Re: The insolence of Office; Hoisting them on their own Petards

Jon Beaver wrote:

> On 6 Oct 2003 23:27:28 -0000,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >Anyone know of any legal treatises or books on how to successfully sue, defeat
> >or otherwise cause problems for evil state agencies. Most of us have dealt
> >with some pinhead bureaurat in the wrong at one time or another. Most people
> >just cave. I want to teach myself to fight them. I imagine this falls under
> >the category of exceptions to immunity, defeating corrupt summary judgements
> >and so on. Any tips appreciated. I am referring to instances in which a bureaucrat
> >decides to lie thereby sending you up a false road, discriminate by denying
> >you actions that are available to others, etc.
>
> You are asking how the judicial functions of the government can be
> used against its executive functions.  That's not a direct answer to
> your question, but it may cause you to refine your thinking.

  He's just asking about how us ordinary citizens can fight bureaucratic
sloth, indolence, and/or willful misconduct.  It's not a fuzzy question at
all but rather, a generic request for a range of ideas as to how to attack
the problem.

  If you don't have any constructive suggestions, then perhaps you can
regale us with tales of how you bribe local public officials....