The Entmoot Court

***Jonathan*** · 05-18-2010, 03:14 PM

*Bangs hammer on table*
Order! Order!

*Ahem* In my capacity as attorney-general of this board, it has fallen upon me, Jonathan, to make sure our judiciary system functions smoothly. I will do my best to live up to the expectations of Acalewia, President of Entmoot, who conveyed me the following message:
"Since your heroic escape from prison I think putting you in charge of the jails and prisons would prevent innocents from being wrongly put there."
Treebeard will assist me in justly balancing the scales of justice.

Alas, by the authority given to me by President Acalewia, I hereby declare this court of honour to be open and in session.

Our first case will be the impeachment of hectorberlioz. Will the defendant rise?

As brownjenkins said: "Can we start on impeaching Hector yet?"
My simple reply to that is: Yes BJ, we can

And Midge can have the leftovers, once we're done with him

Hector, you stand accused for a number of things. Coffeehouse has been of great help in digging up dirt.

Power-abuse during his time as President.
Unlawful deprivation of liberty, i.e. the imprisonment of Jonathan (that's me) and who knows who else. We are still investigating evidence suggesting that many of the Entmoot old-timers may actually sit incarcerated in this instant, explaining their infrequent posting and absence.
Misquoting people outside of the "Misquote thread".
Conspiracy.
Embezzlement from the Entmoot treasury.
Larceny of chocolate.
Bribery with chocolate.
Gross slander and manipulating the media; anonymously running defaming campaigns against his political opponents.
Unlawful threats.
Warmongering and flirting with Mordor.
Pinching female mooters' bottoms.
And as we'll see here below, fleeing a courtroom. That's a felony too

I will gladly add further accusations and accept any evidence and information from the people of Entmoot! Heck, maybe someone can even offer him an alibi of sorts

Alright Hector, you have the right to remain silent (but you'd be punished for it so you better spill the beans!). Anything you say can and most certainly will be used against you in this court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, if one is willing to take your case at all. If you cannot afford a lawyer, tough luck.

hectorberlioz · 05-18-2010, 03:19 PM

This is SO slimy!

*flees the court*!!!

Gwaimir Windgem · 05-18-2010, 04:05 PM

While of course I fully support the impeachment of VP HB, I note that Justice is not blind here. What a sadly fitting image of the corruption we have all experienced at the hands of this megalomaniac.

***Jonathan*** · 05-18-2010, 04:14 PM

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

**Mari** · 05-18-2010, 05:12 PM

*boycots the whole justice system*
I'd say go back to the way of the sword: you, me and our swords. Whoever survives must surely have been right.

hectorberlioz · 05-18-2010, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

*boycots the whole justice system*
I'd say go back to the way of the sword: you, me and our sorts. Whoever survives must surely have been right.

Oooh yes, trial-by-combat!!

Me likes!

Now this form of trial, I can get behind

.

Me vs. Jonathan, with broadswords, duking it out in the court of law

inked · 05-18-2010, 06:01 PM

Dis iz eine unlawful kort. De propr EntMut EuroEnglish is nicht sprechen. No rezultz can be valid.

inked, Kabinet Membr fur Languag

***Jonathan*** · 05-19-2010, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

*boycots the whole justice system*

Oh, I will so remember this statement when it's time for jury duty

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Me vs. Jonathan, with broadswords, duking it out in the court of law

Hey, no weapons allowed in here!
If you have a problem with that, we can take it outside!

... well, after the trial of course. You know, why choose between a trial and a sword-fight when you can have both? But there's a time and place for everything

Remember, the sword of justice has no scabbard!

Quote:

Originally Posted by inked

Dis iz eine unlawful kort. De propr EntMut EuroEnglish is nicht sprechen. No rezultz can be valid.

Unlawful? Why, I am the law! ... Uh, I mean... It's a lawful court in every conceivable way. Our democratically elected President Acalewia is a strong supporter of this court and she whole-heartedly believes in its righteousness. Don't you Acally?

Eeh, anyway. I suppose we could have the verdict translated into EuroEnglish when the time comes. Happy?

***Tessar*** · 05-19-2010, 02:26 AM

This may be the greatest thing I will ever get to experience watching in my life time. *sits back with some popcorn*

Coffeehouse · 05-19-2010, 03:54 AM

Bravo, Bravo

Let the rule of law reign over Entmoot again

I submit here a letter concerning the rightful impeachment of Hector.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

To: Attorney General of Entmoot, Jonathon.
From: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Entmoot, Coffeehouse

Dear Attorney General,

It is with great satisfaction that I read the case papers on your very first session
of the Entmoot Court.

