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Dr. Sarah's avatar

Good Governance Daily Proverb:

The integrity of civic neutrality is not defined solely by declared mission, but by the demonstrable parity of action and the transparency of financial and affiliated endorsements.

Jeff Tozzer's avatar

The commissioners and Dr. Berry did not answer yesterday's questions about how some advocacy is amplified while other voices in our county are ignored. Here is today's email to the LWV:

Dear League of Women Voters,

This article looks at the League of Women Voters’ role in local civic life and raises a few questions about how the organization presents itself as nonpartisan while engaging in certain public activities. I’d genuinely welcome the League’s perspective on the issues raised. If you’re willing to review the article and respond to the questions below, I would be happy to publish your answers in full and unedited so readers can hear directly from you.

Michael Heath's avatar

Hello Jeff Tozzer~!

I have decided to "hold my breath" until Berry and the local criminal cabal start answering your questions~! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha~!

Have a mellow weekend~!

"Blue Mike"~!

No One Important's avatar

Hold my breath? Ha! I've moved to Idaho, land of the free, where the BS from Clallam County would not be allowed to stand.

Michael Heath's avatar

Hello Patriot No One Important~!

Well. my friend, I sure can't blame you for moving away from this Hell hole of a filthy treasonous government here~! The way things are going here there won't be much left to enjoy in another 10 years... I have seen a great many criminals in government in my life, and in MANY states and locations, but for such a beautiful part of America that is so removed from the "scum and villainy" of the big cities, we sure do have more than our fair share of treasonous criminals of humanity in the government and community right here. My wife's mother is in Oregon, so we may be moving back there ourselves, so she can be close to help her mom at her later stage of life. Of course, Oregon has every bit as treasonous a government as Washington State does, so we would not exactly be improving OUR quality of life by moving there. There is a strong movement that has begun in Oregon to dispose of the evil criminal cabal there, but the infestation runs deep in many states these days and Americans are pretty damn slow to identify the REAL problems... At least in Oregon a HUGE number of people are pushing to eliminate the corrupt "mail in vote" BS, because they have FINALLY realized that is a major reason how the criminal democrats have cheated in the elections there for decades now! I may be wrong, but my best analysis is that within the next 16 months of so there is going to be one Hell of an attitudinal adjustment coming to All Americans~! If that does not happen, we may even be moving out of the US because there will almost definitely be a MASSIVE bloody civil war that would ravage America for many years where many millions would be slaughtered.... I hate to be a "gloomy Gus", but I definitely know that there is going to be a Hellish period of time IF these satanic socialists are not destroyed and very few of them would survive a REAL civil war... Have a great evening there and do enjoy the beautiful State of Idaho with all of the great American Patriots who live there! Stay in touch with us poor folks in "NAZI Northwest America" if you like~!

Sincerely, Mike

P.S. Keep a close eye on the criminals in the Idaho government as well, because they have already started to make moves on the water in some areas there! The exact same attack upon America has been happening all over the US~!

No One Important's avatar

Truer words have not been spoken....except by Jeff, of course. But yes, Mike, the civil war may not be between conservatives and liberals, but between AI-displaced working people still in massive debt for a useless college degree revolting against the homeowners and wealthy business people. But, this is off-topic. The Corruption in Clallam and Olympia is truly sad. We had to move from a beautiful forested area with an abundance of flora and fauna, and vistas to die for, mild temperatures and clean ocean air, to a high desert metropolis. We're in the suburbs, on the fringes of farmland like Sequim, but the beautiful sights are not here. At least the politics are refreshing and our Congressman seeks our inputs and concerns and acts on them-- Imagine, a representative government instead of the dictators in WA. My heart is with you all, but my age precludes me from staying and fighting-- life is too short. And, it's like a roll of toilet paper-- the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.

Michael Heath's avatar

Good evening, Patriot No One Important~!

