quickly and sometimes late at night in a process that critics from across the ideological spectrum say lacks transparency. The administration of Biden’s Republican predecessor, President Donald Trump, did very well with the process, winning a wide majority of the cases it brought via emergency applications. Some experts attributed that to a court that has traditionally been deferential to the White House. This week’s decisions have raised questions as to whether a Democratic president receives the same friendly reception from a court with a 6-3 conservative majority. “What we are seeing are the consequences of a deeply conservative court, with the added travesties of the shadow docket,” said Elizabeth Wydra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a liberal nonprofit based in Washington. The court in a decision (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-ends-federal-residential-eviction-moratorium-2021-08-27) on Thursday night ended the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions imposed by Biden’s administration. That came two days after a Tuesday evening decision denying Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by Trump that forced thousands of asylum seekers to stay in Mexico awaiting U.S. hearings. That decision (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-requires-biden-revive-trump-era-remain-mexico-immigration-2021-08-24) requires the government to revive Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy, formally known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. In both cases the three liberals on the court dissented. Trump won 28 of the 41 cases his administration brought via the shadow docket, which his administration turned to at a much higher rate than those of both Republican President George Bush and Democratic President Barack Obama. The “remain in Mexico” request was the first request made by Biden, who faces a court with which he is ideologically out of sync. BREYER RAISES QUESTIONS In the evictions case, liberal Justice Stephen Breyer referenced some of the shadow docket criticism in his dissenting opinion. “These questions call for considered decision-making informed by full briefing and argument. Their answers impact the health of millions,” he wrote. The majority appeared to respond to Breyer in the unsigned ruling, saying the case had been “thoroughly briefed” and that the court had undertaken a “careful review” of the relevant court papers. Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law who is a critic of how the court has handled shadow docket cases, noted that the court did explain its evictions decision in an eight-page opinion. By contrast, the immigration case was resolved in a two-paragraph order. The eviction decision “responded to at least some of the concerns,” Vladeck said. But, he added, “I still think decisions with implications as wide-ranging as the eviction moratorium would benefit from plenary review,” meaning that the court would hear oral arguments and have more time to consider the case. But Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Ohio, said he believed the court handled both cases appropriately based on court precedent. In the evictions case, he added, the administration knew the court would likely find the moratorium was unlawful based on the justices’ June decision https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-maintains-cdcs-pandemic-related-residential-eviction-ban-2021-06-29 that grudgingly allowed a previous version to remain in place. “The CDC was on notice that the court would be very skeptical of a renewed moratorium, and made little effort to insulate the new order,” Adler said. Last month, a Reuters analysis of emergency applications over the previous 12 months showed how certain litigants – most notably the Trump administration and religious entities – fared better than others. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Scott Malone and Jonathan Oatis)OPINION Dear Friends, I watched every minute of the ridiculous, illegal, and unconstitutional, recent, impeachment attempt of President Donald J. Trump. As predicted, it failed as it should have. I’ll say that the seven Republicans who voted for a conviction will eventually be removed from office. Three of them are up for re-election in 2024. They are lightweights, creeps, and they are going to be defeated. The Democrat Party is about removing American freedoms and will be obliterated in 2022 and Joe Biden will be impeached and removed from office for real crimes against the American people. Let me say this, I believe the election was stolen. The absurd fact that Donald Trump couldn’t find a decent lawyer who could write a proper brief to get the innumerable issues of fraud into court is frankly beyond my comprehension. The lawyers that represented him during the impeachment trial in the Senate were terrible. Trump is lucky he was not found guilty. Folks, indeed there were some errors made by Trump, not intentionally, not even close, and nothing that required an impeachment. I say with disgust and determination to those individuals including you Antifa infiltrators, you are all scum, you ruined it for 75 million people. I hope every one of you gets long prison terms, you are absolute traitors to your country and you are idiots. You killed a cop and you desecrated the peoples’ building and center of Democracy. Regardless, Trump didn’t plan it nor did he intend it to happen. You jerks hurt us all and you created a nightmare for our President. He was NOT Guilty, but you bastards are! That being said, I will call a “Spade a Spade”. Indeed, I have great criticism for the campaign Trump ran — the words opposition research didn’t exist in that campaign. Trump employed an incompetent campaign manager, and throughout his tenure as President seemed to have trouble hiring decent people who were competent and loyal. Regardless, Trump’s ideas and platform were magnificent and he generated the greatest economy in my lifetime. Frankly, If this Biden/Harris administration continues beyond 2024, we will suffer poverty and the loss of all our freedoms. You elite, liberal, suburban housewives who voted for Biden, won’t like it when you can’t afford to get your hair done, belong to clubs, take trips, and watch your houses be grabbed by the banks because YOU CAN’T PAY YOUR MORTGAGE! America has already been put back 50 years by Joe Biden. In 4 years, the house of cards will collapse. Frankly, I am not sure yet how to proceed, however, those incompetents and RINOS in the GOP must be eliminated and we must organize now. I am not sure if Trump will be our guy after all of this media devastation, however, we have hope, there is a path to ultimate victory for the conservative agenda because the Socialists will implode. Soon, someone will emerge and if it is Trump again, then I will support him with a different method of operation. My thoughts for now. As long as I have my 1st Amendment rights intact, I will continue to speak out. As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated. Respectfully submitted, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal NetworkDear friends, Let’s take a quick look at what Joe Biden has done so far with unbelievable executive orders that make absolutely no sense, other than to intentionally create disruption, poverty, and control?

1. Biden has stopped the Keystone pipeline, destroying thousands of good paying jobs, and indirectly destroying millions of jobs and businesses that depend on the oil and gas industry. The pipeline was the epitome of environmental protection, was pristine, safe, a spectacular enterprise for America— and now it is gone. Where are the new green jobs? Folks there are none ! It is all bull shit.
2. Biden has stopped construction of the Border Wall, costing thousands of more jobs and the waste of billions of dollars. Biden has ordered the Border Patrol, Ice, and all federal authorities to stop all deportation of illegal aliens—even hardcore criminals and gang members. Basically turning the United States into a sanctuary country. Thousands a day are crossing the border. The system is completely melting down and the southern border is literally wide open! It is becoming another national emergency. Why would he do this? Is he that ignorant, that far out of touch?
3. Joe Biden through his authoritarian pen, is destroying female sports in the United States by allowing transgenders (men who want to be women) to participate in female sports. Regardless of female injections, the development of breasts, and even the removal of the male productive organs, these transgender athletes are still males, and retain the male, genetic strength, which in most cases, superior to that of females. To allow an extreme minority, who in my view are ridiculous, having extreme, unnatural surgeries, to be allowed to participate in female sports, and to win top places and prizes, when they are not really females, is acutely unfair! Why in the hell does Joe Biden think we have Men’s sports and Women’s sports in the first place? This will affect scholarships, future Olympics, and even professional athletics. It is absurd! Folks this apparent agenda of Joe Biden’s is crazy, malicious, and beyond reason? The 2nd amendment is soon to be obliterated, freedom of speech is already under attack (even I have experienced that from within my own party), and your economy is being locked down. Frankly folks, I almost fear the insipid, indecisive, “go along to get along Republicans”, more than the power hungry, authoritarian Democrats.Anyway, so be it. That is my rant for the day. Much more to come about Delaware, the Justice System, and Joe Biden.As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated. I will engage you! 🙂 Sincerely Yours, [avatar user=”Judson Bennett” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”https://twitter.com/Judson_Bennett” target=”_blank”]Judson Bennett, Coastal Network[/avatar]

