I am
puzzled by the T.U. lawsuit.Just who(m) stands to make a gob of money
here? Lawsuits are always about money,not righteous ideals. The City
Council,I can tell you,breaks the Sunshine Laws on a daily basis.Each
Council member has a vested interest in the direction the city goes. The
Mayor really can't do squat without Council approval. Now the T.U. has
added the additional meddling of media approval it so seems.
The day Mayor "Blackenstein" took office was the day our
Southern,white,Republican,religious communities began attacking him.He
can't blow wind in one room without somebody declaring a foul smell in
another building! Pretty much the same with Obama.
Most of us put our prejudice toys away decades ago. We grew to
understand just as sticks and stones will break your bones, words will
also hurt you. We learned there is no such thing as a secret. Power and
money are the two greatest enemies of the people. If you have enough
money you can change anybody's mind, and the law.
These issues are nothing new and have been around since we crawled
out of the ooze. Science has replaced religion-both the old gods and the
new. Electronics has lent itself to forced full disclosure whether or
not you like it. Terrorism has launched a New Age of surveillance.We are
not the most powerful country in the world.Yeah, we have an arsenal of
old style weapons, but they are mostly ineffective against the wars
raging around the world.We've wasted a boatload of money.We are not the
smartest,wealthiest, or most innovative country or culture.No country
has that distinction anymore.
Regulations strangle us in business, as a community, and as a
progressive nation. Hold on now, I'm not saying lets be lawless. Let's
be smarter and choose our priorities based on survival,not personal
wealth,and power. I'd rather pay a firefighter a million bucks,than a
Council member a dime! Our City Council and its Ad Hoc(vigilante)
committees are just lawyers,business owners,and mommies gone wild.
Nobody that has a brain, and is honest(god forbid) wants that job. As
voters, unless you spend every waking hour going over the Council
minutes, or the State Legislature bills,I for one seem to always find
myself shouting,"When did that pass?"
It is our responsibility as voters to research the people we vote
for. Did you know we had a school board candidate last time we voted
that never got past high school?Thank goodness she was defeated.Pay
attention out there. I just read a comment that somebody couldn't
believe an Ad Hoc Committee member could outright lie in an article
about banning all Rock concerts in Metropolitan Park. All other venues
are fine. Now that's discrimination-has to do with Freedom of Speech.
Has to do with the largest demographic of voters 18-35 yrs. old.That
would be Age Discrimination. In my opinion a dumb move by any Council
person.Unless...there are plans in the works to close the Park
altogether for a more lucrative private deal.
I can't find parking at City Hall. I am handicapped. The handicapped
spot in front of City Hall was taken by a police cruiser. It's difficult
enough to get to these Council meetings held when everybody is
working.Take a cab,bus, or find somebody to drop you off if you go to
anything at City Hall or the new Courthouse. Talk about obstruction of
justice...that is a dandy example.
I, for one plan to follow the money on the T.U. investigation.
The day Mayor "Blackenstein" took office was the day our Southern,white,Republican,religious communities began attacking him.He can't blow wind in one room without somebody declaring a foul smell in another building! Pretty much the same with Obama.
Most of us put our prejudice toys away decades ago. We grew to understand just as sticks and stones will break your bones, words will also hurt you. We learned there is no such thing as a secret. Power and money are the two greatest enemies of the people. If you have enough money you can change anybody's mind, and the law.
These issues are nothing new and have been around since we crawled out of the ooze. Science has replaced religion-both the old gods and the new. Electronics has lent itself to forced full disclosure whether or not you like it. Terrorism has launched a New Age of surveillance.We are not the most powerful country in the world.Yeah, we have an arsenal of old style weapons, but they are mostly ineffective against the wars raging around the world.We've wasted a boatload of money.We are not the smartest,wealthiest, or most innovative country or culture.No country has that distinction anymore.
Regulations strangle us in business, as a community, and as a progressive nation. Hold on now, I'm not saying lets be lawless. Let's be smarter and choose our priorities based on survival,not personal wealth,and power. I'd rather pay a firefighter a million bucks,than a Council member a dime! Our City Council and its Ad Hoc(vigilante) committees are just lawyers,business owners,and mommies gone wild. Nobody that has a brain, and is honest(god forbid) wants that job. As voters, unless you spend every waking hour going over the Council minutes, or the State Legislature bills,I for one seem to always find myself shouting,"When did that pass?"
It is our responsibility as voters to research the people we vote for. Did you know we had a school board candidate last time we voted that never got past high school?Thank goodness she was defeated.Pay attention out there. I just read a comment that somebody couldn't believe an Ad Hoc Committee member could outright lie in an article about banning all Rock concerts in Metropolitan Park. All other venues are fine. Now that's discrimination-has to do with Freedom of Speech. Has to do with the largest demographic of voters 18-35 yrs. old.That would be Age Discrimination. In my opinion a dumb move by any Council person.Unless...there are plans in the works to close the Park altogether for a more lucrative private deal.
I can't find parking at City Hall. I am handicapped. The handicapped spot in front of City Hall was taken by a police cruiser. It's difficult enough to get to these Council meetings held when everybody is working.Take a cab,bus, or find somebody to drop you off if you go to anything at City Hall or the new Courthouse. Talk about obstruction of justice...that is a dandy example.
I, for one plan to follow the money on the T.U. investigation.