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Lower gas prices, marijuana topics in lawsuit filed here A Houghton Lake attorney has filed a class action lawsuit in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, seeking to lower gasoline prices and legalize marijuana. Stephen P. Fitzgerald filed the lawsuit on behalf of "all citizens of Roscommon County," against the United States of America and George Walker Bush, "purported president of the U.S." Stephen P. Fitzgerald claims in the lawsuit, filed May 24, that President Bush has "violated the oath of his office continually and flagrantly, as detailed...Bush conspired to orchestrate the attacks upon the U.S.A. which occurred on Sept. 11, 2001...to further tighten Big Oil's monopolistic grip upon the petroleum industry in the U.S.A." He claims "Big Oil," cited as Shell Oil, Marathon Oil, Gulf Oil, BP Petroleum, Standard Oil, Amoco, Exxon, Torco, Speedway and Admiral, and all other petroleum companies which do business in Roscommon County, "has succeeded so well in its aims that it manipulates the price of gasoline in the U.S.A. and Roscommon County at its own whim without any fear of intervention by the Federal Government. It has perfected Fitzgerald told the Resorter he is the lead plaintiff on behalf of "we the people," and that the lawsuit is about "enforcing our rights." He further claims in the lawsuit that "the price of gasoline in Roscommon County has soared from below two dollars a gallon just a few months ago to almost four dollars a gallon now. This immense squeeze upon plaintiffs is causing them ruinous harm. They can scarcely afford to buy gasoline themselves, and the tourists trade upon which many of them rely for their living is drying up entirely because travelers from elsewhere in Michigan and the Midwest cannot afford to drive here." "Something's gotta be done immediately," he told the Resorter, adding gas prices are "squeezing the tourism industry." The lawsuit also seeks to legalize marijuana. Fitzgerald claims in the lawsuit that he is "desirous of entering into the marijuana distribution business. However, marijuana is still classified as a controlled substance under the laws of the Federal Government. Those laws are flagrantly unconstitutional." He further states "marijuana is a cash crop which will earn billions of dollars for plaintiffs once it is relegalized." Fitzgerald is seeking the money "wrongfully gouged" from plaintiffs as a result of big oil's "predatory price-fixing," as well as "the profits [plaintiffs] would have earned from the time they first wanted to start [distributing marijuana]. In the case of lead plaintiff, he wanted to start his distributing business in June, 2006." He further seeks to consolidate the oil companies so they may be subject to price controls. Fitzgerald, who works for Bauchan Law Office, said he is working on the case from his home. He said he will need help fighting his cause and has friends who are lawyers in the Detroit area who are interested in his case. He said the claims in the lawsuit are "quite disparate," but he did not want to file separate claims.
"I was motivated to do it," he said.
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