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Bob Boyer and the Republican Party

As part of the Central Committee, I have observed some things that I wonder about.  Why do we keep Bob Boyer on the Committee when he is obviously opposed to the Republican party?  Why do we have closed meetings just to have Bob Boyer show up with his dogs and ponies to disrupt and argue with Central Committee members?  Why is Bob Boyer still a part of the Republican party in Jefferson County when he denounced his support of the party and became the Chair for Ron Paul (Libertarian) against Republicans at the Caucus?  Why is he still the Chair of the Council in Jefferson County? 

Chair Boyer has done very little to improve the circumstances in our community.  Instead, he causes infighting within the Council, he insults people, he tries to shut the people down by diminishing their ability to speak at both work sessions and Council meetings, he comes up with legislation that will make unwelcome broad changes in a very powerful document that controls property rights for everyone in Jeffco.  If these changes are put into place, there will be serious repercussions for businesses and residents throughout the County.  They would hand more power to the local Government.  Is this what we want?  Boyer's changes will cause homeowners and property owners more costs.  Instead of easier processes to transfer property to children or other family members, there will be more red tape and more costs.  Is this what we want?

In my opinion, Mr. Boyer does not act as a mature leader of the Council.  He is childish to say the least.  He shows his anger, he tells his fellow Council Members how much they disgust him because they are trying to do the right thing as opposed to his political agenda.  It is a shame that he has an entire County that will pay the price for his lack of knowledge and concern for what the people want - less government, less costs and less red tape. 

Mr. Boyer, your changes on the UDO will cost residents more, they will cause the people in Jefferson County more red tape.  Those same people will have to come before Planning and Zoning for the "little things".  More and more paperwork will have to be filed and more permissions will have to be granted by the government.  What are you doing?  Do you even know the consequences of such broach changes to the UDO?  As has been brought up in the Council meeting, you have not even consulted with established experts in Jeff. County.  As you have done numerous times, you rule from the bench and if you run into opposition, you insult that opposition, you try to silence them and work to diminish their expertise. 

You were right about ONE thing in your push for a non-partisan vote on the ballot.  If we had vetted our candidates like you want, many Jefferson County residents would not have voted for you. 

Bill Moritz

4:50 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012

Here is my take on Mr Boyer.
1) He approached the Arnold City Council (ACC-word count thing) to threaten the city if they did not pass Kreitler's meth bill request. He was shut down because he threatened Arnold rather than asking. With Waller's/Kreitlet's encouragement and explanation it was passed.
2) He came to the ACC 7/5 and said we were wrong to violate the sunshine law and also to not use a staff attorney for less money
2a)He violated the sunshine law with his letter to Sen. McKenna and his plotting outside regular meeting with his letter.
2b)He did not bother the county counselor with his letter nonsense. Couselor knew nothing about it.
2c)He does not like Sweeney. I get that. Sweeney had 90% of his lawsuit against the city over stormwater dismissed.The rest is coming. Bobby is ticked about that. Note to Doris-yes I want Sweeney because he wins against nonsense lawsuits and idiotic challenges.
3)What is this about not passing an agenda because his motions are excluded?
4)What is this about denying Power Stroke their application to expand into JC?
5)What is this about kissing Rex S's feet over the tax measure to kill MO border businesses?
6)What does it say about the rest of the council that you would elect this one as your leader?
7)Do we really want Horton and Farmer, close allies of Boyer, runnig Treasury and Admin of JC?

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Bob Boyer

1:00 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Dear Linda, is this recent diatribe in response to the non-partisan election Charter Amendment proposal? Apparently I'm no longer Republican material because I support the people voting on whether or not there is a political affilliation attached to an office? I find you response very odd considering your bio for the Patch reads:
"About Linda
I am a Conservative (not always Republican). I used to believe I was a Republican no matter what, but I have found that Republicans play the same games that Dems do so I will not tie myself to any party. ... I will not let a party make my decisions about the best candidates for any office. "
Hmm, interesting. I believe there was a time when you actually believed this. Perhaps that is why you attack me so vindictively on this website. You've turned a blind eye to your principles, but I have not. Right is right and wrong is wrong - the truth just is.
Speaking of truth (which is severely lacking in your blog posts), you asked some questions above that I would like to answer.

