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Originally Posted by cabo35
Hi djl,
To answer you categorically;
Any villager that felt remotely distressed when Ritchie declared that they should worry more about their "future property values and financial liability."..... would be hurt. She has invoked herself as the trier of facts, the jury and the judge before a complaint has even been filed. Border line buyers and by extension future sellers who alter their home ownership decisions based on Ritchie's non-professional biased opinions potentially hurt themselves and others in an already fragile market.
The IRS should do what they are paid to do. This issue has been discussed publicly for a few years. It is interesting to note that the IRS has never filed a complaint. A sharp Florida attorney I know said that the uniqueness of the way the Villages are legally organized, something like Disney World, has left many unanswered questions, limited precedent and a lot of conflicting opinions.
The developer has not been convicted, not even charged with any impropriety so to categorize him by inference with those with "power and money" that commit "misdeeds" is not fair. I check for the American flag at public buildings everyday and the last time I checked "Old Glory" was still flying and that means we still have a presumption of innocence in America. This seems to be an elusive principle for Ms. Ritchie. I prefer to reserve judgement until all the facts are disclosed and the case is decided by a court that does more then speculate on misdeeds as Ms. Ritchie and her fans are so adept at. I should add that I have posted criticisms of the developer at times so I am not in the tank with him.
In straightforward King's English, I said, "I do respect the concerns of my fellow Villagers who wish to be more engaged." If you wish to engage at a more intense level... go for it. I prefer to give the developers their day in court and continue to view the glass as half full. Speaking of which, there's a cool one in the dining room with my name on it right now.
Thanks for taking the time to read the post and have a nice evening.
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Hi, again:
At the risk of inflaming you more, I just wanted to point out a couple of things you stated above:
I inquired on what Villagers have been hurt, not who [I]could be hurt.
You vision the American flag flying in front of public buildings which means the presumption of innocene until proven guilty. On the paragraph just before that statement you seem a bit contradictory with statements of "She (Ms. Ritchie) has invoked herself as the trier of facts, the jury and the judge
before a complaint has even been filed" and accuse Ms. Ritchie of being unprofessional and biased. Also, I did not allege Mr. Morse of misdeeds but summarized those in power and money who may "potentially" commit misdeeds. Sounds like jury and judgement calls there. And, just to be safe, I don't recall any of the posters on this topic accusing anyone of being in the tank with the devoloper.
On the issue of the IRS filing a complaint: They first must search facts and compare them to existing statutes to determine if violations have occurred. I don't know what you mean by them "filing a complaint" unless you relate that to filing an affidavit to federal court alleging illegal conduct. In that case, you are correct and the court process will go on, as it is supposed to.
Hope you made the cool half full glass an empty one. Now I've got a pillow that's full of goose down with my name on it. I think the next thing I'll focus on is my cruise with Princess Lines March 7-14.
TTFN