Dear friends,   So many issues and methods of operation are becoming apparent to the American people, that were not known before the November election. Indeed, many folks are now wondering what we have really done to ourselves? There are things that boggle my mind about Joe Biden, and frankly the truth about this guy was without a doubt so protected and covered up by the press, the social media, and international billionaires, that multitudes of voters were “bamboozaled” by the most premeditated, false, vicious, and exaggerated witch-hunt and conspiracy in United States history which was perpetrated against President Donald J. Trump, and was partially effective in producing his defeat to the biggest fraud in U.S. history, Joe Biden.   Taking into consideration personal attributes that most folks should consider when voting for a President, such things as character, honesty, dedication, experience, and so on. Would you have voted for Joe Biden for President if you knew the following to be true?: 1) Plagiarism in law school? 2) Bribery of the head of Teamsters Union? Frank Sheeran, in 1972 to stop the delivery of the Delaware News Journal which had a full page advertisement endorsing his opponent (popular incumbent Caleb Boggs), and the paper was not delivered and Biden won the election by 3000 votes. 3) Consistent lies and defamation of Curtis Dunn, the man that was driving the truck that Nelia Biden ran into, killing herself and her infant daughter, totally her fault, yet Biden accused an innocent man of being drunk? 4) Biden lied about his education, his degrees, and his scholarships? Biden lied about meeting Nelson Mandela. Biden lied about innumerable issues that could fill an entire page? 5) Biden betrayed a political friend in Bill Stevenson (a substantial contributor) who was married to Jill Biden, stealing his wife, and attempting to discredit him and steal his assets? 6) Biden sold his house in Delaware to an MBNA executive for an inflated price, and in return propagated detrimentally, economic bankruptcy laws that hurt struggling businesses, but favored credit card companies? 7) Biden was accused of sexually assaulting Tara Reade and it was covered up?! 8) Biden has through his son Hunter, sold access to his former offices as a U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States? For millions of dollars—absolute influence peddling—severely covered up and never really exposed? Folks, if any of this is true, how could this man, who has collected indirectly millions of dollars from the Ukraine, from China, from Romania, from the middle east, and from China—feathering the nests of his entire family and in effect committed treason, possibly be the President of the United States? Does a lifetime of fraud and dishonesty get you to be the most powerful man in the world?   Now, despite, campaign promises, the true agenda of the Biden platform is being implemented. This President with the help of the radical left intends to completely destroy the oil and gas industry?! The canceling of the Keystone Pipeline was an act of malicious disregard for American ingenuity, killing directly and indirectly thousands of jobs. The purpose of this administration is to slowly chip away at our freedoms, discouraging and denigrating financial success through devastating taxes and new restrictive laws. Folks, this is just the beginning of what is coming!   Now is the time to watch carefully the process in Washington, to know the consequences of all legislation. I believe that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with help of this Democrat controlled Congress could very well change every aspect of our future hopes and dreams? The 2022 elections give Americans a partial chance to rescue our county from permanent and irreparable disaster. We must start planning with logic and organization immediately.   Folks, the truth, the agenda, the sickening reality of how bad it could get, is most disconcerting. We must stand up, if we all do, we can, despite some rough times, maintain our freedom, and eventually restore sanity to our country.   As always, your thoughts and comments are welcomed and appreciated.   Respectfully yours,   JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network www.CoastalNetwork.comPhoto Creator: KEVIN LAMARQUE | Credit: REUTERS THE NEW AMERICA—YOU WON’T LIKE IT! Opinion Dear friends,  Yesterday, the swearing in of Joseph Biden as the 46^th President of the United States, was for me an extremely sad day. I supported Donald Trump from the very beginning with my heart and soul. He did so much good for this country, it is still mind-boggling that he lost to an empty suit like Joe Biden It should not have happened, but it did and now I am very concerned that the economy will eventually tank, our taxes will be increased, our borders will be open, our national security compromised, our freedoms will diminish, and hope for the future will be threatened. Biden indicated his agenda by immediately signing 15 executive orders – all hurting the American people – reversing many of Trump’s good operations and starting the march toward restrictive Socialism.  Folks, we are going to have a few years enveloped by hard times, especially if you are a conservative, which I am. Biden is without a doubt, one of the most corrupt politicians in US history. Everything about him is fake and from 1972 on, when he cheated in his first election by bribing the head of the teamsters union–Frank Sheeran–the man who killed Jimmy Hoffa, his betrayal of a good friend and adulterous behavior and lies in his marriage regarding Jill Stevenson–also suborned and supported by her, should all have prevented him from being President. His terrific and heinous portrayal of Curtis Dunn as a drunk driver when Biden’s first wife Nelia ran into his truck–100% her fault, yet Biden falsely claimed this good man was drunk to gain political sympathy when he was not at fault and had not been drinking! What kind of evil man does this?  Throughout Biden’s career there have been kickbacks, favors, and corruption that are mind-boggling. I am from Delaware and I know everything about this man. When you realize the depth of his corruption in peddling his office to China, Ukraine, and Russia for millions of dollars through the operation of his drug addict son Hunter, not only as a US Senator but as Vice President of the United States, proven by direct testimony of Hunter’s business partner and the validated laptop (now in the possession of the FBI) that belonged to Hunter Biden–exposing the kickbacks. Biden actually has run a long term crime operation benefiting not only himself, but his entire family. This is now your President of the United States whose apparent platform and that of the Progressives surrounding him is about moving this country into a Socialist society. Realizing and knowing all of this with the strong belief that the overwhelming irregularities in the election played a huge part in Trump’s defeat make it ever harder to accept the results. Joe Biden will never be my President and I believe his administration will fail–showing the American people the huge mistake of electing him. Unfortunately, even after the defeat, Trump was in a perfect position to make a comeback in 2024, but right-wing radicals, induced and infiltrated by some Antifa members, chose to invade the Capitol Building and killed a police officer. Indeed, that horrible event destroyed and compromised our entire movement, hurt Trump’s future chances, got him impeached, and has made us suspect in the eyes of the world. Furthermore, unrealistic lies and expectations, internet conspiracy theories, actually promoted by certain members of the GOP, future threats of violence and insurrection, will do us no good. It must stop, as it only hastens and allows more authoritarianism to develop. There is no way a violent take-over of the government will succeed and it will only result in death and incarceration.  If indeed such an event were successful, what then? Replacing one authoritarian government with another? Indeed, I understand the frustration and the desire to fight back. Most of us feel that way inside, I sure as hell know how I feel about the whole situation, and indeed if things do get bad enough, and the left proceeds to take away our freedoms, that could develop into severe consequences for many people in the long run. Regardless, we have the opportunity to take back the House and Senate in 2022 and elect a Conservative President in 2024. In my opinion, a peaceful, well-organized operation starting now to target officials in order to win back our country is the way to go—it can be done.  The past 4 years have been interesting and I have made many new friends and yes lost some as well. So be it. My future purpose through the Coastal Network will be to promote Capitalism and conservative ideals, expose corruption, follow every aspect of the Biden administration, and work towards making America Great again! I don’t believe it can happen with the proposed agenda of Joe Biden and the Democrat controlled House and Senate, and I intend to work toward turning it back around through specific elections. We can do it. One important thing to remember and indeed might be our only salvation are the powerful words printed on our currency, “IN GOD WE TRUST”. As always, your feedback, is welcome and appreciated.   Respectfully Yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network CoastalNetwork.comPhoto By: Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo OPINION Dear Friends. The events of Tuesday, January 5, 2021 and Wednesday, January 6, 2021 will indeed go down in infamy as truly significant happenings that have not only rocked the entire world, but have shaken our very foundation as American citizens. My thoughts and emotions have been all over the place. My resolve has been tested, my concerns have been elevated, and the cold reality is setting in. As someone who supported President Donald Trump from the very beginning, as a Republican activist, and a conservative pundit, the word “disconcerting” basically covers it all. President Donald Trump has officially lost the election to former Vice President Joe Biden. I am truly disappointed and extremely concerned about the future of our nation and the prospect of socialism pervading our lives, destroying our freedoms, and destining our futures to mediocrity. Now that the Democrats have won Georgia, they will now control all aspects of our government-the Presidency, the House, and the Senate. Socialism does not work and I believe the radical agenda of the left with the ridiculous “Green New Deal” will send us into economic ruin and a tremendous loss of our personal freedoms. I am deeply concerned and frankly frightened for the future of our nation. I truly believe that the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is going to be a travesty, especially now with the radical left controlling it all. Huge tax increases, authoritarian restrictions on business operations, defunding of the police and rampant crime, loss of freedom of speech, open borders, and so much more are of great concern. I also believe that Joe Biden is a corrupt politician and that he is guilty of high crimes and even treason. After 4 years of this, we won’t recognize our country. That is what I think about that. Do I think the election was stolen and there was election fraud that significantly cost Trump the election? ABSOLUTELY! The real rub, besides the innumerable irregularities, is the indisputable fact that several battleground states wrongly changed their election laws through the illegal orders of Secretaries of State, when the law required the state legislatures to determine any change in voting laws. These arbitrary and capricious violations resulted in election chaos, especially in regard to universal mail-in ballots. The election was a suspicious disaster and 75 million Trump voters believe the election was rigged. I am amazed that the Trump team could not find a lawyer that could write a legal brief that would be heard in the Supreme Court? Unfortunately, the avenues to overturn an election are limited and almost impossible. Once legal votes are combined with illegal votes, it is impossible to fix it and the results are what they are. Now, I have to address President Donald Trump. Indeed the man has the right to explore and determine his options in resolving an election that was suspicious in its outcome. Indeed, it was actually a reasonable thing for his supporters to march on Washington and express their support for him, especially on the day that Congress was to certify the election. However, here is where Trump blew it, and without a doubt he did. Whether misguided or intentional, Trump indicated to his followers that the congress could overturn the election and that VP Mike Pence, who was overseeing the procedure could send the Electors back to the various states if he determined the objections were valid. Folks, nothing is further from the truth. Congress certifies the election and the VP oversees it. THERE IS NO CONSTITUTINAL AUTHORITY TO DO ANYTHING ELSE! It was a fools’ errand and it resulted in one of the most shameful events in American history. For Trump to even suggest that Pence should do the right thing, was a blatant mistake. VP Pence who has been loyal to Trump through thick and thin, did not and could not do what Trump asked. President Trump’s speech incited an unwanted reaction and then we witnessed the disgraceful attack on the capital building where violent perpetrators broke into the House and Senate chambers. Afterwards, Trump disparaged VP Pence, stating that he had let us down— which to me was outrageous. Folks, Trump’s rally and speech in Washington backfired with the terrific and disgusting assault on the Capital building which he must take responsibility for, because he misrepresented what was legitimate action, when it was not. Unfortunately, these disgusting jerks that invaded the capital building have hurt the Republican party, hurt Trump’s validity, and put a stench over all that was good about the Trump agenda. I am personally drained and disgusted by the whole thing and that is my position. So what is next? I intend to continue writing, most likely resisting the probable Biden debacle as long as I can. I don’t know now what is going to happen, but what I do know is that Trump’s legacy, if you can call it that, has been scarred and severely damaged by the events of January 6th. If there is ever another Republican President elected as President of the United States, especially in 2024, I do not believe it will be Donald Trump. So be it-AMEN. As always your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Respectfully yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network COASTALNETWORK.com   OPINION Dear friends,  I often get annoyed, and at the same time amused, at the absurdity and ludicrousy of many of the Palm Beach liberals. Now these looney-tunes in their typically elite, yet malicious manner, want to make President Trump’s life more difficult by saying he can’t live at Mar-a-Lago after his Presidency ends. Folks, he is the owner, not just a club member, so he can live on the property. He will go to court if necessary and these snooty Palm Beachers will get their liberal asses handed to them, once again, as they have in the past. From an economic point of view, what could be better than as a neighbor to have a former President live near you? Talk about elitism, talk about an increase in property values — these idiots are being stupidly petty in their objections to the point of absolute non-intelligent reasoning. Interestingly, the folks that are really going to have a legitimate complaint are the residents of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, which is where I used to live — residing actually both in Lewes and Rehoboth at different times. I am totally familiar with the area. The north end of Rehoboth is called North Shores and it has one road in, one road out. It is going to be the weekend White House for Joe Biden. Every weekend, in order to provide proper security, the ocean beach will be closed for fishing and swimming, the boating off the beach will be restricted for 2 miles, the road in and out will have secure check points, and the Lewes/Rehoboth canal behind Biden’s house will have to be restricted. The neighbors in Henlopen Acres and North Shores are going to see their lives change every weekend and the travel at certain times on Route 1 — when Biden is coming or going, it’s going to become a more congested nightmare than it already is! Please read the ridiculous article below about how Palm Beachers are concerned about Trump’s future living arrangements, however these concerns pale in comparison to the reality of Joe Biden’s summer and weekend property in lower, slower Delaware and how a residential nightmare is soon to begin in Rehoboth Beach. As always your comments are welcome and appreciated. Scroll down to read the article: Best regards, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network COASTALNETWORK.COM   https://news.yahoo.com/mar-lago-neighbors-trump-forfeited-113447652.html