Q: Why do we keep Bob Boyer on the Committee when he is obviously opposed to the Republican party?
A: 1. I was unanimously appointed to the Committee earlier this year, and as a matter of fact you voted in favor of my appointment. 2. I am not opposed to the Republican Party at all. I am opposed to people doing corrupt, unethical and illegal things, regardless of what letter they have behind their name.

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Bob Boyer

1:00 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Q: Why do we have closed meetings just to have Bob Boyer show up with his dogs and ponies to disrupt and argue with Central Committee members?
A: I have never attended a meeting with livestock or pets, so I'm not sure about this. And, at the last meeting I was the second person who arrived (by myself).
Q: Why is Bob Boyer still a part of the Republican party in Jefferson County when he denounced his support of the party and became the Chair for Ron Paul (Libertarian) against Republicans at the Caucus?
A: I have never "denounced" the Republican Party, nor was I ever "Chair for Ron Paul (Libertarian)" I was elected Chair of the 2012 County Caucus by a majority of "loyal and faithful Republicans" who attended (fact). Ron Paul has been a Republican member of Congress since 1976. Ron Paul has held to the Republican Party Platform, dare I say better than anyone sent to Washington D.C. in that time. This included voting against tax increases, unbalanced budgets, undeclared wars, bailouts, stimulus, and other "less than limited government" ideas. It takes courage to hold to your principles for that long of time when everyone else around you is caving to the political pressure. Thank you for the compliment.

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Bob Boyer

1:02 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Q: Why is he still the Chair of the Council in Jefferson County?
A: Because a majority of my peers elected me to that position. And, other than a select few (who coincidently are friends with Renee Reuter) tell me all the time that the Jefferson County Council is working well together "unlike last year", whatever that means.
As far as the UDO is concerned, your diatribe leaves out many of the changes proposed that will benefit the community. Such as allowing small businesses to expand and create jobs without spending a lot of money on unnecessary improvements; reducing setback lines so people can build on more of their own property; excluding road right of way from subdivision acreage restrictions, which will allow people to be taxed truly on what they own; or allowing people to farm on their property throughout Jefferson County, which they can't do now. The only issues that are being brought up regard the kinship exemption and the 10-acre exemption. Laws should apply evenly to everybody. I can lend you a copy of Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles, so you can study up on boundary law to see why surveys are needed.
People can watch our Council Meetings online to see for themselves that the lies you speak of above are just that. I'm sorry that you are not using this blog space for a more positive use. Truth is defined as “sincerity in action, character, and utterance”. I would encourage you to seek the truth, wherever that may lead you.

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Linda Van de Riet

5:13 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Mr. Moritz

I agree with you regarding all your comments with the exception of Mr. Farmer. Mr. Farmer is not a part of the Bob Boyer, Ken Horton, Doris Borgelt, Matt Hay clan. He like myself and so many others is a concerned citizen trying to do the right thing. He was the leader of the Jeffco Tea Party until he stepped down to run for office. He took that challenge on so that he could inform people of who their candidates really were. He brought in many speakers for the Tea Party people to listen to in order to make their own decisions.

Steve Farmer went before the Council many times to call their attention to how they were governing incorrectly without thought to the Constitution and their own ideals of small government and less regulation that they swore to uphold. This is a direct opposite to Ken Horton who also promised to hold politician's feet to the fire and then sadly would not do so when it came to our own County Executive. At one time, while leader of the Jeffco Tea Party, he told me that he would not confront Mr. Waller because Mr. Waller would shut him off. Shut him off from what?

