The future of advocacy in the Old North State

In the spirit of "what's good for the good is good for the gander," I applaud the take-no-prisoners strategy being advocated by Mark Dorosin at the the UNC School of Law.

"The only way someone can be held accountable for breaking the law is to be declared to have broken the law," said Mark Dorosin, a senior attorney for the UNC School of Law's Center for Civil Rights, who will argue the case Thursday for the group who filed the lawsuit. "Having the court recognize that will be important to citizens under the open meetings law."

Ever since Art Pope purchased former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, the Show has made it a weekly practice to bring lawsuits against their political enemies. Under Tom "Not Gay" Fetzer's tenure, they raised this obstructionist behavior to an art form, filing formal complaints at the drop of a hat. Turn about is not only fair play, it is essential. The Show (which now includes the entire General Assembly) should the subject of daily harassment and legal challenges on every front. If your organization is ready, willing and able to engage in such activities, contact me. My checkbook is open.