It is always a juggling act between trying to get some things done and trying to maintain a constructive working relationship with, in this case, BLM. Was BLM informed that the board of the SWR was considering a request for information under the FOIA? Or did it just fall from the sky on the desk of whomever? FOIA provides leverage for those wanting to force disclosure, but if used out of the blue can create the appearance of an adversarial relationship, which defines subsequent interactions and may not always be in ones' best long term interests. It's a little like a trump card that only has value before it's played. The card of last resort, as it were, and that is said by one who hesitates not to write critical letters to the highest levels, and with some guarded success.
Michael Queen On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:58 PM, dave belski <bel...@valornet.com> wrote: > On 5/23/2014 12:25 PM, Ken Harrington wrote: > > Sam, > > While notes of agreement with the FOIA request are nice what we really > need is for you and others to write e-mails to Jesse Juen at jjuen@blm.govand > express your support for release of the information requested and the > opening of the caves by issuing permits. Those writing in support of the > FOIA on the SWR net should be aware that the SWR postings are read by BLM > and other government agency personnel and we should refrain from any > personal attacks on individuals. Just write a simple e-mail requesting the > re-opening of the caves and the issuing of permits to visit the caves. > Ken > > > *AMEN. The one fact I have found out in my many years in the military, > if you want to have pressure come down the chain of command, start at the > top. It very rarely goes the other way.* > > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET >
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