Amazing, After being warned this week collectively, you proceeded to take unfounded illegitimate action against a single Charter Commissioner rather than focus on your responsibility to query the voters of Clallam County about what actions they believe might improve the Clallam County Charter, review them in your individual districts to determine what suggestions might be appropriate to bring to the overall electorate, then vote on them collectively (all three districts), and then bring the ones you collectively believe have merit to the public on the November 2025 ballot. You are not doing that at all, thus you are bound for failure without corrective action.
First, Commissioner James Stoffer has unilaterally determined that the electorate cannot hear from individual Charter Commissioners during the Town Hall meetings. They are not allowed an open dialogue with the attendees. Only Commissioner James Stoffer and his chosen confidants are allowed to speak to the attendees. Does that make sense to you?
Second, Because Chairwoman's Susan Fisch's girlfriend, School Board Member Patrice Johnson, did not want her public comments to be public, Chairwoman Fisch went off the deep end of the reasonability pool and violated the Civil Rights (legal protections that guarantee equal treatment and opportunities for all people. They apply to many aspects of life, including employment, housing, education, and voting. Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state) of a single Charter Commissioner.
Third, Chairwoman's Fisch and School Board Member Patrice Johnson went on to violate the First Amendment protections of the United States Constitution of a single Clallam County Charter Commissioner on Thursday night in a mind-numbing childlike tantrum personally designed to retaliate against an individual over an issue that is not appropriate for the Charter Commission to consider for personal reasons and without a lick of Emotional Intelligence [EQ]. (The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly, It also protects the right to petition the government). Chairwoman Fisch and School Board Member Patrice Johnson violated the First Amendment rights of a single Charter Commissioner with multiple violations: "Freedom of speech", "Freedom of press", and the "Right to petition the government."
Fourth, Chairwoman Fisch abandoned rewriting the bylaws to mandate that Charter Review Commissioners must always state they are speaking solely for themselves, and not on behalf of the entire Charter Review Commission once it was pointed out that she and Commissioner James Stoffer had violated that very protocol last week
This is what your Chairwoman Fisch is doing today under the authority of the Clallam County Charter Review Board along with the assistance of Commissioner James Stoffer instead of performing the work and the duties for which they were charged by the electorate. If you, as the collective of the Charter Commissioners, do not end this madness you are putting my tax money and all taxpayers' money at risk to Civil Rights and First Amendment actions. You futher risk the failure to complete your work and you risk the dissolution of the Charter Board for gross negligence.
None of the outlandish behavior of elected officials listed above is within the Charter of the Charter Commission or the Charter Commissioners. I urge you to protect all of Clallam County from further financial disaster by ceasing this sideshow or dissolving the Charter Commission immediately.
Thank you, Thomas. Direct assessment, analysis, and response. We hope many people will be able to be physically present on April 14, CRC meeting, to vocalize their support for this amendment and for our 1st Amendment. Understandably, for some people is not possible to attend in person, but reading your posts that show support for Jeff is inspiring, too. CC has many good people who need each other.
Well said! I wish I had read this prior to attending tonight's town hall in Forks. What I was really surprised about at tonight's meeting is that the other charter commissioners seem to be completely in the dark about their chair's totally inappropriate, unconstitutional behavior. As an aside: Patrice Johnson was a bully during the fight against the MAT by SOS. I remember her well. She has not changed her tactics one bit.
Gosh, it's always every single other person; right. Did you know that in as recently as the Fall of 2021, Jeff was sending family photos to the Tribe? He notes the many generations of friendship between the Tribe and his family. What changed? https://ixodes.substack.com/p/trains-brains-and-megadeals
And Jeff still maintains those friends and family deep and loving relationships with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and family. It is abundantly clear that you know nothing about Jeff Tozzer, his neighborhood, his family, his friends, his loved ones, his soul, his generosity, his friendships, his love, and those that adore him and will stand behind him always, but this county and its population does. And, as wounded and shameful as you are, even you will learn because this county will STAND UP and tell you!
