Lammo
Regular Member
Ran into the City Attorney this morning
Knocked him down, it was a terrible mess. Just kidding. Seriously, I happened across Howard Delaney, the City Attorney for Spokane, at the courthouse this morning. I stopped him to talk about the Park Board rules and at the time I didn't know about the recent library incident. Howard told me about the library incident himself. I have known Howard for a long time and he was genuinely amazed at what the library had done, incredulous even. He told me that he has advised the City Council and the Park Board and the director of the library that their laws and rules are 100% without question preempted by state law. He also indicated that he has advised them that they should repeal them so that no one gets arrested and sues the city.
Sadly, and this is my opinion, not a statement by Howard, there are just a few too many "liberals" too afraid of "scary guns" on the current council for them to have the intestinal fortitude to take Howard's advice and do the right thing. So, I don't know exactly where to go from here. Maybe an initiative petition to require the city to remove any and all ordinances and rules that are contrary to RCW 9.41.290 and .300? All I can say with certainty is that the powers that be are getting the correct advice from their ultimate legal advisor and what we really have here in Spokane is a serious horse and water problem. Someone needs to hold the horse's nose and make him swallow.
Knocked him down, it was a terrible mess. Just kidding. Seriously, I happened across Howard Delaney, the City Attorney for Spokane, at the courthouse this morning. I stopped him to talk about the Park Board rules and at the time I didn't know about the recent library incident. Howard told me about the library incident himself. I have known Howard for a long time and he was genuinely amazed at what the library had done, incredulous even. He told me that he has advised the City Council and the Park Board and the director of the library that their laws and rules are 100% without question preempted by state law. He also indicated that he has advised them that they should repeal them so that no one gets arrested and sues the city.
Sadly, and this is my opinion, not a statement by Howard, there are just a few too many "liberals" too afraid of "scary guns" on the current council for them to have the intestinal fortitude to take Howard's advice and do the right thing. So, I don't know exactly where to go from here. Maybe an initiative petition to require the city to remove any and all ordinances and rules that are contrary to RCW 9.41.290 and .300? All I can say with certainty is that the powers that be are getting the correct advice from their ultimate legal advisor and what we really have here in Spokane is a serious horse and water problem. Someone needs to hold the horse's nose and make him swallow.