By Richard Luthmann
Loyal Frank Report readers know David Weigel and Robert Emert, two fathers fighting ongoing battles in the Family Court. Like many other litigants and observers, they claim that the system is broken and corrupt. That’s nothing new. Recently, Parlato questioned whether the Family Courts operate like RICO Enterprises.
However, working together from opposite ends of the country, Emert and Weigel may have developed a mechanism to explain how and why. I recently spoke to both fathers. The Family Courts have pushed them to the financial and emotional brink. Both are savants in their fields—well-educated and knowledgeable. Before the fateful day they first stepped foot inside the Family Court “star chamber”—devoid of juries, compassion, reason, and rights—people properly called them “extremely accomplished.”
They were also both loving fathers. Until the Family Courts said, they were not.
Using emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, the duo are creating a model that they claim will establish, to a substantial degree of quantitative certainty, that Family Courts constantly engage in Child Trafficking. For Weigel and Emert, the Family Court, its lawyers, judges, appointed personnel, law guardians, attorneys for the children, psychiatrists, psychologists, investigators, and nearly endless stream of costs, fees, and billable professionals, is an intentional, planned, fraudulent, heinous, conspiratorial, and criminal endeavor – by design.
Child Trafficking By Design?
No one disputes that child trafficking is a global problem. However, it is also a family problem, according to a recent report by the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Family and friends are responsible for over 50% of child trafficking victims.
Weigel and Emert have direct questions. They want to know what percentage of child trafficking in the U.S. happens through Family Courts. They also want to know why no one in the Family Court-Industrial Complex, including judicial officers, faces prosecution for this criminal activity. The players in Family Courts, or “Officers of the Court,” blatantly use children for profit, often holding them hostage from one parent unless that parent submits and pays money. This is done under the guise of “best interests of the child.”
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, a parent’s fundamental rights can’t be taken away without clear and convincing evidence of unfitness. Family Courts across the country ignore this precedent for profit, divorce leverage, and cronyism. This extortion by Family Courts and the divorce industry insiders of children and their loving parents is what Emert and Weigel call “designer child trafficking.” How does this go unnoticed by the FBI?
The law purports to provide universal rules and equalize American life. However, over the past five decades, Family Courts have deviated from this principle, creating a two-tiered justice system. In this system, affluent or connected litigants frequently avoid consequences. But, those lacking such advantages face a biased and harsh judicial process. This disparity undermines the foundational principles of fairness and equal treatment, leading many to view our courts and government institutions as deeply corrupt, with officials acting as criminals immune to consequences and beyond reproach.
Many claim that the two-tiered Family Court system caters to the wealthy and connected—for a fee—at the expense of the poor and powerless. For Weigel and Emert, a more sinister class of criminal “designers” rules the roost. The two have given this cabal a name: “Designer Child Traffickers.”
They are using their cases as the first evidence to be fed into their A.I. model to prove their thesis: Family Courts are a Criminal Child Trafficking Enterprise that only functions because its elites receive “Designer Immunity.” The law has become their tool for exploiting the disfavored and unconnected, securing corrupt outcomes, and lining their pockets.
Parental Alienation Warrior David Weigel
“It’s much more than a den of thieves,” Weigel said. “They are the coordinators and designers of this system serving only to destroy families, traffic children, rob money from honest people, and silence anyone with the courage to call them out on their outrageous and outright criminal modus operandi.”
Family Law Fraud; Courtroom Collusion; Lawyer’s Underhanded Tactics – A Sickening Stew
“Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here,” reads the cover picture of one of Frank Parlato’s latest exposés. For Weigel and Emert, this was their reality before meeting a little over a month ago. The Family Court process similarly vexed them. They lacked the vocabulary to express their frustration. But they knew the workings of a system they witnessed perpetrating the greatest evils possible against them and their families.
In any other arena, the authorities remove the instruments of harm and harshly penalize their procurers. Gun and drug traffickers supply tools of coercion, misery, and death. Law enforcement invests billions in getting drugs and guns off the streets and lauds the arrest and prosecution of the dealers who put them there.
The Government claims no one is immune when they are merchants of human misery. Except in the case of child trafficking by the Family Courts.
Child Trafficking: Its Opponents (and Enablers?)
