Just The News: Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch on Monday announced that it filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Transportation Department seeking information about the painting of the phrase “Black Lives Matter” on a public street in Washington, D.C. and the closing off foot and pedestrian traffic on that stretch of road for months.
The group filed the suit after filing a FOIA request in August with the department’s Federal Highway Administration regarding communication with the District of Columbia’s Department of Transportation about the painting on the street, the street closure and records identifying protocols on shutting down roads deemed part of the District Evacuation Route.
The plaza stretches about three blocks on 16th Street NW, about one block from the White House. more
Why I voted to get “our betters” out in ’16! Deep State in action.American last! Soros + Commies first!
Clear violation of Uniform Manual on Traffic Control Devices regarding street markings.
Only lane markings and intersections or school zones are marked.
Old state DOT guy here.
Why does it seem like a lawsuit has to be filed for FOIA information to get it when the agencies should readily provide it upon a simple request for it?
It’s almost as if government doesn’t want us to know what they are doing and why they are doing it, at least IMO.
“It’s almost as if government doesn’t want us to know what they are doing and why they are doing it”
DUH
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AT 12:12 PM
“Why does it seem like a lawsuit has to be filed for FOIA information to get it when the agencies should readily provide it upon a simple request for it?”
…because they KNOW what they’re doing is illegal, but also that they can dick you around until the end of Time at no cost to THEMSELVES (taxpayers, including YOU, pay for their lawyers), and that YOU will go quickly bankrupt trying to pay for YOUR lawyers, who have to go to EVERY court date or it gets dismissed, only to have THEM ask for, and get, a continuance from a friendly judge some months or YEARS in future that you will ALSO have to pay z lawyer to go to, to get a continuance, etc, etc., usw…
…and, if and when they DO lose, the press will bury it, they have insurance so THEY again lose nothing, then the judge orders the documents released, only to have it appealed or they just walk out and don’t do it anyway, so you have to wait months and then drag them back into court at YOUR expense, then the $1000.00 an hour merry-go-round begins again….
…they will likely never get ANY documents. As long as they keep running the clock, sooner or later the Dems will take over everything and dismiss your suit out of hand, maybe even awarding a countersuit AGAINST you, but they will just wear you out and break your finances with your own tax money in the end.
Ask General Flynn how THAT works.
…Mao was right about ONE thing. Power comes from the barrel of a gun.
There is no law as long as the police, the FBI, the DOJ, etc., point the Government guns ONLY at conservatives. Until THAT changes, they will continue to use the Obama corrupted judiciary and Obama infected bureaucracy against us so they can continue to do whatever they please, and will suffer NO consequences whatsoever because the media will simply say they are right to do so.
And until we’re willing to go to war over it, it’s not gonna change…
Umm, yeah, so? I do appreciate that JW is doing this, but cannot see that it will make any difference. Those on the left know what is going on, but they don’t care. Those on the right also know what is going on and will vote accordingly