Mar-a-Lago neighbors say Trump forfeited right

to live on estate once presidency ends

Christine Stapleton, Palm Beach Post Thu, December 17, 2020, 10:51 AM EST PALM BEACH — President Donald Trump and the first family should not expect to be welcomed to the neighborhood with open arms when they move from the White House to Mar-a-Lago — dubbed the Winter White House by the soon-to-be former president. West Palm Beach attorney Reginald G. Stambaugh sent a letter to Palm Beach Mayor Gail Coniglio and the Town Council on Tuesday laying out the legal reasons and security concerns that should bar Trump from living at his private club. According to Stambaugh, Trump has violated an agreement he entered into with the town after lengthy, contentious meetings in 1993 over his commitment to preserve the 18-acre estate if the town allowed him to turn Mar-a-Lago into a club. It wasn’t the only letter Coniglio received on the topic this week. A fax pocked with grammatical and spelling errors sent by an organization few knew anything about arrived Thursday expressing similar concerns. “Neighbors of Mar-a-Lago, have a message for the outgoing commander in chief: We don’t want you to be our neighbor and break our laws,” read the opening salvo from the group calling itself The Palm Beach Committee. “When Mr. Trump vacates D.C. the majority of town residents and your constituents; Do Not want Trump to erect a new home or take permanent residence at Mar-a-Lago Social Club,” the committee added. The fax does not identify members of the committee; Coniglio said she had never heard of it. It claims it, too, says Trump lost the right to live at the estate when he entered into the agreement in 1993. And it raised the specter of fervent and controversial Trump supporters showing up in the neighborhood. “Trump is not above the law where he can flip / flop the town charter, laws and signed agreements to suit his personal whim,” the fax read. “We do not (want) Proud Boys, Skin Heads, Neo Nazi Crazies visiting Trump proposed new PB residence. We hope you agree!” Stambaugh also sent a copy of his letter, first reported by The Washington Post, to the Secret Service, which has not yet revealed security plans for Mar-a-Lago once Trump’s presidency ends. The town of Palm Beach was especially leery of Trump at the time he negotiated to convert Mar-a-Lago into a club. A year earlier, he had failed to convince the council to allow him to subdivide the property and build mini-mansions. Under the agreement, the club’s 10 guest suites could be used only by members and their guests for a maximum of three times a year and for no longer than seven days at a time. And those seven-day stays couldn’t be strung together consecutively. However, there remains the question of whether Trump – as owner of the corporate entity that owns the club – should be considered a member or an owner. Trump purchased Mar-a-Lago in 1986 and lived at the estate during the season with his first wife Ivana and their children. Trump and his attorney, Paul Rampell, presented Trump’s plan to convert Mar-a-Lago at a Town Council meeting on May 13, 1993. Rampell assured the council that Trump would no longer live at Mar-a-Lago. “Another question that’s often asked to me is whether Mr. Trump will continue to live at Mar-a-Lago,” Rampell said during the presentation. “No, except that he will be a member of the club and and therefore will be entitled to the use of guest rooms.” But all of Rampell’s verbal assurances did not make it into the agreement. There is no language about whether Trump — as owner — must abide by the rules about overnight stays that apply to members. Neither Rampell nor the Trump Organization returned a request for comment. While the agreement does state that “the land shall be used as a private social club” and the club must abide by the uses allowed and prohibited by the agreement, the only reference to using it as a private residence is if the club shuts down. Trump’s status and right to live at Mar-a-Lago have never been formally challenged. “As everyone knows, President Trump is already in violation of the Use Agreement by using Mar-a-Lago in excess of the allotted time,” Stambaugh wrote in his letter. “This violation (as well as others on record) will continue without Town intervention.” Stambaugh also cited health concerns caused by a microwave security fence on the property “which is known to cause permanent brain trauma and other debilitating injuries.” Stambaugh said his client, whom he did not identify in his letter, “exhibits symptoms of exposure.” Stambaugh did not respond to a request for comment. Stambaugh said neighbors also are concerned about “significant devaluation” of their property because of Trump’s visits to his club, some lasting nearly two weeks. Trump has made more than 30 presidential visits to Mar-a-Lago. During that time, residents and their yard workers, pool cleaners and other staff have had to pass through security checkpoints to reach their homes. This week’s complaints from Mar-a-Lago neighbors are not the first Trump has faced since becoming president. Neighbors fiercely complained when Trump requested a helipad be installed on the estate’s back lawn. The Town Council agreed, provided it be used only for presidential business and be removed when Trump leaves office. Trump butted heads with neighbors again in February 2019, when he sought approval to build a dock there. The council shot down his request, but Mar-a-Lago renewed its request in May, saying only Trump family members would use the dock. The club quickly withdrew its request. However, none of the neighbors’ complaints recognize that Trump, too, is himself a neighbor of Mar-a-Lago. Trump-affiliated businesses or family members own two homes just north of Mar-a-Lago and an oceanfront estate on the north side of Mar-a-Lago’s beach. Although Trump and the first lady switched their legal residency from New York to Mar-a-Lago last year, there would seemingly be no obstacles preventing Trump from living in another nearby Trump property. As for what happens next, Coniglio said a formal request would have to made for the council to take up the matter. “I think it’s obvious we need to take a deeper dive into things and get some legal advice,” Coniglio said, adding that the issue could “simply be a code-enforcement violation. “Like any issue in Palm Beach, it will take on a life of its own.” Palm Beach Daily News Staff Writer Darrell Hofheinz contributed to this report. Contact Christine Stapleton at [email protected] or on Twitter @StapletonPBPostOPINION Dear friends, At this moment in time, the future of the United States is teetering on the brink of radical change that could be shocking to most traditional Americans. Indeed, for all intents and purposes, Joe Biden will eventually be installed in January as the 46^th President of the United States. President Donald Trump, having lost a Supreme Court bid to overturn the election and the Electoral College vote, still has an extremely narrow path or two before surrendering the Presidency. There is no doubt he will fight to the bitter end, with the possibility of a serious Constitutional Crisis. The evidence of election irregularities is terrific beyond belief and the validity of the process is in huge doubt?? What options does President Trump still have? 1) In the face of rampant voter fraud, from which, in Trump’s mind and the minds of 70 million voters, the election was stolen, he could still find a lawyer who was able to write a significant brief showing legitimate “STANDING” and “EVIDENCE” enough to get the case actually heard before the United States Supreme Court. 2) There are still some State Court options available that could prevent certification. 3) Trump could determine that the country is in danger of an illegitimate, hostile takeover, refuse to give up the Presidency, and institute the “Insurrection Act”, bringing out federal troops. Regardless, Trump has a very narrow road to follow with enormous odds against him. Why on paper and according to the official calculations did Trump lose? No doubt in my mind, there were thousands of counterfeit votes stuffed into the tally, votes actually changed and counted, votes allowed that should not have been, and Dominion Voting machine fraud that changed Trump Votes to Biden votes. The news media presented one false scenario after another, brainwashing innumerable voters. The Covid-19 pandemic clouded all of Trump’s magnificent achievements, creating economic chaos in the country. Finally, Trump ran the worst Presidential campaign in U.S. history–void of proper opposition research, ignoring the devastating facts about Biden’s dishonesty, which if utilized properly in TV ads, Biden would not have had a chance. Trump was out gunned 7-to-1 in TV ads and Trump rallies obviously were not enough! Regardless, with Biden as President it will not be a good situation and indeed problematic, and if Georgia sends two Democrats to replace two Republicans in the Senate, it will be a disaster with socialist programs and tax increases that will send America into economic ruin. As always, whether you are left or right, agree or disagree, your feedback is important and appreciated. Let me know how you feel. Thank you kindly. Respectfully yours, Judson Bennett-Coastal Bennett   JUDSON Bennett’s Coastal Network OPINION Dear Friends, I write about lots of things concerning politics and about Delaware in general. It looks as if former Delaware U.S. Senator and former Vice President Joe Biden is actually going to be the President of the United States. Indeed, it is my profound belief that he does not deserve to be President, that he is the most corrupt politician in U.S. history, and his election was the result of grotesque voter fraud. Regardless, Delaware apparently is going to have one of its own in charge of our future, which to me is extremely frightening. What this man represents and the people he is surrounding himself with, will put the United States on a path to complete Socialism, a life without hope, and the existence of mediocrity. Indeed, my sincere desire is that the election be invalidated by the Supreme Court and sent to Congress to decide. I wanted to get that point across before going further. Regardless, my disdain for Biden and the devastation I am certain he will bring, along with my chagrin that he is so corrupt, is not the point of this article. Actually folks, Delaware almost had another character be a viable candidate for President. He was not blatantly corrupt like Joe Biden, but his probable racism and Southern sympathy, were the “RUBS” that disqualified him from getting there. I find this Delaware history personally interesting, because I had a relationship of sorts with many of the direct relatives of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. My parents had a house on Lewes Beach, 5 houses away from the Bayard family. I knew the father Tom Bayard and his wife Josephine Linder (Tom  was the grandson of Thomas Sr. and great grand-daughter Josephine (Dosie) Bayard was my first girlfriend. After the death of my wife, I had a 3-year relationship again with Josephine (Dosie) Bayard in Palm Beach, which did not end well. Interestingly, I attended St. Andrew’s School with great-grandson Tim Bayard (Thomas F. Bayard III), who was Josephine’s brother. Indeed I know the whole family, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, and uncles, great-great grand-children. I know everything about them all — good and bad. Once the Bayards hooked up with the DuPonts, their influence, power and wealth grew stronger. They all have very substantial trust funds. Remarkably, some even have tattoos, which would probably make a few of the dead relatives roll over in their graves. What I also find fascinating is that the Bayards are descended from Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutchman who had been the 17th-century general director of the colony of New Netherland, which at one time, included the Dutch settlement which is now Lewes, Delaware). Interestingly, I have learned recently that I am a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant as well, which probably has a few Bayards rolling over in their graves also-LOL. All this being said, Thomas F. Bayard, Sr was a remarkable man who actually kept Delaware from being a Confederate state. He was the first ambassador from the U.S. to the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, his actions, vocal sympathies, and suspected racism, kept him from achieving these ambitions. Please read the article below which clearly tells you who Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. was, how he affected Delaware, and the fact he came close to being President. So Be it! As always your comments are welcome and appreciated. Check out the interesting article below. Yours truly, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/10/30/before-biden-man-delawarean-who-came-closest-presidency/6052282002/

Before Biden, this man was Delawarean–

who came closest to presidency.

Kevin Tresolini Delaware News Journal Joe Biden has already been a heartbeat from the presidency after serving eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president. Now he’s poised to possibly become the first U.S. president to call Delaware home. But before Biden’s arrival on the national political scene nearly 50 years ago, Thomas F. Bayard Sr. held the distinction of the Delawarean who came closest to landing in our nation’s highest political office. Even though he didn’t, Bayard was well known nationally and internationally as a statesman. While serving as a U.S. senator from 1869-85 and then secretary of state, during periods when there was no vice president, Bayard was next in line to become president. He also unsuccessfully bid to become the Democratic Party’s nominee to run for president in 1876, 1880 and 1884. His compassion for the struggling Southern secessionists during and after the Civil War may have come back to haunt him. “This ardent championship of a stricken section made him suspect in the North and helped to blight his Presidential prospects,” Georgetown University professor Charles Callan Tansill wrote in “The Congressional Career of Thomas Francis Bayard, 1869-1885.” “His sympathy for the South was regarded by the Radicals as something akin to treason, and they helped to create the impression that his nomination as President would be a breach of faith with the millions who had worked and fought to save the Union. In the South many politicians were fearful of making Bayard their standard-bearer because large groups of voters in the North resented his affection for Dixie.’’ As it was, Bayard had actually played a key role in preventing Delaware, a border state, from also joining the Confederacy during an 1861 speech in Dover. “Delaware was pretty close to seceding,” said great-grandson Richard Bayard, a 71-year-old Wilmington attorney and public policy operative. “That speech was credited with helping Delaware not secede, to stay in the Union. He suffered damage from it but he kept Delaware in the right place and that was good.” Some of Bayard’s greatest distinction came during his final political assignment serving as the first U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom during president Grover Cleveland’s second term from 1893-97. He eased often-tense relations between the countries and set the tone for their alliance. Cleveland was among the pallbearers when Bayard was laid to rest at Old Swedes Church in Wilmington two days after his death, at age 69, on Sept. 28, 1898. “Although born in Delaware,” Judge Charles Swain of Florida eulogized that day, The Morning News reported, “he long since belonged to the United States of America and its people, and that his energy and usefulness and skill and honor were exerted at home and abroad for their benefit.” Several thousand visited his tomb at Old Swedes Church that weekend, newspapers reported. Bayard’s life was heralded throughout Delaware, nationally and in the United Kingdom. “This state has lost its foremost citizen and the world a great citizen,” wrote the Dover Delawarean. “No man in the United States,” The Richmond Times opined, “was more universally respected than Thomas Francis Bayard of Delaware. He was an American nobleman who thought more of country and principle than of political preferment.” While the 6-foot-1 Bayard was certainly a towering figure from a prominent political family, he actually had a rather complicated relationship with history. He was among five Bayards to serve in the United States Senate, along with grandfather James A. Bayard Sr. (1804-1813); uncle Richard Bayard (1836-1839/1841-1845); father James A. Bayard Jr. (1951-1864/1867-1869); and son Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (1922-1929). His great-grandfather Richard Bassett, who was James A. Bayard Sr.’s father-in-law, also represented Delaware in the first U.S. Senate from 1789-1793 and was among the signers of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. He was later governor of Delaware. The Bayards descended from Stuyvesant Peter, the Dutchman who had been 17th-century general director of the colony of New Netherland, which covered what is now much of the Mid-Atlantic coast into southern New England, including Delaware. His wife was Judith Bayard. “It’s a proud family history,” said Richard Bayard, who was the third member of his family to serve as Delaware Democratic Party chairman. His father, Alexis I. du Pont “Lex” Bayard, was Delaware’s lieutenant governor from 1949-53 but lost a 1952 U.S. Senate race to incumbent John J. Williams. U.S. senators were chosen by state legislatures until the Constitution was amended in 1913, giving that duty to voters. Thomas F. Bayard Sr. had been selected by the General Assembly in 1869 to succeed his retiring father, who had returned to the Senate following the death of his successor George Riddle two years prior. The Democrats were often in the minority when Bayard was in office. But Bayard, a conservative, had already made headlines that followed him throughout his political career. At the outset of the Civil War, slavery was legal in Delaware, though less than two percent of the population was comprised of slaves, mostly in Sussex County. Like his father, Bayard had spoken out against war and felt southern states should be allowed to secede if they so desire. Some took exception with his opposition to President Abraham Lincoln’s decision to forcefully fight southern secession, giving the impression Bayard was pro-Confederate, though Bayard did not believe Delaware should join the rebellion. At a June 1861 “peace meeting” in Dover, Bayard was reported to have calmed an angry crowd and perhaps prevented Delaware from actually joining its southern neighbors, newspapers reported. But Bayard had been part of an independent volunteer militia group and was arrested and briefly imprisoned for refusing to surrender his firearms when the Union army began to form regiments. Even after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1862 and went into effect Jan. 1, 1863, freeing slaves in Confederate states who escaped to Union-held areas, the Delaware General Assembly stubbornly refused to eradicate slavery in the state. It remained legal until the 13th Amendment officially eliminated slavery at the end of 1865. After joining the Senate in 1869, Bayard opposed many of the Republican-led Reconstruction efforts resulting in the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments – all initially rejected by Delaware – and the Civil Rights Act of 1875 aimed at voting rights and other forms of equality for oppressed Blacks and former slaves. Viewing Bayard’s civil rights record through a 20th-century lens, “Our country was fortunate he didn’t make it to the Oval [Office],” News Journal columnist Bill Frank wrote in 1986, when Biden and then-Gov. Pete du Pont were gearing up for 1988 shots at their parties’ presidential nominations. He did come close. Bayard was popular in the south for his post-war support and had backers in the North because of his conservative economic record, mainly backing the gold standard to support the monetary system. Bayard placed a distant fifth at the 1876 Democratic convention, when New York Gov. Samuel J. Tilden was a landslide winner as the nominee. Tilden lost a disputed election to Rutherford B. Hayes, who lost the popular vote by about 250,000 votes but edged Tilden 185-184 in the Electoral tally. A 15-member Electoral Commission, of which Bayard was a member, comprised of congressmen, senators and Supreme Court justices ultimately decided the outcome after voter fraud was discovered in several southern states. Bayard, by then chairman of the Senate finance and judiciary committees, finished second to Civil War hero Winfield Scott Hancock at the 1880 Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati after first-ballot competition had him just 17½ votes behind. He was then was runner-up to New York Gov. Cleveland in 1884 in Chicago. Georgetown’s Tansill wrote, citing articles from New York newspapers, that “Bayard’s Dover speech still stalked him on the floor of the convention” in Chicago. There was fear Republicans would use it against him, even while many Democrats expressed their unsurpassed regard for Bayard and faith in his ability to serve as chief executive. “It would be suicidal to nominate him,” one Congressman said. In between those two conventions, Bayard was briefly next in line to be president. At the time, if there was no vice president, the line of succession called for the president pro tempore of the Senate to assume the presidency should it become vacant. Bayard had briefly held that role in 1881 following President James Garfield’s assassination and Vice President Chester Arthur becoming president in September. According to a 1965 Delaware Today article, Arthur called for a special session of Congress, which wasn’t slated to convene until December, just so there was a designated successor. Though Arthur was a Republican, the Senate was initially in Democratic control. It narrowly elected Bayard as president pro tempore on Oct. 10. But late-arriving senators from western states gave majority rule back to Republicans. Bayard stepped aside, clearing the way three days later for Republican Illinois Sen. David Davis, who was born in Cecil County, Maryland, to be elected to the post. After winning the 1884 general election over Maine Republican James Baine, Cleveland selected Bayard as his secretary of state, ending his 16 years in the Senate. Vice President Thomas Hendricks died, however, more than eight months after assuming the office in the fall of 1885. Once again, Bayard became next in line. After the Garfield/Arthur situation in 1881, some in Congress felt the Presidential Succession Act should be amended, believing it made more sense to have Cabinet members be appointed instead of elected. The changes were passed by the House and Senate and signed into law Jan. 19, 1986, by Cleveland. That made his secretary of state, Bayard, as he was for those few days as Senate president pro tempore in 1881, the potential successor should Cleveland die in office. After the secretary of state, the secretaries of treasury and war and then the attorney general were next in line. More changes were made in the 1940s, when the Speaker of the House was made first in line of succession, and in the 1960s, when an amendment was passed to replace the vice president should that office become suddenly unoccupied. During his time in government, Bayard continued to operate a law office at Ninth and Market streets in Wilmington Bayard lived in a mansion that was called Delamore Place located on high ground on the city’s west side at 302 South Clayton Street, near its intersection with Maple Street. It afforded sweeping views of downtown Wilmington and the Delaware River. Cleveland had visited Bayard at his home on several occasions. Bayard Middle School, bearing the family name, sits there now. A couple miles away, a statue of Bayard rises along Kentmere Parkway across from the Delaware Art Museum. It was erected in 1907, not just to honor Bayard’s political career but his role in creating the Wilmington park system. Its plaque includes a quote from Cleveland. “Bayard is the purest and most patriotic man I know,” it reads.OPINION Dear friends, I am convinced it is indeed shameful that public servant Leo Strine helped pony up over 100-thousand dollars to support the election of Joe Biden. Where’s the integrity folks? I would bet dollars to donuts that this is TransPerfect money being slushed around in the “Delaware Way” — our state’s admitted term for the soft corruption surrounding Chancellor Andre Bouchard’s regime and Skadden cronies. Look how in the pocket this appears to be! Leo Strine, who is supposed to be above and beyond politics as a former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice, is apparently, shamelessly willing to jump in with six-figures and then some to Joe Biden’s campaign. All that money from the TransPerfect case in our Chancery Court has to go somewhere? It’s outrageous! Could he be peddling or buying influence?! It seems as if he’s looking to buy himself a job in the Biden administration? Frankly, I would have expected more from a former judge. However, this is the “Delaware Way”… anything goes as the money flows. The old saying, “birds of a feather, flock together’ certainly is true. Please read the detailed Law360 article below, which tells the story. You’ll see from the story that Strine was responsible for somewhere between $100-thousand to half-a-million. Certainly has me and likely many others wondering what all that money is for and how Strine will be thanked. As always your feedback is welcome and appreciated. It gives me an accurate pulse of what the Delaware citizens are really thinking. Sincerely Yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network   https://www.law360.com/articles/1325025/biglaw-fundraisers-pony-up-for-biden-harris-ticket  