That is a VERY revealing comment that speaks volumes as to the true intentions of the local tribal governments and their disgusting puppet shills~! So, the good folks of Clallam County can now be assured that the Indian tribal governments FULLY intend to continue to "acquire land and properties" to convert them to sovereign tribal property status where they pay no taxes and have no regulations, environmental, or social responsibilities on them AND it is ALL being done with their otherwise unproductive and often socially nightmarish & destructive gambling centers (that are no "gamble" for the tribes at all) and their shady dealings to get more & more preferred treatment and "no-bid" contracts for their other dubious business ventures~! Guests? In a pig's backside~! We "guests" paid more than fair money for OUR property, we pay more in taxes and fees than is remotely fair OR reasonable every year, we face CONSTANT abuses from the government on OUR property rights & personal freedoms that we get no real say in, our cost of living has SOARED over the past 20+ years, and with all of the unconstitutional laws, regulations, and guidelines that are ruthlessly imposed on us we sure are NOT treated like anything remotely resembling "guests"~! Were the tragic victims of the German & Japanese death camps of WWII also "guests"~? Maybe the useful idiot clowns who so intentionally go out of their way to grossly bully and bash the good folks of our community in their sick efforts to "shame" Americans for something that they never did to people who were never even victims, could use a simple English dictionary to refer to before they make such stupid & inflammatory statements~? This is DEFINITELY an indictment of the public school system! It is extremely sad & tragic that my American Indian ancestors were constant victims of the evil government systems a hundred+ years or so ago, however with the blood of countless Americans still fresh on the hands of the evil individuals in this same evil government system that is STILL conducting the ongoing planned mass murder democide/genocide of the atrocious COVID and dangerous & deadly fake "vaccines", I believe that it is more than obvious that ALL Americans without racial or religious exception have clearly been targeted victims of the same evil governmental system~! When does the general population of good Americans get THEIR "sovereign land & nation"? Instead of this insane process of people constantly looking to victimize each other for atrocities that they had absolutely no part of, maybe "we" (ALL Americans) now need to turn our focus upon the evil individuals within the evil corrupt governmental systems that are at the root of this terrible evil that thrives upon dividing all of us against each other~? Ya think~??? Let us (ALL American people) come together in love and forgiveness, so that we can terminate this sick evil system that only divide's us against each other so that they can continue to constantly victimize everyone~! We can have a FAR better government if we remove the criminals of humanity from inside and outside of government and DEMAND that the government now works for us as they now must if we are to avoid a terrible catastrophe~! Enough with the constant compounding of injustices~! Sincerely, Mike
Mike, another great article! Did you write to loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov? I'm no proper letter writer but I did appeal to the commissioners to put Ron Richards proposal as top priority. It may give us a chance to stop part of the tribal monopoly game.
Just a human that wound up in Sequim. A descendant of what ? American Indian,English, Irish,Scottish,French,Scandinnavian,East European aborigine's ? Or the Star People ?
All I know is this ! Never stole any ones land, never owned a slave, never suppressed anyone ! I'm am not complicit in any Government's Karma ! I wake up in this beautiful
place on earth! I walk down to the well head and drink a glass of fresh clean living water.
I stare at the trees and ferns I see the perfection of the Source's creation all around and I
know I belong ! I am Sovereign unto This ! Health,Abundance,Contentment to all Humanity!
It would appear that you and I share some ancestry in common, but the most interesting and meaningful could well be that of "The Star People"~! A VERY interesting concept indeed. I have noticed that there are a great many opinions as to what "Star Children" really means and who they may truly be. I am always somewhat surprised when someone calls me "A Watcher" but to that I can't argue... I am not one to get bogged down by differing opinions or semantic quibbling. What I do know is that my very earliest memories are oddly of my young consciousness being keenly well aware that I was born for a very specific purpose. This was quite a contrast to the drooling & bumbling child that I was at the age of 4 years old or so. Of course, I still occasionally drool, and I do bumble frequently... Ha! I have always been aware that the world was dominated by those few who control everything and everyone from behind their carefully well-constructed curtain of secrecy. These few true criminals of humanity have a great many names because that is key to their immense power and stranglehold on the population of America and the entire world. Or rather it was... They are in fact losing ground as they say. I usually call them "The illuminati" but I also know that is really just a somewhat modern term that was first used around 1776 AD~! An interesting year don't you think? Anyway, thank you for your thoughtful comment and it is great to hear from you~! Oh, and I really love your description of the amazing gift of our beautiful natural world, because that is also very important to me ;-) What a contrast it is to see the madness of humanity VS the abundant awesomeness of the natural world every day~! Have a great and peaceful evening and keep the faith because better times will eventually come~! Sincerely, Mike
What happened to the 1925 agreement with the tribes that paid the tribe members for all the "wrongs" done to the members as a final settlement? Why is the federal government, and by extension the state and local governments, caving to the idea of ancestral lands that somehow the tribes are entitled to reclaim those lands? Or should we give back the whole State to the tribes and let them figure out how to run it and pay for it? Or should we charge the tribes for use of roads and other infrastructure NOT on tribal lands as a fairness issue because they don't pay taxes for for the use of those roads and infrastructure? Where does this B/S end?
They have not encountered a true legal test by an administration more prone to looking at the evidence that we see on Jeff's blog. I am thinking they have broken the Point No Point Treaty of 1855 in 2009-2010. and what we are seeing is the "compensation mechanism" and "reparations for colonization" to heal a bad or broken relationship.
There is no way they can claim otherwise. They put it on their websites they put it in their organizational hand outs and then they say so in public. They wear it on their sleeves.