“Child trafficking is a crime – and represents the tragic end of childhood,” says Save the Children. Around the world and across all cultures, people universally understand it as one of the most of heinous acts. Only the most brazen criminals will perpetrate such misery on our innocents for profit. According to UNICEF, “[c]hild victims of trafficking are recruited, transported, transferred, harbored or received for the purpose of exploitation.”
U.S. Law grants broad authority to crack down on all forms of human and child trafficking. 18 U.S. Code § 1590 makes it illegal to recruit, harbor, transport, provide, or acquire anyone for labor or services through force, deceit, or coercion. Violators can face up to 20 years in prison, fines, or both. If the crime results in death or involves kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, or an attempt to kill, the penalties can increase to life imprisonment. Additionally, anyone who tries to interfere with the enforcement of this law faces the same potential penalties.
18 U.S. Code § 1591 specifically targets sex trafficking involving children or the use of force, fraud, or coercion. The law makes it illegal for anyone to recruit, transport, harbor, or obtain a person for commercial sex acts through such means or to benefit financially from such activities. Penalties are severe: the law imposes a minimum sentence of 15 years up to life in prison if the victim is under 14 or if someone uses force or coercion. If the victim is between 14 and 18 and no one uses force or coercion, the minimum sentence is ten years. Anyone obstructing the statute’s enforcement faces up to 25 years in prison.
The U.S. Government claims “great progress” in countering this scourge. On December 27, 2022, President Biden signed the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021.” As per the DHS press release, the bill authorized $14 million for an additional staff of 45 employees to carry out DHS’s critical work to combat human trafficking – and child trafficking, its most heinous form.
“This is a seminal moment in our fight against the scourge of human trafficking,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “With the increased funding and additional personnel dedicated to our leading DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking, we will advance our work to identify and support victims, conduct operations that hold the traffickers accountable, and strengthen our partnerships with non-governmental organizations. We are grateful for this critical legislation that supports our victim-centered, all-of-society efforts to end human trafficking.”
Mayorkas lauded the $14 million for 45 new employees a year and a half ago. At the time, the federal government employed nearly 3 million people, according to USAFacts.org. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached him, but Mayorkas kept his position as DHS Director because the Senate dismissed the charges. Political opponents pointed to Mayorkas’ poor record of combatting child trafficking to advance the impeachment. Under the Secretary’s watch last year, statistics claimed that as many as 85,000 migrant children had “gone missing,” many exploited for forced child labor, according to a New York Times report.
Child Trafficking: The Enforcers
U.S. Attorneys across the country hold large press conferences about child trafficking charges. They are big news because there are no more notorious villains.
Blindfolded Justice: Raniere Claims Ineffective Counsel in Sex Trafficking Charge
Remember, Keith Raniere’s latest claims are that the Camila / child sex trafficking charge against him based on “planted” FBI evidence was the “real” reason all of his co-defendants cut deals and ran away. While he may not be wrong because of the steep mandatory minimum penalties at trial, for the Vanguard – and probably for anyone else – child traffickers are the worst of the worst. The criminal justice system treats them as such, particularly at sentencing and in prisons.
Earlier this year in Manhattan Federal Court, across Foley Square from Weigel’s judge, New York State Supreme Court Justice Tandra L. Dawson‘s courtroom, the Feds lauded themselves for subduing the worst kind of child trafficking predator.
FBI NY Office Assistant Director in Charge James Smith
“The FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force will continue to do whatever it takes to protect the most vulnerable members of society—our children—from predators, no matter who they are,” FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Smith said in a January Press Conference. He and his New York Field Office team had neutralized a monster.
Federal authorities charged the Bronx man, Derick Colon, with producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography. He recorded and distributed videos on social media that depict him sexually abusing his daughter and another minor, court papers say.
SDNY U.S. Attorney Damian Williams
As the charges were unveiled by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, Assistant Director Smith stood by sternly. “The FBI emphasizes the severity of Colon’s actions and the ongoing efforts to protect children from such exploitation,” he later said.
Across the country last April, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Diego also collared another monster in a human trafficking investigation. Cecilio Jimenez-Bautista, then a 26-year-old Mexican national, was criminally charged with human smuggling and the abuse of a 17-year-old unaccompanied minor. The charges stemmed from a June 2022 incident where Jimenez-Bautista and his brother acted as guides. They lead a group of migrants through dangerous and remote areas into the U.S. During this journey, Jimenez-Bautista allegedly isolated and abused the minor. Both brothers are now facing legal action for their roles in the smuggling operation. U.S. authorities again lauded their efforts to combat human trafficking networks that endanger and exploit children and violate U.S. laws.