BigLaw Fundraisers Pony Up For Biden-Harris Ticket

  By Andrew Strickler Law360 (November 2, 2020, 10:05 PM EST) — A handful of BigLaw leaders have raised big bucks to put Joe Biden in the White House, according to a list the campaign released over the weekend. Despite historical reluctance by many big-name lawyers to appear overtly political — you never know who your next client may be, after all — the list of so-called Biden bundlers included notable names from major partnerships including Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Covington & Burling LLP, DLA Piper and O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Among the people credited with raising at least $100,000 for Biden is Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz counsel Leo Strine Jr. The former chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court said he’d tapped firm colleagues as well as friends to raise money for Biden, a fellow Delaware native Strine called his “first political hero.” “It’s not my bag to do this — I am a longtime advocate of very substantial campaign finance reform — but this was a special situation involving a candidate I have supported forever and a rather compelling situation,” Strine said. Strine, who became of counsel to Wachtell’s corporate department earlier this year after retiring from the bench, said he’d raised north of $100,000 but less than half a million. After 21 years on the bench, “my campaign skills were a little rusty, but I wanted to do what I could to help us elect a great person who cares so much about our nation, and particularly for working people,” he told Law360 in an email. Just three days before the election and with some 90 million votes already cast, the Biden-Harris campaign released a bare-bones list — just names and hometowns — of 817 individuals and couples who’d raised at least $100,000 from their personal networks for the campaign or a joint Democratic party fund. Typically, bundlers also make the maximum personal contribution of $2,800; that figure is not reflected in the $100,000-and-up list. And unlike similar disclosures made by former President Barack Obama amid the 2012 race, the Biden campaign’s list does not include broad fundraising ranges or bundlers’ employers. Altogether, Biden and the Democratic National Committee have raised more than $1.5 billion for the 2020 presidential race, including $167 million in the first half of October alone, according to an analysis by NPR. Trump and the Republican National Committee have raised $1.57 billion. Unsurprisingly, the list of top Biden fundraisers features a number of Democratic politicians, including former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Adam Schiff of California and Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. Wall Street is also well represented by the likes of Morgan Stanley managing director and vice chairman Thomas Nides; Blackstone CEO Jonathan Gray; and billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry of Avenue Capital Group, who also co-owns the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. With California leading the group in terms of geographic breakdown, Biden’s Hollywood and Silicon Valley bundlers include film director and Oscar winner Lee Daniels; LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman; and Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky. Tony West, Uber’s chief legal counsel and brother-in-law of vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, is also a Biden bundler. Also on the list is O’Melveny chair Bradley Butwin, who told Law360 that he’d never before raised money for a campaign. Reflecting some of BigLaw’s apolitical tendencies, he was quick to emphasize that his fundraising effort was “strictly personal,” and declined to say how much he’d raised. “There is a lot of emotion in this election, the whole country is watching, and our job as a firm is not to be political, but to respect and value all perspectives,” he said. “I have no doubt that regardless of how the election comes out, you’ll have people at the firm who are happy and others who are unhappy,” Butwin added. Also raising money for the Biden-Harris ticket was Faiza J. Saeed, presiding partner of Cravath, who in 2016 became the first woman to lead the venerated Wall Street firm. DLA Piper co-U.S. managing partner Richard Chesley made the $100,000-and-up list, as did Bill Singer, a Kirkland counsel who was a Hillary Clinton bundler during the 2016 campaign, and King & Spalding LLP’s Sally Yates. Yates was deputy U.S. attorney during Obama’s second term and served briefly as acting U.S. attorney in the early days of the Trump administration. Buckley LLP managing partner Benjamin Klubes also served as a Biden fundraiser, as did Wiley Rein LLP managing partner Peter Shields. Covington commercial litigation practice co-chair Mitch Kamin and the firm’s West Coast head for white collar defense and investigations, Daniel Shallman, are also on the list. Those and a handful of other BigLaw attorneys either did not respond to messages or declined to comment. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP chairman Brad Karp, who also appears among the elite Biden fundraisers after decades of involvement in politics, called it “the most consequential presidential election of my lifetime.” “As someone who cares passionately about preserving the rule of law, safeguarding our democracy and protecting fundamental liberties, I’ve been delighted to do everything I possibly can to support the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris ticket,” he said in an email. The Trump campaign has not disclosed the names of its bundlers. A message left with the campaign press office was not immediately returned Monday. –Editing by Breda Lund. OPINION Dear Friends, Some of you will hate this article, however it needs to be said, whether you like it or not. As a partisan, Republican from Delaware who knows more about Joe Biden than most people, as a man who has actually ran a campaign against him, having done extensive opposition research, to this minute, I am frustrated and angry at the total lack of understanding that the Trump campaign exhibited. I also take great umbrage with how little access there was to Trump operatives and how many people were wrapped up in their own self- importance, while doing a terrible job for Donald Trump. Unfortunately Donald himself had no clue how bad it was within his own political organization. I consider myself a political scientist and there is a science behind a successful political campaign. Frankly, in my view, Donald Trump ran the worst Presidential campaign in US history. Folks, I supported Trump with my heart and soul and I can say with a clear head, that in the Trump campaign, the money raised was poorly managed and clearly not used as it should have been. The factual information about Joe Biden’s history of lies, deceit, and malicious actions was enough to easily prevent him from being elected. None of it was used! This election should have not even been close. The people in the Trump campaign should be ashamed of themselves, including his children who spent hours on national TV late in the game touting stuff that was insignificantly not specific and obviously had no clue about how truly despicable Joe Biden really is, nor the details of his life of corruption which was clearly available to anyone who researched it properly. There is a SCIENCE involved in these enterprises and if it is not used properly, failure is probably going to occur. The first important factor is to develop a strong message or messages that include significant opposition research about your opponent. The more dirt you can find the better. The 2^nd factor is the venue: Where is that message going to be delivered?? TV, radio, direct mail, grass-roots, and so on. The 3^rd and most important factor is the frequency of the message. Biden’s message appeared roughly 7 times to Trump’s 1 — on a NATIONAL BASIS! What the rub was for me, was that I tried everything to get the information that I had to the right Trump people. It was impossible!!!!!! I even spoke to Robert Arlette, who was supposedly the Delaware contact for the Trump campaign. He set me up with a conference call with some useless underling who was working for the National GOP. I was shocked at how little they knew about Biden and how clear it was that they had no idea how to proceed accordingly. Granted, The Pandemic from Communist China, the evil, malicious, lying press, and the clear evidence of nationwide fraud, surely affected the entire election, which again is frustrating because all the cards were stacked against us! However, if Trump had utilized Biden’s lies and corruption in a planned organized attack, it would have been no contest. TRUMP RALLIES WERE NOT ENOUGH!!! Trump has to take partial responsibility for surrounding himself with the wrong people who ran a terrible campaign on his behalf. Now I, and many others, have to live in fear of losing our future to Joe Biden, who has publicly declared war on prosperity. The oil and gas industry is so important to thousands of Americans, especially in states that produce energy. The Keystone pipeline affects me directly along with many other Americans. Biden wants to stop America from being the number 1 exporter of oil and gas, and empower China, Russia, and Iran. Folks, I could write a book about the reasons Biden won and why he shouldn’t be our President. I will be reiterating and explaining stuff in future articles. Right now, the American people need to know what is coming and how the landscape is going to change not only in Delaware, but everywhere. Please read the in-depth article from Reuters, which I have attached below. Grasp the possibilities. As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. My hat goes off to all of the Patriots who fought so hard for Trump to have our hopes dashed by the Biden Crime Family. We do have an outside chance of getting the fraud before the Supreme Court, but that is a terrific long-shot. Please stay tuned, as there is much more coming. Respectfully yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network SCROLL DOWN: Factbox: How a Biden Presidency Would Transform the U.S. Energy Landscape By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Democrat Joe Biden has won the November U.S. presidential election, according to several major networks. Here are some of the changes that could occur in U.S. energy policy under his administration. Biden has shown an interest in multilateral diplomacy similar to previous Democratic administrations. That could mean an eventual path for OPEC members Iran and Venezuela to get out from under Washington’s sanctions and start pumping again, if the right conditions are met. In Iran, that path could include a partnered approach between Washington and Europe, similar to a deal struck under Obama’s administration. In Venezuela, Biden appears likely to continue to favor sanctions to pressure the regime of President Nicolas Maduro, but could increase diplomatic efforts to end the impasse by negotiating a new election or power-sharing with the opposition. Outgoing President Donald Trump’s unilateral sanctions on the two countries have taken around 3 million barrels per day of crude oil off international markets, a little more than 3% of world supply. Biden’s campaign has not detailed how it would approach these issues. Biden lacks the chummy rapport that Trump had developed with Saudi Arabia’s defacto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. That country is the biggest voice in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, meaning Biden may not engage as closely on the group’s production policy. He is also more likely to rely on quiet diplomatic channels for influencing OPEC than Trump’s Twitter-centered approach. Biden’s campaign has not yet detailed how it would approach these issues, but any influence he would wield as president would likely be in service of the same goal – a moderate oil price. Any U.S. president needs affordable fuel for consumers. And for Biden, the price would need to be high enough to make clean energy alternatives to fossil fuels competitive in support of his ambitious climate plan. Trump had been more engaged with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries than most of his predecessors. He has sometimes influenced OPEC policy with his tweets and phone calls, arguing for an oil price low enough for consumers but high enough for drillers. His sanctions also weakened the influence of OPEC hawks Venezuela and Iran within the group, removing two big historical hurdles to a pro-Washington OPEC policy. That concentrated power with leading producer Saudi Arabia, along with Russia, part of the group known as OPEC+. A Biden administration would look to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement, an international pact negotiated during the Obama administration to fight global warming that Trump pulled away from saying it could hurt the U.S. economy. Biden has also vowed to bring U.S. emissions down to net zero by 2050, including by bringing emissions from the power industry to net zero by 2035 – a goal that will be tricky to accomplish without a Democratic majority in Congress. Biden’s view is that climate change is an existential threat to the planet, and that a transition from fossil fuels can be an economic opportunity if the United States moves fast enough to become a leader in the clean energy technology. Trump’s administration had acted to weaken or eliminate emissions targets, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s softening of vehicle emissions standards, and its rescinding of former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan requiring cuts from the electric power industry. Transport and electricity together make up around half the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. While European oil and gas companies like BP BP.L and Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L have already begun implementing strategies for a global energy transition, U.S. majors like Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N have remained focused on the traditional energy business – sheltered politically by Trump’s leadership in Washington. While Trump had sought to maximize domestic oil and gas production, Biden has promised to ban issuance of new drilling permits on federal lands and waters in order to fight global climate change. The United States produced nearly 3 million barrels of crude oil per day from federal lands and waters in 2019, along with 13.2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, according to Interior Department data. That amounts to about a quarter of total domestic oil output and more than an eighth of total U.S. production of gas. A federal ban on new permits would mean those numbers trend toward zero over a matter of years. There would also be an impact on public revenue federal oil and gas production produced about $12 billion in public revenue in 2019, divided between the U.S. Treasury, states and counties, tribes, and cleanup funds. New Mexico, for example, received $2.4 billion in disbursements last year, much of it going to its historically underfunded education system. The state’s Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham told Reuters this spring she would seek a waiver from Biden’s government to allow continued drilling if he was elected. Biden’s camp has been mum on whether such a waiver program would exist.