Mr Farmer is not a fake like Bob Boyer or Matt Hay who run as Republican candidates because they can't get elected as Libertarians or members of the Constitution party. As has been done by our Council Chair, Steve Farmer will not come out in the paper as a Libertarian after using the Republican party to get elected.

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Linda Van de Riet

5:35 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Mr. Boyer:

1) I don't care if you run as a lizard or a snake (you seem to prefer resembling the personality of the latter). What I care about is someone that runs as a fake Republican because you can't get elected as a Libertarian. If you lie about that, what else do you lie about? The way you change your alliances with the drop of a Ron Paul hat, for all we know, you voted for Obama. You admitted in the Leader that you are a Libertarian - I'd say that's pretty direct.
2) As far as how I feel about the Republican party, I've admitted it, I don't always agree with the people that run the party nationally or locally and will take steps to confront that or change it, but again, I don't use the party to try to win a race only to throw it away as you have numerous times.
3) Who are you to say what principles any of us should have? You have certainly let your position as Chair make you an expert on everything, even principles. This just goes to show your immaturity. Principles come with hard lessons in life and you are so egotistical that it is apparent you have not had experience with too many hard lessons.

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Linda Van de Riet

5:47 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

4) You question the truth of my blog. I haven't lied about being a Republican or where I stand on anything unlike you. I didn't walk into the Causcus as a fake Republican and then blame my change of alliance because a group voted me in as Chair of the Libertarian party.
5) Questions about the UDO. If you were so worried about business in Jefferson County, you would not have voted against the one piece Renee Reuter tried to save when the changes to the UDO were being discussed. It is apparent that you don't care about business. What you care about is getting all the changes passed because it is what YOU want - another piece of proof that you are immature and not capable of such an important position as Chair of a body of government that makes the laws for the entire county.

Your answers as far as the UDO changes are concerned are coming from a "surveyor in training" by your own admission in a Council Meeting. So because Bob Boyer - a "surveyor in training" says it's so, we should ignore what the expert surveyors have said at three meetings. Really, Mr. Boyer?

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Linda Van de Riet

5:56 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

As I have said, these UDO changes will cost more money for the residents of Jefferson County and as Mr. Boyer has said "too bad - laws should apply to everyone" according to what Mr. Boyer wants. If he gets what he wants, residents in Jefferson County will pay more, there will be more regulation and red tape. You will go before Planning and Zoning more often for the "little things", but that's okay because Mr. Boyer, "surveyor in training" who keeps talking about smaller government, less regulation and the Constitution, thinks that's the way it should be. Remember, this is not about jobs, it's about more frustrations and more costs for the residents of Jeffco.

6) Let's talk about accomplishments - what are they? If you mean creating more frustration and more costs for the residents in Jefferson County - I agree, you are trying. If you mean causing more infighting in the Council - you've done a good job doing that. If you mean acting like a fool in front the residents, telling your fellow Council people to shut up, restricting speach of the Jeffco residents in both Council Meetings and Work Sessions (at a Work Session Mr. Boyer told the residents after they made the trip to attend the meeting that they were not allowed to speak only he and the Council Members could speak) - you're right about that, if you mean insulting your fellow Council Members in the Leader - you've done a really good job at that.

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Linda Van de Riet

6:06 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

7) Last but not least. Yes, I voted you in as a Central Committee member and you were voted into office, but you'll also note that this is where I agreed with a part of your Non-Partisan legislation. We should very definitely vet our candidates before completing our ballots. Jefferson County residents now have a Bob Boyer history. They can see how you vote against the people's wishes, they can see your immaturity and they can see how you use your position of power to silence and ridicule residents and fellow Council people, all the while using the Constitution and God to reaffirm your own belief in yourself.

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JC Penknife

7:26 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Linda claims to be the protector of the Republican Party, but look who the only person is who agrees with her? Bill Moritz, hardly a conservative. Methinks her support within the party is minimal.

