Mark F. “Thor” Hearne must really want to hide something about his discredited past as the front man for the GOP front group calling themselves the American Center for Voting Rights (ACVR).
In the latest chapter of a string of attempts by Hearne to cleanse his public record as lead snake-oil salesman for the mysteriously-funded “non-partisan” group that he founded to push propaganda about a massive (if non-existent) Democratic ‘voter fraud’ epidemic, it seems his Wikipedia page has been expurgated of all references to the ACVR.
Loyola election law professor Rick Hasen reports at his Election Law Blog today…
As BRAD BLOG readers know, Hearne was formerly the national general counsel for Bush/Cheney ’04 Inc. and continues to be both a friend of Karl Rove and a big time GOP operative in Missouri via his big time GOP law firm of Lathrop & Gage.
Since the spotlight has shone on the “voter fraud” fraud at the heart of the DoJ Attorney Purge, Hearne has been running for cover. The ACVR site was shut down, references to them have been purged from Thor’s resume as various exposés have been run on his scam, by Murray Waas at National Journal, Hasen at Slate, and even on the once-ACVR and Thor-friendly NPR.
Of course, several of the scrubbed references and links on Thor’s page were to our site, as we originally outed Hearne and his ACVR scam just days after he and fellow “non-partisan” “voting rights” activist Jim Dyke, Communications Director for the RNC, first started peddling their deceptive information. We first noticed them back in March of 2005 when Hearne testified before a Congressional hearing on the 2004 Election, claiming to be little more than a “long time voting rights advocate.” Despite promises to the contrary, neither he nor Dyke have ever explained who was really behind the group, and who funded them to the tune of $1 million back when they set up shop out of a PO Box in a strip mall in Dallas, TX, where neither of them lived. The bogus information they peddled from coast to coast was — and still is — used by the folks throughout the DoJ and the Bush administration in hopes of affecting elections and seeing disenfranchising Photo ID restrictions legislated for polling places.
Hearne’s powerful MO lawfirm, Lathrop & Gage, has also come into the spotlight of late in relation to a state fee office scandal said to have been under investigation by Arkansas US Attorney Bud Cummins at the time he was fired by the DoJ.
Recently, in one of the rare interviews he is now willing to grant to the media, Hearne blamed The BRAD BLOG specifically for many of his current woes.
You’re welcome, Thor. Ready to come clean? Or will it take a subpoena for that? (We’re guessing it’ll take that subpoena.) Either way, unlike you, we’ve got nothing to hide, and we’re not going anywhere…
UPDATE 6/13/07: Wiki info on ACVR restored, but Lathrop & Gage un-restores it. Twice. Plus, ACVR lied on their 990 public disclosure forms. Details on both matters now here…
You think Mark F. “Thor-N” Hearne will take down his bronze esquire name plate and become a Franciscan Monk to repent for all his evil/lying/cheating/anti-DEMOCRACY deeds ?
Well, someone put that fucking text back on, and on again if necessary. Screw those crooked bastards.
I found these pages on the wayback internet machine after the first srub and now when I checked they too have been taken down. I smell a rat …A BIG FAT ONE.
Perhaps 6 or 7 Brad Blog readers might want to update Thor Hearns’ entry in Wikipedia!
Someone named Brad1234 should put it right back there, and then sit and wait to catch them red-handed, removing it again. And keep doing it, to document a trail.
Put the truth back on Wiki! Don’t let those scum erase the truth.
If some[one] here can do so, please do!!!
Ditto, Big Dan…
Just keep changing it back every time they de-post it. And post a copy of the complete record here at BradBlog before it gets edited again. Then, if they keep changing it, and Brad doesn’t want to spend his precious time babysitting the Wiki site, we can set up a blogger’s circle to take turns re-pasting the real story back on every time we see it’s been changed…
This is part of a larger effort to remove all evidence of ACVR’s existence from the Web. The Commissar Vanishes. (In case the link above doesn’t work: http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.c...ssar-vanishes/)
This is corrupt as heck…
The article from http://simple.wikipedia.org/wik...Thor%22_Hearne
was deleted too…
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Mark Fernlund “Thor” Hearne, II (born June 23, 1961), American lawyer. He is a member and principal of the Lathrop & Gage law firm.
