Oregon and Washington *ping*, please!
And I thought politics was contentious here in King County! ;-)
Didn’t Tim Leavitt run on a platform of a no-toll crossing?
Back when I lived in Florida, there was a local man in Lake Wales that was opposed to some of the practices of the local government. I seem to recall that he was trying to get the city government audited because of the awful spending. His efforts against it were proper and legitimate. So, the local government sued him and tried to bankrupt and destroy him. I don’t know the outcome, my local media (Lakeland Ledger, a NYT company) did not report on it through to the conclusion, no surprise there.
I was very angry. This was a case when the ACLU, if it was what it claims to be, should have leaped to the defense of this man and fought to the bitter end. The ACLU’s definition of “civil liberties” is extremely perverted.
I’ve placed some video segments of the conduct of Mayor Leavitt and Commissioner Stuart towards citizen here.
For a real eye opener on this boondoggle project, check out the video interview between David Madore and Plaid Pantry CEO, Chris Girard,
http://couv.com/clark-county-today/chris-girard-ceo-plaid-pantry