IS REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM L. PROCTOR STONEWALLING OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS?

Florida State Reprobate WILLIAM L. PROCTOR (R-20th), Chancellor of Flagler College


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Dear Representative Proctor:
Thank you for your further response to the Open Records request I filed last month. Two concerns:
1. What "redaction[s]?} Exactly what do you have to "redact?" Please supply a Vaughn index for anything you claim is privileged so we can sort it out.
2. Please be frugal, save tax money and save some trees -- I want to see originals first, then designate any items to be copied. I don't want copies of everything I requested. Save our money, please.
As Thomas Jefferson said, "a public office is a public trust."
Am still waiting to hear from you about the draft SANHPNSNSCHA. Please see below.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin

once the copying and the necessary redactions are complete,



Florida State Reprobate WILLIAM L. PROCTOR (R-20th), Chancellor of Flagler College


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-----Original Message-----
From: Proctor, Bill
To: EASlavin@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 8:07 am
Subject: RE: From 'Write Your Representative' Website

Ed Slavin:


This is to advise that your public records request is being processed.
Once the copying and the necessary redactions are complete, I will inform you as to where you can procure (sic) the copies (sic) of the correspondence and the related costs (sic).

W. Proctor

= Crazy Ole Coot, Snippy Snob, Habitual Hater, Chancellor of Flagler College, State Representative and Republican Lord of All He Surveys, who walled off the Spanish Garden (Chancellor at a Republican-dominated dull rich kid's "college" with no tenure, no academic freedom, few minorities and an unwillingness to share its largesse with our Nation's Oldest City of St. Augustine).



Florida State Reprobate WILLIAM L. PROCTOR (R-20th), Chancellor of Flagler College


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From: EASlavin@aol.com [mailto:EASlavin@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:56 PM
To: Proctor, Bill
Cc: EASlavin@aol.com
Subject: From 'Write Your Representative' Website


Ed Slavin
P.O Box 3084
St. Augustine, Florida 32085,FL 32085-3084
(904)471-9699

06/11/08 12:56 PM

To the Honorable William L. Proctor;

Dear Representative Proctor:

Thank you for taking the time to meet with us this morning. We
appreciate that you are a busy man and we appreciate your time and
sharing your views.

Pursuant to the Florida Open Records law, please be so kind as to
provide to Clean Up City of St. Augustine all paper and electronic
documents concerning:

1. All your legislative correspondence to date, including

individual letters and form letters.

2. Proposed St. Augustine National Historical Park, National

Seashore and National Scenic Coastal Highway Act;

3. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, including all

discussions, correspondence, meetings and communications regarding

FDEP's criminal and civil investigation and enforcement against the

City of St. Augustine for dumping solid waste in our Old City Reservoir

(and proposed return of solid waste to Lincolnville);

4. City of St. Augustine;

5. William B. Harriss, John Regan, Donald Crichlow, Susan Burk,

Errol Jones, Joseph Leroy Boles, Jr. and George Gardner;

6. Lightner Museum;

7. San Agustin Foundation and the Spanish Garden;

8. Florida State University;

9. Florida School for the Deaf and Blind;

10. Educational funding issues, including state funds for Flagler

College;

11. Proposed expansion of Florida False Claims Act to cover city,

county and special taxing district governments;

12. Akerman Senterfitt;

13. Flagler College; and

14. ExxonMobil



Please provide all electronic documents in either CD-ROM or E-mail
attachment. I request a full waiver of any fees as the release of the
requested documents is in the public interest in understanding
government.



I look forward to hearing from you about the proposed St. Augustine
National Historical Park, National Seashore and National Scenic Coastal
Highway Act, which I presented to you in draft in December 2007.


Thank you.


With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
EASlavin@aol.com
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
P.O. Box 3084
St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084
904-471-9699
904-471-9918 (fax)




Florida State Reprobate WILLIAM L. PROCTOR (R-20th), Chancellor of Flagler College


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KITSCHY REPUG BEER HALL PUTSCH: Authoritarian Flagler County Republicans Respond to Anti-Tanner T-Shirts By Cancelling Debate!

See below.

Tanner-Larizza feud heats up

Tanner-Larizza feud heats up

Speeches canceled over Tanner protest

By PETER GUINTA
peter.guinta@staugustine.com
Publication Date: 07/03/08

About 20 off-duty law enforcement officers and others wore black anti-John Tanner shirts to the Flagler County Republican Club candidate forum Tuesday night, but the club tabled its program due to their presence.

Seventh District State Attorney John Tanner, seeking re-election, and his challenger, St. Augustine attorney R.J. Larizza, were scheduled to speak for 10 minutes each, followed by questions from the audience.

