Comments on: Bonner County Violates Law In Effort To Skirt Voters

By: chicagosam

chicagosam — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:39:33 +0000

Charges are not filed for one simple reason . It costs a lot of money. Most attorneys who are in buisness to make a living cannot afford to take on a case pro bono which if it is serious enough will be appealead to the Idaho Supreme Court with taxpayers money fighting you in a process that can take as long as 3 years.
If you should lose sometimes you will pay their attorney fees also. Very few people have the motivation and more importantly the deep pockets for these kinds of fights.

By: Brian Vermillion

Brian Vermillion — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:50:05 +0000

Since this is simply yet another example of what happens often here in the treasure valley, why aren’t charges being filed?

By: DO

DO — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:55:41 +0000

Makes me wonder what they teach at the law school at UofI these days.

It must consist of Cheating, Liars, Spins, Distortions, Bad Management, Gross Interpretation of the Law and how to use the Constitution (US and Idaho’s) for toilet paper. Then you graduate.

Being ethical with a sense of decency is definitely out of the question.

By: Flyhead

Flyhead — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:40:38 +0000

Same thing happened here in Caldwell only in reverse… The Caldwell East Urban Renewal Agency borrowed $6 MM to pay for the out of state TVCC building from the City of Caldwell’s Local Government Investment Pool of money. The “Loan” to the URA was approved by the City Council.

By: Benj

Benj — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:25:18 +0000

So beings that they broke the law, are any of them going to jail?

After all if used for a juvenile facility, they are willing to lock up your kids.

By: JamesBond

JamesBond — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:32:25 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with your view on this matter. The primary reason why this is happening so often is that there is no accountability. No punishment. Nothing to fear. This attitude is common in many areas of government operation, including open records and meetings. Elected and appointed officials know it, and they know that they can get away with it without any real repercussions.