OPINION NEWS ALERT : ARE THE BIDENS DELUSIONAL?? FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, HOW JOE AND JILL MET IS JUST ANOTHER LIE ! Folks, just days before the election, the Bidens have the audacity to put out another TV lie and political ad in the face of outed corruption! Bill Stevenson, Jill’s former husband tells the truth, but the Bidens are apparently so arrogant they think the American people are stupid. Joe and Jill Biden never met on the phony blind date that Jill prevaricates in her insipid book! ABSOLUITELY UNTRUE, which I have personally verified from other unimpeachable sources. Folks, when you put together the entire Biden history of absolute falsehoods, the grotesque misrepresentations and political prevarications these people have perpetrated on the people of Delaware since 1972 and also the American people as a nation while selling his office to Communist China and also Russia, in my opinion, through his son Hunter, how can anybody logically justify voting for this serial criminal who apparently has bamboozled so many people?! Jill might be visiting Joe and Hunter at a federal prison after the election?! I wonder if they will be able to share the same cell? Folks, there is no comparison as to the abilities, lifetime actions, and realities between President Donald Trump and the head of the “Biden Crime Family”, Democrat candidate for President of the United States, Joe Biden! The clear dishonesty of these people make them a threat to our national security. Please, vote for Donald Trump to guarantee future prosperity instead of devastating depression without hope created by people who think they are above the law. Please scroll down to read the accurate article which is public news. VOTE ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3rd for DONALD TRUMP like your life depends on it, because it does! Respectfully yours, JUSON Bennett-Coastal Network *Please check out the article below which should further outrage any reasonable citizen who has been lied to by Joe Biden’s lifetime of blatant dishonesty:

Biden campaign ad repeats account of when Jill met Joe disputed by ex-husband

Bidens say they met in 1975; Bill Stevenson says they knew each other in 1972

By Valerie Richardson – The Washington Times – Saturday, October 31, 2020

A Biden campaign ad released this week features a timeline of when Jill Biden met Joseph R. Biden that has been disputed by her ex-husband.

In the one-minute ad, “In the Dark,” Mrs. Biden makes reference to the well-known account of how she met then-Sen. Biden in March 1975 after he saw her photo on a poster and got her phone number from his brother Frank.

“My name is Jill Biden, and I want to tell you about my husband Joe. I first met Joe two years after a car accident that injured his sons and killed his wife and his baby daughter,” says Mrs. Biden, referring to the December 1972 crash, in the ad released Tuesday.

Bill Stevenson, a prominent Delaware rock-venue owner who was married to Jill from 1970-76, has told media outlets that she met Mr. Biden during his 1972 campaign for Senate, before the accident, and that they later had an affair that broke up the Stevenson marriage.

The Biden campaign flatly denied the allegations after they surfaced in August, and accused Mr. Stevenson of seeking to drum up publicity for his upcoming autobiography.

“These claims are fictitious, seemingly to sell and promote a book,” a Biden spokesperson told “Inside Edition” in September. “The relationship of Joe and Jill Biden is well documented. Jill Biden separated from her first husband irreconcilably in the fall of 1974 and moved out of their marital home. Joe and Jill Biden had their first date in March of 1975, and they married in June of 1977.”

Mr. Stevenson, whose Stone Balloon bar featured top acts such as Bruce Springsteen and Metallica, told WDEL radio host Rick Jensen that the allegations went public when a writer interviewed him for a story about his still-unreleased autobiography.

“I said, ‘Look, the Bidens made up this dramatic story that they met, he saw a picture of her,’ and I told him, I said, ‘That was so untrue,’ ” Mr. Stevenson said in the Aug. 17 WDEL interview. “There’s probably 500 people in Delaware that saw Joe Biden and Jill at three major fundraising events at the Stone Balloon in 1972, after the Stone Balloon opened in February.”

Mr. Stevenson told the [U.K.] Daily Mail that he plans to vote for President Trump — he also supported President Barack Obama — but that he bears no ill will toward Mrs. Biden, adding that his book is “ready to go” and that “there’s nothing personal about Jill.”

“One thing I do not want to do, and I know this might sound funny to people, is that I don’t want to hurt her chances of becoming first lady of the United States. That’s not my goal,” Mr. Stevenson told WDEL.

He said he has not spoken to her about the book, but if he did, he would challenge her how-Joe-met-Jill account.

“I would say to Jill, listen, you know how I feel about this. You had an affair. You worked on the campaign,” Mr. Stevenson said. “Why you invented this crazy story on Oprah Winfrey about, he saw your picture in the train station — there’s too many people that knew we worked on his campaign in 1972.”

He said Jill would babysit for the widowed senator’s young sons, and that he grew suspicious when he was told Mr. Biden caused a fender-bender while driving her Corvette in 1974. The couple separated after a friend of hers told him about the affair in October 1974, Mr. Stevenson said.

The divorce became final in late 1976, and Jill and Joe exchanged vows soon after.

“Very shortly thereafter — I was paying her $2,000 a month at that time — when they got married, my lawyer called up and said, hey, she just got married, don’t send the next check,” Mr. Stevenson said. “That was in June of 1977.”

The Bidens, who married June 17, 1977, have given an entirely different account of how they met, saying that they went on their first date after he called her and persuaded her to cancel a previously scheduled date.

“My brother said, there’s this woman — you’ll really like her, Joe,” said Mr. Biden in a 2020 Democratic National Convention video. “So I gave her a call, and she had [another] date that night.”

Mrs. Biden jumped in with, “You said, do you think you can break your date? Well, I called and told the guy that I had a friend in from out of town, and went out with Joe.”

Mr. Stevenson, a member of the Delaware Rock & Roll Hall of Fame who also started and sold a transportation company, was listed as one of the 50 most influential Delawareans in the last 50 years in 2012 by Delaware Today, as was Mr. Biden.