“[T]his child entrusted her safety to smugglers. They, in turn, demonstrated that they value profit over human life,” said HSI San Diego Special Agent in Charge Chad Plantz
Katherine McGrath, US Attorney for the Southern District of California
“We will do everything in our power to protect children from harm,” said former U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman as Katherine McGrath, the current U.S. Attorney, looked on as lead prosecutor. “The United States is committed to protecting the rights of all individuals on our soil, especially the most vulnerable.”
Evidently, “our soil” ends at the courthouse steps.
David Weigel: “The NYC IDVC Part is Textbook Designer Child Trafficking.”
“I know that if they have their way, there is a cell in Rikers Island with my name on it,” David Weigel said candidly. “They are the ones who are conspiring to conceal their fraudulent activity. I can demonstrate that the NYC IDVC Part is textbook Designer Child Trafficking, and they will lock me up to keep me from going public.”
Frustrated after a nearly decade-long divorce, the seasoned NYC asset manager “went public.” He alleged the financial end of the Family Court system was a sham. In speaking with the press late last year, he decried the divorce process as “government-sponsored racketeering and systemic fraud.”
“Over the last ten years, the heart of my analysis has been to look at complex structures and find the bullshit,” Weigel said.
Wall Street’s David Weigel Exposes NYC Divorce Court Corruption
Highly skilled in financial analysis, the Columbia University Business School Salutatorian is uniquely positioned to analyze and expose divorce and custody malfeasance. He is in the top 1% of Fixed Income Asset Managers, and the 51-year-old has been for over a decade. Weigel says the New York State Courts and its Integrated Domestic Violence Court (IDVC), led by Justice Tandra L. Dawson, manipulate legal battles for profit, mainly targeting affluent individuals like himself.
Last year, Manhattan Court Attorney Referee Judge Sue Ann Hoahng defaulted Weigel because she was “Out To Lunch” and didn’t bother reading her email. Dave Weigel had flown to Miami to attend a close friend’s funeral. As previously requested, Weigel had sent proofs, which Hoahng ignored. As a result, Hoahng wrote a one-sided Referee’s Report. She conducted a financial analysis that Weigel calls “textbook financial fraud” based on figures without comparables.
“If I conducted financial analysis this way, I would be in jail for a decade,” the Wall Street veteran said.
David Weigel’s deceased friend’s elderly mother even emailed Justice Dawson’s IDVC Part to clarify things.
Adam Berlin’s Elderly Mom, Maryann Berlin’s email to Justice Dawson.
Honorable judge Tandra hello my name is is Maryann Berlin , I’m writing in regard to Dave Weigel . I want to tell you what happened in this video a stand up guy he is , first of all he flew down for my son’s wedding ,my son’s 50th birthday party . Unfortunately my son got killed in a motorcycle accident 5 months after his birthday party . Without hesitation Dave got on a plane to be there for his service ! He’s been such a good friend to my son Adam Berlin . They worked together for years in ny , after Adam moved to Florida they remained very close , Adam always told me what a wonderful person Dave is. He’s always been here for all of us . He’s kind , honest and just an all around nice guy . I don’t understand how the courts are putting him through all of this ! Is anyone listening to his side of the story . It makes me very sad ! I don’t know if the judge will read this but I just had to write this in honor of my son because he loved Dave ! Thank you so much
Outraged, Weigel took to social media and video platforms to voice his frustrations, aiming to expose and challenge the alleged corruption he has endured for over a decade.
https://frankreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Referee-Report-Fraud-Specifics.mp4
Now, he further claims his children were made pawns by the Family Court and its actors, who effectively trafficked them. Weigel believes they were “harbored and acquired” through “coercion and force.”
However, he used public platforms to fight back while framing his battle as one man against a corrupt system that he claims preys on the vulnerable – especially children – during personal crises was met with the force of law.
“They placed a gag order on me and said I couldn’t talk about the corruption in my case. I know I have strong free speech rights and am an activist who helps parents navigate similar situations. I respect the Court and will continue to tell the truth about my experiences and the effects of this process,” Weigel said.
After years of costly legal battles, Weigel’s soon-to-be ex-wife Georgina Damasin, another Wall Street veteran, fired her high-priced and “ethically challenged” shark attorney, Daniel B. Nottes.
