The City Council was elected at the same time as
the Mayor, by the same voters. The City Council and
Mayor are supposed to be co-equal branches of
government.
The Mayor should let the City Council govern, at
least in selecting a police chief. After all, the City
Council is closer to the people.
The City Council is close to rejecting the police
chief nominee. There are six Councilmembers who have
public declared their opposition to the nomination.
If one more Councilmember declares opposition to
the police chief nominee, it will be over. Therefore
we should stop speculating about what might have been
if the nominee could had been confirmed. Hypothetical!
David Shove wrote a message about the people's duty
to obey their lords and masters. When the President
decides to take the nation to war, Congress must obey.
Isn't that what Mr. Shove meant?
Ed Fesler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Corcoran
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> I have been reading all the comments (and the rants)
> about the Mayor's choice
> of a Police Chief and the debacle of the Park Board
> selecting its
> Superintendent. I agree that the Park Board's move
> was beyond belief and I can't figure
> out why the five did it. I agree that people can
> rage about it all they want,
> but in truth, nothing can be done until the next
> election. And I intend to
> work against the five for their arrogance.
> Therefore, have your say, but at
> some point, let it go and move on.
>
> I really feel that way over the Police Chief as
> well. The voter elected R.
> T. He asked for input in who to appoint and that
> was given. Then he made his
> choice. Okay, so some didn't like his choice - hey,
> it's the Mayor's call.
> And remember that the Mayor's fate at the next
> election will in large part be
> determined on how well the Police Chief does. So
> how about letting the new
> Chief have a go at it, give him some slack, and
> maybe we will be surprised at the
> outcome.
>
> What I really am against is that constant railing
> about things that "may be"
> "could be" or "might be". People don't even get a
> chance to show their
> stuff, but instead are judged just because they were
> chosen over some other person.
>
>
> Hold people responsible for their appointments, but
> for heavens sake, let the
> appointees do their job first and then you will have
> something concrete to
> talk about - now it is all conjecture.
>
> Jan Del Calzo
> Lynnhurst
>
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