A Coffee Cup

The following was posted to the
IronCountyINdependent discussion group
by Ben Smith. That group is moderated by
John Faccin, a candidate in the running
for a sear on the County Board. Although
the premise and promise proclaimed in the
description of the discussion group says
that any topic may be discussed there, John
has seen fit to excise a number of Ben's
comments before they saw the light of day
there.

Since that's the sort of representation John
gives at the IronCountyIndependent, I'm not
inclined to give him any benefit of the doubt
where it comes to what he would do if he were
elected to the Iron County Board of
Commissioners.

But then, John has a long track record of
crossing swords with me so my comments should
come as no surprise to anyone.

Ben's letter follows:
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I am billing Iron County for the sum of $17.50
as the cost to replace my cup seized by the
county administrator "Jan Huising" who informed
me when I requested its return that it had been
disposed of by the maintenance personnel of the
County Courthouse while in his possession.

Enclosed please find an excerpt from the minutes
of the Iron County Commissioners from Oct.11-2005.
Said minutes do not mention the administrator can
willfully seize property from citizens of Iron County.

Thank You in advance for your assistance in
forwarding this matter to the proper authorities
in the courthouse !

Ben Smith
601 Harding
Iron River,Mi. 49935

Sue please see that Mr. Fran Wills and Carl Lind
get a copy of this !

Thanks,
Ben

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I'm not a lawyer, and to my way of thinking this
event experienced by Ben represents an illegal
seizure, by government, of personal property, which
act is prohibited by both the US Constitution as
well as the State of Michigan's constitution.

When will this sort of thing end? Do local government
officials think that they are above the law? It seems
so to me!

Bill Vajk