Come join thousands of others at the G.R.I.T. Freedom Festival and Rally - Saturday, March 5, noon at the State Capitol Steps. Get there early to ensure parking.
This Saturday, March 5th at noon you can join thousands of other activists, concerned citizens, and other mobilized people who want to promote Freedom and Liberty. This is a family friendly Freedom Festival and Rally, with live music, limited speakers, unlimited tents, and many people with whom you can network and organize. You are far from alone, and this is a great chance to meet and organize with others.
So many new people have become mobilized and organized over the past 18 months, and this is an effort to bring them all together in one place so that people can network and coordinate with others. The organizers expect thousands of people to attend, not including impromptu convoys. To learn more about this event go to the organizer’s website linked here.
If you are frustrated or disgusted with our state political leadership this is the event for you. If you want to send a message to the political establishment and Governor Inslee, this is the event for you to attend. If you care about freedom and liberty – not just for yourself, but for future generations who may not even know what they are losing under our current political “leadership,” then this is the place for you. Bring your best signs (I will be handing out some of my “Ministry of Covid Compliance – Not Approved” buttons to those who have the best signs).
I posted this video last week on February 23, 2022, and I hope it does an adequate job explaining the goals of this event:
Here are some ideas and photos from previous events:
August 28, 2021 – State Worker Rally against Washington State Governor Inslee’s forced employment mandates – state workers were not happy
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OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
Washington State Governor Inslee's mandates could be putting the power grid at risk. Does Inslee even care?
Based on numerous interviews with IBEW members and various other employees at Puget Sound Energy and the Bonneville Power Administration (which has deadlines associated with the Federal mandates of December 8th), this video continues to be relevant moving forward into Inslee’s endless emergency mandates. There are often unintended (or intended?) consequences of poorly thought out and incompetently implemented public policy.
One thing to keep in mind, the goofs “in charge” of government didn’t get to their current positions because they were that smart or because they accomplished anything in their lives other than the ability to put on a facade, stick to a narrative, and politically align themselves with the proper political special interests needed to prevail in elections. None of these skills will ensure they do the right or smart thing when they are in power.
Please note, this video was originally published on our YouTube Channel on September 16, 2021:
There is a terrible contagion spreading through the land, but you aren’t reading about it in the traditional media
August 28, 2021 – State Worker Rally against Washington State Governor Inslee’s forced employment mandates – state workers were not happy
With “professionals” like Suzi Levine running state government for Governor Inslee, what could go wrong?
Inslee isn’t happy that he is getting caught making so many mistakes. He is angry at the people for being “insubordinate”
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
Welcome to Prosser, a beautiful town, which desperately needs some better political options...
Washington State’s 2021 off-year election season is easily overshadowed by Washington’s season of Governor Inslee’s forever emergency, Inslee’s hyped mandates, and the fumbling of the DC political class. However, voters are shortly getting their ballots for many local elections around the state, and the consequences of these elections can reverberate for both good and bad many years into the future. Today’s election decisions matter. Even when both people on the ballot are not good.
Prosser’s Gang Green and the government staff infection
Close call in 2017…
As I’ve discussed in past articles (linked here, for example), Washington’s Gang Green movement and the government staff infection they spread causes great harm to the people who live here. Grant grifting operations like Futurewise and their endless litigation operation have been directed at rural, suburban and urban residents for many years now. Of all places, it is the City of Prosser which has the Futurewise Vice-President, Maricela Sanchez running for position #2 on the council.
It is likely the average Prosser voter don’t really know Maricela Sanchez and they probably don’t know about Futurewise (lies) or the harm this organization regularly inflicts on the people of Washington State. This merits a closer look.
Maricela Sanchez appears to be the only person running a serious campaign for city council in the City of Prosser. This is reflected both by her financial filings with the Public Disclosure Commission (see here), and her expenditures for consultants (see here). This isn’t her first rodeo on the ballot. In 2017, she lost a race for the Prosser School Board (see results here, and the PDC filing here). However, if a voter were to look at her campaign page (linked here), she would appear to be a normal, even conservative candidate. This is the first lie.
Candidate Sanchez is a former Green Party member and was active in that organization locally until it was absorbed into the Democratic Party we see today. Below is a photo from one of the Green Party meetings from a few years ago. Sanchez was a prominent member in that organization at the time. This photo was later scrubbed once their local website vanished.
The local Green Party in happier glory days – Sanchez is on the far right…
Political problems shouldn’t be solved with threats of explosives
Interestingly, Sanchez was arrested in North Dakota at a Pipeline protest in 2016. She was charged with endangering people with fire and explosives, riot, and was one of many who were charged in the events surrounding that activity. Eventually, the legal strategy of overwhelming the North Dakota county court with high-powered attorneys and national support succeeded and most of these charges were later dismissed. Even though, according to her own documents, she was making $28,000 per month as an anesthesiologist in Richland, Washington at the time, she attempted to claim indigent status and request a free attorney. This request was rejected according to the documents linked below.
It will get attention, but I don’t recommend protesting like this…
However, it takes a special kind of person, willing to sow harm and destruction in their community at an epic scale to become Vice President of Futurewise. This organization has also been the breeding ground for Washington State’s current Public Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz (“let the forests burn to the ground”), who was the former Executive Director of Futurewise. This corporation has been the leading litigation factory dedicated to the destruction of private property, rural living, private automobiles, private wells (Hirst Decision), urban neighborhoods, and local self-determination. Bringing big-city elitist attitudes to rural areas and urban neighborhoods alike, there is no jurisdiction which remains untouched by their harmful litigation threats and actions. Always pushing for more taxes, subsidies for mega-developers, elimination of private wells, and the protection of the elite political class, Futurewise has made its mark and only strives to make it worse.
