Early results show 66% in Post Falls, 65% in CdA, and 55% in Rathdrum.

The nastiness that happens here with the LCDC is spreading throughout the state. That’s bad news.

The good news is that people around the state are getting angry and wanting to do something about it.
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Perhaps I’ve been a bit too hard on the LCDC, regarding their impact on property taxes. Let me do a quick review of their position and post one of the most nerdy things every to hit any blog.
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The LCDC: LCDC does not raise property taxes; LCDC’s impact is “neutral” to the property tax payer

Canyon County Assessor: [Urban Renewal Tax Increment Financing] creates a tax shift and causes levy rates to increase at a faster rate (or in some cases not decrease as much as it would have otherwise). This affect on the levy rate applies to all of the properties within the taxing district whether or not they are located in an urban renewal district. This means each tax payer is responsible for providing a larger percentage of the tax district’s budget.

This morning’s CdA Press has an article about a legal complaint filed by Mike Kennedy’s attorney, alleging that Bill McCrory violated a court-ordered confidentiality agreement by posting information on this web site.

Here’s the post that Bill made on July 17th, entitled “Who Decides When Violations Matter?”

Notice that the legal affidavit was posted here AFTER it was filed in court and became a public document that you or I or anyone could easily request.  Notice also that the affidavit was posted here AFTER the CdA Press ran a whole article about it.

And remember that Bill McCrory is an extremely honest and honorable man.

This comment came in last evening, added to a different post, and I thought is was well worth its own presence here.  Cory has offered some thought provoking ideas on the Election Challenge.  Do you agree?:

Please indulge me with a little fantasy.

Imagine Coeur d’Alene has a very powerful, “hooked-up” mayor who is thought to be supported by powerful business interests. Lets call him Mayor Daly. Lets imagine that a grass-roots candidate challenges him and has support of many “little people.” We will call her Jane Doe. Lets imagine that Jane’s supporters work their hearts out, dig deep in their pockets to support her, and by sheer hard work and determination she wins. (more…)

This notice was sent from the CdA Police Dept:

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of suspect(s) responsible for the rash of auto burglaries in the City of Coeur d’Alene within the last month. The majority of the burglaries have been “Crimes of Opportunity” in which victims have left their car doors unlocked, windows down, and valuables in their cars.

Anyone with information on these burglaries is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 667-2111, toll free at 866-667-2111. Callers are asked to use a code name or number and do not have to use their own name to be eligible for a reward.

It’s not just here in good ‘ole Coeur d’Alene, serious voter fraud is being uncovered in other places too.  By Democrats and Republicans.  Sloppy procedures, improper voters, outright illegal voters and highly questionable election systems.  Check out these  short video links:

The first one addresses the narrow 314 vote victory of comedian Al Franken for a US Senate seat from Minnesota.  New research shows that far more than 341 convicted FELONS  in that election.  Hmmm…here’s the link: http://thehuffingtonriposte.blogspot.com/2010/07/comedian-al-frankens-joke-on-us.html

The second short video deals with the 2008 Democrat Presidential Primary:  Hillary vs. Obama.  The documentary referenced in the video clip details serious voter intimidation at the polls, sloppy sign-in procedures and purposeful turning away of registered voters who might not vote for Obama.  It’s very good and worth the time. Here’s that link: http://www.breitbart.tv/new-documentary-charges-obama-stole-nomination-from-hillary/

And of course, you have probably been following the Black Panther voter intimidation case from the 2008 election, which has been in the conservative news quite a lot lately.  It is outrageous that the Dept. of Justice is not fair and even-handed when dealing with these cases.  Isn’t justice supposed to be blind?

Here’s a good link to that story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574361071968458430.html

Are you concerned about fair and accurate elections?

My Newsletter this week, in the post just below this one, addressed the city law controlling the use of alcohol on public property.  One of our alter readers sent me this excerpt from the Spokane gossip blog, which picked up on my Newsletter, then asked City Attorney Mike Gridley to respond.  He agreed with me.  Here’s what he said in the email he sent them:

“I agree that this code section could be read to prohibit a closed container of alcohol from any public property, including streets and sidewalks, although I have never heard of it being interpreted or enforced that way by the Police Department or city prosecutors.  The ordinance probably needs to be changed to clarify what “public property” means for purposes of this statute.”

Nice to hear that this problem, which obviously went unnoticed by the highly paid legal staff at the City, and by the Mayor and City Council, will now be clarified.  Does it bother you that our officials don’t seem to READ the laws before they pass them?