Lipari resorted to narrowcasting and to communicating directly with government officials in different states and [in] the seven states in Lipari's Eighth Circuit Appeals district when the mainstream media was silent on the outcomes [that] Lipari and others challenging the Novation LLC monopoly were getting in court. As proof, Lipari points to a Houston Chronicle investigative journalism series that [was] published in that paper's print and online editions titled "Judging The Judges, Veil of Secrecy Stirring Calls for Change." The article, written by Lise Olsen on Dec. 30, 2009, was about the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals' responsibility for investigating judicial ethics complaints and points out [that] they have largely been refusing to advance investigations of federal district court judges when complaints are filed.
The Houston Chronicle reporters interviewed Michael Gans, the Eighth Circuit Clerk of the Court, about the failure of Chief Judge James B. Loken to proceed to a formal investigation on any judicial ethics complaints, including complaints against judges in Lipari's home state of Missouri. Shortly after Lipari referenced this article in a court filing, the Houston Chronicle withdrew access to the article from its web site (the article is now once again accessible online at www.chron.com ). Lipari maintains that the Houston Chronicle's brief self-censorship proves that state lawmakers are being ill-served by mainstream media where the hospital supply monopoly is able to control information used by the public to address healthcare policy issues.
Lipari maintains that control over mainstream media led Congress and President Obama to mistakenly address the wrong issue. Health insurance administrative costs had not measurably increased, and instead the artificial inflation of monopoly suppliers in the now $2 trillion hospital supply market had driven the U.S. healthcare delivery system to be too costly for even U.S. automakers or state Medicaid programs.
State officials are getting Lipari's message loud and clear. Last Wednesday when Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder announced a legal challenge on behalf of the state, Lipari's narrowcasting mission was complete. Every state in the Eighth Circuit had resolved legislatively--or through government officials--to challenge [the] implementation of Congress and President Obama's Healthcare Reform Act.
This article was originally published on BretLandrith.com .
[Note from OpEdNews Editor: This article has been edited for clarity.]
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