The Case for Accountability · Article I
When the Process Becomes the Problem
How a permit application can become a test of whether government is still capable of reaching a clear, evidence-based decision.
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APA Project P2021-0276 · Hearing October 28, 2026
A New York case. A question for every American.
Private property. Due process. Government accountability. These principles matter wherever you live. UCI’s fight to conduct defense research in the Adirondacks raises a larger question: how long should a business have to wait for government to make a decision?
I stand with UCI because I believe Americans deserve clear rules, fair treatment, and accountable public officials. Explore the record, understand what is at stake, and help demand action.
You do not need to live in New York to make your voice heard.
Application submitted
2021
Proposed firings
30 / year
Explosive warheads
0 proposed
Hearing
Oct. 28
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What you are asking
Support UCI. Demand a decision.
UCI applied to the Adirondack Park Agency in 2021 to test the internal ballistics of 155-millimeter cannon barrels on private land in the Town of Lewis, Essex County. Steel projectiles are proposed, explosive warheads are not, and a projectile-catching system has been proposed.
Supporting UCI does not mean abandoning environmental review. It means requiring the APA to operate through objective standards, technical evidence, reasonable conditions, and a decision. If legitimate concerns can be mitigated, the proper response is to write those conditions and let the work proceed.
The campaign also asks Adirondack Park counties to pursue coordinated review through the Local Government Review Board under Executive Law section 803-a. The precedent matters beyond one howitzer application; the next stalled applicant could be proposing housing, forestry, manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, or tourism.
The constitutional case
Regulatory authority is bounded authority.
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The Case for Accountability · Article II
When Government Cannot Define Yes
A permit system fails when an applicant cannot learn what measurable conditions would turn delay into approval.
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The Case for Accountability · Article III
The Power to Outlast
Delay is not neutral when the state can wait indefinitely and a private applicant must continue paying to remain in the process.
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