In open court and publicly available documents, Weigel alleged that Attorney Nottes had lied “dozens if not hundreds of times” and submitted documentation.
Weigel says Justice Dawson did nothing, even when squarely confronted with the allegations in black and white. Attorney Daniel B. Nottes’ alleged lies and mistruths went unnoticed by Justice Tandra Dawson.
Nottes’ biggest lie was the one that landed his case in IDVC in the first place. Weigel alleges that Attorney Nottes counseled Georgina into false and dishonest domestic violence claims to ensure that the divorce case landed in Judge Dawson’s IDVC Part.
Attorney Daniel B. Nottes – Designer Child Trafficker?
Because of the false accusation, Weigel was detained shortly, and all charges against him were dismissed. Weigel says Attorney Nottes succeeded in sending him to Rikers for a weekend based on “an imaginary Connecticut warrant.” All of this was enough to tar Weigel in the eyes of Justice Dawson permanently.
“I was placed in a situation where my children were ‘harbored and acquired’ because of Daniel Nottes’ lies, coercion, and the resultant force of law. I went from having an excellent relationship with my children to having to pay $6,000 per month to the Court’s specified vendor to see them for a couple of hours,” Weigel said, who regularly paid a NYC-based Family Court contractor to supervise his visits up to his children in Connecticut.
Weigel claims Attorney Nottes concocted the false narrative that he somehow belonged in the IDVC Part through dishonesty and fraud and counseled Georgina to do the same. But this was more than “forum shopping.” There is a slew of allegations that Justice Dawson will favorably abet dishonest child custody schemes, suspending visitation orders and denying “routine visits.”
In a contentious court session, Weigel accused Attorney Nottes of falsely stating on the court record that Weigel had committed a crime and was evading police. Weigel says it was all a concoction.
“My mother was dying during COVID,” Weigel said. “I bought an entire HAZMAT suit and received permission to be in the hospital. I would not let my mother die alone.”
By the time Justice Dawson received the story from Attorney Nottes, he claimed that Weigel had attempted to “pull the plug” on his mother and “infect” all of the hospital patients.
“I will never forgive these people. How is this level of lying allowed in Justice Dawson’s court?” Weigel lamented in anger and disbelief. “Daniel Nottes would sell his own mother for $1 and ask for change.”
Georgina’s recent court filing, co-signed by Weigel, strengthens the claims of Attorney Nottes’ malfeasance. The Stipulation ended the madness—for themselves and their children.
“The Attorney-Client relationship between the Defendant Georgina Weigel and Attorney Daniel B. Nottes and the Law Office of Daniel B. Nottes, PLLC, has been irretrievably broken for reasons best known to Mr. Nottes and to the Defendant. Accordingly, the Defendant shall release Attorney Daniel B. Nottes and the Law Office of Daniel B. Nottes, PLLC, from all professional duties related to this case,” the court document says.
Despite their agreement to drop all legal actions and their mutual desire to exit the court system, Justice Dawson resisted their efforts. The judge questioned the legality of their stipulation to discontinue the action, expressing “concerns” over “potential economic impacts” on Georgina.
Weigel believes the only discernable “economic impact” was that Georgina’s lawyer, Daniel B. Nottes’s bill had not yet been paid in full. Nottes had been “milking” the Weigels for years, claiming over $500,000 in fees.
Battle with Corrupt NY Family Court Judge Tandra Dawson: David Weigel’s Fight
Despite the clarity of their joint intention, Justice Dawson insisted on proceeding with the case. She said the documents were “defective” without specific legal justification. This decision forced the couple to remain entangled in the legal system, contradicting their explicit wishes to resolve their situation privately and amicably.
Based on new court documents, Attorney Nottes has re-entered the case without explanation. To date, Justice Dawson hasn’t asked why. The IDVC Part is concerned with domestic violence matters. One would think they would ensure that it’s not Stockholm Syndrome or that Georgina Damasin isn’t a “legal hostage.” Weigel suggested that Nottes’ return was influenced by Saurav Chatterjee, Georgina’s companion, who is allegedly financially depleted. According to Weigel, Chaterlee and Nottes maintain a manipulative and detrimental control over Georgie, hinting at deeper layers of personal and financial entanglements and undue influence within the case.
