[Vision2020] And the evidence for this is...

[Wayne Price]

Kai,


And this is just how mistrust in government  occurs!  On one hand we  
have a Mayor that doesn't want PUBLIC meetings photographed and on the  
other hand we have two council members trying an end run around
the open records laws. And then we had the shenanigans where each one  
could vote on the other getting PUBLIC MONEY  to hire outside legal  
council!

Maybe, truly, the Mayor doesn't know what she's doing,  well then it's  
time to look for a new mayor. OR is she trying to hide something?
Maybe truly, the two councilmen don't understand that public records  
include those that are on their private e-mails when they are  
conducting city business. OR are they trying to hide something?


Now, there are a few choices we can make.  Suck it up and assume that  
this is the best we can get for local government; sue them; request  
that the state and/or federal government investigate them;
or toss them to the curb either by recall  or at election time.  
Personally, I prefer the recall option or the investigation by a  
higher governmental body. I don't want them to be able to say, "Oh  
well, I lost
an election",  I want them to be tossed out.

Wayne








On Jul 23, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:

> Kai,
>
> Maybe Dave's point was that even if what the mayor did was wrong it
> does not constitute a violation of your first amendment rights. I
> don't want to suggest that she's off the hook -- though I'd like to
> hear her side of the story before passing judgment. I'm just saying it
> is not a violation of your constitutional rights, as i see it. If it
> were, you could and should file a lawsuit, right?
>
> Best, Joe
>
> On Jul 23, 2009, at 1:27 PM, "Kai Eiselein" <editor at lataheagle.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Doing it once was a mistake. Doing it again with full knowledge is
>> completely unethical.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave" <tiedye at turbonet.com>
>> To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] And the evidence for this is...
>>
>>
>> I totally agree with your disgruntlement, this is absolutely wrong.
>> However I don't, necessarily, agree with your conclusion.
>>
>> For what it's worth.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> Kai Eiselein wrote:
>>> May, 7, 2007
>>> Mayor Nancy Chaney ordered a journalist, namely me, to stop taking
>>> photographs during a city council meeting.
>>> In an email exchange later, after I sent her the AG's opinion, she
>>> stated that my photographing the speakers was "disruptive" and
>>> "intimidating".
>>> Nevermind the fact that I was sitting in a chair, using no flash,  
>>> per
>>> the council's rules, and was not firing continuously. In fact I
>>> took a
>>> grand total of two photos.
>>> I voiced my displeasure with the mayor publicly in the August 16,
>>> 2007
>>> issue of the Latah Eagle.
>>>
>>> July 20, 2007
>>> While Greg Meyer from KLEW was setting up his equipment shortly
>>> before
>>> the council meeting, Mayor Nancy Chaney approached him and asked him
>>> not to film anyone who was speaking because it was "intimidating".
>>> Ironically, just minutes before, I had half-jokingly warned him that
>>> the mayor thought cameras were "intimidating". She stated that  
>>> "We've
>>> been through this before", while looking at me, sitting a couple of
>>> feet away. He thought I off my rocker, then the mayor made her
>>> statement.
>>> Meyer said he had NEVER had an elected official try to tell him not
>>> to
>>> film.
>>> This mayor is unfit for office, she has no grasp of the Constitution
>>> and continues to act as though the First Amendment does not apply in
>>> her chambers.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Store, access, and share your photos.
>>> See
>>> how.
>>> <http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_SD_photos_072009
>>>>
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