Posted on 08/24/2004 3:54:16 PM PDT by truth49
OLYMPIA – Last week the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF) received public records from the state's 7E7 Project Office that directly contradict previous legal declarations from that office — declarations filed under penalty of perjury related to EFF's public records lawsuit.
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Christine Pomeroy ruled on March 26, 2004, that EFF did not have the right to unfettered access to public documents related to the Boeing/State of Washington 7E7 agreement. On August 23, EFF filed its appeal brief and motion to supplement the court record.
Responding to EFF's December 19th request for the Boeing/State of Washington agreement, the 7E7 Project Office officials claimed in multiple legal declarations on February 25, 2004, that they did not have in their possession the authorizing resolutions in Exhibit F of the contract. This is the portion that listed the authority of various government entities to engage in certain contract provisions. Officials said they would provide Exhibit F documents to EFF as soon as they had them.
But from other contract provisions, EFF was certain the 7E7 office already had those documents, and EFF said so. The state's denial was swift.
7E7 Project Coordinator Robin Pollard, in her February 25, 2004, court declaration stated: "It is difficult to understand why EFF complains that CTED or the Project Office have not complied with the public records act when we have disclosed records ready for disclosure, and cannot disclose records we do not have or do not exist."
Former 7E7 Project Director Martha Choe also stated in her February 25, 2004, court declaration: "CTED and my office do not yet have copies of these documents, but will be happy to provide them to EFF, or any other requestor, once it receives them."
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Some context, please.
"EFF" appears to be some left-wing group which is pissed at Boeing for sending jobs out of their state.
I try to imagine a world where somebody could file a lawsuit over a purely free-enterprise business decision and my mind boggles.
--Boris
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EFF is a free-market think tank. They have no problem if Boeing wants to send all their jobs to Japan...but they don't believe the taxpayers of Washington should help facilitate that strategy. EFF believes that all businesses and taxpayers in Washington should be treated equally. The state should not be picking economic winners and losers. As for the post, I think the issue is that the state made false statements to the court about the existence of public records.
http://www.effwa.org/about.php - more about EFF
The Evergreen Freedom Foundation is a very conservative WA organization that fights unions and bad government spending. They are awesome. Headed up by the excellent Bob Williams. The Wash. Teacher's Association (WEA) reviles them for the work they have done taking the arrogant WEA to court for illegal political contributions (and WINNING). LOL If you want to be on the right side, better stand over there with EFF!
I'm from Washington, please put me on your ping list.
Well, with all due credit to the EFF, I think even if we did bend over backwards on this, I'm fine with it. During the 777 deal, we bent Boeing over and gave them the shaft like I've seen done to few companies bringing jobs. It is because of that we had to bend over backwards this time.
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