From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Feb 16, 2014 9:24 AM
To: “Mr. Lanre Amu — honest atty unfairly persecuted by ARDC”
Subject: Confronting the Demons
This morning my agenda requires me to finish the book DEATH OF THE ADVERSARY by Hans Keilson.
America gained its success by being a no-holds barred Nation wherein we wore our heart, our prejudices, our vanity, and our stupidity all on our sleeve and right out in the open. It was a ‘love me, love my dog’ and if you did not like – tough turkey.
The immigrants who came to America bought into the scenario and joined in the politically incorrect melee. We as a Nation were uncouth! Today, the same bias exists except we are two faced and just as brutal as before, but we mask it with more hypocrisy. Mr. Amu, the actions Mr. Larkin and the IARDC and their reports do a poor job in masking the racial bias manifest. You are reacting to it as any American immigrant by spitting in Larkin’s face by telling him and his cronies that you are an African.
Like HELL! you are an American! Yes, you have an heritage that takes you back to somewhere in Africa, but, you are one of us! That fact you cannot get away from and like or not when push comes to shove the legacy that you provide your children is the same as is provided to mine. I want my children to grow up in an America that I can be proud of, not the America of the miscreants!
The America we decree to our children must not prey on the elderly, prey on the helpless, and it must not strip itself of honor, dignity, and our core values. Our America cannot remain silent for a minute when public institutions exhibit racism, sexism, or dishonor. I urge you to accept Bev Cooper’s offer and speak out today, tomorrow, Wednesday and everyday for the principles that you I and our brothers (including our sisters) stand for. The fact that Jerome Larkin does not agree with them should not deter you in the slightest! He is not your friend and he has demonstrated that he does not respect Rule of Law. Lets revive our heritage and give the bad guys their due in spades, doubled and redoubled. (yes I know that statement is not politically correct! – who give a damn)
Ken Ditkowsky
In Maryland, Margaret Brent, arrived in the new country in 1638, received a land grant in St, Mary’s City and subsequently handled legal matters for Governor Calvert. It wasn’t until 1869 that a women, Belle Mansfield, (pictured at left) from Iowa, became the first attorney licensed to practice law in the United States. In the same year, Myra Bradwell from Illinois was denied admission to the state bar on the basis of her sex. Also in 1869, Lemma Barkaloo became the first women law student in the nation, attending Washington University in St. Louis after being refused admission to the Law School at Columbia. The following year, Ada Kepley, became the first women to earn a formal law degree in the United States, graduating with an LL.B. from Union College of Law in Chicago, now known as Northwestern University. Katherine “Kate” Stoneman became the first woman admitted to practice law in New York. She did so against enormous odds; supporting herself as a teacher and working nights, weekends, and summers as a clerk to an Albany lawyer until she graduated in 1898. She was the first woman to pass the New York State Bar Exam, but her application to join the bar was rejected because of her gender. The reason given by the three Supreme Court justices who denied her admission were “No precedent,” “No English precedent,” and “No necessity.” She then launched a successful campaign to amend the Code of Civil Procedure to permit the admission of qualified applicants without regard to sex or race. These and many other pioneering women have built the foundation for equality in the legal profession. According to the 2005 ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, women represented almost 30% of practicing attorneys and over 47% of new students entering law school.
In the matter of the application of Mrs. Myra Bradwell for a license to practice law, 1869
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