A bit of departure from the typical short form of this blog, for the record 'comments' on a local planning activity - which, after all, isn't a whole lot more substantive than any published journalistic piece on the subject.
Unfortunately due the malfeasance of PSRC executive director Bob Drewel this plan is not valid, nor any of the transportation projects coordinated by the Puget Sound Regional Council.Planning is not an opportunity to call citizens Nimbys or the like, it is the process by which we allow all citizens to be involved. Although substantial efforts have been made to portray citizens as obstructionist, such as with unfunded projects like the Seattle viaduct or the spending of 220 million dollars on the faulty comparison of citizen inspired alternatives on 520 regarding options K and M (which I can conceptually claim credit for in a 1988 letter to an elected member of this body.)
This is not a get it done process, it is an attack on our constitutional system of government for profit where the cost is the benefit.
My particular case is one of the worst examples of this – being accused of harassment for insisting through lawful means on government employee action. This is no less than establishing a civil standard of second class citizenship for nothing more than responsible and constructive involvement.These actions are coordinated by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the law firms which control it, including the Jack Abramoff firm of K and L Gates and the financial scammers of WAMU, Foster, Pepper and Shefelman. Mr. Drewel was informed of these problems in the mid 90’s by myself while he chaired committees of the PSRC and was still Executive of Snohomish County. Mr. Drewel’s response to this effort was to drive from participation in this body, a status which continues to this day. I believe a case can be made that Mr. Drewel’s qualifications for this position include this illegal action, subsequent to his rejection by the citizens of Snohomish County.
Please note that I am not challenging the establishment of a common law civil law second class citizen status as developed under the due process authority of the King County Courts, I am however insisting that it be consistently applied to those that abuse the planning process by whatever pretext.
The cycle of abuse is a dangerous thing. The baby boomer generation has done much to address many of these sexual and racial issues, however the leadership of this generation through much of the United States, including Washington State, has found it profitable and useful to recreate such hate upon younger individuals without evidence – as such these action constitutes second degree extortion under Washington State law.
The legal counsel of the elected members of this body may well advise you that you have the authority to determine what is right and what is wrong, but don’t forget that our constitution makes it very clear who the owners are. As such, as an owner of the United States of America, and its subsidiary corporations in the Puget Sound Region I request that the elected representatives of this body make good on that contract within ten days, or leave.
You may find this ‘pay rent or quit’ notice harsh, but the facts merit it. I understand that some of you have come to this effort with good faith, and that there is much of this plan that is good. But equally as certainly it is less than it could have been and you have allowed yourselves to be manipulated by corrupt legal practitioners and there minions.
You are responsible, regardless of what legal counsel tells you. Fulfill that responsibility now by removing Mr. Drewel, and, at a minimum, the law firms of K & L Gates and Foster Pepper Shefelman, and, at least temporarily, all of their clients, from any further involvement in any PSRC involved projects at the planning or construction phase.
Thank you for your time.