We need more data. I spoke with the county tax assessor and learned that 7000 of the 47,000 taxable parcels (15%!!!!) are exempt from taxes. These include hospital, tribe, government, schools, some utility, churches and other nonprofits. Further, there was another 3000 properties that had some level of favoritism due to senior or agricultural exemptions. Despite asking multiple sources, no one seems to know how many properties have been removed from the tax roll each year. This seems like it would be a very important data. Do you have the historical data specific to the tribal trust conversions? There are other obvious examples such as when the hospital bought the old Wells Fargo building. I seriously wonder how much property tax has been allowed some level of exemption or to be fully removed from the tax rolls. How do we get this data? The lack of transparency has my Spidey senses tingling.
The best the county can provide is a list of all tax exempt properties, but there are no dollar values associated with the properties or exempt taxes. Let me know if you'd like that.
I have seem some data like that, but I need to see it annually by parcel since 2000 to get a better idea of when it became exempt and what was the last actual tax payment.
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service engages in similar exemption of former private inholder properties when they are purchased from the owners. The properties are removed from the County Tax Rolls, and more often than not, the seller leases back the property from DOI/NPS for the duration of their lives, and the taxes perviously paid by the owner are forwarded across taxable property and their owners. It's great game if you are fortunate enough to pull it off, while living in your "cabin at the lake" tax exempt.
I go under Clallam County Maps & Gis Information. I find a lot there, but then I go under the Access Auditor's Recorded Documents. Then I go under Grantor or Grantee Name. It is a hit or miss game there, depending on how the Grantor or Grantee is listed. I have stumbled on documents that shocked me concerning the Tribe and tribal activities that have not come to fruition but have been on the books for many years. It's scary to me.
If you send an email to the clerk of the board and specify CRC it will go to all 15 commissioners guaranteed. Her email is: loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov
The way that commissioners Stoffer and Fisch run the town halls it's the equivalent of driving across town to read your email out loud and then be ignored. They don't let commissioners reply, unless they feel like it. I cannot in good faith encourage anyone to attend a Town Hall where a two-way dialogue is not an option.
I will attend tonight’s‘Town Hall’ , if only to let commissioners know we care about our community. If some commissioners choose not to engage it will show their true intentions.
It sounds like the townhall meetings might be more of a mechanism to release steam while giving the appearance that they matter. Given the PDN article that cited Stoffer suggesting concerns that to engage the audience might cause them to tun afoul of the OPMA, I can't imagine this same concern wasn't brought up by Stoffer at the CRC meetings when the townhall concept was being discussed.
All this to say, focus is paramount. The distractions are everywhere, and they aren't helpful to the core issues. The proposed changes are going to be what the CRC ultimately decides.
Behind closed doors. In their office. Why should they care what is said in the Ether of the Internet? In person is much stronger, massively more powerful.
Maybe, but the more folks that are included, the harder it is to say ‘I had no idea’. It also lives in your sent items, so a record exists even if someone deletes it.
MORE FACTS…….WE ARE BUILDING HOUSING FOR TRIBES THROUGH OUR LOCAL NGO, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY…….why aren’t Americans provided housing since the Americans are the ones paying for it and the tribe has so much $$$$ & won’t build housing for their own. The JST buys land, build casinos, golf courses, pot shops, gas stations, truck stops, excavation businesses, engineering business, oyster farms, expensive fishing boats, sell salmon globally, own a MAT clinic, own a medical facility, you name it. THEY CAN BUILD THEIR OWN HOUSING!
Notice website this information is being support by….NODC President Mark Ozias our Clallam County Commissioner. This is why we need our Charter Review Committee to insert “AMERICAN” & deal with conflict of interest issue NOW! If we can’t recall we can slow them down & get an handle on our taxes and at least level the playing field!
I believe the remedy to this incredibly complex web of sovereign nations within a sovereign nation is to treat them identically to all sovereign nations. Identical travel restrictions, taxation, tariffs, trade agreements, etc. to those of Canada, Mexico and foreign nations. Let those claiming entitlements beyond those of all other USA citizens make their own cell phones and fueled vessels and build their own roads and travel system, ( AKA infrastructure ). In particular all those claiming entitlements beyond all other citizens enjoy those entitlements only within the confines of their sovereign land. No leaving the reservation to make a Costco run without going through homeland security. Alternatively, surrender sovereignty, keeping all assets with identical ownership responsibilities to all other citizens and welcome aboard.
Carr emphasized that many county residents are living on ancestral tribal lands and should consider themselves “guests.”
Carr has a bad lawyer. Eventually this is going to play out in the federal judicial sandbox not the state friendly confines. We have written proof of a broken treaty already, now we have verbal malfeasance of the Point No Point Treaty of 1855..
My recall petition was all about stopping these people from holding office.
Now, its completely justified by her remarks. In the recall her lawyer said she had nothing to do with the ICLEI and the allegations in the recall. Now look at her. Saying it out loud in public. The Supreme Court ruling must make her feel invincible.