Well, I don't know if "we" are going to experience another civil war and I sure hope not, but if we do it will be FAR worse than the little "skirmish" that the first American Civil war was~! The REAL reason will be because the morons who are behind, and those who have been promoting, this evil satanic socialist/communist big oppressive government BS finally physically attack the general American population for some reason. When the evil unconstitutional government here in Washington State started to openly threaten folks here, stating that they intended to force them to take the deadly COVID vaccines and/or throw them into prison camps if they refused to comply with the unconstitutional mandates, we ALL came VERY close to a bloody civil war breaking out here~! Closer than most people even know I assure you. These lunatic socialist/communist criminals here have absolutely no clue just how close that they came to being "evaporated" because of the same BS that they are still pulling today... Of course, as you have said, there would be a lot of people who join one side or the other for various reasons, but that is the "joy" of the worst kind of war in the human experience. Civil wars are total, everyone anywhere near them gets dragged into them with no exceptions, and they never EVER really end because bad blood passes down through the surviving families forever... So maybe I am wrong, but I suggest that we do not go there. HA~! Oh, it sounds like you are in Southern Idaho from your description! We considered moving to the CDL area many moons ago, but the economy was too small and the Winters too big. Ha! We have a good friend who has been looking at the Southern Idaho area as well, and he says that there is a sweet spot between the harsh Winter mountains and the "cursed earth" of the desert that is really quite nice. He was the best real estate appraiser in Oregon for many years, so I suspect that he knows what he investigated. I like the high desert environment, and I lived in one for years when I was younger, but my long-suffering wife and I don't want anything to do with the 90+ degree Summer heat these days. Unfortunately, my wife has been experiencing some health issues recently, so I want to make sure that she is in a comfortable climate year-round. We both prefer working year-round outdoors in nature on our farm/ranch projects and these days neither of us are about to be told what we can't and can do by anyone~! Not that doing so would EVER have been a healthy thing to do, because American Constitutionalists are fussy about things like that ;-) Go figure~! HA~! My wife is not that old, but I am more of an "old geezer" at this point, so I know what you mean about life being too short. If things go well for America, there will be some amazing previously hidden patents that will be released that will be absolutely awesome for everyone, especially older folks. That is all being held up by the stupid Americans who are fighting against the very Patriots who are currently risking everything to destroy the criminals of humanity and their little evil playground, to usher in the new world, the new medical healthcare industry, and the greatest economic BOOM in especially American history~! So, hang in there my friend, and hopefully soon things will start to get a LOT better~!

Sincerely, Mike

Joel's avatar

Just a little tidbit side note here...For many years my wife has dropped some hardcore truth bombs onto Patty Murray's official X account and, quite likely, she is not reading them but, rather, her flunky minions. No matter. I have no stats but gut feeling wise, going by the maybe 95% contrary (to Patty Murray) replies we see there, it does not seem mathematically possible that she or any of the other Dems could possibly still be in office.... fair and square anyway. I firmly believe that the mail-in ballot and other voter hi-jinx have kept these various Commies and other Useful Idiots in office way more than what seems even possible. Gauging by people's posted sentiments anyway. I've enjoyed your posts by the way.

UFOCCWD's avatar

Hypocrites do not like to answer incriminating questions.This LWV group that attempts to portray itself as a nonpartisan group reeks with hypocrisy with all of it's support for the democrat radicals & agendas.They obviously try to hide their true intentions by announcing nonpartisan as to attract unsuspecting women which will put newcomers in a pickle when the truth is exposed.

Timothy Weller's avatar

No response is a response.

John Worthington's avatar

Turner absolutely knows our local governments are under international communist/socialist control.

She has a red phone to the PDN.

Nobody talked quicker or louder when I filed the recall petitions.

jedjennings50's avatar

Looking at these featured losers in this article no wonder our county is so liberal and out of touch. As I being old won’t have to live much longer in this broken world as well as them. We need new blood to shape the county to where we all would be content without division. The answer is a 4 letter word . JAKE!

Dennis O's avatar

VOTE FOR JAKE! MUCH IS AT STAKE!

Denise Lapio's avatar

She is everywhere in this County and has been for a long, long time.

John Worthington's avatar

She gives me that look like Monday hates Friday on the Domino's commercial.

Michael Heath's avatar

Awesome Patriot John Worthington~!

These criminals have not seen anything yet ;-)

Sincerely, Mike

Robert's avatar

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck ... it's probably a duck.

Jennifer's avatar

If it looks like a watchdog and barks like a watchdog...it's probably on the scent!

Michael Heath's avatar

Hi Patriot Jennifer~!

Very accurate comment :)

That is precisely why "we" on "The Watchdog" are being constantly insulted by the local criminals, because Jeff Tozzer is constantly pointing out their "secret agenda" and revealing what these scumbags are spending most of their time to keep hidden from the good folks of Clallam County and beyond~!

Keep up the great work~!

Sincerely, Mike

NorTexWarrior's avatar

Proud watch puppy🐶

Jennifer's avatar

NorTex, the pack is growing and growling! I love puppies!

Michael Heath's avatar

Good one Patriot Robert~!

After more than 50 tortuous years monitoring and analyzing these underhanded "dirty subversive operations" in America, I read your comment with an "F" instead of your more polite "D" in uck~! Whatareyagonnado~???