As head of Entmoot's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) I assure you complete cooperation in the persecution, conviction (and execution?) of Hector.

We have already implemented a ban on passports to anyone fitting his profile, and anyone that snicker loudly, look mischievous or hail from the state of New Jersey.

Border police have been put out on the borders of Entmoot, and we have issued an arrest order to foreign police and security services.

If you are in any further need of assistance you know where to find us

Regards,
Coffeehouse,
Entmoot Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Orthanc

**Mari** · 05-19-2010, 05:33 AM

Why would you ban people from New Jersey? That's not really fair, is it?

***Earniel*** · 05-19-2010, 06:14 AM

Hm, if I provide evidence and testimony that Hector has put cameras in people's underwear drawers, will the court ban the use of Euro-English anywhere outside the election result-thread?

If not, move over, Tessar, and share that popcorn.

***Varnafindë*** · 05-19-2010, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Hm, if I provide evidence and testimony that Hector has put cameras in people's underwear drawers, will the court ban the use of Euro-English anywhere outside the election result-thread?

I didn't notice the word "drawers" in that sentence at first ...

Noble Elf Lord · 05-19-2010, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

This is SO slimy!

*flees the court*!!!

Guilty.

How could an innocent person be so afraid of trial?

And when the * did you pinch bottoms!?

Coffeehouse · 05-19-2010, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Why would you ban people from New Jersey? That's not really fair, is it?

The Ministry has banned New Jerseyan's from travelling outside of Entmoot for the duration of the trial. Hector, being a New Jerseyan (or so his passionate travel advertising would suggest

), would trigger our fool-proof alarm system (incidentally operated by squirrels)!!!

We've also decided to ban the following passports, visas and working permits for the duration of the People of Entmoot vs Hector trial:

Evil Empire
Mordor
North Korea
Axis of Evil
Pluto

If you are a resident of any of these areas we ask that you immediately contact the Ministry of Insidious, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General (in that order), for further prosec... instructions

***Valandil*** · 05-19-2010, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffeehouse

The Ministry has banned New Jerseyan's from travelling outside of Entmoot for the duration of the trial. Hector, being a New Jerseyan (or so his passionate travel advertising would suggest

), would trigger our fool-proof alarm system (incidentally operated by squirrels)!!!

We've also decided to ban the following passports, visas and working permits for the duration of the People of Entmoot vs Hector trial:

Evil Empire
Mordor
North Korea
Axis of Evil
Pluto

If you are a resident of any of these areas we ask that you immediately contact the Ministry of Insidious, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General (in that order), for further prosec... instructions

I suggest a bit more caution. First of all - I don't think Hector is from New Jersey. He's from a whole different state.

Secondly... Ben, the founder of Entmoot, is from New Jersey.

**Mari** · 05-19-2010, 07:51 AM

I'm quite certain our Hector is not from New Jersey

By the by, isn't North-Korea equal to Axis of Evil? I do feel that you are discriminating against evil though. Actually, I think I might want to take this matter of discrimination to court. Surely we don't allow for this sort of thing amidst our ranks?
Jon, could you draw up the necessary papers? I'll prepare my mace for the aftermath...

***Varnafindë*** · 05-19-2010, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

I do feel that you are discriminating against evil though. Actually, I think I might want to take this matter of discrimination to court. Surely we don't allow for this sort of thing amidst our ranks?

Surely there's nothing wrong with discrimating against evil?
Didn't the late King Aragorn do that as well?

**Mari** · 05-19-2010, 09:12 AM

But 'evil' is so subjective. You can't just discriminate against 'evil' and decide for yourself what this 'evil' consists of. In fact, isn't discrimination always bad, no matter who you are discriminating against? That a person is evil doesn't mean you can just discriminate against him or her. Discriminating isn't fair. I demand... well, I don't really know what I demand, but I feel compelled to say this anyway.

***Varnafindë*** · 05-19-2010, 09:30 AM

Perhaps the task of this court is to decide what is evil and what isn't?

Then we can decide about discrimination afterwards ...

