Engelman: ...There's another attorney that's also involved in that civil case that I'd like to introduce now. And his name is Michael, Caddell. Michael?

I didn't really have any prepared remarks. I, uh, um, like Mike McNulty, this will not be a political speech. Uh, our firm represents, more than fifty, of the estates of those that died- here. And we represent about 200 or more of the family members, of those that died. And it's a, a responsibility, that we take very seriously. It's a way of, seeking to address, and I, I appreciated what Mike McNulty had to say, as I, I look at ah, ah, Mike, ah, Dick Reavis, ah, Ramsey Clark- I mean, there, there're different ways, to address, what happened. And there's a responsibility- I think, the word responsibility is a, is a good one. There's a responsibility- to publicize, to, remember- to never forget what happened here, but at the same time, to seek to, not only address what happened, but to change so that doesn't happen again.

The work that we've done- thus far our firm has invested, approximately 2 million dollars in time, and about 450,000 dollars in out of pocket expenses, to do what we do. We pursue litigation, we gather information, uh, we put it, and despite being in this case hamstrung by the government, and by a judge who, as you already heard, is, very unsympathetic, and, unfortunately, we feel has already made his mind up. We went to the Supreme Court- this past year, to try and get Judge Smith removed- we were unsuccessful- we'll continue to try to do that. But we have now, I think, moved from where we were, five years ago when this happened. Five years ago, I remember like many of you, seeing this, tragic event unfold on television. And what I knew was, that if mistakes were made, that this didn't have to happen. What we know now, unfortunately, is a much more sinister, picture. Not only that mistakes were made, but that decisions were made, to intentionally- harm the Davidians, to intentionally place the Davidians at risk, and to punish them, for being, different. Our firm will continue to work on this matter, uh, uh, despite the obstacles. We'll continue to do what we do, just as Mike McNulty is working on a second film- I'm very glad to hear that. I think the work- Mike has worked with us, and, and has been invaluable- and I think the work that he has done, may be in many respects, he and the work that Dick Reavis has done, have been in many respects among the most valuable work done in this area. We'll continue to work on our- aspect of it. I'd like to introduce, Joe Phillips from our firm. Joe's the primary author- Joe, stand up. Joe's the primary author of the complaint [applause] that Mr. Brannon read, James Brannon read. But we continue to work closely with all the attorneys and the investigators in this case. Because we have that responsibility, that the, absolute power, which is what the government, of the United States has, carries with it, an obligation, a responsibility, to exercise that power, responsibly. And with restraint. And what happened here at Waco, more than anything else, is about abuse of power, and about the failure, of the government, who has so much power, to exercise that power, the obligation that the government has. We give the government power, in exchange for that the government has to agree to use that power, reasonably, responsibly, and in a limited fashion. Protecting the rights that all of us have been granted. And we have an obligation, when that power has been abused, to, to do something about it. And so I thank those of you who are here, I thank those of you who are working on this and will continue to work, and I promise that we'll continue to do the same thing. Thank you. [applause]
 

Engelman: Thanks, Michael...

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