Election Night is Nigh!

It's election night.. I've already bought pizza and soda for my election party. (Part-Time Doug is coming to hold down the fort with me.) I will be watching the voting in the City of Clayton itself. I printed out a copy of the statute that says the public may observe the counting. If I have to go into battle I like to have ammunition. And I like Pat the city clerk and all, but if i get any flack, Its the LEAD STORY for the next three weeks. "Palace Coup in City Hall: Backroom dealings leave Election outcome in question. " I was ejected 150 feet from the polling place earlier this morning while conducting exit interviews. I didn't fight that because I think they are probably in the legal right.although it made it absurdly difficult to get interviews, because people parked within 4 feet of the building, voted and left. without me ever getting to talk to them. But I got some interviews, so i'll live.

I think that any shenanigians that were going to happen in this election have already occurred, although you never know, some one could go legal. And lawyers are like thermonuclear weapons. Once somebody uses theirs, everyone has to... Use them or lose them... was the military parlance during the cold war.

I wish I worked for a company which actually had a legal war-chest for news issues. not to mention a tricked out assault lawyer loaded for bear. I think that's standard practice for "REAL" news organizations. Hell even the Clayton Tribune has one.

I've been told our station lawyer is Davis Bauman. And while I think Bauman would make an excellent assault lawyer, he's unfortunately city attorney... which would probably be a conflict of interest in any case coming out of tonight.