OPINION Dear Friends, I never dreamed I would be able to write this article now with such confidence. Indeed, this investigative reporter has known about the Biden corruption for many years. I am not part of the fake news, nor the biased media, nor the big tech cover-ups that are misrepresenting the truth all over America. I am from Delaware and I know who Joe Biden really is. I am now 100% convinced, having done exhaustive research on Delaware’s former Senator and former U.S. Vice President, now the Democrat candidate for the highest office in the land, that Joe Biden is at the very best, the most unethical politician in United States history and at the worst guilty of selling access to his office and granting favors to foreign officials—actually influence peddling for profit to benefit his family and himself—which is a serious crime. To make things worse, it appears the FBI had access to all of this corrupt information and has done absolutely nothing about it. Hunter Biden, son of Joseph Biden (Candidate for President of the United States), has been able, with his father’s help, to glean millions and millions of dollars for the benefit of the entire Biden family. The evidence so far is extremely clear and indeed has the appearance of serious crimes and misdemeanors, perhaps even treason. Here is what we do know: 1) Hunter Biden dropped his laptop off at a computer shop in Wilmington. 2) He signed an agreement (they got his signature) that if he didn’t pick up the computer in 90 days, he lost the computer. He never picked it up and forfeited ownership. 3) His lawyer requested the computer be returned in writing. So there is no doubt, the computer did belong to Hunter Biden. 4) the computer tech found the 40,000 emails so incriminating and so explicit that anybody with any reasonable logic would have to conclude there is distinct evidence of corruption and criminal activity. He handed the hard-drive over to the FBI and also to Rudy Giuliani. Thank God he did-as The NY Post was able to get a copy. 5) It has been verified that many of the emails were sent and received. 6) There is possible evidence of sex trafficking, suspected child porn, and drug use-including explicit photos. One of the incriminating quotes, which I have copied, just as it was right from the computer with a typo or two—direct from the New York Post, is from Hunter Biden to his daughter: “I love all of you. But I don’t receive any respect and that’s fine I guess—works for you apparently. I hope you all can do what I did and pay for everything in this family. For 30 years, It’s really hard. But don’t worry, unlike Pop I won’t make you give me half of your salary.” This is just one of many, some even break down the corrupt distributions, indicating $10 million kicked back to Joe Biden. Folks, whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent, when you take into consideration the apparent corruption that is now the “Biden Crime Family”, the despicable defaming of Curtis Dunn (falsely accused by Biden of being drunk when Nelia Biden killed herself and her infant daughter by running a stop sign in 1972 and broad-siding a truck) when you consider the betrayal of his friend Bill Stevenson, the phony story he and Jill perpetrated about their seedy affair, and the revenge he brought on Stevenson later, and the despicable unmasking of General Mike Flynn by Joe Biden, should in its entirety, disqualify him from being President of the United States. Nobody with any integrity should vote for him. Stay tuned, this is just the beginning! I believe Joe Biden is a crook and he must be exposed. I am willing to debate these issues with anybody with the evidence I have. As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated. Respectfully Submitted, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network CoastalNetwork.com Dear friends, The Vice Presidential Debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris turned out exactly as I expected. VP Pence was serious, focused, and well-prepared. He made his points with accuracy and determination. No doubt he won the debate. Kamala Harris on the other hand won the most obnoxious award. The whole time Pence spoke, Harris rolled her eyes, shook her head, and smirked. When you were a kid did you ever have a parent say, “Wipe that smirk off your face, or I will wipe it off for you!” That is the emotional reaction I felt the whole time. Regardless, Harris attacked Pence and Trump for the handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic, especially on the way President Trump spoke to the American people about it. Trump has a problem with the tone, not substance. Ironically, everything Harris suggested, the Trump administration has already done, quite effectively. Harris showed her true colors in regard to the “Green New Deal”. Under her leadership, she would use debatable science to instill huge socialistic programs. Folks here is an example, the devastating forest fires in California according to Harris are a result of climate change, when in reality they are the result of poor forestation activities. In Europe, they clear away much of the underbrush and deadwood, which is extremely dry and flammable. Rarely do they have forest fires because they operate with prudence and planning. Harris says she would end the tax cuts and only people who make over $400K per year would have an increase. The average saving for the middle class was $2.000 under Trump’s plan, Harris would eliminate it. It would then mean a $2.000 tax increase for the average working American. Pence reiterated the financial successes that Trump created before the devastating Pandemic, denounced the socialistic programs of Biden and Harris, and promised an eventual end to the Pandemic. I have no interest in going through the debate point by point. Objectively, the debate will have no consequence, Pence won in substance and Harris won in hype and inaccuracies. The sideshow was the large black fly that crawled around on VP Pence’s silver hair during the debate. I kept thinking of the biblical “Revelations” and certain satanic indications, not seriously, but the severe evil, in my view, of the Biden/Harris campaign and the possibility of the end of America seemed to embolden that grotesque black fly which I was pleased to see finally depart from Pence’s head. The Trump campaign is up against it and America has been subjected to the greatest lies and media falsehoods in United States history. The COVID-19 pandemic is the extreme wildcard that has changed things. It came from China and perhaps from hell. Indeed, folks, I am deeply concerned, because so many people have no clue how bad it could get if Biden and Harris win this election. I pray for our deliverance. So be it. As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated.OPINION   Dear Friends, Anybody can get the Covid-19 virus, as it is extremely contagious and it is airborne. President Donald Trump contracted the virus, likely from his important and trusted aid, Hope Hicks, with whom he was in constant close contact. Additionally, and a natural progression from close contact, his wife, Melania, has also become infected. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who was working with Trump to prepare for the first Presidential Debate, tested positive and put himself in the hospital. Articulate and feisty Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany also tested positive. Folks, if you are young, most hardly they have it. When you are over 60, overweight, or have pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, a heart condition, and many other existing health issues, all things that often occur in folks as they get older, you are at great risk. Our very own President Donald Trump was no exception. As it seems he’s recovering nicely, he was, in my opinion, lucky he was the U.S. President, as the treatment he received is the absolute best in the world. Folks, even while Trump was in the hospital, he never stopped working, using the presidential offices, which are available there. I believe Donald Trump has, without a doubt, in his innate optimism and determination, underestimated the Chinese virus, especially in regard to the wearing of masks. Regardless, Trump cares about the American people, he works for free, and he will fight for us and our future prosperity. Nobody, in my view, can legitimately devalue Trump’s toughness and personal constitution. Indeed, if it had not been for this devastating virus, this election would not be close. Trump has survived the fake Mueller investigation, he survived treasonous betrayals from despicable internal workers, he survived impeachment, and he is going to survive the Coronavirus! Folks, Trump on his worst day will be a better President than Joe Biden. Biden is a phony and the most corrupt politician in U.S. history. The Democrats think they have it won. No doubt, the Trump campaign is up against it! What else can go wrong? The temporary loss of Kayleigh is really a bad break. The whole administration could catch this horrible disease. One thing I know for sure, if Biden gets the virus, I doubt if he would survive. He is nowhere close to being as tough as Donald Trump. What a mess and what an unbelievable situation this is! Folks, if Trump wins we will have prosperity for many years to come. If Biden wins, you will eventually not recognize your country. God help us! As always your comments are welcome and appreciated. Sincerely yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network Coastalnetwork.com

Dear friends, Everyone should take note today! I am writing about an article from liberal CNN News (!) that discusses something I have written about before: If Biden is ahead, why isn’t Trump an underdog with London’s betting houses? You know what they say, follow the money! Well, folks, the money is betting on Donald Trump to win in November! You have to give the American people some credit. The money is on Trump for the same reason the American stock markets are going off the charts: People are “betting on the come” — a gambling expression that means betting on what’s coming — because they believe Trump if re-elected, will solve the Pandemic with a life-saving, preventative vaccine, restore the great prosperity we had before the Chinese Communist Party actually perpetrated an act of war against America, and will restore law and order to protect our society from the anarchy the Democrats have supported. Additionally, the real truth about Joe Biden is slowly getting out to the American people. The man is probably the most dishonest politician in United States history. He is a serial liar and has absolutely no character. Frankly, I think he is despicable. There are innumerable reasons why the smart money is lining up behind Trump. Biden has been a fraud from the very beginning, as far back as when he was in college. Anyone of his intrinsically evil and fraudulent acts of acute dishonesty should be enough to keep him from being elected. Let’s just name a few interesting facts about Biden: 1) Lied about his grades, scholarships, and degrees. 2) Plagiarized papers in Law School and was suspended. 3) Bribed a Teamster, mafia, union boss… so Delaware newspapers supporting Caleb Boggs in his first campaign could not be delivered to voters. 4) When his first wife Nelia Biden killed herself and her daughter by running a stop sign and colliding with a truck, Biden falsely accused the truck driver of being drunk, ruining the driver’s life. 5) Stole his good friend’s wife, who helped him get elected, Jill Biden, with both publicly lying about when the affair began — showing total lack of character. 6) Arranging lucrative deals for family members. 7) Causing and creating the false charges against General Mike Flynn and spying on the Trump campaign. Folks, these are just a few drops in the bucket of Biden’s grotesque dishonesty. Despite the skewed polls, the smart money has to be on Trump. When you compare the success of Trump’s platform compared to Biden’s Socialistic agenda, conflating Biden’s nefarious, false path and fake persona — I give the American people some credit. Please see the interesting story below and send me your thoughts.   Respectfully yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network   https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/politics/betting-markets-trump-biden-bovada-betfair/index.html?utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2020-09-04T22%3A06%3A05&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link  

Why do gamblers think Donald Trump has such a good chance of winning?