They could fine me a million dollars instead of 74,000 and I would have still filed those recalls./
Did you have a good lawyer for your case and appeals? The PDN sure did report on that.... Jeff had a good lawyer; looks like he settled with that railroad, and they're still giving him income: https://ixodes.substack.com/p/trains-brains-and-megadeals
I did not have good judges. They even kept the tribal justice even though she had a conflict of interest. They don't even try to make it look good. Any person means any person. Except trolls with clever stage names. They are not any person. Maybe any coward but not any person.
Any person making a charge shall file it with the elections officer whose duty it is to receive and file a declaration of candidacy for the office concerning the incumbent of which the recall is to be demanded. The officer with whom the charge is filed shall promptly (1) serve a copy of the charge upon the officer whose recall is demanded, and (2) certify and transmit the charge to the preparer of the ballot synopsis provided in RCW 29A.56.130. The manner of service shall be the same as for the commencement of a civil action in superior court.
[ 2003 c 111 s 1408. Prior: 1984 c 170 s 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47 s 2; 1965 c 9 s 29.82.015; prior: 1913 c 146 s 2; RRS s 5351. Formerly RCW 29.82.010, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.015.]
Yes. Jeff is so much smarter than you. He had a spectacular lawyer and an honest sense of appropriate behavior. Do you suspect your invasion and manipulation demeans anyone but you?
The legislature must have thought there was a broad interpretation for the initiation of recall petitions. This is proven by the use of the word “any person” in RCW 29A.56.120, rather than use of the word a constituent or electorate.
Page 26 opening brief.
What did the Defendants say?
Nothing.
What did the Supreme Court say.
Nothing.
Now to defeat me, the State Supreme Court will have to "hunt for truffles thru the forest like pigs. "United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955, 956 (7th Cir. 1991) (“Judges are not like pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs.”
It is, obviously, unfair to foist such a burden onto the court; it has been repeatedly said that lawyers should not treat judges as if they are" ... pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs." u.s. v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955,956 (ih Cir. 1991); Gordon v.
Diana, I have gone to my neighbors, but unless people start at the beginning "Towne Road" and follow Jeff's bread crumbs, it is so complicated. I don't blame anyone for not understanding, politics reads like your health insurance policy.
The good news is, Jeff CCWD is growing exponentially and people are getting educated.
When you fight a government entity in court they will scour the record and construct legal arguments for the government. In re Estate of Lint, 135 Wn.2d 518, 532, 957 P.2d 755 (1998) (declining to scour the record and construct arguments for counsel)
If you are pro se or a pro se prisoner, they cant wait to quote those cases to you. In my cases against government, the Supreme Court or any appellate court falls over itself to hunt for truffles and construct arguments. Its a cripple creek club.
Ron Richards proposal is appropriate and needed considering the recent history of conversions to trust lands.
Further, reading that one speaker wanted to consider U.S. citizens “ guests” is preposterous and devisive. Any shallow study of history ( not to mention archaeology) would inform that every human is a “migrant” from one place to another….even “native”Americans.
Dear Clallam County Charter Commissioners
Amazing, After being warned this week collectively, you proceeded to take unfounded illegitimate action against a single Charter Commissioner rather than focus on your responsibility to query the voters of Clallam County about what actions they believe might improve the Clallam County Charter, review them in your individual districts to determine what suggestions might be appropriate to bring to the overall electorate, then vote on them collectively (all three districts), and then bring the ones you collectively believe have merit to the public on the November 2025 ballot. You are not doing that at all, thus you are bound for failure without corrective action.
First, Commissioner James Stoffer has unilaterally determined that the electorate cannot hear from individual Charter Commissioners during the Town Hall meetings. They are not allowed an open dialogue with the attendees. Only Commissioner James Stoffer and his chosen confidants are allowed to speak to the attendees. Does that make sense to you?
Second, Because Chairwoman's Susan Fisch's girlfriend, School Board Member Patrice Johnson, did not want her public comments to be public, Chairwoman Fisch went off the deep end of the reasonability pool and violated the Civil Rights (legal protections that guarantee equal treatment and opportunities for all people. They apply to many aspects of life, including employment, housing, education, and voting. Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state) of a single Charter Commissioner.
Third, Chairwoman's Fisch and School Board Member Patrice Johnson went on to violate the First Amendment protections of the United States Constitution of a single Clallam County Charter Commissioner on Thursday night in a mind-numbing childlike tantrum personally designed to retaliate against an individual over an issue that is not appropriate for the Charter Commission to consider for personal reasons and without a lick of Emotional Intelligence [EQ]. (The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly, It also protects the right to petition the government). Chairwoman Fisch and School Board Member Patrice Johnson violated the First Amendment rights of a single Charter Commissioner with multiple violations: "Freedom of speech", "Freedom of press", and the "Right to petition the government."