It was the residents of Whatcom County who first coined the nickname “Future Lies” about this organization and everything it does. The professional lobbyists who represent this corporation tend to support policies that hurt the little guy and benefit the mega grifting operations which support light-rail boondoggles, central planning schemes that cost a mint and fail to deliver any joy, as well as grant grifting operations to reward their wealthy supporters. They are always predictable. If it makes life more miserable, costly, and difficult – these guys support it.
Candidate Sanchez is just another Big Government elitist hoping to harm another small town with her Gang Green crew from Futurewise leading the way. One way to prove this is by looking at who she politically supports when she writes checks. For example, her support of one of the crazies running for Mayor of Seattle (see donation here), and others I’ve documented below. We have many friends living in the City of Prosser, and Sanchez has wisely been doorbelling the city because she is running a serious and well-funded campaign. While she represents herself as a reasonable candidate for office, when confronted by those who disagree with her, she reportedly calls them “racist” and becomes angry (fortunately, there are no reported threats of fire or explosives, which is a big improvement from her North Dakota days). Remember, you can’t get on the board of Futurewise unless you also are part of the D.I.E. cult (Diversity, Inclusion, Equity) with a little CRT (Critical Racism Theory – everyone else is a racist except you) tossed in for good measure. The City of Prosser would be wise to avoid putting someone this extreme into local office.
No great choices for voters
Unfortunately, the voters of Prosser really deserve better options on the ballot because Sanchez’s opponent is no great choice, even if he is a marginally better choice than Futurewise’s Sanchez. The bar has been set extremely low here. He is a long time (too long) incumbent named Morgan Everett (no relation to this author). Like many incumbents he appears to be lazy with no campaign and nothing filed with the Public Disclosure Commission. Yes, of course, I will file a complaint.
Sometimes there are no good options, just one marginally less bad than the worst.
There are 281 local municipalities in Washington State. Most of these are cities and towns, and they have elections for their councilmembers and mayors during off year elections like this one. These politicians can be either good or terrible, but if local people don’t pay attention to who these candidates really are, they will find clowns and grifters occupying the local council. This might be entertaining, but it is not optimal for local governance or reasonable stewardship of the town or city. Pay attention. Apathy and Ignorance really will hurt you in the end. Vote (if you live in King County – vote often). The future really does belong to those who show up, and if only the crazies and grifters show up – the future doesn’t get better for the rest of us.
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
Kevin Ranker's Rules for San Juan County and his belief that voters will vote for any cow with blue paint slapped on it may not play as well in San Juan County as he thinks
San Juan County is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places to live in Washington State. However, the local political scene can sometimes distract from this natural beauty. The recent San Juan County charter review process, monopolized and ruled by disgraced former State Senator Kevin Ranker (see here, here, and here) has, unfortunately, become just another one of these ugly embarrassments. The voters of San Juan County have been served a pile of Ranker’s Rules on which they must vote. Ranker expects everyone to blindly follow. This isn’t a question of partisan politics. The political scene here in the islands has been dominated by Liberals for many years now. Instead, it is a story of one guy trying to force his vision on everyone else.
Disgraced Kevin Ranker behind bars
This November, San Juan County voters will be voting on six proposed charter amendments. These are Kevin Ranker’s rules for the people of San Juan County. In addition to mocking the intelligence of the voters in San Juan County, Kevin Ranker, as chair of the Charter Review Commission (“CRC”), overpromised what he could accomplish and underdelivered with these unnecessary proposals. The voters of San Juan County deserve better and Ranker owes them an apology. The taxpayers of San Juan County certainly deserve a refund.
Let’s dig deeper into the history of Ranker’s Rules and how San Juan County got here:
Ranker and Inslee pre-#Metoo
The Charter Process, and Kevin Ranker
I’ve followed charter review meetings and processes for many years now with friends serving on the King, Clark, Whatcom, Clallam, and Pierce County Charter Review Commissions in recent years. Typically, these are scheduled every ten years and serve as the official opportunity for engaged citizens and ultimately the voters, to make changes to the organizing structure of their local county government. Most of the time these charter reviews require a balanced consensus on basic issues like which officials should be elected vs. appointed by the council, and other serious but mundane questions.
However, San Juan County’s recent charter review process stands alone in producing a batch of rules which seem to combine the worst of all worlds, including being legally questionable.
The San Juan County CRC’s six amendments to the county Charter can be summed up in a couple of sentences. Four of them are a policy wish list that end up creating advisory committees which, rather than putting citizens in more control of local government as is the goal of the Charter, install bureaucratic roadblocks between the people and their representatives. This would not be so pathetic if it were not for the fact that San Juan County already has 70+ unfilled positions on more than 25 advisory boards, and that these amendments make the Charter inconsistent since none of these other “committees” are spelled out in the Charter. Additionally, there are proposals to limit the terms of county councilpersons, and make changes to the initiative system in the county, neither of which addresses any real existing problem within the current Charter. See the minority report linked here.
Are these weak and toothless proposals all the people received for the time and money of San Juan County’s CRC? It is very instructive to go back and review the many hours of Zoom conference meetings that produced this bizarre outcome. I am linking some of these videos below and referencing them throughout this article series. However, one obvious issue stands out – these are Kevin Ranker’s Rules and he was determined to produce something no matter how useless, divisive, or harmful to the people of San Juan County. Based on these meetings and videos, it clearly didn’t matter who he had to step on to get his way.