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large September 4, 2020 (CNN)In the wake of the two national party conventions, a slew of national polling has been conducted that suggests the 2020 race hasn’t changed all that much. Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a high-single-digit lead over President Donald Trump, with voters still very concerned about the coronavirus pandemic — and less than thrilled about how Trump has performed on that front. (I wrote about all of that here.) Yet, one thing has changed A LOT over the past month: How betting markets see the race. According to Real Clear Politics’ aggregation of the odds being set by various markets, Biden went from a 61% chance of winning August 4 to a 50.5% chance on September 4. Which, if you look at the other available data in the race, doesn’t make a ton of sense! To answer the “why” behind the movement in betting odds, I reached out to Rufus Peabody, a professional sports bettor and partner at the analytics firm Massey Peabody. (If this stuff interests you, Rufus also has a GREAT sports betting podcast called “Bet the Process.”)  Our conversation, conducted via email and lightly edited for flow, is below. Cillizza: Can you explain broadly how betting markets like Betfair and Bovada work — for politics and sports? Peabody: So there’s a distinction here. Betfair is a betting exchange, while Bovada is a sportsbook. If you place a bet at Betfair, you are matching with someone else — often a professional market maker, but possibly just another individual — who wants the opposite side of the bet. Betfair makes money by taking a commission on each transaction. This is a true market, as prices are directly determined by the betting public. When most people refer to the “betting market.” however, they are not referring to an actual market but rather to prices at sportsbooks, which are *not* directly tied to supply and demand. The key distinction between a sportsbook and a betting exchange is the counterparty. If you place a bet at a sportsbook, the sportsbook is the counterparty. If you bet on Joe Biden to win at +100 (50% implied odds), the sportsbook is taking the opposite side of that bet (Trump at +100). Sportsbooks function as markets in a general sense because books are trying to draw equal action on both sides. While exchanges make money by taking a commission, sportsbooks make money by offering “unfair odds.” If a book thought the true price was Biden 50%, Trump 50%, they might offer Biden 53%, Trump 53%. Cillizza: Who is setting the baselines for these markets? Peabody: The prices at an exchange like Betfair are directly set by market participants. Anyone can make an offer, and if there’s a counterparty willing to accept, voila! For traditional sportsbooks, there are a few large offshore books that traditionally act as market makers, setting initial odds, and moving them in response to the betting action they receive. Cillizza: What makes a market move? Outside events? Momentum? Peabody: The short answer is money, and usually, though not necessarily, smart money. Sportsbooks want to make money and minimize risk, which they can do by setting odds that draw betting volume proportional to the odds offered. This is referred to as balanced action, or two-way action. If the betting public is wagering a lot more money on one team (or politician) than another at a traditional sportsbook, the book can adjust the odds they offer (for future bets) in hopes of receiving more balanced action. Why? By setting a “price” that equalizes supply and demand, they can use the money from losing wagers to pay off the winning wagers, and collect a risk-free profit. But it’s not exactly that simple. Let’s say there are two classes of bettors: “Sharp” bettors who will bet large amounts of money if they find a profitable opportunity, and “square,” recreational bettors who do not run sophisticated models, are not especially price sensitive, and are long-term losers (in terms of money made and lost). Squares make up 96% or more of the betting public. If a sportsbook is getting unbalanced action, but all that money is being bet by “squares”, it’s less inclined to adjust its odds, since by doing so, it risks skewing the odds and creating opportunities for “sharps” with large bankrolls to exploit. (Side note: For this reason, books place limits on the size of any one bet, allowing them to adjust the odds before too much damage is inflicted) All this is to say that the most sophisticated offshore sportsbooks that have the highest bet limits are very good at profiling bettors — identifying the “sharp” bettors from the “squares” — and will adjust their odds in response to large wagers from “sharps.” Other, less sophisticated books (i.e. most US books), will adjust their odds to closely mirror the odds of the sophisticated sportsbooks. That was a very long-winded way of saying that large bets from sophisticated, successful bettors generally make markets move. But every market is different. The greater the liquidity, the higher the limits, the more likely market moves are to be efficient — moving toward the true probability. Markets with lower liquidity and/or lower limits tend to have less efficient prices. A market likePredictIt, where users can only bet $800 on a position, should have much less efficient odds than a liquid exchange that does not put a cap on position sizes. Cillizza: There’s very little actual evidence — polling, money etc. — that suggests Trump is much more likely to beat Biden than he was a month ago. But the odds are basically 50-50. What gives? Peabody: Simply put, there has been an influx of money bet on Trump, which has driven his price up. Does that reflect a true fundamental change in the race, or is it an inefficient market move? I am always inclined to side with liquid betting markets over polls — they have a track record of outperforming polls and pundits. Are there times when markets are inefficient? Just look at the stock market moves in the last six months! Of course there are. While polls can be a good barometer, they rely on a number of assumptions, including the composition of the electorate. Given how unusual this election will be, with so many fewer people voting in-person, as well as the possibility of voter suppression, I would argue that voter turnout is much more of an unknown this year than in a typical election cycle. Polls also reflect support now. I’m no political expert, but the perception, accurate or not, seems to be that Republicans have finally found a strong message: law and order. It feels like the election is being fought on different turf than it was a month ago, and while continuing protests may galvanize progressives, they may hurt Biden’s chances with moderates. The law and order message worked for Republicans in 1968, another election year marred by civil unrest. I’m no political expert, though, so this is really all just speculation. Cillizza: Finish this sentence: “The best way to use betting markets to understand where a game or a presidential race is headed is _______.” Now, explain. Peabody: “The best way to use betting markets to understand where a game or presidential race is headed is as the best indicator we have available of the probability. “ Just like stock prices take all available information — including fundamentals such as earnings reports — political betting markets take data, such as polls and fundraising numbers, into account. Markets aren’t always efficient, but liquid markets do a better job of synthesizing available public and nonpublic information than polls alone. (Cillizza note: There is some disagreement on this point.) It’s possible that markets are moving on some information that’s not yet public; we have no way of knowing for sure. I should stress that betting market predictions aren’t always accurate, but historically, they have been better predictors than polls. The predictive value of any market (or pseudo-market) is directly related to its liquidity (how much money is being wagered by all market participants), and any restrictions, such as betting limits.OPINION Dear friends, I can’t thank my readers enough for the massive overflow of responses sent to me after my recent article titled, “Is The Delaware News Journal’s First TransPerfect Article in Over Six Months: Accurate, a Puff Piece or ‘Fake News’? You Decide,” was published. I have enclosed 20 of your top comments and have removed the last names to protect your privacy. The previous article encompassed several issues, concerning Andre Bouchard’s Chancery Court, the new and completely outrageous “contempt of court” charges against TransPerfect (stay tuned for more in-depth coverage), the amazing political ads raising national awareness of issues in Delaware’s Chancery Court by TransPerfect stockholder Shirley Shawe, the mother of CEO Philip Shawe. She bravely calls out Bouchard for ageism, sexism and corruption. As I have said for years now, there exists a separate system of “law” that Bouchard’s Chancery Court applies to successful entrepreneurs like the Shawes to seemingly drain them dry — and the crony gravy train continues. My sources tell me Bouchard has scheduled another hearing, apparently to again improperly enrich Skadden Arps at TransPerfect’s expense on October 10th, and I am planing on live coverage! Folks, the bottom line, in my view, is that the Delaware Chancery Court’s archaic rules have created, at a minimum, appearances of impropriety, and at worst, outright corruption—and this is unprecedented. You can make a difference in 2020 by voting only for Delaware State Legislature Candidates who promise to take on court corruption and cronyism. The days of free millions to Kevin Shannon, Steven Lamb, Bob Pincus and Bouchard’s other pals must stop—and justice must be served folks. That’s how I see it and what I’m advocating. Again, I thank you for your many comments; please keep them coming! Sincerely yours, JUDSON Bennett-Coastal Network SCROLL DOWN: 1) From Walt: “Judson Bennett’s Coastal Network”, “Citizens for Pro Business Delaware”, and Incessant Legal Action by the Shawe’s, and now Mrs. Shawe is sending out political ads against Biden. Delaware has never seen anything like this before. People are talking. WALT 2) From Lynn: Can’t wait to see Mrs Shawe’s ads against Biden? We appreciate all you do for Delaware. You are a wonderful writer with no fear. – Lynn 3) From Sam: How can they continue billing without explanation ? Andre Bouchard is destroying Delaware’s reputation. There should never be a question about the Chancery Court’s integrity. You are definitely making a difference. Can’t wait to see the ads ! Keep it up buddy. Best, Sam 4) From Alan: The News Journal article seems to capture the essence of the whole picture. Probably fairly accurate with a slight spin in favor of the Chancery. I sure hope Bouchard does not get the Supreme Court. He is bad news. Can’t help admiring their persistence. Attack ads on Biden- Really amusing!! 5) From Dave: Jud, keep beating the drum—you are the talk of Dover-LOL DAVE 6) From Jim: Thanks for the information Judson. Typical News Journal article with its establishment spin. Keep the articles coming. The article does not hurt the Shawes and frankly it brings more attention. Fascinating business. JIM 7) From Patty: Bouchard is up for Supreme Court Chief Justice, we have got to prevent that somehow! Maybe the controversy with TransPerfect and all the negative publicity you put out about him will keep it from happening. We in Sussex all know the power of your pen. You have certainly helped people win and made people lose. Keep up the great work. Delaware loves you Jud! Patty B. 8) From Joe: Jud, I think the piece covers it accurately, maybe with a little bias? Quite a story! 9) From Tim: Judson, Delaware is not used to someone using the power of advertising and activists to change a situation in the Courts. I have a hunch the powers to be are getting nervous. Thanks for all you do. Tim 10) From Pete: Judson, Sounds like CEO Philip Shawe and “Mommy Dearest” don’t mess around. Fascinating stuff and you have done an amazing job on this entire expose’. You gonna get the movie rights? PETE 11) From Jack: Wow! Quite an article—Lot of Puff and spin for the dark side. LOL Love your articles. Best regards, Jack 12) From Dick: Thanks for sending. The appearance of irregularities in this incessant case are very disconcerting. The Shawes are to be commended in my opinion and if they can make a difference. I am all for it and glad. Good job buddy. Dick 13) From Scott: Jud, Biden has lost it. He is a total insipid character now without substance. I rate the piece as a puff piece. The Shawes really got screwed by Bouchard. He has got to go! Keep it up and thank you. Scott 14) From Elsie: Judson, Delaware should be attacked by the Shawes and especially Biden—YOU GO MRS SHAWE!—WOMAN POWER 15 From Laurie: Hi Jud, Quite an article, I like the way you presented it this time. Usually by the time I read your communication above the article, I don’t read the article. The News Journal is definitely putting a negative spin on it. What a mess-Delaware needs to fix this crap, but as long as the Dems have the power, it will only get worse. Keep up the good work. We love your articles. L, Laurie 16) From John: Amazing stuff, Delaware is corrupt and the News Journal is suborning the corruption as it always does! 17) From Bill: Judson, The Delaware we once knew is no more. The establishment is going to protect itself and the News Journal is a liberal rag! Best to you, Bill 18) From Alan: Biden stinks-such an empty suit. Good for Mrs. Shawe. Alan 19) From Jim: Biden is responsible for changing the Bankruptcy laws which screwed everybody and protected the credit card companies. Mrs. Shawe is a little off on her political ads , however there are ads playing from that Pro Delaware Citizens group all over the radio. The media, the legislature, and the corrupt judiciary are all in it together. Keep up the good work. Jim 20) From Sarah: Like the national liberal press, they embellish and spin it the way they want it. Thanks for sending. – SarahI’m going to keep this short, folks, because I want you to read the newest story in the Delaware News Journal about TransPerfect, which I have been writing about for the last few years. I’ve read the story twice and I’d love to hear your opinion. It seems to me that sadly, Bouchard and his good-old-boy network, who continue to take money from TransPerfect every month still — 2 years after the sale — are powerful enough to influence News Journal coverage. Read the story below and see if you agree that the Shawes, who are courageous enough to take on Chancery Court corruption using the Democratic Primary as a backdrop, are portrayed as the antagonist. I say they are really the victims, and they have been month after month to this very day of Skadden Arps continued court-ordered looting — for nothing of value in my view and in the view of employees — but this is sealed up, so how can we really know? Read below, and as always, I look forward to your feedback.

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Why this NY businessman (and his mom) are still attacking Delaware — and Biden

Karl Baker | Delaware News Journal Published 11:14 AM EDT Sep 6, 2019 Joe Biden’s latest political attacker is the mother of a scorned businessman who for years has feuded with Delaware over a court order to auction off his New York translation company. Shirley Shawe purchased television ads in Iowa and New Hampshire that claim the former vice president supports a Delaware judicial system that “cuts out thousands of people who end up hurt by the court’s decisions.” The ads are the latest in a furious public attack, brought by Shawe and her son, Phil, against Delaware and its status as a hub for business formations and corporate legal fights. The offensive first arose in 2015 after the state’s Chancery Court ordered the sale of TransPerfect, a company that calls itself the “largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business.” Chancery Court Chancellor Andre Bouchard ruled that infighting between the company’s founders — and ex-fiances — Phil Shawe and Liz Elting, had created “irreparable” harm” to TransPerfect employees and clients. The two fought over corporate decisions with expletive laden emails and outbursts intended to thwart the other’s will.  At times, it became extreme, such as when Elting poured water on Shawe’s head to end a meeting or when Shawe hid under Elting’s hotel bed and refused to leave during a business trip, according to court documents. Shawe denied the claim. The New York Police even became involved after Shawe claimed Elting kicked him with her high heel. During the Delaware proceedings, Bouchard also ruled that Phil Shawe had repeatedly lied under oath and intentionally destroyed evidence. With Bouchard’s rulings effectively taking her side, Elting largely faded from public view. The Shawes took the opposite approach. The rulings triggered a backlash from the Shawes as well as from numerous workers within the company. Arguing that a sale would tear the company apart, employees hired a high-profile New York public relations company, called Tusk Strategies, which then incorporated an advocacy company called Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware. What happened next were well-choreographed and well-publicized protests that appeared outside of Delaware’s Supreme Court in Dover. The demonstrations were composed largely of TransPerfect employees who had traveled from New York and Georgia, according to company officials. Inside the Supreme Court was Shawe’s appeal of Bouchard’s ruling. At one point during the proceedings a shouting match erupted between celebrity attorney Alan Dershowitz and Delaware’s outspoken Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo Strine. Separately, the Shawes attempted to lobby lawmakers to change state law to prevent the courts from ordering the sale of profitable companies. Phil Shawe also filed a federal lawsuit against Delaware, claiming the state law permitting Chancery Court to sell a private company violates the U.S. Constitution. In 2017, attacks spread to Amazon’s search for a second headquarters when Citizens for Pro-Business Delaware announced that it would write a letter to the retail giant’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, urging him “to recognize the risks of considering Delaware” for the facility. Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware hold a press conference outside the Delaware Supreme Court in Dover, Del., before oral arguments in the case of Shawe & Elting LLC. (Jason Minto, The News Journal) Today, the backlash has bled into national politics where Biden and about 20 other Democrats are vying for their party’s presidential nomination. With ads targeting early primary voters, Shirley Shawe appears to be using Biden as a proxy for Delaware’s corporate franchise, which for decades has supported the former vice president as well as boosted state government revenues by billions of dollars. The TV commercials are being paired with full page ads in national newspapers to form a half-million-dollar attack on Biden. It is being launched just as the primary race grows more intense during the months before the Iowa caucuses, early next year. It also comes as Democratic rivals, such as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, chip into Biden’s lead among likely Democratic voters. A spokesman for the Biden campaign said Shawe’s ads mischaracterize statements made during a tense exchange in 2005 between the then-Delaware senator and Warren. Piggybacking on apparent criticism of the Delaware Chancery Court, the ad features an edited video of Warren stating that employees of companies with litigation in Delaware cannot hire lawyers to represent their own interests. What the ad doesn’t show is that Warren states in the unedited version of the brief exchange that her critique is directed at the federal bankruptcy court, located in Delaware, not the Chancery Court. “It’s a clear reminder of the way that third party money poisons our politics with false attack ads and it has no place in this race,” Biden spokesman Jamal Brown said in a statement. In her own statement, Shirley Shawe said Biden expressed support for the Chancery Court in the video, “even if that is not the court Senator Warren was speaking about.” Shirley Shawe, a Republican, also said she does not necessarily want her ads to boost Warren’s candidacy. Instead, it is “just the first in a planned effort to drive awareness.” The Warren campaign did not respond to a request to comment.

It’s the fees!