As if I am now on "auto-uck"~! ;-)

Ha~! Ha~! Ha~! Ha~! Ha~!

Have a great weekend~!

Sincerely, Mike

Rita Lilita's avatar

If the League's partisanship is evident at national and statewide levels, it's certainly going to be emboldenened at the local level.

In 2018, the League of Women Voters CEO was arrested, along with hundreds of other protesters, for crowding a Senate office building to demand lawmakers reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative accused of sexual harassment.

Two years later, the league dissolved its chapter in Nevada after the state president penned an op-ed in July 2020 accusing the Democrats of hypocrisy for opposing gerrymandering in red states while “harassing” the league in Nevada over its activism on the issue.

And two days after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the league’s board of directors called then-President Donald Trump a “tyrannical despot” and blamed him for inciting the violence and for threatening democracy. The league demanded his removal from office “via any legal means.”

Michael Heath's avatar

Translation 101 Service for:

"The League of Women Voters"

"Expands Voter Access" = EVERYONE gets to vote legal citizen or not~!

"Fights Voter Suppression" = Suppress voters we don't agree with one way or another~!

"Promotes Transparency in Government" = Support, facilitate closed-door secrecy in government~!

***106 years of lies and deceptions so that The League of Women Voters can trick good well-meaning Americans into joining and funding our subversive anti-American agenda, that actually harm's ALL American women, men, children, and the unborn, as we REALLY work to undermine The American Constitution, community by community and state by state~! We push the lie that the American Republic is an "American democracy" so that we can steal power and money along with the other subversive groups, organizations, and rogue government agencies, enabling "The League" to become THE stealthy "ruler" over the ignorant masses because we know better than anyone else~! Our hidden agendas are GREAT for us, and never good for you~! Communism is our goal, and YOU are the "toll"~! Safe and effective for over 100 years~!

Thank you Jeff Tozzer for pulling back the curtain revealing the "evil wizard"~!

Sincerely,

Mike

Susan C Bonallo's avatar

You are right. Their work ethic/mission statement makes all of the members culpable of not abiding by their own laws. lol

Michael Heath's avatar

I love and respect good women Patriot Susan C Bonallo~!

That is really why I detest this phony "League of Woman Voters" garbage that is nothing but another sick effort to collect women to further divide good Americans against each other. I don't really blame the good women who got tricked by this "League" garbage, but as usual the sadistic divisive criminals reveal their twisted agendas by the very names that they "cook up"! This takes advantage of overly emotional and especially hysterical women and men, who will always do irrational and foolish things before they stop to think rationally. In America "we" don't need foolishly self-segregated "groups" because our REAL duty and power is to come together as ONE people for the Goodness of all. We can work out anything together! To any American Constitutionalist any group of one sex or another, one race or another, one religion VS others, as abhorrent to us all~! Here is the easy "acid test" that EVERYONE should be using now = How would a "League of Men Voters" be received by the women??? HA~! Oh, I can hear the rabid raging & screaming now! Why??? What is good for one group needs to be considered good for any other group, but that is NEVER the case with these divisively criminal anti-American groups as we have all seen... So, all Americans need to look at these "groups" with great care and suspicion, not just accept the PR "advertising" that they spew, which is easily done when we "turn the tables" to see if there is any obvious hypocrisy! Like most of these groups, clubs, and associations, good folks get lured into them believing that they do good things, only to over time realize that they have been or are being used for things that they NEVER signed up for. That is why American Constitutionalists rarely if ever join any of these "groups" because we never know when we will be misused or roped into supporting unconstitutional activities... The "temptations" of evil are literally everywhere in the US and world, for the unsuspecting, because these evil actors have no real ethics at all and they always ascribe to "The end justifies the means" BS, which is ALWAYS a MASSIVE "red flag" that evil shenanigans are afoot~! There are sometimes when "deceptions" are necessary to help folks and to save lives, which "we" are seeing from President Trump and the white hats to some degree, however lies and deceptions to achieve a goal or agenda that is intended to harm folks and force them into doing anything that they would NEVER willingly want to do is pure evil incarnate~! Keep up the great work pushing back on these local evil thugs in our community, because ALL Americans need to refuse their sick underhanded agendas now more than ever~!

Happy funday Sunday~!

Sincerely, Mike

No One Important's avatar

"That contrast raises a larger question: is the League truly nonpartisan, or part of the activist class shaping Clallam County politics while presenting itself as neutral?"

I snorted my coffee on that! They've ALWAYS been left-- FAR left! Jeff, my other half says you should write nationally! The local bullshit du jour needs a national audience to put the local miscreants in their places-- FAR from Clallam County!

