Sometimes someone may think they are helping a situation, but in essence, they may be making it worse.
First of all...I was invited to this issue, as a blogger, and handed the paperwork I posted, by Mr. Ryan. I did not have to call the Assistant D.A. and speculate on anything or "read tea leaves."
Trying to divert the crux of the situation, which is the “four charges of election violations” against Mayor Tom Taylor away and put the blame on to who brought the matter to the attention of the office of the District Attorney is a sly move. But it won’t work for the intelligent citizens of Franklin.
This is about We, the people. This is not about Basil Ryan, the former candidate for Mayor. And let us not forget that Basil Ryan is a citizen of Franklin.
Let us not forget that as a citizen of Franklin who was running for election, he has every right to make sure that the election he was participating in was run according to state law.
Let me say, that I have not shown non-support for Mayor Taylor since his reelection. Just as I will have a desire to support whomever is running my country if my candidate is not elected for president, I have a desire to support whomever runs my city. How else can things be accomplished?
I don’t know how being “trounced” in an election has anything to do with this issue. Am I to understand that the DA gave the impression that the “nature” of the source of a complaint regarding a violation is a deciding factor as to whether an elected official should be prosecuted for possible wrong doing? Have there been charges filed against Mr. Ryan for something?
I read over every alleged violation…every step that Mr. Cal Patterson made in the complaint. A comma put in the wrong place? Where is that coming from. This complaint is very precise…should I type it out? Dictate it into a podcast for all to hear?
If this is going to be classified as politics as usual in Franklin…. then we need our Ethics Board back now and we need to question why it was taken away and why the sitting officials who took it away won’t let us have it back.
Read the complaint carefully, Franklin citizens…again, here it is in full.
2008-09-15 Forfeiture Summons & Complaint.pdf
Perhaps we need to put it up page by page to analyze it. Here is the first page...the complaint.
Like I said, sometimes someone thinking they may be helping a situation may be making it worse…
Forfeiture complaint~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
**Breaking News** District Attorney Charges Franklin Mayor Tom Taylor