Kevin Ranker, the Blue Cow, and his casual insult of local voters
If anyone else is willing to take the time to track Kevin Ranker’s voice-time compared to all the other participants on this 18-member board, you will find Ranker dominates the speaking time 60% or more. He can’t refrain from talking about himself, his vast “Olympia” experience (ignoring his #Metoo scandal), his schemes, and his plans for San Juan County. However, the tone was set from the very beginning, and this is how we meet Kevin’s magical “Blue Cow”.
You can watch an early session (linked here). One of the many memorable comments made by Kevin Ranker during these first sessions was when he was discussing the dream of creating a position for a Climate Czar for San Juan County. He said, “I’ve done polling in this community for 20 years, and I can tell you that (it) will pass. We could paint a cow blue and say it’s the climate commissioner and people are going to get excited.” It was obvious that Kevin Ranker saw himself as that Blue Cow. (Go to 46:57 linked here).
There was a repetitive level of arrogance that oozed out of these commission meetings, and this negative casual disdain was typically directed at the voters. The presumption that voters were too stupid, ignorant, or blind think for themselves, and the corresponding belief that these same voters would do whatever these elites (especially Kevin Ranker) told them to do. Unfortunately, this attitude persisted throughout the process and helped craft the final six Ranker’s Rules. These were Ranker’s Blue Cows. He fully expects the community to blindly support his new rules.
San Juan County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord was forced to spar with Kevin Ranker over his proposed Rules. Everyone else was just a bit player on the Charter Review Commission
Randy Gaylord and Kevin Ranker battle over Ranker’s Rules
One of the weirdest parts of this whole San Juan County Charter process was the many strange turns taken by Kevin Ranker as he led the CRC into one dead end after another. I am grudgingly forced to agree with San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord when he was obligated, on many occasions, to confront Kevin Ranker repeatedly as Ranker’s Rules were either illegal or just flat-out unworkable.
Ranker and Gaylord inHappier days…
What was particularly odd about the repeated Gaylord/Ranker fights was the fact that Ranker was arguing about the law on some fundamental aspects of these proposed rules, and Gaylord appeared to be the only adult in the room. Gaylord was even forced to intercede when Ranker attempted to hire outside counsel (Kyle Loring – former Friends of the San Juans attorney and husband to San Juan Superior Court Judge Katie Loring). Ranker did this behind Gaylord’s back. Even going so far as to assign Loring an email at the county (which was promptly rescinded). I never imagined I’d find myself siding with Gaylord on anything, but in this case, Gaylord was right and Ranker was seriously out of touch and completely out of control.
All the fighting about Ranker’s rules so far has been Ranker and a few of his followers against a variety of other Democrats on the island. This wasn’t about partisan politics, but it was about the politics of power, and Ranker with his checkered past and years of dubious “experience,” obviously believes he runs the zoo show.
Ranker might very well believe San Juan County voters are stupid enough to vote for any blue cow tossed their way. His “20 years of polling experience” in the islands has convinced him the voters will do whatever he wants them to do. I’m not so convinced. Sure, they might vote for whatever Democratic Party candidate is on the ballot, but that does not mean they will accept whatever policy cow is shoveled their way – no matter how much blue paint is slopped on it. It is not a foregone conclusion that Ranker’s Rules can be forced on anyone else.
(Please note, these Zoom video meetings are such a treasure trove of quotes and Kevin Ranker is such a spectacle that this is only Part I of this series…)
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
Recently, a former 19 year employee with the Dept. of Licensing came forward to expose the illegal policy at this agency to register non-US citizens to vote. This illegal policy continues today.
Washington State’s Department of Licensing has gone rogue for many years now, frequently in violation of both Federal and State law. This is why residents of Washington State can’t use their driver’s license as identification when they get on an airplane unless they get the “enhanced” driver’s license. This was also evident when Governor Jay Inslee fired the former director of the Department of Licensing back in 2018 for complying with Federal Law (Oh, that’s right – she resigned). For years now, many employees at the Department of Licensing have contacted me complaining about the lawlessness and illegal activity of the agency. Recently, one of these employees came forward and has started to expose the truth. Watch this video and see for yourself.
Note: This video was originally published on our We the Governed YouTube channel (go here to subscribe forfree) September 9, 2021:
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
Hamilton Corners Billboard advertising Medical Freedom Rally at State Capitol campus in Olympia on October 3, 2021. Organized by a coalition of state workers, public sector works, teachers, and others whose jobs have been threatened if they don't obey Inslee's vax mandates.
A “Medical Freedom Rally” has been organized at the Washington State Capitol campus for Sunday, October 3, 2021. Organizers have advertised that the event starts at 1pm. A large number of liberty organizers, state workers, public sector employees, and others who have been threatened with job loss, ostracization, discrimination, and other serious consequences if they don’t obey and submit to Governor Jay Inslee‘s latest round of mandates including forced sterilizations vaccinations are involved in this event. All indications point towards a large showing at the Capitol that day. (For more details and links go to the end of this article)
Inslee’s latest deadline for mandated forced vax rules is fast approaching, and this appears to increase the sense of urgency to this event. We live in strange times. Additionally, the state’s general refusal to “find accommodations” for the thousands of state and government workers who have requested religious exemptions from around the state is unprecedented and almost certainly unlawful. Nothing normal about this. The general anger by state workers who have had their exemptions rejected or “unaccommodated” is adding fuel to this dumpster fire.
August 28, 2021 – State Worker Rally against Washington State Governor Inslee’s forced employment mandates – state workers were not happy
As we mentioned in a recent video (linked here) the Washington State Ferry Workers have been staging “sick-outs” and other protests on the ferry system for several weeks now, and they have not been happy with their union refusing to support their efforts to follow “my body, my choice” or to even protect their jobs. Additionally, with the high rate of refusal to submit to Inslee’s lockdown rules and demands in certain key government job categories, we are likely to face serious disruption of certain key services in Washington State, if Inslee sticks to his needles.