David Weigel is scheduled to appear again in Manhattan Family Court on Friday, May 10, at 3:00 p.m. He believes that Justice Dawson’s IDVC Family Court is not only the epitome of a fraudulent financial system but that the federal crime of child trafficking regularly occurs – in almost every case – by design. Weigel wonders if FBI NY Office Assistant Director in Charge James Smith or SDNY U.S. Attorney Damian Williams will send anyone to observe.
Robert Emert: “How Are These People All Immune From Scrutiny?”
Publishing victim stories best illustrates problems in jury-less family courts, where judges and lawyers prioritize profit over justice. Last year, Frank Parlato wrote about the case involving Robert Emert and Andrea Schuck, fighting over their son. Bryce prefers living with his father, a devoted stay-at-home dad. But Emert found himself ensnared in a protracted and nasty divorce. The custody battle spiraled into criminal allegations against him. Emert ran out of money for an attorney. The mother’s financial advantage took control. The San Diego Family Court fell in line behind her.
Emert was enjoying 60% custody of his children. His court battle took a dramatic turn when, according to him, Commissioner Ratekin made a series of questionable judicial decisions.
“After I had a widowmaker heart attack on September 29, 2021, Commissioner Ratekin didn’t have any evidence to take my children from me,” Emert stated. But Ratekin did so anyway.
Commissioner Patti Ratekin – Designer Child Trafficker?
Emert alleges that despite his evidence countering the court’s narrative, on October 4, 2021, Ratekin ordered “supervised visitation” for him. She recused herself from his case on the same day,
The Court’s decision came just after his son filed a temporary restraining order and a police report against his minor counsel attorney. A witness also provided an affidavit accusing a child psychologist of fraud. Emert believes it was retaliatory Designer Child Trafficking. He dared to question the Court and its appointed goon squad. Emert initially expressed disbelief.
“I’m not sure how a witness telling the court of fraud by the child psychologist translates to supervised visitation of me. It just goes to show how untouchable some of these corrupt judges and commissioners think they are,” Emert said.
Rob Emert says this Order trafficked his son in retaliation for him speaking up about child psychologist fraud in San Diego.
He further explained that while Ratekin claimed she issued the supervised visitation order on September 30 – the day after his heart attack, and while he was still in the E.R. The Court conducted no evidentiary hearing nor took any witness testimonies. Emert believes Ratekin’s claims are an “obvious lie.” He also thinks this was textbook “Designer Child Trafficking,” and Ratekin is responsible.
Reflecting on Ratekin’s behavior, Emert added, “This sack of garbage Commissioner even told me, in a roundabout way and with ZERO evidence, that I am such a big mean man that I am going to make my daughter gay. I always had an awesome relationship with my daughter before this piece of garbage got involved in my life, and now I have not been able to see her in two years.”
The judge threatened Rob Emert that his actions would “make his daughter gay,” according to the court transcript.
Emert noted that Ratekin retired early and accepted a “golden parachute” job at Signature Resolution in San Diego as a “private judge,” a position he believes often rewards judges who have given preferential treatment to their cronies.
“It’s a cushy job that pays really well in the private sector after years of favoritism,” Emert stated bitterly.
Emert claims that the core of his “Designer Child Trafficking” allegations involves the forced attempt to place his nearly 17-year-old son, Bryce, into a “facility” without his consent or any supporting evidence. He asserts that Bryce’s attorney, Matt Cord, ignored evidence contradicting Ratekin’s narrative to institutionalize Bryce. Cord also allegedly refused to consult the key contact at Bryce’s school, as directed by the school’s principal. Commissioner Patti Ratekin appointed Cord.
Emert accuses his ex-wife’s attorney, David Schulman, of Moore, Schulman & Moore, of orchestrating this scheme after mishandling the divorce case for nearly two years. Schulman’s fortunes turned when Commissioner Ratekin, reportedly a friend of his, was assigned to the case following two previous judges and multiple family court evaluations that had maintained joint custody. Despite no changes in circumstances, Ratekin moved to place Bryce away from Emert within about a month, a decision Emert labels as child trafficking. Emert contends that the evidence of this conspiracy is undeniable to anyone who reviews it and points out that he has been denied even a preliminary evidentiary hearing in both family and criminal courts.
Furthermore, Emert alleges that his ex-wife, Andrea Schuck, colluded with these actions out of spite, consenting to their son’s placement in the facility. He claims that Schulman manipulated her into this decision despite clear evidence and testimony that argued against such a measure.
