List, Earlier on this list I wrote that I felt CM Beirnet had a moral responsibility to resign if he knew he had violated the public trust. Clearly there is an increasing amount of evidence that he has violated the public trust. Independent of the legal process of what is admissible, and whose lawyer is a better dancer -- the public trust has clearly been violated.
The longer that CM Beirnet holds onto his job the greater the crime against his constituents and the city become. If he does not resign in time for his constituents to determine a new candidate in the up coming election then as a community we will run into the conundrum of the new council district. CM Beirnet's inability to do the honorable thing and resign, and the lack of pressure from other council members and the mayor will force an unfortunate and costly situation where all council members will have to run for election in new wards next year. One of the negative consequences of this will be that the mayor and council elections will alternate, leaving council members to run for mayor without having to risk the loss of the council seat. I hope that this Star Tribune article will be the event that reawakens the moral fiber in CM Beirnet's soul and we all can read the story of his resignation in Monday's paper. Joseph Barisonzi Lyndale, Ward 10 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
