tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505393122641616402024-03-14T05:55:40.401-07:00Give Nick JusticeA Site Dedicated To Families Who Have Lost A Loved One In A Trucking Accident And Those Who Wish To HelpHope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-59627044608616676282011-06-26T16:30:00.000-07:002011-06-26T16:55:00.891-07:00Amicus COMPLETE!!!<span style="font-size:130%;">Thank you all for helping us to build a wonderful Amicus! It has been written, sent, and is now waiting to be seen by the Supreme Court! For those who have signed the document, and wish to see the completed amicus, please let us know and we will show it to you! It turned out really nice! For those who are worried about personal information being shared, don't worry! A special copy which does not contain any personal information has been created just for you guys!<br />Pray for us as we go forth...<br /></span>Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-51422221732641389852011-06-21T06:04:00.000-07:002011-06-21T06:30:00.579-07:00Thank You All For Your Support!Hello!<br />We are ecstatic to say that we have been able to gather <span style="font-weight: bold;">92</span> signatures! We only need <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span> more signatures to reach the goal of <span style="font-weight: bold;">100</span> people! If you have heard of this Amicus Curiae Brief and you want to participate, but you have not signed up yet, please let us know!!! Time in running short and, the sooner you send notification, the easier it will be for us to collect your signature!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you all for your help!</span></span><br /><br /></div>Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-19181099837568596992011-06-19T20:16:00.001-07:002011-06-19T20:22:21.964-07:00A Different Type of SubscribingHello Everyone,<br /><br />We've noticed that people are having a hard time keeping up with our blog. Until recently, keeping up with the blog was fairly arduous. Yet, with my "tech-savvy daughter", we have made an improvement! You can now subscribe to our site in a way that will make it so every time we make a new post, add a new page, or send updates you will receive an email! Please sign up for this convenient service by scrolling down to the bottom of this page and entering your e-mail address in the white box (under the words "Follow By E-Mail"). Then, click submit! It's simple, but it keeps you in the loop, it keeps the conversation going, and it's a great feature for the site!<br /><br />Sign up today! Thank you!Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-2864114638759967802011-06-19T19:59:00.000-07:002011-06-19T20:15:01.557-07:00Still Fighting...Those who know our family probably realize by now that we simply don't give up. I don't know why we are like this, but my family's determination has brought us closer than imaginable. Right now, we are hanging onto our last thread but it is the determination of the community (God bless you all!) that is getting my family through this mess. As of June 10th, our petition for retrial was "denied". In legal terms, the denial means that the court doesn't necessarily agree or disagree with the wrong (in our opinion) judgment of the lower courts, but they don't think that our case is important to the Texas Jurisprudence and therefore the Supreme Court will not evaluate our case. This was simply devastating to us...one would think that tears eventually dry up...but they would be wrong. <br />Despite this devestating set-back, many of you know that we are not willing to give up. There are 15 days for our lawyer to submit another version of a petition for review to the Texas Supreme Court. We are currently working on gathering support for an Amicus Curiae Brief which also must be submitted before the 15 days are up. We have until June 25th before our time is up. For those who do not know, the term "Amicus Curiae" literally means "friend of the court". In other words, you guys are gathering around the court as friends trying to prevent it from making another incorrect decision. Please let me extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who have offered up their support, their names, and their signatures to strengthen the Amicus Brief that is currently being written. This document is very difficult to put together, not to mention time consuming, and it will soon be completed. In fact, it should be sent off by this Friday. Please pray for us as we work to open the eyes of the Supreme Court and hopefully give Nicholas Justice!Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-56790176004276342862011-03-16T09:33:00.000-07:002011-03-16T09:46:29.131-07:00We're working on it!<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >Hello everyone,<br />Sorry it has been such a long time since we have commented. There are many things going on right now that will be affecting our fight for Nick's justice. Aside from personal events, we have had some difficulties about trying to get Nick justice via a criminal case. After spending our savings on a trip down to Texas, we have been extremely disappointed by its outcome.