Monday, April 04, 2005
 
Lead Recall Effort for Alderman, Get Sued

A controversial St. Louis Alderman, facing a recall, sues the leaders of the recall effort for defamation:
    A petition to remove Bauer from office is gaining momentum, even as Bauer levels a $2 million suit against the organizers. Records show that Bauer himself has profited from development in the ward. While the deal appears not to have violated any rules, some of Bauer's colleagues frown on investing in their own ward because of the potential for conflict.
The alderman defends himself:
    For his part, Bauer says he is the target of a "civil conspiracy" spreading lies to besmirch his name.

    "There are some people who have a personal agenda - they want to prevent good things from happening in Dogtown," Bauer said.
A civil conspiracy? Is that the new euphemism for accountability to voters and elections in the parlance of the Elect(ed), who feel they should be above reproach?

I fully expect this lawsuit to be dismissed (SLAPPed down, as it were), but I imagine its headlines will have a chilling effect on some opposition as the lawsuit gets big fonts but the dismissal does not.


- posted by Brian J. @ 1:59 PM
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