Friday, June 12, 2009

Conceptual Script for Activists to Request Commissioners' Recusal in Light of Caperton

City Commissioner so-and-so, you've received large campaign contributions from developers like [insert names] and consistently voted for their interests and against the public interest.

This violates Due Process.

Pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company on June 8, 2009, will you please recuse yourself from discussion and voting on this application so that you don't violate my Due Process rights to a fair administrative-judicial determination on the application? Thank you.

You might wish to imply that if the learned Commissioner does not recuse himself, you will then proceed to open up a proverbial "can of whoopass."

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