Club president Alan Walton said the shirts displayed "offensive and disrespectful" statements toward Tanner.

They showed a white diagonal across an international symbol containing the word "Tanner," and also had the words "Tanner: Man of Secrecy."

Walton said, "I asked them who they were and they said they were Republicans. I asked them if they can prove that. None could. Only one had a voter's card."

Witnesses said the group's spokesman, Greg Kong, asked why that was important.

"We're here to show support for R.J.," he said, adding that some group members were told it was open to the public.

Walton said Republican Party of Florida rules say only club members and registered Republicans may attend.

A Republican Executive Committee member moved to close the meeting. It passed, so the black-shirt group left.

"Several of our members felt (the group was) threatening," Walton said.

A few hours after, Tanner e-mailed the district's Republican leadership saying the meeting was "crashed by Teamster and (Police Benevolent Association) union members. ... Several began to shout at the president and were becoming unruly."

He said Wednesday that he never asked for that group to leave. But, he added, "I expect that behavior to be repeated. I expect the boys in black everywhere I go."

Larizza said the incident was disturbing to him.

"I'm appreciative of the people who showed up," he said Wednesday afternoon. "I'm the underdog. I'm just pleased that people came to hear me talk."

Bob Smith, president of the Republican Club of St. Augustine, said, "Never in my 40 years of being a Republican have I heard of people asking for proof that they were Republicans to stay in a meeting. If they came to my meeting, I'd have given every one a membership application and signed them up."

Larizza spoke to those supporters outside the building.

"They just don't want John Tanner re-elected," Larizza said. "This clearly confirms that John Tanner's relationship with law enforcement in the Seventh District is non-existent."

Tanner strongly disputes that, saying he invites anyone to ask sheriffs or police chiefs about their working relationship with his office.

His conflict with law enforcement unions stems from his unsuccessful prosecution of eight Flagler County jail guards who were reportedly strapping prisoners down and spraying them with pepper spray. Two corrections officers are still awaiting trial, even though they were indicted in 2005.

"The union will protect the worst as well as the best officers. Unions in law enforcement are a dangerous thing," Tanner said. "It removes the flexibility of a sheriff or police chief to remove (a bad officer). My office will hold people accountable."

A second grievance against Tanner is his role in sealing a grand jury presentment that some feel criticizes his office's handling of cases.

Tanner said that issue is a "red herring" because the 5th District Court of Appeals had sealed the presentment, not him.

"The presentment was illegal, and illegal presentments should not be published," he said. "I look forward to addressing those issues."

Larizza says he has documents from the Judicial Administration Commission proving that Tanner spent $400,000 in taxpayer funds so far to hire a high-powered Daytona Beach attorney to keep the grand jury report sealed.

He said that if the group Tuesday night had not been wearing those shirts, this would not have happened.

"If they had negetive things to say about me on a shirt, I would have said, 'God bless you. That's your right.' I'm not intimidated by opposition," he said. "I find this sad and petty."

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Peace activist remembered by multitudes of St. Augustine and St. Johns County activists last night

Peace activist remembered

Memorial honors Peg McIntire for her dedication to peace, justice projects

By KATI BEXLEY
kati.bexley@staugustine.com
Publication Date: 07/01/08

Hundreds of people attended activist Peg McIntire's memorial Monday, where speaker and fellow activist Stetson Kennedy said, "Joan of Arc had nothing on her."

Jo McIntire, Peg's son, said she began putting together her memorial or party, as she called it 10 years ago. And there was one thing she most requested: that everyone have a good time.

People of all ages and backgrounds, including City and County Commissioners, did just that Monday evening. They ate a potluck dinner at the St. Augustine Beach Pier and Pavilion and listened to music such as "Imagine" by the Beatles.

"She'd be proud," Jo McIntire said. "She had so many friends across generations. She was quite a gal."

McIntire worked tirelessly throughout her life on projects for peace and justice. She died May 29 at the age of 97, just three days after participating in a demonstration on Memorial Day.

In her colorful life, she assisted the MGM film producer of "Ben-Hur," lived with her family in Rome and worked with her husband in the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.

Several people shared their favorite stories of McIntire, including Tom Santoni, who worked with her in the organization People for Peace and Justice.

He recalled when McIntire wrote letters to Washington, D.C., protesting the invasion of Iraq after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. She then said she was going to her bank to make copies of the letter.

"I thought, yeah, sure, I'll go along with it," Santoni said.

"But she waltzed right in the bank, said hello to a few people, made 100 copies of the letter and walked out.

"Everyone knew her everywhere she went."

Jo McIntire said he has received numerous e-mails from people sharing stories about his mother. He hopes to eventually publish a book of "Pegisms."