Speaking of removing people from the Central Committee, a vote for Nicole Bradley in Meramec Township will allow her to take Linda's seat.

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Bill Moritz

8:20 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Let's be really clear about something. I am no liberal and far more right than left. I don't even know who Linda VDR is much less anything about whether I agree with her at all except for our assessment of Boyer. I am completely at odds with Mr. Boyer and his politics. Jacques Penknife and the editorials posted in that cheesey site and Mr Boyer are one and the same.

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Linda Van de Riet

8:25 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Penknife so believes in what they speak that they hide behind an alias. As an alias, they could be a Democrat and Dems. want us to vote against each other. That would be perfect for them.

Penknife if you have any guts, you'll come out of the closet. Do you think that voting for a fake Republican for the Central Committee will put a stop to my blog? Not really.

Nichole is really a Libertarian (I watched her as she stood at the door at the Jeffco Caucus and yelled at Derrick Good). The cops had to tell her to "give it a rest and stop yelling or they would arrest her". This is not really a perfect example of how a mature adult responsible for picking Republican candidates, I mean Libertarian candidates, acts.

The only time I see Nichole is when she and her group of bullies come to a Central Committee meeting to argue with Janet Engelbach and harrass 15 year old girls in the hallway. I NEVER see Nichole at Council Meetings or walking neighborhoods campaigning for candidates. I NEVER see Nichole at Jeffco Tea Party meetings or Republican Club meetings getting to know the candidates or the issues they stand for. How can you run for the Central Committee when you don't know who you support unless you don't care as long as they are of the same party as you and that is the Libertarian party. Maybe if Nichole actually does something for her community by getting elected, she'll care what happens to her community, that would be a good thing.

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Kevin

8:29 am on Monday, July 16, 2012

This coming from Linda Van De Riet who was just fired from her job as county minute taker because of incompetence. She was consistently months behind, could never catch up with the minutes, which were filled with spelling errors and inaccuracies. She was incapable of fulfilling her duties with any level of professionalism. When her name is mentioned among true conservatives within the Republican Party, the first reaction you get is an eyeroll. She is the typical establishment Republican. Linda, why do you continually post on facebook as Politigal Republic?

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Linda Van de Riet

11:55 am on Monday, July 16, 2012

I just want to make a point about what Kevin said. He's right, no one is defending me and anyone that knows me knows I don't need it even though I truly appreciate it when other people see that I am telling the truth and they write about it. I don't need a big group of thugs walking with me into meetings to try to intimidate other people into believing what I believe. If you feel the same way as I do, fine, if you don't, I don't feel it is necessary to force you into seeing things the same as I do. That's where Libertarians and I are polar opposite.

Kevin, unlike you, I can stand on my own two feet. It's unfortunate that you and your friends cannot do the same. Thanks for the opportunity to point this out!

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lINDA SCHROEDER

7:34 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Linda, Thank You for speaking the truth. You have my vote. I am so glad that someone has the courage to stand up to these guys and their bully tactics. Rumor has it I can't spell Mr. Boyer's name correctly, so go girl friend I will donate a dollar to your campaign each time you spell his name correctly. I realize Linda you do have a full time job, but if you ever need a part time job, I would put you on my payroll in a heart beat. Still in the process of designing the rhino shirt with a big ladder on top and Bob Boyer is on top of the Rhino kicking his friends off. Let's all face the truth just ask Bob he will tell you he is king of the hill or should we say KING OF THE RHINO CLUB.

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Linda Van de Riet

1:55 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

To Kevin - I have noticed that you are not too smart when you accuse someone of being fired when I have documents that show that I resigned and was given a letter of reference from the County Administrator, David Courtway. These documents were included in the paper, but I guess you have some problems with being illiterate (that means you are unable to read). If I were you, I would be sure to keep your identity identity because personnel records are confidential and trying to ruin my reputation with false statements could cost you.

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