05-18-2010, 03:14 PM	#1
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	The Entmoot Court Bangs hammer on table Order! Order! Ahem In my capacity as attorney-general of this board, it has fallen upon me, Jonathan, to make sure our judiciary system functions smoothly. I will do my best to live up to the expectations of Acalewia, President of Entmoot, who conveyed me the following message: "Since your heroic escape from prison I think putting you in charge of the jails and prisons would prevent innocents from being wrongly put there." Treebeard will assist me in justly balancing the scales of justice. Alas, by the authority given to me by President Acalewia, I hereby declare this court of honour to be open and in session. Our first case will be the impeachment of hectorberlioz. Will the defendant rise? As brownjenkins said: "Can we start on impeaching Hector yet?" My simple reply to that is: Yes BJ, we can And Midge can have the leftovers, once we're done with him Hector, you stand accused for a number of things. Coffeehouse has been of great help in digging up dirt. Power-abuse during his time as President. Unlawful deprivation of liberty, i.e. the imprisonment of Jonathan (that's me) and who knows who else. We are still investigating evidence suggesting that many of the Entmoot old-timers may actually sit incarcerated in this instant, explaining their infrequent posting and absence. Misquoting people outside of the "Misquote thread". Conspiracy. Embezzlement from the Entmoot treasury. Larceny of chocolate. Bribery with chocolate. Gross slander and manipulating the media; anonymously running defaming campaigns against his political opponents. Unlawful threats. Warmongering and flirting with Mordor. Pinching female mooters' bottoms. And as we'll see here below, fleeing a courtroom. That's a felony too I will gladly add further accusations and accept any evidence and information from the people of Entmoot! Heck, maybe someone can even offer him an alibi of sorts Alright Hector, you have the right to remain silent (but you'd be punished for it so you better spill the beans!). Anything you say can and most certainly will be used against you in this court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, if one is willing to take your case at all. If you cannot afford a lawyer, tough luck. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻ Last edited by Jonathan : 05-18-2010 at 05:17 PM.

05-18-2010, 03:19 PM	#2
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	This is SO slimy! flees the court!!! __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

05-18-2010, 04:05 PM	#3
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	While of course I fully support the impeachment of VP HB, I note that Justice is not blind here. What a sadly fitting image of the corruption we have all experienced at the hands of this megalomaniac. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

05-18-2010, 04:14 PM	#4
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

05-18-2010, 05:12 PM	#5
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	boycots the whole justice system I'd say go back to the way of the sword: you, me and our swords. Whoever survives must surely have been right. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 05-18-2010 at 06:25 PM. Reason: fro writing sorts instead of swords >_<

05-18-2010, 06:01 PM	#7
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Dis iz eine unlawful kort. De propr EntMut EuroEnglish is nicht sprechen. No rezultz can be valid. inked, Kabinet Membr fur Languag __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

05-19-2010, 02:26 AM	#9
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	This may be the greatest thing I will ever get to experience watching in my life time. sits back with some popcorn

05-19-2010, 03:54 AM	#10
Coffeehouse Entmoot Minister of Foreign Affairs Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 2,145	Bravo, Bravo Let the rule of law reign over Entmoot again I submit here a letter concerning the rightful impeachment of Hector. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To: Attorney General of Entmoot, Jonathon. From: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Entmoot, Coffeehouse Dear Attorney General, It is with great satisfaction that I read the case papers on your very first session of the Entmoot Court. As head of Entmoot's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) I assure you complete cooperation in the persecution, conviction (and execution?) of Hector. We have already implemented a ban on passports to anyone fitting his profile, and anyone that snicker loudly, look mischievous or hail from the state of New Jersey. Border police have been put out on the borders of Entmoot, and we have issued an arrest order to foreign police and security services. If you are in any further need of assistance you know where to find us Regards, Coffeehouse, Entmoot Ministry of Foreign Affairs Orthanc __________________ "Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare."

05-19-2010, 05:33 AM	#11
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Why would you ban people from New Jersey? That's not really fair, is it? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

05-19-2010, 06:14 AM	#12
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Hm, if I provide evidence and testimony that Hector has put cameras in people's underwear drawers, will the court ban the use of Euro-English anywhere outside the election result-thread? If not, move over, Tessar, and share that popcorn. __________________ We are not things.

05-19-2010, 07:51 AM	#17
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I'm quite certain our Hector is not from New Jersey By the by, isn't North-Korea equal to Axis of Evil? I do feel that you are discriminating against evil though. Actually, I think I might want to take this matter of discrimination to court. Surely we don't allow for this sort of thing amidst our ranks? Jon, could you draw up the necessary papers? I'll prepare my mace for the aftermath... __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

05-19-2010, 09:12 AM	#19
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	But 'evil' is so subjective. You can't just discriminate against 'evil' and decide for yourself what this 'evil' consists of. In fact, isn't discrimination always bad, no matter who you are discriminating against? That a person is evil doesn't mean you can just discriminate against him or her. Discriminating isn't fair. I demand... well, I don't really know what I demand, but I feel compelled to say this anyway. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

05-19-2010, 09:30 AM	#20
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	Perhaps the task of this court is to decide what is evil and what isn't? Then we can decide about discrimination afterwards ... __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

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