High court hears case on right to sue federal employees[Wyoming}

GOVExec.com ^ | 20 March 2007 | Brittany R. Ballenstedt

[hedgetrimmer]

Why?

[editor-surveyor]

Just keep bumping it

[editor-surveyor]

"Immunity only extends to the scope of your lawful employment."

And why can't Breyer understand that?

[cva66snipe]

This is one of the most important cases to ever be heard by the USSC. Criminal activity by zealous actions of individuals should not be shielded by the might of the US govt.

I agree. I took on the Feds once myself over a right of way purchase where they took three times the R.O.W. agreed to. I was threatened with them saying they were bringing a U.S. Marshall to take it if necessary. I had made no physical or verbal threats except to order them off my property and mentioning legal venues. I was smart though and had a Cam Corder running when all this took place :>}

A call to a congress critter and a few others had the FEDs showing up with a checkbook and a stum counter to count tree's they had cut beyond the R.O.W. Government agencies should never be allowed to intimidate the public or be allowed to run roughshod over property owners. On this one Justice Roberts is wrong.

[editor-surveyor]

"Why?"

Ollie tried a power play about a year ago when they were still with ECO, and most of the membership chose to just stay with ECO. I belong to both orgs, but I see less and less coming out of Paragon. Probably lack of funding.

[JB in Whitefish]

I agree...

Thank GOD he doesn't "run the show"....!!!

[Eva]

There used to be one guy that worked for the county planning office that was an overly zealous enviromentalist. He kept getting the county involved in law suits that the county kept losing. It was so bad that people were taking out protective orders against the guy, threatening to sue the county if the man set foot on their property again. Then the idiot joined an environmental group that was fighting the construction of a cogeneration plant by BP. The county finally got fed up and fired the guy.

[editor-surveyor]

If only all judges were as honest, and thorough as that one.

[editor-surveyor]

Welcome aboard!

[Plains Drifter]

Bump

[mad_as_he$$]

Calling the Sheriff in many jurisdictions will get you nothing. Don't know about this part of Wyo.

I have been waiting for sometime for this case to get to the Supremes. For almost 20 years now several of my friends and I have tried to get suits against the Feds started under RICO. IF this sticks the Feds will be severely hamstrung in this kind of crap.

There are two cases in Federal District court in San Jose where if we win it will be landmark Civil Rights cases - no not that kind, but the kind where Government employees have conspired to not only deny a citizen his rights but the violate those rights. It will make suing them personally for their actions much easier to do.

[nwrep]

I know a married woman who was harrassed in an online internet chatroom.

What is a married woman doing on a chatroom in the first place? This is highly irresponsible of her.

[Plains Drifter]

This is too bad.

[Issaquahking]

land rights ping


Dacb, welcome to the forum!

[AuntB]

This is one of the most important cases to ever be heard by the USSC. Criminal activity by zealous actions of individuals should not be shielded by the might of the US govt.

Thanks for the ping! Don't you know that the governmet only goes after those who enforce the law, not break it....Just ask Johnny Sutton.If the subject of this piece had been an illegal alien, everyone in the government would be on his side.

[spintreebob]

The only solution is to abolish the Dept of the Interior. It serves no useful function. Its has a negative impact on all the people it touches.

Sell the BLM and all Federal land over a period of 7 years to the highest bidder. Existing leases would be grandfathered in.