Fourth, Chairwoman Fisch abandoned rewriting the bylaws to mandate that Charter Review Commissioners must always state they are speaking solely for themselves, and not on behalf of the entire Charter Review Commission once it was pointed out that she and Commissioner James Stoffer had violated that very protocol last week
This is what your Chairwoman Fisch is doing today under the authority of the Clallam County Charter Review Board along with the assistance of Commissioner James Stoffer instead of performing the work and the duties for which they were charged by the electorate. If you, as the collective of the Charter Commissioners, do not end this madness you are putting my tax money and all taxpayers' money at risk to Civil Rights and First Amendment actions. You futher risk the failure to complete your work and you risk the dissolution of the Charter Board for gross negligence.
None of the outlandish behavior of elected officials listed above is within the Charter of the Charter Commission or the Charter Commissioners. I urge you to protect all of Clallam County from further financial disaster by ceasing this sideshow or dissolving the Charter Commission immediately.
Thomas Ash
Tom, an excellent letter! Let us see how far this goes. Hopefully, your letter will refocus the Charter Commissioners to stay on task.
I hope so as well Jennifer.
Thank you, Thomas. Direct assessment, analysis, and response. We hope many people will be able to be physically present on April 14, CRC meeting, to vocalize their support for this amendment and for our 1st Amendment. Understandably, for some people is not possible to attend in person, but reading your posts that show support for Jeff is inspiring, too. CC has many good people who need each other.
Great comment~!
Sincerely, Mike
Thank you for sharing this important addition.
Well said! I wish I had read this prior to attending tonight's town hall in Forks. What I was really surprised about at tonight's meeting is that the other charter commissioners seem to be completely in the dark about their chair's totally inappropriate, unconstitutional behavior. As an aside: Patrice Johnson was a bully during the fight against the MAT by SOS. I remember her well. She has not changed her tactics one bit.
Gosh, it's always every single other person; right. Did you know that in as recently as the Fall of 2021, Jeff was sending family photos to the Tribe? He notes the many generations of friendship between the Tribe and his family. What changed? https://ixodes.substack.com/p/trains-brains-and-megadeals
And Jeff still maintains those friends and family deep and loving relationships with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and family. It is abundantly clear that you know nothing about Jeff Tozzer, his neighborhood, his family, his friends, his loved ones, his soul, his generosity, his friendships, his love, and those that adore him and will stand behind him always, but this county and its population does. And, as wounded and shameful as you are, even you will learn because this county will STAND UP and tell you!
The obviousness: OUR REAL ESTATE TAXES will continue to SPIKE.
Our Kommissars, Ozias, and company, will simply vote to bring us to our knees and laugh.
Tru dat
Guests~?
HA~!
That is a VERY revealing comment that speaks volumes as to the true intentions of the local tribal governments and their disgusting puppet shills~! So, the good folks of Clallam County can now be assured that the Indian tribal governments FULLY intend to continue to "acquire land and properties" to convert them to sovereign tribal property status where they pay no taxes and have no regulations, environmental, or social responsibilities on them AND it is ALL being done with their otherwise unproductive and often socially nightmarish & destructive gambling centers (that are no "gamble" for the tribes at all) and their shady dealings to get more & more preferred treatment and "no-bid" contracts for their other dubious business ventures~! Guests? In a pig's backside~! We "guests" paid more than fair money for OUR property, we pay more in taxes and fees than is remotely fair OR reasonable every year, we face CONSTANT abuses from the government on OUR property rights & personal freedoms that we get no real say in, our cost of living has SOARED over the past 20+ years, and with all of the unconstitutional laws, regulations, and guidelines that are ruthlessly imposed on us we sure are NOT treated like anything remotely resembling "guests"~! Were the tragic victims of the German & Japanese death camps of WWII also "guests"~? Maybe the useful idiot clowns who so intentionally go out of their way to grossly bully and bash the good folks of our community in their sick efforts to "shame" Americans for something that they never did to people who were never even victims, could use a simple English dictionary to refer to before they make such stupid & inflammatory statements~? This is DEFINITELY an indictment of the public school system! It is extremely sad & tragic that my American Indian ancestors were constant victims of the evil government systems a hundred+ years or so ago, however with the blood of countless Americans still fresh on the hands of the evil individuals in this same evil government system that is STILL conducting the ongoing planned mass murder democide/genocide of the atrocious COVID and dangerous & deadly fake "vaccines", I believe that it is more than obvious that ALL Americans without racial or religious exception have clearly been targeted victims of the same evil governmental system~! When does the general population of good Americans get THEIR "sovereign land & nation"? Instead of this insane process of people constantly looking to victimize each other for atrocities that they had absolutely no part of, maybe "we" (ALL Americans) now need to turn our focus upon the evil individuals within the evil corrupt governmental systems that are at the root of this terrible evil that thrives upon dividing all of us against each other~? Ya think~??? Let us (ALL American people) come together in love and forgiveness, so that we can terminate this sick evil system that only divide's us against each other so that they can continue to constantly victimize everyone~! We can have a FAR better government if we remove the criminals of humanity from inside and outside of government and DEMAND that the government now works for us as they now must if we are to avoid a terrible catastrophe~! Enough with the constant compounding of injustices~! Sincerely, Mike
Mike, another great article! Did you write to loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov? I'm no proper letter writer but I did appeal to the commissioners to put Ron Richards proposal as top priority. It may give us a chance to stop part of the tribal monopoly game.
