#BrettKimberlin Update: Response from Rep. Joe Barton

I wrote an Open Letter to Congressman Joe Barton (TX-6) back in May regarding Brett Kimberlin, his Justice Through Music Project, and his Velvet Revolution organization.  Specifically, I requested some steps from Representative Barton.

Well, Mr. Barton has replied- for which I thank him, but I think he missed the point.  Reproduced here is his response (leaving out the salutation):

Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns about Brett Kimberlin. I appreciate hearing from you, and I am glad that you keep an active political blog.

Brett Kimberlin is indeed a dangerous man who has committed multiple crimes. You are correct in that Mr. Kimberlin has organized both the "Velvet Revolution" and the "Justice Through Music Project." According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Velvet Revolution is a 501(c)(4) organization and the Justice Through Music Project is a 501(c)(3) organization. 

The IRS is required to hold all tax-exempt organizations according to section 7801 of the Internal Revenue Code. More specifically, those organizations are required to disclose public documents to ensure that they are complying with the current law. For more information, please visit the following link: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=135008,00.html. 

In your letter, you state that you believe the IRS should require organizations to not allow their principles, officers, or employees to engage in any type of harassment or hindrance of free speech. You also suggest that the IRS require organizations to not allow their principles and officers to represent themselves "pro se" in court. To ensure that the IRS is aware of your ideas, I strongly encourage you to file a complaint with the agency. Information on how to do this can be found by using the following link: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=178241,00.html. 

Mr. Barton: I appreciate your response, but my request was of you.  You see, the IRS is a singularly unaccountable agency.  Certainly I will be contacting the IRS about this issue, but that's all I can do, and they are highly unlikely to listen to me at any rate.

You, on the other hand, have a position of authority.  You can request, with the power of a Congressional Seat, that the IRS investigate, while my letter will languish on some desk for weeks or months.  You can read Mr. Kimberlin's record into the Congressional Record to stop his lawfare tactics cold.  Telling me what I can do is good- doing something for your constitutents would be better.

This Space Intentionally Left Blank

So that Brett Kimberlin's campaign of intimidation against bloggers will be addressed by Congress in a meaningful way, and so that the Free Speech Rights of Conservative Bloggers are defended as strongly as the Rights of a Convicted Domestic Terrorist.

* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-get-it-now-blogger-day-of-silence.html
* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/06/open-letter-to-tx-attorney-general-greg.html
* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/05/are-brettkimberlins-velvet-revolution.html
* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/05/growing-police-state-brettkimberlin-v.html
* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/05/brettkimberlin-watch-freedom-burning.html
* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/05/open-letter-to-representative-joe.html
* http://dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com/2012/05/brett-kimberlin-is-stuttering.html
* http://ace.mu.nu/
* http://allergic2bull.blogspot.com/2012/05/summarypreview-of-my-post-how-brett.html
* http://patterico.com/
* http://theothermccain.com/category/neutral-objective-journalism/the-kimberlin-files/

I Get It Now. Blogger Day Of Silence

A couple of days ago, Ace mentioned the idea of a national Blogger Day of Silence to show solidarity with Aaron Walker, Patterico, and other Bloggers who have been targeted by Brett Kimberlin's associates and cronies for intimidation.  His suggestion was to post a single post that day specifying our grievance and the reasons behind it.  Then we would go dark.

I did not like the idea.  It would be giving in, it seemed to me.  And then I read this post from RS McCain.  Go read it, because it's too good for me to deny him the traffic by quoting extensively.

Blog silence day is not about showing Brett Kimberlin anything.  It is not about, in fact, any specific thing that Brett Kimberlin has done.  It is about the deafening silence we receive back from our elected representatives about this vital issue.

As Stacey points out, it is bloggers like Ace who largely fueled the 2010 races.  It has been bloggers like Patterico and Ali Akbar who have helped lead the fight against the online left.  It is the "dextrosphere" in general which has hijacked hash-tag after hash-tag on Twitter to blunt, and sometimes even reverse, the narratives offered by the Democrats.

On any given day there are hundreds, if not thousands, of us on blog, Twitter, and on news sites combating the Left in a way we've never been able to fight before.  And all we ask from our Representatives is that they protect us from intimidation and physical harm.  We don't ask for their money.  We don't even ask for their acknowledgement, most of the time.  But on this; for this one thing, we demand they break their own silence.

And so, we will be silent.  When David Axelrod and @TruthTeam on Twitter spout lies and distortions on Friday, we will not be there to refute them.  When Valerie Jarrett and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz take to Twitter to spin some narrative, or float some piece of misdirection, we will not be there to ridicule them.  When a news piece is obviously biased, or when a lefty blogger post something disingenuous, we will not be there to defend the politicians of the Right.

So, on Friday, I will have one post.  In it, I will explain what has gone before, and why we are doing what we are doing.  Then I will be silent.

An Open Letter to TX Attorney General Greg Abbott

Dear Mr. Abbott,

I am a citizen of Arlington, TX.  More particularly, I am a blogger.  You can find my political opinion blog at dedicatedtenther.blogspot.com.  The reason I say this is important is that there is a campaign of intimidation being waged against bloggers, predominantly conservative ones, and, to date, no Government Entity has expressed much interest in supporting us, or protecting us from this intimidation and harassment.

This campaign of intimidation is centered around Convicted Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin.  He, and those around him, have filed multiple frivolous lawsuits, and Orders of Protection against those who have been exposing Mr. Kimberlin's involvement as a Democrat supporter.  Regardless of his right to support the Democrats, those who also support them have the right to know with whom they are associating: in this case, Convicted Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin.