Garry Blankenship's avatar

The LWV is yet another herd of Lemmings. They have a rudder, but no compass. Hopelessly lost in minority-ism. A cause that can never succeed. For example; take any minority classification to support, foster, defend and champion. If success is achieved, that minority attains majority status. Unfortunately a new minority was born at the expense of making favored minority of the year a newly achieved majority. What then ? The answer is clear for the LWV. They along with the rest of their Lemming herd incapable of independent thought must mount a final charge to champion trans people who have transitioned back to heterosexuality because their lives matter. Then there will no longer be any minorities.

JJW's avatar

What the h—- is nonpartisan? Everyone has an opinion or bias for whatever reason. One joins any organization normally because you believe what they do or stand for, or at least most of it.

Michael Heath's avatar

Excellent point Patriot JJW~!

In the many decades that I have been pondering that very question, I would tend to agree with you with just one exception... Those who are real dedicated "American Constitutionalists" may have our personal opinions of course, but "we" NEVER support ANY violation, subversion, or deviation of or from the original American Constitution in law, Spirit, or Intent, even if we personally wanted to from time to time~! Being an American Constitutionalist is FAR from simple to even understand, let alone accomplish, and it is in fact the Individual process of learning and living Constitutional lives for those who dedicate themselves to that highest of American goals. American Constitutionalists, as an unspoken rule, do NOT join groups because groups are more often than not eventually "subverted" over time by criminals of foul Intent (like The League of Women Voters), even though we do support the good and lawful Constitutional folks wherever they are~! We absolutely LOVE the Americans who admire and support the original American Constitution; however, it is a very common mistake for many to assume that automatically makes them "American Constitutionalists" and that is probably the issue that you are well describing in this comment... For instance, we know a couple here who has an "I Love The Constitution" sticker on their car, however they openly support unconstitutional government laws and policies that defy the Original American Constitution when it suits their subjective Individual wishes. They scream that they support The Constitution, only to support blatantly unconstitutional government actions when it suits their personal agenda! HA! They are NOT, repeat NOT, American Constitutionalists in any way shape or form, nor do they understand the first thing about the original American Constitution. They are actually hypocrites and phonies ;-) So there really are a small, and I believe growing, number of REAL American Constitutionalists who walk the walk and talk the talk, and BOY it that difficult at times~!

Keep up the great work :)

Have a great weekend~!

Sincerely, Mike

Gayle's avatar

The League of Women Vipers have been given an unfair advantage during elections as well: By law observers are allowed to keep an eye on our elections. Each county Auditor has a lot of leeway on how many and in what manner that observtion takes place.

Our county Auditor allows one observer from each of the main political parties (Democrat & Republican). In addition our Auditor also allows the LWVs to observe. In reality this means that Democrats are over represented as observers during election season in Clallam County and, depending on the processes going, on that could be an unbalanced 2-1 or it could be 4-2--in favor of the Democrats. It's up to your readers to determine the ways that might be unfair.

MK's avatar

Is the Clallam County Auditor’s office providing voter education, or a gateway to partisan advocacy?

Currently, the County’s election page links to the League of Women Voters (LWV) website. While the County may claim this is just "information," that website serves as a direct funnel to the LWV’s Facebook page—where they openly post absolute positions and partisan preferences.

The Problem:

Indirect Support: Washington Law (RCW 29B.45.010) prohibits using public resources to "indirectly" assist political agendas. Providing the "on-ramp" to an advocacy group's biased social media feed fits this description.

The (c)(4) Reality: The LWV is a 501(c)(4) advocacy group. By linking to them, the County is using taxpayer-funded digital infrastructure to promote a private organization that takes sides on ballot issues.

Broken Neutrality: The Auditor’s Elections Guide promises "objective" info. There is nothing objective about a website that directs voters to a partisan Facebook feed.

The County must stop acting as a traffic-driver for 501(c)(4) advocacy groups. Stick to the official State Voters' Pamphlet and keep our tax-funded pages 100% neutral.

Does the Auditor’s office have a policy for vetting the social media content of the third-party organizations it links to on the official County website? If the LWV website promotes a Facebook page with partisan positioning, how does the County justify this link under the neutrality requirements of RCW 29B.45.010?

Don Beeman's avatar

I can’t reconcile what these females are or pretend to be with the women who raised me and were all around when I was a boy. I guess I am still blessed in not knowing any of them.

I cannot accept what seems to be their vision for our country. They are enemies of America and every thing I see as decent.