Just a human that wound up in Sequim. A descendant of what ? American Indian,English, Irish,Scottish,French,Scandinnavian,East European aborigine's ? Or the Star People ?
All I know is this ! Never stole any ones land, never owned a slave, never suppressed anyone ! I'm am not complicit in any Government's Karma ! I wake up in this beautiful
place on earth! I walk down to the well head and drink a glass of fresh clean living water.
I stare at the trees and ferns I see the perfection of the Source's creation all around and I
know I belong ! I am Sovereign unto This ! Health,Abundance,Contentment to all Humanity!
Hello, Randy Walterson,~!
It would appear that you and I share some ancestry in common, but the most interesting and meaningful could well be that of "The Star People"~! A VERY interesting concept indeed. I have noticed that there are a great many opinions as to what "Star Children" really means and who they may truly be. I am always somewhat surprised when someone calls me "A Watcher" but to that I can't argue... I am not one to get bogged down by differing opinions or semantic quibbling. What I do know is that my very earliest memories are oddly of my young consciousness being keenly well aware that I was born for a very specific purpose. This was quite a contrast to the drooling & bumbling child that I was at the age of 4 years old or so. Of course, I still occasionally drool, and I do bumble frequently... Ha! I have always been aware that the world was dominated by those few who control everything and everyone from behind their carefully well-constructed curtain of secrecy. These few true criminals of humanity have a great many names because that is key to their immense power and stranglehold on the population of America and the entire world. Or rather it was... They are in fact losing ground as they say. I usually call them "The illuminati" but I also know that is really just a somewhat modern term that was first used around 1776 AD~! An interesting year don't you think? Anyway, thank you for your thoughtful comment and it is great to hear from you~! Oh, and I really love your description of the amazing gift of our beautiful natural world, because that is also very important to me ;-) What a contrast it is to see the madness of humanity VS the abundant awesomeness of the natural world every day~! Have a great and peaceful evening and keep the faith because better times will eventually come~! Sincerely, Mike
Michael
Thank you ! Yes we are all in this together And yes we are all in this together ! Never alone !
Stoffer told the PDN that commissioners can’t comment during the town hall meetings — what a bunch of crap.
You can fool some of the people most of the time, etc.
Stoffer does not want anyone to speak of his past mis-deeds.
What happened to the 1925 agreement with the tribes that paid the tribe members for all the "wrongs" done to the members as a final settlement? Why is the federal government, and by extension the state and local governments, caving to the idea of ancestral lands that somehow the tribes are entitled to reclaim those lands? Or should we give back the whole State to the tribes and let them figure out how to run it and pay for it? Or should we charge the tribes for use of roads and other infrastructure NOT on tribal lands as a fairness issue because they don't pay taxes for for the use of those roads and infrastructure? Where does this B/S end?
They have not encountered a true legal test by an administration more prone to looking at the evidence that we see on Jeff's blog. I am thinking they have broken the Point No Point Treaty of 1855 in 2009-2010. and what we are seeing is the "compensation mechanism" and "reparations for colonization" to heal a bad or broken relationship.
There is no way they can claim otherwise. They put it on their websites they put it in their organizational hand outs and then they say so in public. They wear it on their sleeves.
Good bye Treaty good bye to you
We need more data. I spoke with the county tax assessor and learned that 7000 of the 47,000 taxable parcels (15%!!!!) are exempt from taxes. These include hospital, tribe, government, schools, some utility, churches and other nonprofits. Further, there was another 3000 properties that had some level of favoritism due to senior or agricultural exemptions. Despite asking multiple sources, no one seems to know how many properties have been removed from the tax roll each year. This seems like it would be a very important data. Do you have the historical data specific to the tribal trust conversions? There are other obvious examples such as when the hospital bought the old Wells Fargo building. I seriously wonder how much property tax has been allowed some level of exemption or to be fully removed from the tax rolls. How do we get this data? The lack of transparency has my Spidey senses tingling.
The best the county can provide is a list of all tax exempt properties, but there are no dollar values associated with the properties or exempt taxes. Let me know if you'd like that.
I have seem some data like that, but I need to see it annually by parcel since 2000 to get a better idea of when it became exempt and what was the last actual tax payment.
That's more detailed than I've been able to find.
I appreciate your knowledge and perspective. It's educational. Thank you for contributing.
