Annastacia posted "Magistrates do have the authority to decide cases in federal court. In fact, most cases are routed to magistrates. Also, the judge indicated that there is no right for court appointed attorney and denied the request. "

If you sign a consent to let them, a Magistrate can adjudicate your case. The magistrate at this point can not decide anything he is only making a recommendation to a real Federal Judge. Federal Judge appointed by President of United States, Magistrate Judge has his, in Judge Coffins instance, reappointment commented by a panel of citizens and approved by a Federal Judge last October. His term expired on February 24, 2008 and he was re-appointed in October last. The question of the appointment of an attorney was commented on by the Magistrate as not presenting a "compelling reason", that is to say, I needed to present a compelling narrative for why I should have an attorney appointed, not just asking for one because it is provided for in the HUD regulations. Considering the fact that the Governor of Oregon told a gathering of the Oregon Bar that they should each contribute more to a fund that is overseen by the Oregon Community Foundation, I will most likely opt for an out of state attorney and have the case heard in a different state. I’m not the type to call things a conspiracy, it is just a group of people pooling their money for their own investing benefit. Problem is that they just lost massive amounts of capital in the ARMs, adjusted rate mortgages, and the China investments. Faye is also feeling the effects of having any of his personal loans backed by either land or timber being reassessed. His supposed pull for getting "Foundation grants" is not what it used to be, because they removed the stipulation that 5% of "Community Foundation" fund having to be "granted" to a "not for profit". Consider this, the Community Foundation of Oregon is billed in their news releases as having "almost a BILLION dollars" in assets. There is a "Stewart" on their board of directors. Faye has in the past said in Lane County Oregon County Commission meetings that he would talk to the Community Foundation of Oregon concerning obtaining grants for Lane County. Ask yourself this, why isn’t he doing that at this time. Seems like ANY grants he could get would free up an equal amount of funds for Public Safety, something that would directly affect your safety. It would also directly impact the amount of visitors coming to the Olympic track trials. So like the commercial says, "the whole world is watching". Faye’s family has about One Million Dollars in the foundation, 5% of that could effect the current budget in a positive way.

Something else that needs to be looked into is if the land put into foundation "trusts" are really exempt from taxation.

When I first started reading your post I thought you were talking about the Stewards. How much federal timber subsidy money do you reckon has been spent on their lands? I read one article in the Oregonian that they were able to get the feds to build a million-dollar road for them. Care to guess how much land they have acquired through "mining claims". Then consider the tax write off they get for having over a million dollars in the Community Foundation of Oregon. Consider this. The CFO "grants" money to the Community Sharing Program of Cottage Grove, then The Community Sharing Program of Cottage Grove "grants" money to Faye Stewart’s Bohemian Mining Gathering. It’s coming up soon, you ought to attend.

Your reference to "To really add insult to injury, demand that you're entitled to a court-appointed lawyer at taxpayer expense!" The court-appointed lawyer at taxpayer expense remark refers to a part of the HUD rules that are part of Federal Law. Are you now taking a stance to disregard federal law if you happen to think they will be used against your master? To see actual abuse of the system check into the folks that get the federal HUD funds to build and run the low income mass housing. You will have a chance considering that Oregon is set to receive $ 100,000,000.00 this year. Locally watch which properties are bought and which contractors are picked to build them. Back check them with Foundation in a goggle check. You can be sure to see Faye directing a share to his favorite Cottage Grove concubine. What I am referring to is how the "the generosity and compassion of this wonderful country" is currently being absorbed by the folks you are so vehemently defending. Another place to watch is the Lane County Council of Governments. They probably won’t be getting their tribute money from Lane County this year.

Your next tirade deserves special comment.

"How many leaches are there? A lot, I'm sure. We see evidence of them all the time. Members of the media generally have the good sense to ignore such people, but government agencies are forced to respond, no matter how idiotic or indecipherable the allegation." This vile remark is coming from the same person who has been using this forum to complain about the federal government not continuing a "welfare" payment to Lane County for $47,000,000.00 a year to fund projects he wants. The

Payments were agreed to end on a specific date, yet you feel that the rules should be changed so you personally can benefit from the funding. Faye went to Washington to lobby for the $23,000,000.00 that he could control for "Forest projects". So how long do you think it would take for my wife’s $600 dollar SSI check to equal one year of Fay’s "forest projects" slush fund or the $100,000,000.00 end homelessness fund.

Now as your comments relate to you and your family specifically, Have you ever had a federally backed home loan, college loan, driven on a road built with federal funds, been saved from fire by federal funds, or had your sniveling whining behind protected by federally funded soldiers that defend your right to say the foolish things you say. Personally my family members have fought in every American Conflict since the early 1700’s. In WWII there was Woodrow Wilson Bussey who flew with the Flying Tigers over China, Hez Bussey, who went on the Baatan Death march, ended up blind, went to law school blind, ended up Chief Justice Oklahoma Court of Appeals, my father Chief Bussey served in the Navy just after Pearl Harbor, all his other 12 brothers and sisters served the country whose laws and principals you take so lightly. For you to have the unmitigated audacity to besmirch me and my family for using the laws of the United States of America to ferret out corrupt politico’s is beyond laughable and borders on being pathetic. I will thank you to keep your asinine uninformed anti-American remarks in check.

So we revert to a variation of "the black widow club", justify your existence without referring to your job or family history. I’ll go first then triwanda, if that is your real name, can go then halo.

First I mention my fathers side of the family to illustrate that my point that most of "oregonians" are new comers to the North American continent and to America. The "Stewart" branch of my mothers side trace their lineage to around 250 ad, through a King Egbert in the 1200’s, their family crest is in the doomsday book, includes ermine for royalty and shells for crusade campaigns. That’s neither here nor there, just background.

While spending 20 years taking care of my invalid father I ran a 2 county Salvation Army unit. Personally moved the furniture to re furnish 50 burn-outs, loaded tons of canned goods then distributed them to folks for over 10 years. Personally picked up 15 tons of firewood, as 4 foot logs, 5 times a year for 15 years for a local viet nam Veterans groups 3 day camp on the river. At the present time I am engaged in bringing to light the gross wastefulness of Lane County’s use of federal housing monies and the entrenched gang that controls it. What I have encountered from the peanut gallery is; don’t question what our favorite sons are doing with federal money, don’t ask embarrassing questions, don’t dare ask to see public documents that could show their true colors. You would think that Faye would have jumped right up and released his e-mails and said these are what I have been doing to protect and promote the peoples business. Bobby Green is running again for his post, where is evidence of how he has fought the good fight to the best of his ability to protect the people of Lane County, Oregon. Where has either of them given the last full measure in the fight to keep law enforcement alive and well in Lane County. We have a law enforcement system that has been de-funded and all they can say is…. What? What are they saying in defense of presiding over the worst period of ignoring public safety in the history of Oregon?

So triwanda, justify YOUR existence and defend the wretched County commissioners you feel so obligated to promote.