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee
As Governor Inslee strives to create a new Covid Caste system in Washington State and purge the state workforce of anyone who is not perfectly obedient to his whims, it does appear that poor public policy combined with arrogance is likely to result in unintended consequences. However, this is a rally focused on drawing more attention to this situation, and hoping to encourage some form of sanity to return to Olympia.
Whether you are vaxed or not, if you are interested in speaking truth to power, questioning authority, or just standing up for others who are suffering the brunt of these policies, we will see you there (I’ve been invited to speak as well). Please note that this size of event can impact parking. Carpool if you can. Come early if possible. Bring water if it is a hot day. Be prepared to meet a lot of fellow citizens who care.
Stay safe and true. The future belongs to those who show up.
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee loves lockdowns and believes that it is better to be King than to be Governor
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
The Moses Lake School District has decided to hemorrhage cash by not preventing the theft of funds from the school and rewarding those who are caught taking the money.
**We may be adding more public records at the end of this article, for further documentation and reference, as they are made available. They will further support and possibly expand the article as it was originally written (9/18/21)**
Moses Lake School District offices
A few weeks ago, the Moses Lake School DistrictSuperintendent Josh Meek was removed from his position as school district Superintendent by the Moses Lake School Board. His sudden separation from his position as superintendent at this public school district was the inevitable result of a recent investigation into some of Mr. Meek’s misuse of public funds for his own personal benefit. His removal was not a close call, but the effort by the School Board to conceal wrong-doing, “avoid scandal” and reward bad behavior has only made the situation much worse. Mr Meek, despite his misbehavior, was able to walk away with a full year’s compensation and an extra cash bonus compliments of a cozy relationship with the School Board.
Moses Lake Superintendent Josh Meek is a glutton for punishment as he was recently caught illegally taking money from the school district as exposed in a recent audit. He was forced to step down from the school district because of his actions.
While Mr. Meek claims he was justified taking the public cash from the district, he is wrong. However, as bad as Meek’s actions were, the actions of the School Board, particularly the School District President Vickey Melcher, to heap praise on Mr. Meek and shovel more cash into his bank account on his way out the school house door is worse. The coverup is always worse than the original crime. Let’s look at both and discover the lessons which can be learned for those of us concerned about shenanigans in our local public school districts.
Moses Lake School District– not the best, and leadership reflects this fact
Moses Lake School Board President Vickey Melcher, close friend of Superintendent Josh Meek wanted to avoid scandal
The Moses Lake School District is located in Eastern Washington State, encompassing the City of Moses Lake and much of the surrounding rural farming community. More than 8,303 students are entrusted by their families to this public school system for their education. It costs a lot of money to run a school district this size, and their budget is about $123.8 million (see article here). Part of this budget has been a Maintenance and Operation Property Tax Levy, which the voters must approve on occasion. Based on the vote from August (see election results linked here), 52% of the voters didn’t want more property taxes going to this institution. In the School District Levy world, “no” never means “no,” but rather “try harder next time.” The levy is going back on the ballot this November for another bite at the tax apple.
When reviewing the Moses Lake School District in comparison to the rest of the state, it ranks in the bottom 50% in terms of academic achievement, according to their own data (See here). The truth is worse than this might indicate. They are listed as #225 school district out of #295 in the state (not sure why this site says there are 306, since there are only 295 total in the state), which (even under Common Core math) put them closer to the bottom 25% in the state. Let’s look at how well they educate the kids.
According to their own “report card,”barely 38% of students are proficient in basic math and 48% have achieved basic reading proficiency, which implies less than 50% are functionally literate (or proficient) when they “graduate” from this school district. Unfortunately, these stats are based on the 2018/2019 school year, which is the last pre-Covid district data we can find. The true statistics from today (After Zoom School and our eternal lockdown world) , if they were to be recorded honestly would be much worse. Fortunately for this school district (and the public school system in general) the data collection has largely been suspended during the current pandemic, and since this pandemic state of emergency won’t be ending any time soon, we will have no transparency on the current decline in education. This is not a good thing for the kids or transparency, but the public education system tends to protect the adults from the consequences of their actions (or inactions).
School boards typically have five School Directors (Seattle is the only exception), elected to office holding four year terms. The elections are held in off year elections, like 2021. Currently, two positions are contested on the ballot. The first is the incumbent Vickey Melcher, who received 49.86% of the vote in a recent primary election to face a challenger Paul Hill (Washington State has a Jungle Primary “Top2” system – see here to learn more). The other seat is an open seat being vacated by incumbent Moses Lake School Director Elliot Goodrich in position #4. The two final candidates are Kevin Fuhr and Rachel Roylance Gallacci. The recent primary election results can be found here.
The Moses Lake School District has been wasting more money than most realize, and the recent Josh Meek scandal may not be the only example…
The fall of Josh Meek and Vickey Melcher’s effort to “avoid scandal”
Vickey Melcher
By all accounts Superintendent Josh Meek was (outside this current scandal) and remains a popular guy. He is close friends with School Board President Vickey Melcher and other school board members. This friendship is evident from their emails obtained from public records requests. This recent scandal was exposed this summer, and, based on public records requests appears to be, at least in part, explained in an email and triggered by retiring school board director Elliot Goodrich (see email linked here). He appears, based on this email, to have stumbled on some concerning financial problems related to Superintendent Meek writing unapproved stipend payments to himself. These were unapproved by the board (and apparently unknown to them).