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service engages in similar exemption of former private inholder properties when they are purchased from the owners. The properties are removed from the County Tax Rolls, and more often than not, the seller leases back the property from DOI/NPS for the duration of their lives, and the taxes perviously paid by the owner are forwarded across taxable property and their owners. It's great game if you are fortunate enough to pull it off, while living in your "cabin at the lake" tax exempt.
that's certainly sneaky. nice to know our government is competing with its citizens on an uneven playing field.
I go under Clallam County Maps & Gis Information. I find a lot there, but then I go under the Access Auditor's Recorded Documents. Then I go under Grantor or Grantee Name. It is a hit or miss game there, depending on how the Grantor or Grantee is listed. I have stumbled on documents that shocked me concerning the Tribe and tribal activities that have not come to fruition but have been on the books for many years. It's scary to me.
Steven, thank you for your research, it's alarming and too hidden.
Jeff, what is the best contact for those who would like the commission to prioritize an amendment?
If you send an email to the clerk of the board and specify CRC it will go to all 15 commissioners guaranteed. Her email is: loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov
It sounds like writing a letter is a better mechanism to let every commissioner know of preferences than to speak to a few at a townhall?
The way that commissioners Stoffer and Fisch run the town halls it's the equivalent of driving across town to read your email out loud and then be ignored. They don't let commissioners reply, unless they feel like it. I cannot in good faith encourage anyone to attend a Town Hall where a two-way dialogue is not an option.
I will attend tonight’s‘Town Hall’ , if only to let commissioners know we care about our community. If some commissioners choose not to engage it will show their true intentions.
It sounds like the townhall meetings might be more of a mechanism to release steam while giving the appearance that they matter. Given the PDN article that cited Stoffer suggesting concerns that to engage the audience might cause them to tun afoul of the OPMA, I can't imagine this same concern wasn't brought up by Stoffer at the CRC meetings when the townhall concept was being discussed.
All this to say, focus is paramount. The distractions are everywhere, and they aren't helpful to the core issues. The proposed changes are going to be what the CRC ultimately decides.
The bylaws meetings and town halls are not recorded. Somebody should be recording them..
Letters will be ignored and trashed...
The clerk has responded to me on several occasions.
Billy, why do you say that? I just sent off my letter.
Behind closed doors. In their office. Why should they care what is said in the Ether of the Internet? In person is much stronger, massively more powerful.
Maybe, but the more folks that are included, the harder it is to say ‘I had no idea’. It also lives in your sent items, so a record exists even if someone deletes it.
Billy, I agree that in person is better, but what does one do when one can't be there in person? Some effort is better than no effort at all.
Posting on Jeff's site is your best reach to over a thousand voters!!!
He's also on FaceBook. You think the Kommissars aren't aware of that reach!!!
DONE! Easy enough. Thank you Jeff
Thanks for taking a moment to send your thoughts.
MORE FACTS…….WE ARE BUILDING HOUSING FOR TRIBES THROUGH OUR LOCAL NGO, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY…….why aren’t Americans provided housing since the Americans are the ones paying for it and the tribe has so much $$$$ & won’t build housing for their own. The JST buys land, build casinos, golf courses, pot shops, gas stations, truck stops, excavation businesses, engineering business, oyster farms, expensive fishing boats, sell salmon globally, own a MAT clinic, own a medical facility, you name it. THEY CAN BUILD THEIR OWN HOUSING!
Notice website this information is being support by….NODC President Mark Ozias our Clallam County Commissioner. This is why we need our Charter Review Committee to insert “AMERICAN” & deal with conflict of interest issue NOW! If we can’t recall we can slow them down & get an handle on our taxes and at least level the playing field!
https://irp.cdn-website.com/6c85e905/files/uploaded/NAH_NODC_2025.pdf
If this was a Grishman novel and I read all that was going on, it wouldn't be believable, it too far fetched. Yet, it is happening.
Understanding what is so wrong about all this is paramount to awakening sleepy going broker tax payers…some are pretty close to being paid to leave.
Yes, a drive out the Joyce is nice and a good way to avoid the bulk of attendees! Such
a great move!
I believe the remedy to this incredibly complex web of sovereign nations within a sovereign nation is to treat them identically to all sovereign nations. Identical travel restrictions, taxation, tariffs, trade agreements, etc. to those of Canada, Mexico and foreign nations. Let those claiming entitlements beyond those of all other USA citizens make their own cell phones and fueled vessels and build their own roads and travel system, ( AKA infrastructure ). In particular all those claiming entitlements beyond all other citizens enjoy those entitlements only within the confines of their sovereign land. No leaving the reservation to make a Costco run without going through homeland security. Alternatively, surrender sovereignty, keeping all assets with identical ownership responsibilities to all other citizens and welcome aboard.
The commissioners & tribal actions show a clear sign of disrespect for others and the only way disrespecters can prosper is with 'community support'.
