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Kraft and Allen: Modern Heroes

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UPDATED: Friday, April 16, 2021 23:45
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Friday, April 16, 2021 10:11 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/16/illinois_watchdo
gs_put_government_on_notice_145586.html


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“The law doesn’t know what party anybody is. It has no clue. And if you stick to the law, you’d be surprised,” Allen said. “You’ll catch a whole bunch of people on both sides of the aisle.”



Good luck guys. I'm kind of sad that you're getting stories written about you now. It means you're on their radar. Some dangerous folk running shit in Chicago and Crook County behind the scenes.

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Friday, April 16, 2021 3:41 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


I didn't know who they were.

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Kirk Allen and John Kraft started Edgar County Watchdogs, a government-accountability nonprofit, in 2011. By appearance, it is a humble operation – Allen and Kraft are the group’s only employees. Edgar County is smaller than most Illinois townships.

In terms of impact, however, the Watchdogs punch well above their weight. Allen and Kraft’s investigative work has resulted in 186 indictments, 28 convictions, and the removal of 425 officials and bureaucrats from public office. They’ve successfully lobbied for a dozen new state transparency laws. They terrify the state’s most corrupt officials. For all their success, their approach is straightforward.

“We’re using their laws,” Allen said.

Illinois’s Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act are Allen and Kraft’s legal weapons of choice. OMA gives citizens the right to participate in public meetings and promotes transparency in the deliberative process. FOIA gives the public qualified access to government information on request. Both allow Allen and Kraft to hold local governments accountable and to publicize official misconduct.



In Illinois, these guys have a tidal wave of corruption to go after.

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Friday, April 16, 2021 4:25 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Huh. I'd like to know how they get their info. My fair city could prolly use a good housecleaning. But I wouldn't be surprised if "they" kept two sets of books (FREM found the other set in HIS city) and you'd need a PI and hacker just to dig up the dirt.

I'll look into their methods, thanks for the post.

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Friday, April 16, 2021 11:35 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


You're welcome. I'm glad I caught this article.

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Imagine the hypocrisy of a government who will allow businesses to card people to get a job or buy groceries, but won't card people to vote in elections and gives millions of non-citizens free money from taxpayers.

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Friday, April 16, 2021 11:45 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Huh. I'd like to know how they get their info. My fair city could prolly use a good housecleaning. But I wouldn't be surprised if "they" kept two sets of books (FREM found the other set in HIS city) and you'd need a PI and hacker just to dig up the dirt.

I'll look into their methods, thanks for the post.

I'd be kinda surprised if Libtards of CA allowed an Open Meetings Act, or similar.

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