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Amicus Curae Brief in Behalf of The American People
In the Supreme Court of the United States
BUSH, George W, ET AL v. GORE, Albert, ET AL No. 00-949 (00A504).
Brief Amicus Curae, Pro Se, on Behalf of THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Brief in Support of Neither Party Seeking Equitable Relief Filed Under Rule 37.6 of the United States Supreme Court December 10, 2000
Filed by Justin A. Frank, MD Pro Se Professor of Psychiatry The George Washington University Medical Center Amicus Curae Brief in Behalf of The American People
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of
Page 315civilization, it expects what never was and never will be”
Whether disenfranchisement2 experienced by and known to up to 30,000 registered voters in Florida whose ballots were, for one reason or another, not counted in the final tally can cause voters in Florida in particular, and the entire American electorate in general to suffer serious alienation from democratic institutions thus leading to either apathy or a rise of violence on an unprecedented scale?
I, Justin Frank, MD, am a non-partisan physician and psychoanalyst, committed to the free and fair operation of our legal/political system. I hold an abiding concern for freedom of participation in our system of government as essential to individual well-being. Through my large experience working with families, we3 are acutely aware of the necessity for recognition of an individual's intention and of the repercussions that result when intentions are frustrated or ignored. As a practicing psychiatrist I am sadly too aware of numerous child custody or protection suits in which legions of lawyers represent the warring parties while nobody speaks for the child. We are filing this brief because we believe someone must represent the American People.
We are aware of the fragility of systems—whether family or government—which foster and guarantee the recognition of personal/political intent. The frustration of expectations can