| abstract | - A voice against "the burden of high taxes and government regulations." In Auburn, Georgia, Dewayne Metheny became the acting mayor. Residents voted to recall the former mayor after a 13-month political brawl that made it all the way to the state supreme court. Metheny, the Mayor Pro-Tem at the time, moved into the top spot. Metheny became mayor after a raucous recall election dumped the former mayor, moving the Libertarian Mayor Pro-Tem into the town's highest office. "Had I known the amount of controversy that I would become engaged in, I would have spared myself the grief and stayed home," joked Metheny. "It is still hard to believe that the uproar worked itself to the state supreme court. However, the job has proven anything but dull -- and certainly provides more entertainment than the standard television programming." The former mayor was tossed out of office after he disbanded the town's police department. The recall effort took 13 months, including a detour through the state supreme court, which ruled that the recall election was legal. Since his first campaign for the City Council in 1995, Metheny has positioned himself as a "proven leader in the fight against government waste and corruption." His goal in the City Council, he said, is to "slash government waste and work to eliminate frivolous spending of tax dollars," and to provide a voice against "the burden of high taxes and government regulations."
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