The bundy caper/Koch

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Similar tactic was tried in Florida with wetlands.

I was once pulled into a private meeting because of my research skills. No one had bothered to vet my politics out, but that meeting was a defining moment for me. A lawyer/developer who had a history of challenging "guv'mint" rules hosted the meeting. He explained that he needed people to research newspapers to look for the ordinary homeowners who were trying to ward off government regulation. He specifically mentioned homeowners who were trying to develop their properties, but couldn't do it because of wetland restrictions.

It didn't take a genius to figure out why he wanted to take these cases pro bono. He was going to get something out of it since he belonged to an organization that was very actively infiltrating government circles, not just through social networking, but also through courtroom lawsuits. If he could win cases for the little guy, those cases would set precedent for him when he tried to develop commercial or residential communities.

Some of the most convoluted legal reasoning I would hear over the course of several years, would come from members of that organization. More than one, was a judge. It is knowledge of these kind of relationships that discourages me from seeking legal recourse through courts. Of course, that is assuming I had the money to bring in an outside attorney, which I don't have.

Good post, and welcome to DU.