The pavilion also was lined with posters with statements such as "War Is Not The Answer" and banners that stated, "Violence Ends Where Love Begins."

There were booths of memorabilia and information about the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, in which McIntire was very active, said coordinator Bob Tancig.

"We'll miss her spirit and energy," Tancig said. "She always inspired you to do a little more and work a little harder.

"She was a dynamo."


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Armitage plans door-to-door campaign to unseat Mica

Armitage plans door-to-door campaign to unseat Mica



By PETER GUINTA
peter.guinta@staugustine.com
Publication Date: 07/01/08

FRUIT COVE -- Faye Armitage, an economist with experience in the finance and healthcare industries, plans to go door to door throughout the 7th Congressional District in her campaign to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Longwood.

She said the fact that Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district doesn't faze her.

"Twenty-two percent of voters in the district are independents, and I expect to get 75 percent of them," Armitage said. "If I can add them to the Democrats, I can win. I can appeal to that voter bloc (because) I can relate better than John Mica to the issues and experiences real people are facing. I'm not intimidated by the number of Republicans."

A political activist for 15 years, she said her son's paralysis from a soccer injury at age 7 "ignited my passion for the issues of patient safety, stem-cell research, universal health care and the Americans with Disabilities Act."

Her platform cites opposition to the Iraq War "while fully addressing national security concerns," her literature states. "If we ever had a goal going in there, we've accomplished that with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein," she said.

"We've been there five years more to stabilize that country. But if we continue to stay, (the Iraqis) won't have the incentive to take care of their own security needs."

The United States cannot afford the war, she said.

"We're spending $12 billion a month there. We need that money for domestic needs," she said.

Her son-in-law Mark, 30, is in the Army and soon to be deployed to Iraq.

"I'm worried, very concerned," she said. "So many are coming back disabled. Even if we end the war, it doesn't end for those who are disabled."

She said veterans make up 17 percent of Florida's population.

"There has been another cut for medical benefits for veterans' families. And Mica voted against the (proposal to expand) the G.I. Bill," she said. "Why not (pass it)? We owe it to them. It's an investment in human capital."

She believes that turning to a universal health care plan would save $350 billion per year.

"There are 48 million people uninsured," she said. "The government can run certain things more efficiently. About 31 cents of every dollar spent on health care is profit and administrative overhead. Medicare has a three percent overhead."

Donald Parry of Julington Creek, Armitage's campaign coordinator, said she's very energetic.

"She just goes," Parry said. "I haven't seen any limitations on her. Faye, as other women, generally approach situations and problems with a broader perspective."

Armitage said National Journal magazine called Mica the "most extreme" of Florida's 25 congressional representatives, "based on social, philosophical and financial issues" and 15th most extreme in the nation, and the Disabled American Veterans gave him a zero for three consecutive years.

"I feel like there's a huge disconnect between people's perception of Mica and his actual voting record," she said.

The Aug. 26 Democratic primary pits her against fellow challenger Clyde Malloy of Palm Coast. The winner of that contest will face Mica in November. Mica said recently that he won't campaign until he sees who is opposition is going to be.

Armitage said she won't attack Malloy, but added that she asked the Malloy campaign to sign a pledge not to attack her and that offer was refused.

"We should be going after Mica," she said. "We share a united front and should let the voters choose who will get through the primary."


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Why, indeed?

Why, indeed?



By DEE LOVELL
St. Augustine
Publication Date: 06/29/08

Your recent ALL CAPS, one-word headline was very appropriate on the front page story (June 22) about Sheriff David Shoar revealing news about a secret FBI investigation.

Why did this county official take it upon himself to announce what is presumably a federal case involving County Commissioner Tom Manuel?

Why did he not just allow the FBI to do its job and proceed however and whenever (and revealing whatever) under their own authority?

Shoar was reported as explaining he was concerned that the FBI was on the verge of questioning county employees and officials and that he thought his "(the sheriff's) constituents had a right to know."

He also was quoted saying the FBI did not want to disclose what he called a "top secret" investigation.

Clearly, many of Shoar's constituents, besides myself, might also question his motives and actions and have serious problems with accepting his reasoning for local law enforcement interfering in the disclosure of any federal investigation.

This concerned citizen and constituent has to wonder and ask about how and from whom Shoar found out about any potential wrongdoing? And what involvement and relationship might exist between him and the FBI or other relevant individuals, for them to have taken what many legal experts consider the unusual step of confirming a secret investigation?

The Record's June 22 story quotes a top legal advisor as saying that "criminal investigations at the federal level are intended to be secret."