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* 1 Background
* 2 Controversies
o 2.1 Voter rights
o 2.2 Voter ID
* 3 Personal
* 4 Career
o 4.1 Legal
o 4.2 Television
* 5 Memberships
* 6 Awards
* 7 Bibliography
* 8 References
* 9 Links
[edit] Background
Mark F. (Thor) Hearne, II is a member and principal of the Lathrop & Gage law firm and serves on the firm’s government relations committee. Hearne was General Counsel to the American Center for Voting Rights (ACVR) and served as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors.[1]
Prior to joining ACVR, Hearne served as National Election Counsel to Bush-Cheney ’04 and Missouri counsel to Bush-Cheney ’00. Hearne has represented a number of clients on campaign- and election-related matters, including President Bush, Missouri Governor Blunt, members of the U.S. House and Senate as well as corporations, campaign organizations and not-for-profit organizations. Hearne has won a number of landmark precedent-setting cases in property rights and election law including the landmark decision Bush-Cheney, 2000, Inc. v. Baker, 34 S.W.3d 410 (Mo. App, 2000).[citation needed]
He has been recognized for his work on election law from all quarters of the political community. A recent St. Louis Post Dispatch article noted in regard to Hearne’s status as a nationally recognized expert on election law, “But one point is not in dispute: Hearne’s status as one of the top Republican lawyers in the country on election-related matters.”
Hearne has testified on issues of election law and election reform before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Federal Election Assistance Commission, the Missouri State Senate and other state and federal legislative committees and agencies. Hearne was an academic advisor to the bi-partisan Carter-Baker[2] co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker. Other members of this commission included Lee Hamilton and Tom Daschle.
Hearne serves as general legal counsel to individuals, families and closely held firms on matters of wealth preservation and investment, and has gained national recognition for his work in property rights, constitutional law and civil rights litigation. In a federal civil rights case in which Hearne was lead counsel, the NAACP legal counsel wrote “[Mr. Hearne carried] the burden of a substantial amount of the NAACP’s case”¦. [Mr. Hearne] provided great help to counsel for the NAACP during this fast-paced redistricting litigation. [And Mr. Hearne took] the leading role in this action and in incorporating the NAACP’s objectives.”[citation needed].
[edit] Controversies
[edit] Voter rights
Hearn was reported to have urged, through a senir senior Justice Department official, William Mateja, that United States attorneys invistigate voter groups registering individuals likely to be democratic voters, or to cease investigations of Republican candidates.[3]
In February 2005, with encouragement from Karl Rove and the White House, Hearne founded the American Center for Voting Rights. Although the group posed as a nonpartisan watchdog group looking for voting fraud, critics, such as People for the American Way and various state chapters of the League of Women Voters, have said that the group was a Republican effot and pursued only allegations of voting fraud by Democrats. The group is apparently defunct as of May 2007.[3]
[edit] Voter ID
Hearne helped Missouri Senator Delbert Lee Scott draft Missouri’s voter ID law.[4] The law was later found to be unconstitutional.[5]
[edit] Personal
Hearne received his law degree from Washington University Law School and his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.[citation needed] Hearne and his wife Susan live in St. Louis, Missouri with their two daughters, Amelia and Elise. He is a licensed pilot and experienced sailor.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
[edit] Legal
General Counsel to Closely Held Businesses: General counsel to individuals, families and closely held firms on matters of wealth preservation and investment. Particular experience in matters concerning unique issues of real estate development and investment and investment in closely-held firms. Substantial experience as general counsel advising clients on the unique investment, tax planning and succession issues faces by high-net worth individuals and families. Successfully negotiated a variety of complex real estate and investment transactions and related state and federal tax and regulatory issues. Manage and supervise other legal counsel and professionals assisting in these matters. Counsel clients in public policy matters and the formation and management of private foundations, trusts, faith-based organizations and philanthropic enterprises.[citation needed]
