HI Department of Health refuses OIP’s request (THAT THEY DISCLOSE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS BY DEC. 21st)

The Post and Email ^ | Dec. 22, 2009 | John Charlton

[potlatch]

Merry Christmas...

[rocco55]

Smokey, This might not be a bad suggestion. Filing a suit against the governor might gain more publicity than filing an action against the Health Dept (?) Lingle was instrumental in getting the first lawsuit (filed by Andy Martin in 11/08) quickly dismissed and definitely has an agenda, along with BO’s other little pawns (Fukino and Okubo).

If there is a site for contribution, let me know...it would so nice to NAIL these criminals.

[danamco]

Barry, the usurper, spends “Christmas” (?) in Hawaii to do the final white-wash of the sealed documents, so that they are “squeegee clean” for John Roberts to see!!!

[justiceseeker93]

Barry, the usurper, spends "Christmas" (?) is Hawaii to do the final white-wash of the sealed documents, so that they are "squeegee clean" for John Roberts to see.

Not exactly. There's no way that O would want this getting anywhere near the SCOTUS.

[justiceseeker93]

It would be interesting in figuring out what Lingle’s agenda actually is. I had heard something a while back that she might be interested in running for the US Senate.

[justiceseeker93]

Generally speaking, a party tries to exhaust all other alternatives in resolving a dispute before committing to a lawsuit. In this case, if the governess says NO, the parties requesting the documentation can hopefully publicize her refusal and the fact that such refusal is in defiance of her own state attorneys’ legal device. The governess is a well known public figure and getting her involved figures to increase the public exposure of the issue. That's especially true if she's running for the US Senate, which I've heard she may plan to do.

[SatinDoll]

All she has to do is order Departments and the State Attorney General to enforce Hawaii’s own laws and statutes, period. That hasn’t been done, as far as I know and I’ve was reading the results of Leo’s and Miss Tickly’s efforts along those lines. Anyway, Rahm Emmanuel has publicly stated that “Hawaii is ours”. It seems to me that the ‘governess’ hasn’t had to say NO; her lack of action on this issue is expressive enough.

[justiceseeker93]

All she has to do is order is order Departments and the State Attorney General to enforce Hawaii's own laws...

Agreed, especially when her own state attorneys have explicitly stated that the records requested should be released.

It seems to me that the 'governess' hasn't had to say NO...

It might strengthen the litigants' case when they sue if they can present documents to the court indicating that the "governess", as well as the bureaucrats under her, have denied access to the requested records, and has defied the state lawyers' legal opinions in so doing.

[LucyT]

Article and #22.

[Thanks, rocco55.]

[Cicero]

Keep the pressure on.