Did Shoar not understand that alerting parties ahead of time might be detrimental -- not helpful -- to the development of any investigation, FBI or otherwise.

Wasn't he worried that if those about to be questioned were warned ahead of time, it might potentially hinder getting the truth from people who could then have time to alter their stories or facts and even destroy evidence?

And as a local law enforcement leader, does he not remember the basic fact that the purpose of many investigations is to clear -- not smear -- any parties involved?

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Dee Lovell was at one time a member of the Baltimore City Police Department and, more recently, an editor for The Baltimore Sun.

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St. Pete Times The Buzz Political Blog: A six-figure penalty in elections case

A six-figure penalty in elections case

In one of the biggest fines ever levied by the Florida Elections Commission, long-time Democratic fund-raiser Jeff Ryan has agreed to pay $209,000 to settle a case in which the FEC found that a committee he once headed committed 203 violations of the elections code by accepting donations above the $500 limit, plus six additional violations.

The charges stem from Ryan's involvement with Florida House Victory in 2004 and 2005, when former Rep. Chris Smith of Fort Lauderdale was House minority leader. The investigation, prompted by a Miami Herald news account, found the committee routinely accepted donations in excess of the limit which applied to House Victory because it was created to support candidates, not issues.

The first installment of $100,000 was paid last month and the remaining $109,000 is due by June 30. As monstrous as the fine is, it could have been much worse, because the law allows a maximum fine equivalent to triple the amount of the violations. "The potential penalties were probably in excess of $1.5-million," said Ryan's lawyer, Mark Herron. He said it wasn't worth the risk of taking the case through a trial -- and the likelihood of much bigger fines.

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HEROES AND ZEROES: Our Seventh District Representative John Mica (R) Has a Zero Rating from the Disabled American Veterans

U.S. Rep. JOHN MICA Has a ZERO Rating by the Disabled American Veterans -- No Wonder He Had Hardly Anything to Say at Saturday's Groundbreaking (see below)

Work set to begin on $32 million VA nursing home

Work set to begin on $32 million VA nursing home

Facility named for Medal of Honor winner

By PETER GUINTA
peter.guinta@staugustine.com
Publication Date: 06/30/08

Cheers, tears and scores of veterans, dignitaries and flags marked the joyous groundbreaking Saturday morning for the $32 million Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans' Nursing Home on State Road 16.

Lassen, a Navy helicopter pilot, was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1969 for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" during action in North Vietnam.

The official citation said Lassen attached to Helicopter Support Squadron 7 tried multiple times to rescue two downed American pilots at night in a steeply wooded area and under intense enemy fire. Lassen lit flares several times to guide the pilots to his aircraft, but the flares burned out before the men could be rescued.

While hovering, the helicopter hit a tree and descended, but he righted it.

"When flare illumination was again lost, Lt. Lassen, fully aware of the dangers of revealing his position to the enemy, turned on his landing lights and completed the landing," the citation said.

The pilots made it aboard, and Lassen successfully evaded anti-aircraft fire and landed safely aboard the U.S.S. Jouett, a destroyer.

He had five minutes of fuel left in his gas tank.

Lassen retired in 1982 and died in 1994.

With about 150 to 200 attendees at the ceremony, Retired Rear Admiral Leroy Collins Jr. of Tallahassee, director of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, recognized the many members of Lassen's family who still lived in the area. Three men attending had served with him.

Collins said his department runs five other veteran nursing homes and one assisted living facility.

"But we're very proud that this one will be the first nursing home in Florida that will be certified as a green building by the U.S. Green Building Convention, and it will be the first one named after a Navy veteran," Collins said.

The 16-acre site, about a half-mile east of Pacetti Road, is still wooded, but a bare patch had been bulldozed for a large canvas tent and parking.

Despite the spartan setting, attendance included U.S. Rep. John Mica, who was instrumental in getting $22 million in federal money for the home.

"This project wouldn't be possible without Adm. Collins' leadership," Mica said in his brief remarks, thanking all the veterans attending for their sacrifices.

Also attending were Florida House legislators Bill Proctor of District 20 and Aaron Bean of District 12; St. Johns County commissioners Ben Rich and Ron Sanchez; County Administrator Michael Wanchick; St. Johns County Veteran Service Officer Joe McDermott; state Veterans' Affairs staffers Earl Danielle, Rene Day and Jim Brody and Steve Murray; Rick Matthews of Northrop Grumman Corp., which sponsored the reception; and St. Johns County staffers Mary Ann Blount and Damon Douglas, who assembled the complex application for submission to the state.

Rich said the Department of Veterans Affairs had told him St. Johns County's application was "the best proposal the VA had ever seen from any county" in Florida.


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