Hey all,
I'ts a looonnng story, but here is a brief overview: I requested a copy of the oath of office for my state senator, Senate Pro-Tempore Toni Atkins and her deputy, Jason Weisz. The oaths came back with all signatures redacted, which indicates to me that one or both of the oaths was never fully executed. But they didn't redact the dates, and both oaths had already expired, which means both Atkins and Weisz are currently working unlawfully.
I filed a bond complaint against both Atkins and Weisz and against the two FOIA people who improperly redacted the documents. No word back on that and Atkins is still working.
I have contacted a bunch of republican organizations, who I thought would be eager to get Atkins arrested for violating Government Code sections 1360, 1362-1369 and Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution of California, which per Title 18 U.S.C. § 912, includes fines and/or three years imprisonment. Also, all the work she's done since the expiration has to be voided (and if she never signed that oath, everything she's ever done has to be voided). Not a peep from any of them, which makes me think that maybe some republicans are working without proper oaths, too.
Curious about who else didn't have properly executed oaths, I made a request for 22 more oaths, including Scott Weiner's. They have a 2-week turn time. It has now been 7-weeks, and the Senate Committee has made it clear that this request will be "in process" indefinitely and never be fulfilled. I complained to his HR about the FOIA people violating the laws by not providing the documents, and HR didn't do anything
Toni Atkins and Scott Weiner are at the forefront of creating and pushing laws to destroy families and transition children behind parents backs. I feel like there are other groups who will run with this information and get them ousted. Do you guys have any suggestions on who I should contact/what other steps I should take?
This is how it's done. Kudos
They deliberately make the bureaucracy a nightmare so that you get frustrated and give up and go away. But I'm tenacious.
100% agree. Everything is so convoluted and covered in red tape it's virtually impossible to make heads or tales of it. They know you have a job and family. How long can you last essentially taking on an entire separate career without pay? That's how this show continues to spiral out of control
Thank you for the kudos! :)
Yup, this has literally been a part time job for me since early 2017. I feel like it is a calling from God. At first I questioned my sanity, wondering why God would want a stay-at-home mom fight the state tax agency, as opposed to a CPA or lawyer. Eventually, I realized the answer was I had the time and mental bandwidth. When I worked, I was so mentally tired that I couldn't have been able to learn law and accounting needed to do the fighting. But with a small kid at home, I actually enjoyed the mental stimulation.