At some point in this process, this exposure triggered a more formal (and rushed) investigation conducted by Education Services District staff (see preliminary report linked here). According to that report provided to the Moses Lake School Board, Superintendent Meek had, in multiple ways and on many occasions, unlawfully violated a variety of basic financial rules, district policies, and common sense. Meek clearly took money from the school district for his own personal gain. Specifically, based on this very cursory “audit” the following was easily discovered:
A variety of “stipends” approved by Superintendent Meek (but not approved by the School Board) totaling $12,161.23 over a two-year period, written to Meek.
Questionable cash-out of vacation days, which according to his calendar he took the vacation, but he cashed out those days (per his contract) and claimed he didn’t actually take the vacation because he had some emails or phone calls while he was on the beach or at the hotel. This resulted in an unknown amount of money paid to him by the district. See this linked analysis by the ESD “audit” which highlighted these violations. It isn’t formally reported how many thousands of dollars were acquired by Josh Meek from these actions.
Somewhere between $13,454.98 and $9,943.55 of personal expenditures made on the School District credit card and not reimbursed by Meek. This is only over the past few years, and while he paid back a little over $2k after he was caught, this is in clear violation of district policy and financial rules.
In addition, some questions in the audit were raised by the over $51,000 paid to Superintendent Meek as “performance bonus” pay on top of his nearly $200,000 salary paid by the taxpayers already. This “bonus pay” probably wouldn’t formally count as an “illegal” payment, but the manner and method in which it was provided to Josh Meek is suspect and questionable since he was able to determine the metrics by which his performance would be judged and then would assess if he had achieved these performance goals. You must read the report to get the complete picture, but yeah, he magically achieved every metric and he was a performance pay winner. Hey, it’s just taxpayer cash and “it’s for the children.”
I’m sure Josh Meek is a nice person, but he has sticky fingers when it comes to taxpayer money, and there is an almost limitless capacity for people to justify how “they deserve it.” This is a problem he will be forced to confront in the future if not for what he took in the past. However, the real story here is the absurd lack of oversight by the Moses Lake School Board once they realized they had a real problem on their hands a few weeks ago.
Vickey Melcher: Let’s avoid scandal and reward bad behavior
It isn’t always this obvious…
Responsibility and leadership starts at the top, and Vickey Melcher is the School Board President. She is also, by all accounts, close friends with Josh Meek. I get it. I understand that it can be hard to fire your friend when you catch them doing something wrong. If you are unable to do this, then you recuse yourself and let someone else do what needs to be done. Here is what she did (and the school board mostly in lockstep), and these are great examples of what you don’t do in this situation:
Put out a press release that absurdly says Meek did not intend to “inappropriately receive financial gain.” (see here). Think about it. You caught the guy taking public money (“from the children”) he shouldn’t have been taking. An independent cursory audit proves this is true. You must remove him from his position. You don’t put out a silly press release saying you don’t really mean it.
Send an email to the rest of the school board members telling them that they need to “avoid a scandal” (see email) but have no concerns about the missing money or what else might be missing.
Pretend that this guy is leaving “without cause” when clearly there is obvious cause to fire Meek without paying him an extra $200k+ bonus
Rewarding bad behavior not only encourages more of it from the person who doesn’t realize he isn’t supposed to steal, but it also encourages others who might be able to do the same thing with the knowledge (and now evidence) there are no consequences for bad behavior. And, yes, it is bad behavior to steal money from the school district.
The Scandal, the levy and an election
This is already a scandal, whether Moses Lake School Board President Vickey Melcher recognizes it or not. There is a levy on the ballot in November, and it has already failed once this year. If it doesn’t pass in November, maybe the school district won’t have the ability to toss out random bonuses and stipends anymore. Perhaps this potential outcome was in part why Melcher was concerned about “scandal” in the first place. Finally, there is an election, and at least one incumbent school board member is on the hot seat.
Most of the election drama for school districts around the state and country is centered on Critical Race Theory (also known as the “judge them by the color of their skin NOT the content of their character program”), Absurd Sex-Ed and Grooming curriculum supported by OSPI Superintendent Chris Reykdal, “Common Core” failures to improve “proficiency”, collapsing literacy (as evidenced by poor scores and illiterate graduates), mandated vax programs and forced masking of kids in school (if they even have in-person school). This is plenty of drama for any school board election. However, in Moses Lake, this recent scandal with the Superintendent unlawfully taking taxpayer cash, and then being rewarded by his friends on the school board just because they want to avoid “scandal” just elevates this local election to a new height.
I get it. I’m sure Meek had his attorney rattle some cages, and if you are on the School Board, you probably want to reduce the already absurd level of legal costs the school currently endures. However, the process of educating the next generation should not be treated as a personal piggy-bank for high priced bureaucrats protected by their friends on the School Board. Oversight by elected officials of the bureaucrats they hire is a job to be taken seriously and not ignored, even if you are “friends” with the superintendent.
Finally, lost in all of this story is the fact this district is not serving it’s community or the next generation very well by any metric being used to measure performance. This shouldn’t just continue to be ignored and papered over with happy talk while striving to “avoid scandal.” Plenty of cash is being shoveled into this process to educate the next generation, and the results appear to be getting worse the more cash is dumped on the challenge. We must do better
Next Steps and What you can do in your school district
In Moses Lake, there are some basic steps the School Board should take right now to address this problem and to prevent more in the future. They are relatively simple:
Require a forensic fraud/audit investigation by the State Auditor’s office (there is a specialized division of this department which does a far more effective job than the average silly “audit” conducted by the state every few years on these local governments). This can’t be a “see no evil, hide the ball” coverup, but a genuine investigation. Rarely do these things happen in a vacuum.