<br />We met personally with the District Attorney down there. Although they were very nice in their attitude toward us, they were very 'hardened' (I say hardened because it is the best word to match what I am <span style="font-style: italic;">trying</span> to express, but this word may not be completely correct in expression) when it came to our plea. In general, the reason the truck driver who killed Nicholas cannot be put in jail is because there was no alcohol or drugs in his system. Though I must ask you, how many drivers out there are negligent without these inhabitants, and how does his lack of drugs/alcohol make him any less negligent?<br />I cannot understand the DA's reasoning, and thus the truck driver in our case is released on the road with nothing on his record. After many attempts to have <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span> put on his record (even a traffic ticket), we had been (temporarily) quieted with "post-war" sadness. Yet, revived again in our efforts, we push forward.<br />This absurdity makes us even more determined to give the public the evidence it needs to prove innocence or guilt in the courts. Who can deny their own eyes?</span>Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-6631784981555840152010-12-27T07:36:00.000-08:002010-12-27T07:42:56.719-08:00New Updates!Hello Everyone!<br />We are soooo very sorry for the delayed input time for everything on our website. Holidays have been kind of sad, and our research process has been quite intensive. We are trying to figure out the most professional, honest, and still personal, way to propose a bill to our state legislatures. It is our hopes that this bill will be striking to our legislature, and that perhaps our bill will become a law! Please wish us well in our thriving for nick's justice.<br />Also, coming soon, please check back for updates on our letter to the legislature, their responses, and any further actions that are taken. In addition, new updates will be posted regarding our story, memories of nick, inspiring quotes, etc.<br />Happy Holidays,Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-22412883861598550092010-10-25T15:21:00.000-07:002010-10-25T15:28:32.687-07:00Congradulations! We're at 20 followers!We just wanted to give everyone an update on our current efforts to persue a new law in Nicholas' name.<br /><br />First, though, we would like to thank our current number of 20 followers! We are so glad we have made it to this mark! THANK YOU! For those of you who haven't joined, please do! Show your support, as well as be updated with new information as this cause starts to pick up! Becoming a follower is easy enough, just click the "become a follower" button on the right hand side of this page. We would like to continue to see a rise in followers as we know there are many of you who have visited but haven't become followers yet!<br /><br />In other news, we are currently striving to figure out statistics, facts, and other applicable information to further validate our cause. If you find any stories in the news pertaining to car accidents involving trucks please don't hesitate to forward these stories to us in our comments. If you learn any facts that pertain to our cause...again, DONT HOLD BACK! Tell us what you know and include your source! <br /><br />Finally, spread the word! Keep telling friends, relatives, and coworkers about this site! We would love to see new members as well as reach other families who have suffered the same incident our family went through.<br /><br />Thank you all.Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-12031351580740042932010-09-28T08:37:00.000-07:002010-09-29T07:05:40.586-07:00This Website Shows The Statistics Behind Our Claim for a Firmer LawCopy and paste the web address below to see a change in statistics when trucking laws are loosened. Simply type in the keyword "Trucking Fatalities" on Google for more stories and statistics.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/12/02/us/20061203_TRUCKS_GRAPHIC.htmlHope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-46295690221127327982010-09-28T08:26:00.000-07:002010-09-28T08:32:01.111-07:00New Stuff Added To Inspiring...Page and Nicholas' Law PageJust to let everyone know, we've added some new stuff to our blog. Please continue to check in every once and a while so you don't miss anything!<br /><br />Thanks!Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-59307497925334129292010-09-12T13:08:00.000-07:002010-09-12T13:13:52.583-07:00We're Almost to the 20 Followers Mark!Thank you so much everyone who has decided to follow this blog! We greatly appreciate it! We are glad to inform you that we've almost made it to 20 followers! Tell your friends, family, strangers, everyone about this blog site so we can get the ball rolling! Also, please leave comments!!! If the white box below a post has dissappeared just click on the little blue icon at the bottom of the post that says comments! We would love to hear your opinions, your stories, your comments, everything! <br /><br />There will be a new post coming soon related to our fight for "Nicholas' Law"!<br /><br />Stay tuned!Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-6617958535275242882010-08-17T08:43:00.001-07:002010-08-17T08:53:58.250-07:00Nicholas Who You'd Be Today<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUTw7z6aNcpIgsU7sj2XflzWgxUmPeg-dnfrLIEe0mYn3u9-0WZUya6g46ztNHQUsFfo2EDAXMoXc-OVDMmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This video is in memory of Nicholas. We hope you enjoy! If you have any problems viewing it you can click the link that is on the Right hand side of this pageHope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-16746137686616950542010-08-13T10:28:00.000-07:002010-08-13T10:31:48.987-07:00New Tab Added To Our Site!Hello Everybody! Thank you for your continued support! We have added a new tab to our site. This tab, called "Our Story", is exactly what it sounds like. It contains the entirety of our story from San Antonio to now (it will be posted on this in chapters). This way you'll be able to understand where we're coming from and what we've been through.Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-42371683604840658832010-08-11T06:22:00.000-07:002010-08-11T06:22:15.507-07:00What Can You Do To Help?!?Thank you all for visiting but, according to our stats, we're having a little trouble helping people become followers and getting comments! Then we realized, visitors may not know how to do either one of those! Or maybe you just want to learn more about how you can help! If this is you, read on! <br />
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First, become a "follower"! It's kind of like being a "friend" on face book. You'll be updated with the latest posts via your e-mail! Just click on the button that says "Follow" located on the right hand side of our blog! By becoming a follower you simply show your support for our site, your given the ability to put up posts, and you'll have instant access to our latest information! None of your personal information is shown on our site, only your posting name (or the name that appears under your avatar). Follow the prompts...and now your a follower! Thank you so much for becoming a follower and for your support!<br />
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Next, POST!!! This is the easiest and greatest way to be involved with our blog! We need you, our followers, to write posts!!! It's really simple! There usually is a white square just under the latest post for you to add what your thinking! We have several tabs (that you just click to view) under which you can leave posts! <br />
<ul><li>Under "Share Your Story" you can do many things!!!! Have you been hit by a truck? Tell us about it, leave out no details. Did you see a truck recklessly drive by recently? Tell us what happened. Were you driving to work and see an accident that involved a truck? What did you see? Was there an article in a newspaper that you read about a trucking accident? Share the details, or add a link, so others can view it online! And most importantly of all tell us your FEELINGS!!! We need emotion, reflective thoughts, etc.</li>
<li>Under "What This Site Is About" give us ideas!!! Do you have an idea of something we could do to make it better? Would you like to see something on our blog? Leave us your comments here!</li>
<li>Under "Inspiring Quotes, Sayings, and Poems" leave us inspiration!!! What quotes, sayings, or poems helped you through the hardest times of your life? Tell us about them, or better yet, actually post them! Leave them for others to read, and hopefully they will find the same feelings of hope that you did!</li>
<li>Finally, under the "Nicholas' Law" we need lots of help! Tell us all that you know about anything! Do you know a lawyer who helps with making laws? Do you know how to contact the state legislature? Do you know statistics that would help in our fight to create a law? Do you have ideas of how to word the law? Do you have an idea of how the law should work? Tell us everything, you may not think it's important, but everything is IMPORTANT!!</li>
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Next, there will be a poll coming to our site. It will be located on the right hand side of this page! Please participate in it! If you have any comments about it leave them in the comment box located just below our post!<br />
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Thank you so much for your support!Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-68223551758315311462010-07-26T06:54:00.001-07:002010-07-26T06:58:47.429-07:00New: "What This Site Is About" Tab<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Hello! We are happy to inform you that we have added a new tab to our site! The "What This Site Is About" Tab will help everyone who visits understand what we are all about, and hopefully encourage others to reach out.</span>Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250539312264161640.post-12756740864602265262010-07-24T13:31:00.000-07:002010-07-25T07:18:25.518-07:00WelcomeHello~<br />Welcome to the Give Nick Justice Website. No posts have been added yet. Check back soon to read "Our Story" and "What This Site Is About".Hope and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964052416330889460noreply@blogger.com0