ANDREA L HANA's avatar

I don't think that the individuals who belong to the League are accountable for their personal affiliation or opinion. However, when they are representing the League, they need to remain neutral. If they are publicly advocating or opposing a candidate or party as a representative of the LWV, this is a violation of their IRS mandated non-profit status, to be nonpartisan.

Simply put.

I did see a few articles across the nation that showed some LWV localized groups or representatives participating in acitivity that is biased. An example is in the picture above of Stephanie Sherman. She is clearly representing LWV during this protest, but the article doesn't say what this protest was about or whether it was partisan. Can you, clarify what this protest is and who sponsors it? Does it involve a specific party or candidate? It just says "Resist!" on the signage and has LWV on it, as well. Was this supported by the LWV? Or was it the choice of Stephanie to do that? If she did this on her own without the consent of the LWV, AND it's a partisan protest, then she should be removed from the LWV.

Reported to LWV and have those members removed, as it would jeopardize the non-profit status of the LWV. What can also be helpful would be testimonies of people who attend LWV workshops, meetings, or other functions who can testify to advocacy of or opposition to a candidate or party. This would leave legal ground for the candidate or party to sue the LWV and this would facilitate a reconciliation for the candidate/party as well as remove the members involved in the violation that could jeopardize the LWV's non-profit status.

Anyone? Membership to other organizations, like Indivisible Sequim, don't matter, but directly representing the LWV does matter.

Jeff Tozzer's avatar

This was a picture of Stephanie Sherman participating in an Indivisible Sequim protest in downtown Sequim.

ANDREA L HANA's avatar

Yes. I honestly don't know what they were protesting. Was it partisan?

Jeff Tozzer's avatar

They were protesting the president.

ANDREA L HANA's avatar

If this can be verified, then she could be removed as a member of the LWV, as her actions jeopardize their non-profit status. I don't know how to go about the process, though. Anyone?

Jean Pratschner's avatar

Can a person support a "nonpartison" organization and be active in it publicly, and then in private life demonstrate actions that are partison such as using personal money to support a candidate, appear in a rally as a "person" , not wearing a symbol or hat of the nonpartison organization, and vote secretly for whomever he/she wants, AND still work for the " nonpartison" organization? I would hope so, at least in this America. Two hats is ok, just not at the same time!

Denise Lapio's avatar

From what I can infer is that the League's mission and purpose is to welcome voters and educate voters from all sides of the political spectrum. As an individual, you can do and say as you please, just not on behalf of and sponsored by the LWV.

Ken's avatar

I would you love to be a fly on the at one of their confabs. Watch the fur flying. Meow. Hiss!!!🐍

No One Important's avatar

Just so y'all know, here is what Grok answered as to my question if the lean left:

The League of Women Voters (LWV) does indeed describe itself as a nonpartisan organization, meaning it does not endorse or oppose political parties or candidates, a policy that's been in place since its founding in 1920. This is echoed across their national and state-level chapters, where they emphasize empowering voters, defending democracy, and taking positions on issues only after member study and consensus, without aligning with any party. In that sense, they are technically nonpartisan, and they've defended this label against accusations of bias, noting that perceptions of their "lean" often depend on which party is in power at the time—for instance, they've been called conservative in Democrat-gerrymandered states while pushing the same fair-maps agenda.

That said, I do agree that their positions on issues tend to skew strongly toward the left or progressive side of the spectrum in practice. Analyses from various sources point out that while the LWV maintains its non-endorsement rule, it advocates for policies like expanded government health care, increased welfare programs, environmental regulations (including opposition to nuclear energy as "dirty"), gun control measures, support for international bodies like the International Criminal Court, and aggressive action on voting rights expansions that often align with Democratic priorities. In recent years, especially during the Trump era, the organization has become more vocal on topics like dismantling racially suppressive voting policies, addressing systemic racism, and even local issues like progressive zoning reforms, which has led Republicans in some areas to view them as "angry leftists" rather than neutral civic educators. Wikipedia notes this shift has eroded support from the right, as their focus on polarization and core democratic issues like voting access increasingly puts them at odds with conservative viewpoints.

It's not universal—some of their work, like voter registration drives and election information, remains broadly neutral and beneficial to all sides. But overall, the pattern of their advocacy on "almost all issues" does lean left, even if they frame it as nonpartisan civic engagement.

ABeetlebaum's avatar

That GROK is pulling info from biased media. Therefore, GROK is biased! :)

No One Important's avatar

Yes, so EVERYONE knows LWV are leftists!

MK's avatar

Their Facebook antics suggest otherwise.