Schuette For Michigan Supreme Court - The Endorsement Of The Celestial Goddess Of The Woodshed

In the spirit of fuchsia....

T'was the moment before heavens fell, 
And all through the State,
Not a supreme court candidate was stirring, 
Except for Smooches.

With his brilliantly concocted public defense psyoptic at the threshold,
His Legal Geniuses (trademark pending) in tow,
The world awaits the uncloaking,
Of the dark tale of Michigan's child welfare show.

It shall be "just us, Smooches....just us....".

Much love.

Celestial Goddess of the Woodshed

And that, boys and girls, is why The Celestial Goddess of the Woodshed endorsed Bill Schuette for the next, Michigan Supreme Court Justice.

Jacques: Run for Michigan Supreme Court next for Bill Schuette?

Mackinac Island — Former Attorney General Bill Schuette, who lost his bid to become governor last

"Looking good, Smooches!"

fall, is said to be weighing a run for the Michigan Supreme Court in 2020.

That's the hottest speculation on the island as Republicans gather for their biennial state convention. Much of the mission for the weekend is to recruit candidates for next year's ballots, and the GOP has been struggling to attract the sort of big names that will give their ticket heft — and fundraising legs.

Schuette would do both. Asked by a reporter whether he's considering the race, Schuette was evasive. But he didn't deny his interest, saying he's worried about the direction of the court.

"My big concern is how the court has shifted away from the strong rule of law court it was under (former Gov. John) Engler," Schuette said. "I'd like to see it return to that type of court. It's important for Michigan."

Several sources close to Schuette say he is strongly considering a run and that they wouldn’t be surprised if he makes a formal declaration of his candidacy soon — perhaps even this weekend.

The Supreme Court will be a key race in 2020. Republican-nominated justices currently hold a 4-3 majority on the court, which is frequently called on to settle policy disputes.

Two seats will be up for grabs, but Republicans won't have an incumbent on the ballot, due to the retirement of Justice Steven Markman, who was appointed by Engler in 1999. Chief Justice Bridget McCormack, who was nominated by Democrats, must stand for reelection, and will be the only incumbent in the race.

While Schuette has no formal role at the GOP conference, he is hosting a reception, typically something political hopefuls do to court supporters.

If he runs and wins, Schuette, 65, would be able to serve only one, eight-year term. Michigan law prevents justices from running after they reach age 70.

But one term would be could enough for party leaders desperate for marquee candidates in 2020.

Along with court nominees, Republicans are hunting for contenders capable of reclaiming the two U.S. House districts they lost in 2018 to Democratic Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens, and someone who can hold the seat of retiring Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Dryden.

The GOP also needs a dozen new state House candidates to replace term-limited incumbents. It currently holds a 58-52 majority in the chamber, an advantage that was significantly whittled after the 2018 balloting.

Schuette has been largely out of the public eye since his failed gubernatorial bid. Democrat Gretchen Whitmer defeated Schuette decisively, posting a 10-point margin of victory.

But he began hinting this summer that he was likely to be tackling a larger political role soon, including the possibility of helping lead President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in Michigan. Schuette, who switched his support to Trump after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dropped out of the 2016 presidential race, was endorsed by the president.

He would be a strong contender for the open Supreme Court seat, given his name recognition and established campaign structure. Prior to serving two terms as attorney general, Schuette served on the state Court of Appeals, was a congressman from mid-Michigan and was a member of the state Legislature.

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Medicaid Fraud At The Expense Of A Child's Sanity

Here is a case of Medicaid fraud where the perpetrator missed his golden ship.  He should have done foster care.


See, if he would have been in the foster care business, he could have billed to his heart's content because if he was ever to be busted, there is nothing that would have happened to him.

Harassment of witness alleged in health care fraud case

Man accused of asking witness to change testimony.

Robert DuPont was convicted of two charges related to health care fraud in September, but the U.S. District Attorney alleges that hasn't stopped him from trying to change the verdict.

DuPont has been harassing one of the witnesses who spoke against him in the case, the district attorney argued in a motion to the federal court.

DuPont is free while he awaits his sentencing hearing, which has not yet been set.

In the motion, the DA asked that DuPont be jailed while waits to be sentenced for federal charges of committing health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

DuPont has allegedly been repeatedly calling and has shown up at the man's house at least once, asking him to change his testimony.

"The defendant has repeatedly asked (the witness) to meet with the defendant's attorney and tell the attorney that the government coerced (the witness) into making statements that implicated the defendant in the crimes charged in the indictment," court records said.

It's the second time the district attorney has asked that DuPont be jailed. Previously, there was concern that DuPont had tampered with a different witness before the trial began.

As part of DuPont's pretrial release, he was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case.

The court had not yet ruled on the first motion. Online court records indicate the court has not yet taken up the second motion.

DuPont's wife, LaVerne, also was convicted in the case Sept. 30.

Robert DuPont had previously been banned from Medicaid reimbursement because of a 2002 fraud conviction.

The couple maintained control of several group homes, including Anderson Guest House for the mentally ill and handicapped, where a fire in November 2006 killed 10 residents and one employee.

The fire was eventually ruled to have been caused by faulty wiring. No criminal charges ever followed.

LaVerne DuPont took over the Joplin River of Life nonprofit organization, which ran multiple group homes in the area. Prosecutors said Robert DuPont was the one actually running the organization, even while in prison.

Here is a perfect example of why it is so easy to get away with Medicaid fraud in child welfare.  

Teen pulled knife on child protection workers

Posted 11 hours 4 minutes ago

The 14-year-old has been in foster care since the age of five.The Northern Territory Supreme Court has heard a 14-year-old boy threatened case workers with a large knife to escape foster care.

The court heard in April this year the boy used a 30-centimetre knife to threaten a child protection worker at a Darwin office, telling them, "I'm going to take the car and if you don't let me, I'm going to stab you".

The court heard the boy planned to use the car to return to Adelaide to be reunited with his family.

In sentencing the boy to two-and-a-half years' detention, Justice Dean Mildren noted the boy had threatened to kill himself in the past and behaved in a highly sexualised manner consistent with abuse.

You can snatch a kid from his home and community, for whatever reason you make up, break him to the point that he cries out each night for death to take him in his sleep so as not to awake to another day of bloody beatings for crying to go home and get away from the sexual acts that no one in foster care will protect him from, as this is accepted as normal, and intensive individual therapy telling him everything is fault and that his parents are horrible people, to prepare him of a life of living on the streets because the pretty, rich people will never pick anyone like him because the psych meds they keep pumping into him do not take away the love and desire to go back home to his family and to make him stop complaining of the daily beatings and sexual activities, only to have him strategically plan a daring and violent escape, willing to die for his family, only to be sentenced to prison.

There is no witness tampering in foster care for all one must do is threaten termination of parental rights.  For the promises that your child will no longer have to endure what is happening to him in foster care, you remain silent.  For the threat of never seeing your child again, you remain silent.

It takes a special type of person to engage in Medicaid fraud schemes in foster care, but it takes an even stronger person to survive it.

Even though this is Australia, the funding structures are the same.

DuPont and his wife would never have been convicted of Medicaid fraud if they were in the foster care racket.

Some still do not get it