The Biden attack ads are the latest turn in an odd, yearslong saga that began with a battle over ownership of the profitable TransPerfect. Phil Shawe ultimately won the fight in late 2017 after Elting sold her half of the company. Still, Phil Shawe’s frustration with Delaware continued. He turned his ire toward what he said were millions of dollars of fees that a court-appointed custodian had charged the company following Bouchard’s ruling. He said those bills have ranged between $70,000 to $140,000 each month. “TransPerfect is still being charged,” he said in July. “And we’ve never been allowed to see an itemized bill.” Shawe has formally challenged the legality of those fees with a lawsuit he filed in August in Nevada, the state where he now incorporates TransPerfect. The custodian — Robert Pincus, an attorney at the lawfirm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — responded to the suit by asking the Delaware court to impose a contempt order on Shawe for failure to pay the fees. Pincus declined to comment for the story. Meanwhile, a separate line of public advocacy continues to build in Delaware.

While Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware once said its advocacy was on behalf of TransPerfect, it now calls itself a defender a good governance among judiciaries. In July, the company launched an ad blitz in Delaware demanding transparency in courts and more diversity among its judges. The ads are airing on local radio stations, on Twitter and in The News Journal. The group also held a rally in July in front of Delaware Superior Court in Wilmington where protesters held up oversized foam fingers that stated “Corrupt Chancery.” While Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware bears a resemblance to grass-roots advocacy, the group is led by Chris Coffey, a publicist who “specializes in creating major media campaigns that dominate news coverage for days and weeks at a time,” according to Tusk Strategies website. The advocacy organization is funded by TransPerfect employees. Its incorporation documents lists its principal address along a highway in Atlanta. Still, in a column submitted to the News Journal, the group implies that its roots are in Delaware by using the pronoun “our” when referring to the Delaware Chancery Court, the Delaware state budget and the Delaware state government. Coffey said he has never represented the group as one made up largely of Delawareans. “The people who are paying us and are most active are TransPerfect employees, or former employees,”  he said. “But did we go to the state fair? Did we go knock on doors and encourage people to sign up? … Yeah.” Contact Karl Baker at [email protected] or (302) 324-2329. Follow him on Twitter @kbaker6.If Former Vice President Joe Biden Doesn’t Win, Delaware Democrats Can Point the Finger at One Person: Andre Bouchard I told you so, folks! You heard it here first. You can’t go around doing, what I clearly see, as stealing $250 million and not expect to be held accountable for it! Andre Bouchard has led his band of cronies, happily, as I see it, milking a very-profitable, not-at-all “dysfunctional” and, in fact, quite successful company for millions upon millions of dollars. Did they think no one was watching? Did they think no one would see this injustice happening over the past few years? You read it here first folks and now you’re reading about this story EVERYWHERE! CBS, Bloomberg News, U.K.’s Daily Mail (see below). This story is not only getting national headlines, it’s getting international headlines and it’s being talked about as the Democratic debates are about to heat back up and Delaware’s own Joe Biden and Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren are both part of this international story! You can’t have $250 million being siphoned off over the past few years from a very successful company without serious ramifications. While that money may have gone from TransPerfect to many lawyers associated with Andre Bouchard, and his comrades– Bob Pincus of Skadden Arps, Kevin Shannon of Potter Anderson, and Stephen Lamb of Paul Weiss — and now that missing money is now sparking a controversy the likes of which Delaware has never seen before! Folks, as I see it, we owe all of this negative attention and unflattering notoriety to Chancellor Andre Bouchard. What’s happening is Shirley Shawe, the 79-year-old shareholder at TransPerfect and mother of CEO Philip Shawe, is fighting the “Good Ole Boy’s Club” and taking on the role of an Anti-Chancery Court, Corruption activist. By doing so, she’s holding former Vice President and current 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden accountable for his blind support of Bouchard’s Chancery Court. This isn’t the first time she has taken on Chancery Court Corruption. Here are two examples of Shirley Shawe turning to the airwaves to fight Delaware Chancery Court corruption: I’ve been forewarning about this, pounding the table, and demanding action from the legislature for the last few years. In my opinion, Chancellor Bouchard is undermining our State’s reputation and is detrimental to our entire state economy. I applaud fellow senior-citizen Shirley Shawe for having the courage and grit to take on the establishment cronies. As always, your feedback is welcome!  

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Republican businesswoman behind $500,000 Joe Biden attack ads explains she was furious he supported ‘corrupt’ Chancery Court that dissolved her business costing her millions

Political unknown Shirley Shawe paid for the TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire to show next week Shawe shared with DailyMail.com the ad is to ‘raise public awareness to the serious issues plaguing America’s most powerful business court’ It is the largest third-party attack ad spend so far in the 2020 campaign The ad includes a 2005 exchange between then Senator Biden and Elizabeth Warren – at-the-time a Harvard professor – as they discussed bankruptcy reform But the ad dices up the dialogue between the two and suggests that they were speaking on the Chancery Court Transcripts from the hearing reveal that Biden had just misspoke and confused bankruptcy courts with the Chancery Court, a point he later clarifies Both Warren and Biden have called for the ad to be pulled from the air Shawe seems to be angry about a business dispute that impacted her son in 2015, more than ten years after the political exchange took place

By MATTHEW WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 14:52 EDT, 29 August 2019 | UPDATED: 16:15 EDT, 29 August 2019 A Republican entrepreneur who released a perplexing ad decrying Joe Biden’s relationship with the Delaware Chancery Court has explained that she was angry at the presidential candidate for supporting the court that dissolved her business – costing her millions. Shirley Shawe told DailyMail.com that she released the misleading advert as a means to ‘raise public awareness to the serious issues plaguing America’s most powerful business court.’ ‘I was a personal victim of ageism, sexism, and corruption at the hands of Delaware Chancellor Andre Bouchard over the last five years; my constitutional rights were trampled and my private property was seized by a Delaware government body and put up for auction-and part of the justification for this was my age,’ she claimed in a statement to DailyMail.com. She added the behavior was ‘typical of the “Old Boy’s Club” that runs Delaware.’ ‘The Chancellor turned simple board deadlock into a 3 year occupation of the company I am part owner of, and caused over $250 million to be spent on the case, much of which directly benefited his social circle in Delaware. Bouchard was sworn in as Chancellor in 2014, five years after Biden ended his time as Senator of Delaware and almost a decade after the footage Shawe used in her advert. Shawe clarified that she sought to ‘encourage the candidates to drive reform’ with her ad that correctly identifies Delaware as getting an ‘F’ grade from the 2015 State Integrity Investigation that looks at ‘state government accountability and transparency.’ The ad includes a 2005 exchange between then Senator Biden and Elizabeth Warren – at-the-time a Harvard professor – as they discussed bankruptcy reform. ‘The Delaware court is too male, too white and anything but open,’ the ad’s narrator asserts in the advertisement. In the ad, Biden speaks on how the Chancery Court are open and calls it ‘outrageous’ to suggest otherwise. The clip then shows Warren ‘responding’ and seemingly pointing out how the Chancery Court impacts Delaware workers. But, the clip actually chops up Warren’s entire comment and fails to contextualize Biden’s comment – especially once he realizes that the conversation is about bankruptcy courts and not the Chancery Court. A transcript from the hearing shows that Biden realized his mistake and focused on Bankruptcy. Chancery was only ever mentioned in his initial comment. ‘Employees of companies like Enron literally cannot go to Delaware and hire local counsel, which the Delaware bankruptcy court requires of them before they can make an appearance, and that effectively cuts thousands of small employees, pensioners and local trade creditors out of the bankruptcy process,’ Warren said in the entirety of her quote. ‘If they can’t afford it, they are not there.’ Both Biden and Warren demanded the ad to be pulled, with the former Vice President declaring that the advert mischaracterized his remarks. Shawe shared that she was ‘disappointed’ by the politicians reaction but added that it was not ‘unexpected’ for Biden to respond in that way ‘given his home state court’s attempt to silence me and treat me as less than a person for years.’ She continued: ‘It is typical of the “Old Boy’s Club” that runs Delaware.’ ‘For Ms Warren, I suspect the Senator doesn’t yet fully understand how the Chancery Court harmed me and our 5000 workers worldwide. If she researches this case more deeply, I believe she will understand the facts and may have a different view.’ The Republican apparent endorsement of Warren – as seen on the ad – happens to just fall on that particular issue. Shawe said ‘who knows’ when commenting on who she would support for other issues and added that she and Warren agreed on this particular one. ‘The court needs to be brought up to 2019 and needs transparency,’ she stated. ‘I will keep fighting for that. This is just the first in a planned effort to drive awareness.’ Shawe’s grudge seems to stem from a costly legal battle that her son’s translation company, TransPerfect, fought in Delaware’s chancery court in 2015. ‘Two years after the case has ended, my company is still be billed outrageous sums per month by Skadden Arps, the Chancellor’s and the Chief Justice’s former employers,’ said the businesswoman. ‘We are required to pay these bills by court order, yet we are not allowed to see them, or even know what this work is for.’ She plans to run the television ad in early primary states Iowa and New Hampshire next week in what is the largest third-party attack ad spend so far in the 2020 presidential race. The ad eschews mainstream campaign issues and instead focus on the Chancery Court, a legal system which Shawe blames for a business dispute that hurt her son’s company. ‘The Delaware court is too male, too white and anything but open,’ the ad’s narrator intones. The 60-second ad shows Biden during a 2005 Senate hearing, in which he debated Elizabeth Warren, then a Harvard law professor. The ad accuses Biden of defending the Chancery Court as Warren attacks it. The transcript of the hearing shows that Warren was actually speaking about the bankruptcy courts, a separate forum of equity law, but Biden became briefly confused and referred to chancery court. Delaware’s Court of Chancery oversees business disputes, though not bankruptcy, which is a federal matter. The state’s chancery court has great influence due to the large number of companies that are incorporated in Delaware, which has business-friendly laws. Both Biden and Warren, who are among top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, have called for the ad to be pulled. ‘The ad misrepresents Vice President Biden’s position in this exchange from 2005 by manipulating footage to suggest he means one court when he means another,’ Biden campaign national press secretary Jamal Brown told CBS News in a statement. ‘It’s a clear reminder of the way that third-party money poisons our politics with false attack ads, and it has no place in this race,’ he continued. Warren also spoke out against the ad, even though it seems to cast her in a heroic light. ‘Elizabeth does not believe individual donors should have an outsized influence in this primary, and has consistently said that Super PACs or individuals with the means to finance ad campaigns on their own should stay out of the primary,’ her deputy communications director Chris Hayden said. Shawe’s grudge seems to stem from a costly legal battle that her son’s translation company, TransPerfect, fought in Delaware’s chancery court in 2015. In a landmark case, the head of the Delaware Chancery, Chancellor Andre Bouchard, ordered the dissolution of the company even though it was not in financial distress, but because its co-owners could not get along. The court-ordered decision to sell TransPerfect came in 2015 after a chancellor concluded the feuding CEO’s Philip Shawe and Elizabeth Elting were ‘hopelessly deadlocked’ over significant matters and business decisions. Shirley Shawe owned 1 percent of the company at the time of the forced sale, which resulted in her son Philip Shawe gaining ownership by bidding in the public auction. Shirley Shawe launched a crusade against the chancery courts, however, lobbying lawmakers to banned forced sales like the one of TransPerfect. ‘When a judge makes a precedent and makes a ruling to just sell a privately held company, then why would other people be motivated to start a company and why would they be motivated to incorporate in the state of Delaware? If someone is just going to take their private property?’ Shawe told WMDT-TV in 2017. Shawe has said through a spokesperson that she is a Republican and did not intend to boost Warren with her ad. She has vowed to run to run the TV ads in spite of the candidates’ protests, and has also reportedly ordered print newspaper ads on the subject.

What is a Court of Chancery?

Chancery courts began with petitions to the Lord Chancellor of England, and developed into a parallel legal system along with common law courts. Chancery dealt with issues of equity, or what is fair, rather than matters of law, and had a looser set of rules to speed to pace of proceedings. Instead of judges, they had chancellors, and had jurisdiction over trusts and estates, guardianship over children and ‘lunatics’. They also handled lawsuits requesting something other than financial damages, such as an order requiring a party to perform a specific act. Some states in the early U.S. republic replicated this dual legal system, but the two systems were merged in England in 1875. Today, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court operates as a court of equity at the federal level, and several states maintain separate court systems for matters of law and equity. Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Tennessee still make a distinction between a ‘court of law’ and chancery court.