Require Mr. Meek to reimburse every dime he took from the district illegally and require him to pay for the costs incurred by the ESD investigation, State Auditor, and the school district to fix this problem (including the legal costs incurred).
Overhaul the pathetic oversight currently in place on the school board and change their “performance pay” metric process – setting the requirements by the board and the assessment of whether those requirements were even met must be done by the board, NOT the person who benefits from the extra cash.
Require every stipend to be formally and individually approved by the school board, not on their consent agenda, but as a recorded vote by the board. Many districts already do this as policy.
According to this internal email, whistleblowers who knew there were problems were worried about retaliation and didn’t come forward sooner. Reforms need to be made within the School District to address this issue and encourage staff to expose the truth about these types of behaviors when uncovered without fear of reprisal. Unlike the scramble to reward Josh Meek for his bad behavior, this reform has the potential to address this type of issue long before it becomes a full scandal.
For activists concerned about their local school board, this Moses Lake School District example should help encourage you to follow the first rule of watching government – “Follow the Money.” If you follow the money, you will often discover and uncover problems just like this one which are currently concealed from the public. Using public records act requests, recruiting whistleblowers within the district, and having a plan to use this information to fix problems before they get worse can really make a difference.
Finally, electing serious school district board members who understand finances, education, policy, and common sense is a critical step in restoring control over the process. The future belongs to those who show up, and for far too long, nobody has been showing up or paying attention to these local government offices. Your attention, your presence, and your vote can really change the direction of local government.
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
The City of Winlock at its September 13, 2021 City Council meeting approved a Proclamation demanding Washington State Governor Inslee have a mental health evaluation based on his increasingly harmful and erratic decisions in recent months.
Last night, in the City of Winlock, Washington with a unanimous city council vote, Mayor Brandon Svenson approved and signed a proclamation demanding that Washington State Governor Jay Inslee have a mental health evaluation at the earliest possible time. Many people around the state are understandably concerned about Governor Inslee’s mental state based on his erratic, harsh, and randomly changing lockdown rules among other increasingly harmful actions the Governor has attempted to impose on Washington residents. However, this is the first formal proclamation from an elected official demanding that a formal mental health evaluation be conducted on Governor Inslee. Unlike Governor Inslee’s edicts, this was not a mandate, but it seems likely to be only the first among an increasingly loud chorus questioning the mental health of Governor Inslee.
The City of Winlock is located in Western Washington in Lewis County, south of the State Capital of Olympia, Washington.
On September 13th, at the Winlock City Council meeting, Mayor Svenson read the proclamation into the record. You can listen to the entire city council meeting (linked here). A copy of the signed Proclamation is posted below. The key language of this proclamation is as follows:
“Now Therefore, I, Brandon Svenson, Mayor of the City of Winlock, as evident by the aforementioned, do herby proclaim that the City of Winlock will not comply with any and all illegal and or unconstitutional mandates, orders or requirements; and further proclaim that the increasing tyrannical proclivities exhibited by Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington, over the course of the pandemic are those of one suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It is my sincere belief that Governor Inslee requires a professional medical intervention, as he is undoubtedly unfit for office in his current mental status”
City of Winlock Mayor Brandon Svenson Proclamation September 13, 2021
A photo of the signed Proclamation, approved by the Winlock City Council on September 13, 2021
Many other local municipalities, counties, and other elected bodies are considering similar language as the polices of Jay Inslee appear increasingly destructive to the order, freedom, public safety, and economic prosperity of Washington State. If you want to sign a petition of regular citizens who are demanding the same mental health intervention with Governor Jay Inslee, you can do so by going here.
Governor Jay Inslee is not happy
At this time, it appears unlikely that Governor Jay Inslee, and more importantly, his handlers, would consider taking the risky step of a mental health evaluation since the results of that type of evaluation could cause Inslee more embarrassment than the current political narrative would allow. From Governor Inslee’s perspective, he has the Republican opposition cowed and neutered and the group think in his own political party allows very little dissent. Inslee views the state judiciary as under his political influence and control. It is exceptionally rare for any judge to rule against Governor Inslee regardless of the law.
As one Olympia-based administration insider told me recently “Inslee might be crazy and not that bright, but we can control him and ultimately he will do what we want.” This may be a common feeling among the grifters and insiders in Olympia, but it is producing a groundswell of resistance across the state. Most people who are not on the political grant gravy train are increasingly concerned about the mental health of this governor. The City of Winlock was just the first group of elected officials to formally acknowledge what many others are saying in private. It seems certain they will not be the last.
Winlock City Mayor Brandon Svenson, (seated to the Left in the white shirt) at the Winlock City Council meeting September 13, 2021 is clearly concerned about Governor Jay Inslee’s mental health.
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
This is a close up of the anonymous signs posted in the City of Burien. Burien Mayor Jimmy Matta claims this is "Racist"
Scary anonymous signs opposing many Left-leaning politicians in Burien. Mayor Matta sees racism here.
Burien City Mayor Jimmy Matta made state-wide news claiming “RACISM” because a small number of anonymous (so far) campaign signs were posted around the city which looked like the photo attached. He claimed they were “RACIST” because they had lighting bolts on them. The silliness continued from there.
No city in King County has done more to imitate Seattle’s failed policies than the City of Burien. The 2017 elections ushered in a new crop of Left-leaning city councilmembers in Burien who seem determined to both imitate the failed polices of their big sister city (Seattle) next door, and also become a puppet for King County’s Executive Dow Constantine to control as needed. The current 2021 local election drama continues to reinforce these council goals.
