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In Less Than 48 Hours, City Council and The Town Talk Demonstrate Everything Wrong About Alexandria
Update: I recognize that, to some readers, I may seem harsh. I’m okay with that. I think this particular subject requires some harsh words. And no, it has nothing to do with this particular development, because, in truth, this development was never actually evaluated on its merits. Instead, its opponents cobbled together a series of patently untrue and, at times, obliquely race-baiting distortions, and then, afterward, their actions were lauded by the newspaper as an great example of community engagement. Look, of course, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with people exercising their free speech rights, but when one person shows up…
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“Expert” Legal Analysis
Update: The real question, which I missed in the original post, is this: How can the City Council pass an ordinance that contradicts or contravenes the City Charter? Put another way, who cares if the City Council all got together and passed an ordinance that attempted to force people to attend their meetings if that ordinance is, itself, in contradiction with the powers vested to the executive branch by the City Charter? You can’t simply usurp another branch of government’s authority merely by agreeing among yourselves to do so. I’ll try to simplify by way of analogy: Let’s imagine that…
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Talk Radio Host Tony Brown Paid Thousands By Hilton Campaign
Update: Moonbeam at CenlaBriarPatch links to this post and raises a few interesting points. Is William Earl Hilton’s ad really all that wrong? Wagner, without a doubt, has made a fairly big deal about drugs and drug dealers. More often than not, drug-related convictions are the result of a consensual crime, and it’s been proven repeatedly that rehabilitation is a far more effective public policy than large-scale incarceration. We’re facilitating a culture of repeat offenders. In my personal opinion, the War on Drugs is the most expensive blunder and colossal failure in American history. I also believe that enforcement of drug laws disproportionately…
CenLamar | Est. 2006
