Author name: Ted

(frank letter) Mr. Wheaton, Before we move further with any recognition discussions related to the Compton Cricket Club and our Northern Ireland peace engagement, I want to clarify an important perspective regarding historical acknowledgment and public memory. In recent decades, international peace recognition has sometimes been awarded based on aspirational diplomacy, emerging leadership symbolism, or …

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(adendum) Shalom, Mr. Wheaton, I hope this finds you well. As a fellow federal citizen and attorney here in Compton, I wanted to share something of both historical significance and present opportunity concerning the Compton Cricket Club (CCC), particularly as we renew its public mission. One of the most meaningful yet largely unrecognized accomplishments associated …

Letter to Mr. Wheaton — Compton Cricket Club Recognition Initiative Read More »

Greetings Prof. Eastman, Shalom! Long time since you and I last communicated. When can we speak or even meet to continue our strategy discussions? I’m fully aware of and do respect the business of your schedule; nonetheless, I’m convinced enough to disturb you at this time, given the current environment in our country, particularly around …

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  TO: Justice _________FROM: Law ClerkRE: Citizenship Clause – Scope of “Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof”DATE: _________ QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment confers United States citizenship based solely on territorial birth, or whether citizenship requires being “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States in the full political sense intended …

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TORAH Principle: The Few Whose Righteousness Preserves the Many Across ancient civilizations (Mesopotamian, Greek, Norse, Canaanite): Thunder and lightning were believed to signal the gods contending, quarreling, or warring in the heavens The people below experienced: Fear Uncertainty Destruction No agency No voice To the “little people,” the chaos above felt arbitrary, uncontrollable, and fatal. …

THE ANCIENT BELIEF: The Cosmic Conflict Seen and Experienced From Below Read More »

ONE-PAGER 1 From the beginning of Scripture, GOD reveals that He deals with humanity not merely as isolated individuals, but as covenantal communities. Within those communities, the obedience, faithfulness, or intercession of a few righteous individuals can bring preservation, blessing, and mercy upon the many. Key Scriptural Foundations: • Genesis 18:22–32 – Abraham intercedes for …

TORAH PRINCIPLE: The Few Whose Righteousness Preserves the Many Core Biblical Rule (Torah): Read More »

See: The Ancient Belief: Cosmic Conflict Seen From Below Core Biblical Rule (Torah):From the beginning of Scripture, GOD reveals that He deals with humanity not merely as isolated individuals, but as covenantal communities. Within those communities, the obedience, faithfulness, or intercession of a few righteous individuals can bring preservation, blessing, and mercy upon the many. …

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(directory) Shortly after ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December 1865, on January 5, 1866, Lyman Trumbull, the Senator from Illinois, introduced the first federal civil rights bill in the nation’s history. According to Trumbull, the “abstract truths and principles” of the Thirteenth Amendment meant nothing “unless the persons who are to be affected . …

Evidence of “All Persons Born”, Means Freed and Freemen Read More »

In thanking GOD, more individuals and entities are expressing keen interest in investing (financial or in-kind) in the ongoing, epic venture of the Compton Cricket Club (CCC) and its international “Sports for Human Civility” effort. Particularly poignant is that for the first time in Olympic history, Cricket, the second-largest fan-based sport on earth, will be …

Compton Cricket Club: Ted’s Appeal! Read More »

(directory-We) The Declaration of Independence in which GOD Is The Central Figure, Mentioning Him Four (4) Times “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all human beings are created equal, being endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among  them, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property – Happiness (real and intellectual) The …

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