The City of Burien is located just South of Seattle in King County in Western Washington State
Mayor Matta calls anyone who disagrees with him a racist. Why not? It worked in 2017. King County Executive Dow Constantine even came down and joined in the charade that year. For most of the Burien City Council, it has become a Tourette’s – like response to everyone they don’t like. The cry of “RACISM” is repetitive, dogmatic, and this has become a dogmatic, religious chant regardless of context, reality, or truth. They see racists everywhere. For those who want to see Jimmy Matta’s Tourette’s “Racist” response to everything go here, here and here.
Jimmy Matta speaking at a South Chamber meeting in 2017 before he was elected to the Burien City Council
While Mayor Matta was able to divine racism in these signs, he conveniently ignored the reality that this sign appeared to be modelled on some type of Soviet-style propaganda poster, which could be found online at Shutterstock for example if he bothered to spend 5 minutes on Google (or any other search engine). This fact was pointed out to him when he was interviewed by Jason Rantz, local radio talk show host (listen to interview linked here and Rantz’s article linked here). Matta was openly mocked by other radio talk show hosts including Ari Hoffman (linked here). The anonymous posters of this sign were calling Mayor Matta, and his comrades on the Burien City Council “Communists,” which is not nice for sure, but so far it doesn’t look like a racist thing.
King County Exec Constantine and Matta in pre-Covid days
Mayor Matta wants to remind us that he knows Racism when he sees it, even if nobody else can divine the racism in that sign. Could Matta be right? After all, the Evergreen State College students want the world to believe their college is “Racist” and State Senator Mona Das wants us to understand that the Washington State Senate Democratic Party caucus is “Racist” behind closed doors (see her claim here). Who am I to argue this? Maybe there are Democratic Party racists behind every closed door and faculty lounge in this state. I can’t always dispute these claims of “Racism.” However, it was certainly a stretch for Mayor Matta to cry “RACISM” in the case of these signs.
As Jason Rantz pointed out to Mayor Matta during his interview – the closed fist represented on this sign is a common image in Antifa/Socialist/BLM circles. These are the same circles where Matta’s fellow councilmembers hang out. In case Matta is confused, he can just ask his fellow councilmember Krystal Marx who demonstrates the Antifa/BLM fist in the nearby photo quite effectively. Even if Marx was just participating in a Cosplay style game so she could blend in with her friends as they burn down Seattle, attack police, and break racist windows, she still has ample first-hand experience of the meaning of the raised, closed fist.
Burien Councilmember Krystal Marx in Cosplay Antifa/BLM outfit demonstrating the raised, clenched fist
Fake Rewards for Imaginary “Hate Crimes”
Beyond the “I see racists everywhere” element to this story, my favorite part is the fake rewards issued by Jimmy Matta and his fellow election campaign travelers in the city. Mayor Matta originally offered a reward of $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the evil RACISTS who must have put up these signs. In an effort to virtue signal even more – fellow Lefty council candidate John White upped the ante to $10,000 (see here).
Of course, both of these “rewards” were fake because they required someone to be “arrested” and “convicted” of a crime. What crime? Free speech? Obviously, someone thinks Matta and these other listed candidates are bad guys, and they wanted to communicate this message to local residents of Burien. The reality is nobody would ever “collect” on this fake reward because nobody is getting arrested or convicted of anything. Maybe if Matta, Marx, and their Antifa/BLM friends can Identify the person or people who made the signs, they can trash their home, assault them, or burn them out – that seems par for the modern Antifa model of governance. THAT would certainly be illegal in a sane world, but since Burien has been imitating Seattle lately, I’m not so sure anymore.
Scary stuff Indeed. This is a busy looking sign and violates the drive by read test, it certainly earned a lot of free hype. While Mayor Matta sees racism in this sign, for what it is worth, two of these named politicians are “white” and have non-white opponents, so presumably Mayor Matta believes that the “White Supremacy” he claims represented in this sign is directing people to vote for non-white candidates? This Woke World “Racism is Everywhere” is hard to track sometimes.
Regardless, the reward is fake because nobody is getting arrested or “convicted” of anything, so the payout will never happen. Apparently, John White eventually figured this out and decided to rescind his phony reward offer (see here).
As anyone who has ever read the glorious and completely Byzantine campaign finance laws of Washington State would know, there is no obligation for anyone to identify who paid for campaign signson the signs themselves (see RCW 42.17A.320(7) and also the PDC’s helpful guidance on this subject). However, I will point out that whoever put up these signs probably ran afoul of the campaign finance laws by not disclosing them on a C-6 report (See RCW 42.17A.260). Essentially, if they only put up a handful of signs (less than $100) it would be legal for it to remain anonymous. If it was less than $1k, the person(s) would have to file a C-6 report within 5 days of the expenditure. If it was more $1k, the person(s) would have to file a C-6 report within 24hours of the expenditure.
Unaltered Jimmy Matta Campaign Sign 2021
So, someone probably broke a campaign finance law in Burien, but it is funny to hear anyone on the council complaining about it, since they all break those same lawson a frequent basis. For a complete list of their violations, go the end of this article and I will detail each law they have broken, and the wrist slaps they have received from the Public Disclosure Commission (the state agency tasked with enforcing these laws). At the most, someone will get a wrist slap “naughty, naughty” warning letter here, IF the PDC is going to treat this violator just like they treat this city council and all their lawbreaking. Of course, based on the over the top fake outrage displayed by the Matta/Marx crew, maybe this anonymous signgate crew decided to hold off on their PDC filings to protect themselves from the violence and threats these Antifa groupies like to whip up.