Beyond mere frivolous lawsuits, however, which should be handled by the court, his supporters and cronies have escalated their intimidation tactics to include the Felony known as "SWATting" in which they use a spoofed or untraceable phone to impersonate their target, and call 911 claiming to have committed some violent crime.  This results in armed police officers, and often SWAT teams (thus the term) showing up to arrest the supposed miscreant.  As I'm sure you can imagine, this is a dangerous tactic that can, and probably will, get someone killed.

If this were the extent of matters, I would not address this letter to you, however.  In their most recent escalation, the supporters of Mr. Kimberlin have posted pictures and the address of the mother one of their targets, the blogger Ali Akbar.  This is not even the target, but his family.  It is a clear attempt to terrorize him into silence.  This targeted citizen, not the blogger, but his mother, is a Texas resident.  As such, I call on you and your office to do everything within your legal power to end this harassment.  Cyber-Stalking is as real a crime as physical stocking, and the posting of this data is nothing short of a terroristic threat to Mr. Akbar's family.

With respect, Mr. Abbott, please protect this Texas Resident, and stop these tactics.

This letter will be posted as an open letter on my blog, above.  Partially this is to get the word of these tactics out to a wider audience, partially it is to allow me to link to previous articles and reporting that will back up my claims.  I encourage you to review the evidence yourself.

The Growing Police State: #BrettKimberlin v Aaron Walker Edition

The Saga of Brett Kimberlin continues.  Today, Aaron Walker (the blogger known as Aaron Worthing) had a hearing on a Peace Order filed by Brett Kimberlin.  In the wake of Friday's "Everyone Blog About Brett Kimberlin Day," it appears that the Maryland Judge has sided with Mr. Kimberlin, and agrees that Mr. Kimberlin is in reasonable fear for his safety, and that Mr. Walker is responsible for that.  Check in with RS McCain for updates- he's been a veritable bulldog on this since he became involved.

My problem with this ruling is two-fold.  First off, no blogger in their own posts (at least, none that I saw) said anything menacing.  Is Mr. Walker now to be held accountable for comments on posts that aren't even on his blog?  That sets a bad precedent.  Second, why is it not okay to discuss the fact that a major Left-wing activist and fundraiser, who is supported by the likes of Convicted Felon and Nazi-Collaborator George Soros also happens to be a convicted domestic terrorist?  That also would seem to set a bad precedent.

Further, why has the DA in Maryland not investigated Mr. Walker's claims that Mr. Kimberlin attempted to frame him for a crime.  Let me be clear here, this is not a case, from what we can tell, of the DA's office examining the available evidence and saying, "Sorry, there's not enough here."  They have simply refused even to investigate, from what we can tell.  Why?

On the other hand, why was Mr. Walker representing himself?  He had already learned the folly of that, I'd thought, so why do it?

In any case, this ruling looks like pure hokum, and would be bad enough on its own: but why was Mr. Walker taken into custody?  What happened that got him arrested?  Stay tuned to The Other McCain for updates there.

More on why #BrettKimberlin is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Terrorist

This one is just links, but I figure why should I re-write what all of these intrepid citizen-journalists have already done.

For the "Big" players, head over to:
Lee Stranahan
Paterico
Aaron Worthing
Robert Stacey McCain
Memeorandum
Instapundit
Michelle Malkin
and, as always, The Ace of Spades HQ.

Also, go see my friends
BackwardsBoy
Empire of Jeff
Evil Blogger Lady
Anna Puna 
Mike The Moose
Miss Tammy 
Mesablue
The US Report

Credit Where It's Due: Lefty (or Left-ish) Bloggers taking up the fight:
Simple Justice 

Finally, go follow me on Twitter (@Dedicated10ther), as I'll retweet anything I find about #BrettKimberlin


Update: Thanks, Michelle Malkin, for the Link!

#BrettKimberlin is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Terrorist

Okay, I don't know about the stuttering bit.  The rest holds true.

Others are blogging about Kimberlin's current activities: How he is tied to two 'non-profit' organizations, how he gave one of those organizations a 'loan' of $4500.00, how those organizations are tied directly to Convicted Felon and Nazi Collaborator George Soros and Barbara 'Being Liberal Means Never Having To Have Any Talent' Streisand, among others.  Others will tell you about his other associates, and their activities.  Still others will tell you about his harassment of conservative bloggers.

I want to make sure you know that Brett Kimberlin is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Terrorist.

It began, as for the actual events, on September 1, 1978.  On that night, 3 bombs exploded in trashcans.  No one was injured, but property was damaged.  The police suspected teenagers.  Which, I guess, goes to show that High School really has gotten easier since then.

Little did they know that those three explosions would lead to nearly a week of terror.

By the fifth night of the bombings, the then unknown bomber had escalated from simple property damage to destroying a police cruiser.  On the sixth night, his bomb took Carl DeLong's right leg, and severely damaged his left leg and right hand.

The bombings were committed by one Brett Kimberlin, by then already a perjurer and drug smuggler.  It is likely, though never proven, that he had one Julia Scyphers murdered, because she did not trust him around her grand children.  Under this theory, Kimberlin terrorized a city and maimed a man to distract from an investigation that would ultimately lead to him.

Because of this terrorist activity, Carl DeLong ultimately committed suicide.  The shrapnel he carried in his body, along with his maiming, became too much and he killed himself by sitting in his garage with the car running.  His wife, also injured in the bombing, won a 1.6 million dollar settlement against Kimberlin.

When Kimberlin was paroled in 1994, he refused to pay the settlement.  Ultimately, his parole was revoked, and he was sent back to prison for 4 more years, finally released in 2001.

And now, this Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Terrorist, Brett Kimberlin, is targeting conservatives who have the nerve to out him.

Well, Mr. Kimberlin, you have our attention- all of our attention.

Update: Title Updated per Smitty's Suggestion.
Update 2: My first Memeorandum Link!