June 02, 2010 02:07 AM UTC

Where's WalDoug?

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• by: Half Glass Full

That paragon of civic virtue, Douglas Bruce, is now apparently evading service of a subpoena to testify in the Destroy Colorado Amendments case. http://www.denverpost.com/opin…

Question: Why can’t ALL Colorado citizens be deputized as process-servers? After all, “any person whose age is eighteen years or older, not a party to the action” is eligible to serve process. You don’t need to be a sheriff or anything like that.

Why don’t the plaintiffs just create and publicize a “Serve Douglas Bruce!” website to park downloadable copies of the summons, complaint, and a return of service form? Then truly civic-minded Coloradans – especially the couple of hundred people fitting that description in Colorado Springs – can download the copies and keep them in their glove compartment in case they make a “Doug Bruce Sighting” somewhere. And when they see the slippery fella, they can slap a copy on him, and then submit the return of service to the plaintiffs for filing with the court.

Dougie doesn’t have to “accept” service. If he refuses to take the copy you can just throw it at his feet and you’re done… But wouldn’t it be extra fun to ask him for an autograph and then hand him the summons and complaint?

Who knows, it could even become a fun sport – kind of like geocaching: Dougie-catching!