Additionally, Robert Emert accuses Matt Cord, the minor’s attorney, and Jesse Olague, a psychologist involved in the case, of supporting his son’s questionable placement in the facility without adequate justification. Emert argues that their recommendations did not prioritize his child’s best interests. He says they were influenced by factors unrelated to his son’s well-being.
According to Emert, the current judge on the case, Judge Alana Robinson, has willfully ignored substantial evidence and obstructed justice to protect Ratekin, Schulman, and others.
Unlike David Weigel, Rob Emert doesn’t have to fear jail. Emert believes the local San Diego DA put him there to discredit his claims against the Family Court designers. Emert compiled detailed evidence and submitted it to the Department of Justice at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. An Assistant U.S. Attorney said that the information was referred to the FBI. He has heard nothing in a year and a half.
Robert Emert’s August 2022 email reporting fraud to the DOJ, who said they were referring his information to the FBI for investigation.
His legal battle includes what Emert says was a corrupt criminal prosecution by the San Diego DA’s office. He says the Family Court proceedings motivated the charges. The DA hit Robert with child abduction under dubious circumstances. Despite audio evidence of Bryce’s desire to live with his father, the DA suppressed these recordings. After Bryce accepted a plea deal, falsely promising Bryce’s return, the DA reneged on this agreement.
Emert now seeks to overturn the plea, clear the charges and his name, and regain his role as Bryce’s father. To date, Emert has not seen his daughter in over two years or his son in over a year. If he communicates with his son, he can be imprisoned.
Emert claims he has been maliciously retaliated against by the San Diego Family Court and DA for being a whistleblower. The integrity of the plea agreement and the DA’s actions warrant serious investigation. Emert has filed extensive litigation in attempts to clear his name:
EMERT v. SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
EMERT v. SAN DIEGO PROBATION DEPARTMENT
We must also ask a larger question. How are these Family Court actors immune from all scrutiny?
“Designer Immunity” For Child Traffickers
In 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement was in the news. This left-wing populist movement protested economic inequality, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics. It began in Zuccotti Park, in New York City’s Financial District. It lasted for fifty-nine days, from September 17 to November 15, 2011.
The movement’s lasting impact was the idea that the 1%—the elite class—had hoodwinked society at large in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Writers, thinkers, and commentators opined on what this feeling of inequality meant for American Justice. One of those voices was Glenn Greenwald, from before his international fame for breaking the Edward Snowden story. In 2011, Greenwald wrote a book inspired by OWS entitled With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful.
Greenwald’s thesis in the book centers around a legal concept called “Elite Immunity.” He argues that the popular perception is growing that American Justice is a “Rules For Thee, But Not For Me” system. Such a move is potentially fatal for the legal system. Greenwald wrote:
[T]he legal system that once served as the legitimizing anchor for outcome inequality, the rule of law — that most basic of American ideals, that a common set of rules are equally applied to all — has now become irrevocably corrupted and is seen as such.
While the Founders accepted outcome inequality, they emphasized — over and over — that its legitimacy hinged on subjecting everyone to the law’s mandates on an equal basis. Jefferson wrote that the essence of America would be that “the poorest laborer stood on equal ground with the wealthiest millionaire, and generally on a more favored one whenever their rights seem to jar.” Benjamin Franklin warned that creating a privileged legal class would produce “total separation of affections, interests, political obligations, and all manner of connections” between rulers and those they ruled. Tom Paine repeatedly railed against “counterfeit nobles,” those whose superior status was grounded not in merit but in unearned legal privilege.
After all, one of their principal grievances against the British King was his power to exempt his cronies from legal obligations. Almost every Founder repeatedly warned that a failure to apply the law equally to the politically powerful and the rich would ensure a warped and unjust society. In many ways, that was their definition of tyranny.
Over a decade later, Weigel and Emert may have distilled how the “counterfeit nobles” of the Family Courts have exempted themselves from legal obligations. Designer Child Trafficking is Child Trafficking, and it is a crime. However, the Family Court Elites have embraced the tyranny that our Constitutional Founders warned would ensure a warped and unjust society. These Designers exploit the youngest and the weakest with immunity and impunity. Why? Because our political branches of government are ill-equipped to confront an out-of-control Family Court judiciary.
That all may have changed. Weigel and Emert believe that by proving the Family Court system is effectively “child trafficking by design” – and doing so quantitatively through AI – they will have created a new paradigm for reform.
