Mr. Luce said: " And when the Mayor's spokesperson deflects the issue by saying they "welcome" clarification of the law and will "abide by any standard that is fairly applied to all," then my hackles go up and we must beg the question: whatever happened to the Mayor's own ethical standards?"
and " I have to say that it is disconcerting in the least for a candidate and mayor who values clean elections and accountable government not to stand up and do the right thing when the chips are down." And what is wrong with the mayor giving himself enough time to determine whether or not his action was wrong? If any official were to respond immediately to any challenge without taking the time to check out whether or not his actions were indeed incorrect, we would have chaos. Every political machine would be throwing accusations at officials all the time just to see how far they could push them. I certainly hope the mayor will do the right thing...as soon as it is clear what the right thing is. From what I've read, I'm not sure that it is clear yet. From time to time, I get mailed literature from officials touting their achievements with their pictures. No one has challenged them. It helps me know what my officials look like. We have a long history in this country of one political party making accusations against an official and tying up that official with challenges that turn out to be false and a waste of taxpayer money and time. I think it is fair to give the mayor the time and opportunity to determine if indeed his actions were incorrect. Then he can be judged by his response to that. Dorothy Titus, Jordan neighborhood REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
