Sidney Powell to speak to Texoma Patriots tonight in Van Alstyne

Circuit, resulting in more than 180 published opinions, and was President of the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit Powell’s briefs have long been featured as samples for practitioners

In Powell's book, Licensed to Lie, she leads readers through the disturbing events, missteps, cover-ups, malfeasance, and corruption of justice that have caused her to question the system she has been committed to for over thirty years With the narrative style of a legal thriller, this true story captures the drama of the law, the real human costs and consequences of the corruption of justice, and cautions for anyone facing the Department of Injustice.

The Texoma Patriots will meet tonight at Buck Snort BBQ in Van Alstyne at 7 pm and are welcoming special guest Sidney Powell to speak

Powell served in the Department of Justice for ten years in Texas and Virginia and has devoted her private practice to federal appeals for the past twenty years. She was the youngest Assistant United States Attorney in the country when she was appointed. Later, she became Chief of the Appellate Section for the Western and Northern Districts of Texas She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and served as its President Recognized by her peers as a "Super Lawyer” and named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for years, she has been lead counsel in more than 500 appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth

“This book should serve as the beginning of a serious conversation about whether our criminal justice system continues to live up to its vaunted reputation As citizens of a free society, we all have an important stake in making sure that it does ” - From the Foreword by Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in his personal capacity

Some of the topics she will discuss include cases like the four Merrill Lynch Corp execs, the Enron Task Force, the IRS audit and Lois Lerner’s blackberry, Loretta Lynch, Arthur Anderson, the war on Wall Street, and Operation Choke Point (which I find so scary.) Books will be for sale.

Following the talk there will be a discussion by Keri Fleming and Sherry

Palmer on a new proposed bill that would amend the current Texas Family Code. They need a sponsor for this bill in the 84th

The Texoma Patriots welcome those to come early and eat with them Buck Snort BBQ owner Jim Smith will have his BBQ buffet open at a reduced rate of $10 99 including beverage

The events are no charge and everyone is welcome They ask you to invite your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, church family to the meetings

Buck Snort BBQ is located at 224 E. Jefferson in Van Alstyne.

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