Defacing and destroying campaign signs (both are illegal)
Jimmy Matta “Corrupt” alteration to his signs
Speaking of lawbreaking, Mayor Matta was understandably upset with whoever was defacing his campaign signs with “Corrupt” stickers as documented nearby. The undefaced signs that Mayor Matta has legally placed around the city look like the one located nearby with the homeless guy sleeping next to it (I have been unable to clarify if that was a temporary sign guard in this case, but the Burien City Council is working hard to imitate Seattle right now). Defacing or stealing political campaign signs is illegal (See RCW 29A.84.040). In fact, it is a misdemeanor, and people have been charged with breaking this law in the past.
Keep in mind that this is still a crime even if “Corruption” is a true expression of Matta’s administration. No matter how corrupt Matta might be, that fact will be no defense for defacing his campaign signs. This is a criminal matter, on par with shoplifting or littering (even if sign defacement is less common in Burien). Since Matta is a Leftist in good standing with the political elite, the local prosecutor might be convinced to prosecute this crime if the perpetrators are caught and exposed.
However, that same prosecutor would need to also charge Burien City Councilmember Cydney Moore who documented her own personal violation of this same law when she stole the same signs and destroyed them herself (see the helpful Facebook photo nearby where she posted evidence of her criminal actions). Yes, RCW 29A.84.040 would apply to stealing and destroying those signs just as much as if Councilmember Moore had placed a “corrupt” sticker on Mayor Matta’s campaign signs (I’m not accusing her of putting the stickers on Matta’s signs, but this is Burien, so who knows?).
Political elite distract from their own failings
Regardless of the outcome of “SignGate” and all the drama it invokes, the simple fact is that this council is clownish by any serious standard. They are great for doing the bidding of Seattle and King County Executive Dow Constantine, but when it comes to serious governance, they are at best the source of great mockery and ridicule state-wide. The poor residents of Burien are suffering from having these goofs in charge of anything. Doubt me? Let’s review just a few:
Pedro Olguin – In a council of clowns, this guy stood tall as the biggest weirdo. He was elected on Jimmy Matta’s slate in 2017, and he gained national attention by being the first Burien City Council member arrested and jailed for failing to appear at a court case in Chelan County (he was arrested on a warrant in Kittitas County). This court case resulted from an incident where he and his girlfriend assaulted a vendor who wanted them to pay for the food they tried to steal at the 2019 Octoberfest in Leavenworth. This wasn’t his first or last run in with the law. He earned proper designation as one of Washington State’s “Weirdos in government” recognition in my video series “Weirdos and Heros” (see video here). Like most of the Burien City Council, he was also a serial violator of Washington’s campaign finance laws and was even fined $900 based on a complaint I filed against him in 2018 (see here). While he stopped showing up to meetings for many months now, the City kept paying him regardless.
Burien Councilmember Pedro Olguin (before 2020 arrest) and Burien Mayor Jimmy Matta in happier times 2017
Krystal Marx – When she isn’t playing Cosplay dress up as an Antifa/BLM rioter, she also likes to break Washington State’s campaign finance laws, and has also been fined in the past for hiding information on her financial affairs statements (Fined by the PDC, and according to their records, she refuses to pay the fine – see here). Warned by the PDC for other campaign finance violations based on my complaints over the years (see here), and more recently, I filed a complaint against her for obviously lying and falsifying information to the PDC about her campaign finance efforts (see here). She votes mostly in lockstep with Mayor Matta, and this unity ticket has harmed the residents of Burien at every possible decision point. However, she also believes this qualifies her for Congress, which is why she is currently collecting campaign cash for her Congressional race next year (and she is on the ballot this year for Burien City Council as a hedge in case her goals to join the squad in DC are quashed by the voters next year).
Cydney Moore– When she isn’t trying to silence the free speech of others and taking selfies at the same time, she is also in frequent violation of the state’s campaign finance laws. I filed a few of these complaints against her in the past (see here, here, and here). She wasn’t fined for those violations, but it never hurts to document the serial lawbreaking. She is another Matta ally who enjoys importing Seattle’s problems and making Burien the dumping ground for King County’s problems in exchange for more grant-grifting programs.
The Burien City Council has done the city residents no favors since occupying these council seats. Their clownish behavior helps to overshadow the poor governance that inevitably results from electing extremists like these and putting them on the council. This is particularly true when these elected officials are taking their marching orders from Seattle or King County’s Executive Dow Constantine.
The priorities of the Seattle political class is to export the Seattle concentrated drug addiction /homeless camp/ lawlessness mess into the surrounding communities, and the Seattle political elite are working with King County to threaten, cajole, or legally bribe nearby cities like Burien to absorb this population in order to help Seattle look marginally sane. Burien’s council typically does Seattle’s bidding (under Matta’s “leadership”), and it looks like this recent anonymous sign campaign was calling them out for it.
The residents of Burien are suffering under this goofy and weird gang, but the City of Burien can survive temporary periods of political theatre by goofy people. The bigger question is how long the people of Burien have to suffer these fools. Until then, observers will have plenty to write about and local residents will have ample excuses to put up more anonymous signs in the City of Burien.
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
In this first video in what I expect to become an ongoing series, we feature a few of the many weirdos who have achieved positions of power in local government. We also feature a local hero who has made a real difference in his community as well.
All types of people manage to get elected to local government. Some of them are great. Some of them are bad. Some of them are mediocre. And some of them are just weirdos.
OUR CONSTITUTION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE “WE THE PEOPLE.” IT WAS THE FOUNDERS’ INTENT THAT GOVERNMENT BE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IT WASN’T THEIR INTENTION FOR THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED THAT GOVERNMENT WHICH FAILED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE “ALTERED OR ABOLISHED.” UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE FOUNDER’S INTENT, WE REMAIN WE THE GOVERNED…