Carr emphasized that many county residents are living on ancestral tribal lands and should consider themselves “guests.”
Carr has a bad lawyer. Eventually this is going to play out in the federal judicial sandbox not the state friendly confines. We have written proof of a broken treaty already, now we have verbal malfeasance of the Point No Point Treaty of 1855..
My recall petition was all about stopping these people from holding office.
Now, its completely justified by her remarks. In the recall her lawyer said she had nothing to do with the ICLEI and the allegations in the recall. Now look at her. Saying it out loud in public. The Supreme Court ruling must make her feel invincible.
They could fine me a million dollars instead of 74,000 and I would have still filed those recalls./
Did you have a good lawyer for your case and appeals? The PDN sure did report on that.... Jeff had a good lawyer; looks like he settled with that railroad, and they're still giving him income: https://ixodes.substack.com/p/trains-brains-and-megadeals
I did not have good judges. They even kept the tribal justice even though she had a conflict of interest. They don't even try to make it look good. Any person means any person. Except trolls with clever stage names. They are not any person. Maybe any coward but not any person.
RCW 29A.56.120
Petition—Where filed.
Any person making a charge shall file it with the elections officer whose duty it is to receive and file a declaration of candidacy for the office concerning the incumbent of which the recall is to be demanded. The officer with whom the charge is filed shall promptly (1) serve a copy of the charge upon the officer whose recall is demanded, and (2) certify and transmit the charge to the preparer of the ballot synopsis provided in RCW 29A.56.130. The manner of service shall be the same as for the commencement of a civil action in superior court.
[ 2003 c 111 s 1408. Prior: 1984 c 170 s 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47 s 2; 1965 c 9 s 29.82.015; prior: 1913 c 146 s 2; RRS s 5351. Formerly RCW 29.82.010, part. Formerly RCW 29.82.015.]
Yes. Jeff is so much smarter than you. He had a spectacular lawyer and an honest sense of appropriate behavior. Do you suspect your invasion and manipulation demeans anyone but you?
It is clear you are not a lawyer.
The legislature must have thought there was a broad interpretation for the initiation of recall petitions. This is proven by the use of the word “any person” in RCW 29A.56.120, rather than use of the word a constituent or electorate.
Page 26 opening brief.
What did the Defendants say?
Nothing.
What did the Supreme Court say.
Nothing.
Now to defeat me, the State Supreme Court will have to "hunt for truffles thru the forest like pigs. "United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955, 956 (7th Cir. 1991) (“Judges are not like pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs.”
It is, obviously, unfair to foist such a burden onto the court; it has been repeatedly said that lawyers should not treat judges as if they are" ... pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs." u.s. v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955,956 (ih Cir. 1991); Gordon v.
Virtumundo, Inc., 575 F.3d 1040, 1066 (9th Cir. 2009)
Unless your a government defendant. Then its oink oink oink oink
Sounds like a good idea to have criteria to respond to BIA requests for input.
Re-post, share, and like on all social media platforms you follow and any other places you communicate with others.
Diana, I have gone to my neighbors, but unless people start at the beginning "Towne Road" and follow Jeff's bread crumbs, it is so complicated. I don't blame anyone for not understanding, politics reads like your health insurance policy.
The good news is, Jeff CCWD is growing exponentially and people are getting educated.
When you fight a government entity in court they will scour the record and construct legal arguments for the government. In re Estate of Lint, 135 Wn.2d 518, 532, 957 P.2d 755 (1998) (declining to scour the record and construct arguments for counsel)
If you are pro se or a pro se prisoner, they cant wait to quote those cases to you. In my cases against government, the Supreme Court or any appellate court falls over itself to hunt for truffles and construct arguments. Its a cripple creek club.
Appellant John Worthington objects to the cost bill because this Court has
found Worthington to be indigent when they opened this appeal. In addition, the
Supreme Court has found that Worthington is not “any person” and therefore no
sanction or court costs can be assigned to someone who is not a person. Furthermore,
At the determination by the City of Port Angeles, Worthington is just a guest on the
Olympic Peninsula and in Washington, so therefore any court costs or sanctions by
a guest Court would not have the force of law.
V. CONCLUSION
Wherefore, there should be no sanction or court costs because Worthington is
indigent and is not “any person” as identified in RCW 29A.56.120. Since
Worthington is not “any person” he cannot be sanctioned or ordered to pay court
costs because he is not “any person.” At some point in the future when this Court is
no longer a guest of the Washington Tribes, they can claim their jurisdiction back.
For now the Washington State Supreme Court is just a guest here like Worthington.
Respectfully Submitted, this 7th day of April 2025.
Ron Richards proposal is appropriate and needed considering the recent history of conversions to trust lands.
Further, reading that one speaker wanted to consider U.S. citizens “ guests” is preposterous and devisive. Any shallow study of history ( not to mention archaeology) would inform that every human is a “migrant” from one place to another….even “native”Americans.