Property Rights, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Litigation: More than 15 years of experience in Fifth Amendment takings cases arising under the federal Trails Act and the Tucker Act. Represented more than 200 property owners nationwide in numerous cases involving eminent domain claims against the federal government. A national expert on federal Trails Act litigation, having served as counsel for property owners in several of the most landmark and influential rails-to-trails cases. Obtained one of the largest recoveries of compensation for property owners affected by the Trails Act. Specific notably property rights litigation includes: Counsel for Town of Grantwood Village in successful Fifth Amendment takings case in U.S. Court of Claims, Grantwood Village v. United States, 45 Fed Cl. 771 (Cl. Ct. 2000), (consolidated for partial summary judgment sub nomina Glosemeyer v. United States). Counsel for 93 property owners in successful Fifth Amendment Trails Act taking case. Miller v. United States (2006). Achieved judgment of more than $8.1 million in total compensation and won landmark decision on rate of interest due property owners for a Fifth Amendment Rails Act taking claim. Currently counsel for other property owners from Arizona, Florida, Kansas and other states in Fifth Amendment Taking cases. Significant litigation experience in federal and state court defending individual’s civil and constitutional rights. Counsel for plaintiff in Lowe v. American Standard, federal jury trial in February 2005 (E.D., Mo.). Jury returned verdict for Plaintiff in full amount of claim in excess of $500,000.[citation needed]
Government Relations, Election and Campaign Finance Law: Election counsel to various federal, state and local candidates, political parties, campaigns and businesses involved in the political process. Experienced in advising clients on compliance with state and federal campaign finance regulation and all related matters concerning the conduct of an election and participation in political process. Representation of clients in regulatory and enforcement action by Federal Election Commission and the Missouri Ethics Commission. Village Attorney and Prosecutor, Town of Grantwood Village, Missouri (1995 ““ 2004). Representation of clients in various municipal law matters and related litigation. Regional counsel to major national wireless-PCS telecommunications firm on matters of federal Telecommunications Act and state and local government litigation and regulation. National expert on state and federal election law. Advisor to Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform, testified before, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Federal Election Assistant Commission and both the United States House of Representative and U.S. Senate on election reform. Testified before various state legislatures and committees on election law. Appointed by Missouri Secretary of State to Missouri Committee on Help America Vote Act to advise on Missouri implementation of Help America Vote Act and related state legislation and rulemaking.[citation needed]
Recent Professional Accomplishments: National election counsel to President Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign. Counsel to Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, and various members of U.S. Congress and Senate and campaign committees. Advise campaigns on campaign finance (state and federal), litigation before Missouri Ethics Commission and campaign communication and political advertising. Counsel for campaigns and individuals in numerous state and federal election law cases. Counsel for Bush-Cheney-2000 in Bush-Cheney, 2000, Inc. v. Baker, 34 S.W.3d 410 (Mo. App, 2000), successful emergency appeal quashing Circuit Court order holding polls open beyond legal closing hour. Counsel for Plaintiffs in Corbett v. Sullivan, St. Louis County redistricting litigation (federal civil rights action) in U.S. District Court. Successful redistricting on behalf of africian-american plaintiff and NAACP interveners. Counsel for U.S. Congressmen Todd Akin in Akin v. McNary, successful defense of primary election recount challenge.[citation needed]
Political Experience
2005: Academic-Advisor to Commission on Federal Election Reform (Carter-Baker Commission), Election law counsel to Republican National Committee, Missouri Republican Party, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Missourians for Blunt, various members of U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and their campaign committees. Testified before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (July 2006) on election reform, before U.S. House Administration Committee, hearings into conduct of 2004 presidential election in Ohio (March 2005), before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (October 2006) on election reform, and Federal Election Assistance Commission (December 2006), Member of Federal Election Assistance Commission working group on vote fraud and voter intimidation (Spring 2006). Counsel in numerous civil rights and election litigation (some of which is noted above).[citation needed]
