Friday, October 17, 2008

NMAGO falls flat on Inspection of Public Records Act enforcement

APS Custodian of Public Records, Rigo Chavez has created conditions for the surrender of public records which make it impossible for me to inspect and/or copy them.

The accommodation (of my legitimate disability) that I seek would be easier for APS, and cheaper for taxpayers. There is no downside for the District, except that it would make it possible for me to look at the record of APS Modrall and point to the evidence that APS Modrall has used unwitting taxpayer support of education to fund litigation against the public interest.

The refusal to make the accommodation serves only one purpose, and that is to make it more difficult to exercise my right to inspect and or copy public records. The refusal to accommodate my disability is absolutely and completely unjustifiable by an ethical argument.

Never the less, Assistant Attorney General Zachary Shandler writes;

Our jurisdiction ... is limited to the IPRA determination;
it is up to the parties to resolve accommodations
regarding disability issues.
So there you have it; the good ol' boys don't have to surrender public records, and it is left up to a stove in old shop teacher to find some way to make the good ol' boys follow the law.

What crap; what unmitigated, unvarnished and inexcusable crap.

It is unfortunate that the leadership of the APS, Winston Brooks, cannot be shamed into compliance, as he and the other good ol' boys simply have no shame to play on.

cc Winston Brooks upon posting.

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