In a state widely viewed as a beacon of progressive ideals, California now faces a sobering accusation: that its criminal justice and public health systems conspired—directly or indirectly—to suppress the political rights of an individual based solely on his ideology. At the center of this developing civil rights controversy is a conservative citizen, an outspoken supporter of then-presidential candidate **Ron DeSantis**, whose **voting rights were materially abridged** through unlawful competency proceedings, backdoor disclosures, and systemic due process violations—all during the critical window of the **2024 presidential election**.
This is not simply a story of judicial overreach. This is a tale of how the State of California, under Democratic leadership, engaged in a coordinated sequence of actions that effectively **disenfranchised a political opponent**.
### The Defendant: A Law-Abiding Political Dissenter
The individual at the center of the case had **no prior convictions** and had appeared for **every court hearing over a span of three years**. Yet in February of 2024, a public defender **declared a doubt as to his mental competence** without factual basis or legal authority. The court—rather than ordering a hearing as required by **California Penal Code § 1368**—accepted a **confidential, repurposed mental health report** not previously ordered in the criminal case.
What followed was a procedural breakdown so egregious it has drawn comparisons to **Stalin-era show trials**: sealed court orders ignored, adversarial process denied, and the defendant **hospitalized between October and December 2024**, the very months during which early voting and the general election occurred.
### Why It Matters: The Chilling Effect on Voting and Political Speech
The defendant was open and public about his support for **Ron DeSantis** and conservative policies. He maintained a visible presence online and in civic discussions. Yet it was during this peak period of political expression—coinciding with the 2024 election—that the State of California deemed him mentally unfit based on a **sealed, unauthorized report**, circumventing the very judicial order that had denied a prior evaluation.
This abrupt and illegal declaration of incompetence had **direct legal and practical consequences**:
* 🗳️ The defendant **was stripped of his voting rights** while institutionalized.
* ⛓️ He was detained without a hearing, effectively under state control, and silenced during the most critical electoral moment.
* ⚖️ He was denied meaningful legal defense as public defenders refused to challenge the constitutional breakdown, likely due to **internal conflicts of interest**.
By **weaponizing psychiatric evaluations** and **subverting due process**, California effectively disenfranchised a political dissenter **without trial, conviction, or lawful adjudication**.
### The RICO Connection: A Coordinated Scheme to Suppress Rights
Under **18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (RICO)**, a civil claim is viable where multiple actors within an enterprise engage in:
* **Patterned violations of civil rights**;
* **Obstruction of justice**;
* **Abuse of legal proceedings** to accomplish unlawful goals.
The facts of this case satisfy all elements:
* The **public defender’s office**, mental health evaluators, and presiding judges operated in coordination.
* The defendant’s **political identity and expression** were chilled via institutional power.
* The case implicates a **systemic pattern of suppression**, especially given the refusal of Vernon Patterson, court-appointed defense counsel, to object or file motions addressing the foundational violations.
This is no accident. It is **state-sponsored suppression under the guise of legal process**, made more egregious by the political identity of the victim.
### The Political Lineage: Newsom’s Quiet Fingerprint
Governor **Gavin Newsom**, a Democrat, appointed the judge who oversaw this spiraling violation of rights. That judge, **Judge Kaye**, assigned Vernon Patterson to represent the defendant. Patterson, instead of challenging unlawful proceedings, justified them—even as the defendant provided irrefutable evidence of jurisdictional defects and fraud upon the court.
The Democratic political chain is clear:
* Judge appointed by Newsom ➡️ Patterson appointed by Kaye ➡️ Patterson failed to challenge rights violations involving political targeting.
This raises the specter of **politically motivated abuse of process**, targeting voices deemed unfavorable to the prevailing establishment—a concern shared across the political spectrum.
### What Equal Justice Demands
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees **equal protection under the law**. That includes the protection of:
* Political expression;
* The right to vote;
* Procedural due process;
* Access to effective legal representation.
Yet the defendant was denied **all of the above**, not through trial or conviction, but through:
* Secretive procedures,
* Complicit public defense,
* And judicial disregard for controlling law.
No one—Democrat or Republican—should be processed through psychiatric detention without a hearing. No one should be denied the right to vote based on a politically convenient legal fiction. And no court should allow its orders to be ignored without consequence.
### Call to Action
This case calls for **federal oversight**, **investigation by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division**, and an immediate **review of competency and mental health proceedings across California**. But more urgently, it demands that the court:
* **Act on its own motion to dismiss the criminal case with prejudice**;
* **Affirm that due process cannot be bypassed for political convenience**;
* **Publicly acknowledge that equal protection includes conservatives, too.**
The defendant is not seeking privilege—only **equal justice**. The very thing California claims to champion.
If the State of California can unlawfully strip a Ron DeSantis supporter of his right to vote, it can do it to **anyone**.
And that should concern us all. 🛑🗳️🇺🇸
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