2004: National election counsel to Bush-Cheney ’04. Advised campaign on issues of national election law and litigation strategy and recruited and organized local counsel and oversaw election litigation in all battleground states. Delegate to Republican National Convention, Missouri State Republican Convention and Chairman of Missouri Republican Platform Committee and member of National Republican Platform Committee. Election Counsel to Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and to members of U.S. House of Representatives.[citation needed]
2003 ““ 2004: Vice-President and Director of Election Operations for Republican National Lawyers Association, Chair of National Election Law School and Seminar, Orange County, California, August 2003 and Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 2004. Advisor to California State Party counsel on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger campaign and California recall election on Election Day operations and litigation.[citation needed]
2000 – 2002: Republican National Lawyers Association, Vice-President-Director Election Operations, Counsel to Bush-Cheney ““ 2000, Inc., Coordinated Missouri Election Day Legal Team and counsel in Bush-Cheney, 2000, Inc. v. Baker (see above), Broward County, Florida Recount Team ““ Observer, Counsel to U.S. Congressman Todd Akin and Missouri Republican Party, Missouri State Republican Convention ““ Alternate”“ Clayton Township[citation needed]
1988: Republican Candidate U.S. Congress, Missouri 3rd Cong. Dist ““ Successfully raised in excess of $200,000 and received campaign fundraising support from former Secretary of Interior, Don Hodel, former U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong and former U.S. Congressman Tom Curtis, Chairman.[citation needed]
1986-1987 – Reagan Administration ““ U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Attorney-Advisor-Law Clerk.[citation needed]
1984 -1980 – Missouri Republican Convention, Alternate[citation needed]
1976 ““ National & Missouri Republican Convention, Page[citation needed]
[edit] Television
Hearne has provided commentary for National Public Radio, FOX News and MSNBC.[citation needed]
[edit] Memberships
Hearne has been admitted to the Michigan and Missouri bar and has been admitted to and practiced in a number of courts including the U.S. Supreme Court, Michigan Supreme Court,Missouri Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Claims.
[edit] Awards
* Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005 and 2006[citation needed]
* Named one of Missouri’s ten best attorneys by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2004.
* Named as one of the Up and Coming Young Attorneys, “St. Louis Business Journal” for his work on real estate and real estate-related regulatory matters.[citation needed]
* Martindale-Hubbell® “AV” Rating[citation needed]
* Republican Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1988 (3rd Cong. Dist.)[citation needed]
* Thor served as Attorney-Advisor with the Reagan administration from 1986-87.[citation needed]
[edit] Bibliography
* Author, Is There Life After the Clean-Air Act, In-Form: Journal of The American Oil Chemists Society. (5/95).
* Author, Legal Aspects of Doing Business In Missouri, Kluwer & West, Chapter on Missouri and annual updates, Doing Business in North America Series. (7/90-current).
* Author, Missouri Tightens Regulations of Underground Storage Tanks, St. Louis Business Journal. (4/91).
* Author, When Retirement Homes are Ad Valorem Tax Exempt, Missouri Bar Journal. (5/94-6/94).
[edit] References
1. ^ Mark F. (Thor) Hearne Biography.
2. ^ Commission on Federal Election Reform.
3. ^ a b Waas, Murray. “The Scales Of Justice”, National Journal, National Journal Group, May 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
4. ^ Scott Lauck. “Voter ID decision denounced as “activist””, Lawyers Weekly, 2006-10-23. (in English)
5. ^ Natalie Hrubos. “Missouri judge rules voter ID law unconstitutional”, Jurist, 2006-09-14. (in English)
[edit] Links
* Page at Lathrop & Gage Web site
* Analysis of American Center for Voter Rights at Web site for People For the American Way
* Recent Article in St. Louis Post Dispatch
* Missouri Lawyers Weekly Article
* Hearne’s donation of $2,000.00 to George W. Bush at fundrace.org
* Hearnes involvement with voter scam fraud group ACVR
{Ed. Note: Please cool it with the huge use of commenting space (and bandwidth). If you can’t use links, unable to trust the information will stay put, I suggest you open a free blog account, post the information there, and link to the blog here. Thank you. –99}
American Center for Voting Rights wiki page history
… priceless
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