[EL] Interesting Reform Tactic

[Easley, Billy (Paul)]

As someone who came from three generations of USPS employees, just want to remind everyone that they aren’t all that crazy.

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Billy James Easley II
Legislative Counsel
Senator Rand Paul
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From: Zac Morgan <zmorgan at campaignfreedom.org<mailto:zmorgan at campaignfreedom.org>>
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 3:30 PM
To: Joe Trotter <jtrotter at campaignfreedom.org<mailto:jtrotter at campaignfreedom.org>>, Election Law Listserve <law-election at uci.edu<mailto:law-election at uci.edu>>
Subject: Re: [EL] Interesting Reform Tactic

Apparently, the Tampa Bay Times basically saved his life by alerting the Secret Service: http://gawker.com/florida-mailman-arrested-after-landing-gyrocopter-on-ca-1698034697

Good on them.

From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu<mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Joe Trotter
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 2:51 PM
To: Election Law Listserve
Subject: [EL] Interesting Reform Tactic

A postal worker made a bold, yet incredibly poorly thought out move in protest of money in politics by landing a gyrocopter in front of the Capitol. From CNN<http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/politics/aircraft-lands-on-capitol-grounds/>:

"The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a gyro copter with a single occupant that has landed on the grassy area of the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The U.S. Capitol Police continues to investigate with one person detained and temporary street closures in the immediate area," said Capitol Police Lt. Kimberly Schneider in a statement to CNN.

A reporter from the Tampa Bay Times reports the pilot was a Florida area postal worker seeking to protest campaign finance reform. The paper is reporting it called Secret Service and Capitol Hill police before he flew. The reporter who spoke before the flight has been tweeting from Washington as the postal worker landed.
Read more…<http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/politics/aircraft-lands-on-capitol-grounds/>

Considering how seriously DC takes its no fly zone, he’s lucky to be alive.

Joe Trotter
Center for Competitive Politics
124 S. West St., Ste. 201
Alexandria, VA 22314
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jtrotter at campaignfreedom.org<mailto:jtrotter at campaignfreedom.org>

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