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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
By Stevens County Prosecuting
Attorney, Tim Rasmussen
Mr. Clark and company presented their requests for citizen’s complaints against the deputy prosecutors, me and other elected county officials before a visiting judge last Wednesday afternoon.
The hearing took all afternoon. I did not attend because I have work to do. At the conclusion of the hearing, the judge denied the request.
The very fact of a person being able to challenge the power of the state is a testament to our freedom. The law allows a citizen to put their concerns about the executive branch of the government before the judicial branch of government. Our system gives the citizens the right to challenge the power of the state before the judiciary.
Good citizenry acknowledges that all the laws apply to each of us, not just the ones that we agree with. We should all strive to be good citizens, honest in our dealings with each other, and we should respect the laws that we have put in place to govern us.
We are still in the process of trying to find someone to super¬vise the workers on the work crew. We have an advertisement in the paper (Statesman-Examiner), but we have not had much response.
We need to find someone to direct the work of no more than seven people as they perform projects for the county. They need a valid driver’s license and, for now, will work on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for eight hours or so. This would be a contract basis without county benefits, at present.
There would be no need to supervise inmates of the jail because the program will function for now as a way for persons to work instead of going to jail.
Necessary equipment and training will be provided. We want to find someone who has basic computer skills and who is in good health. Basic first aid training leading to CPR training will be provided. Surely there is someone who could assist in this program for pay. If you know of someone, please contact us.
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