[Summit] Jackson Recall election set for May 2

[Samuel Bell]

You can have it both ways!  Recall Kevin Jackson and replace him with a
Community Safety Act supporter.

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:29 AM Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mikaila, you can't have both ways. Would prefer Kevin Jackson remain in
> office or not?
>
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur <
> mmlarthur at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> No one, least of all me, said anyone is obligated to fix every issue.
> Rather when people are involved in working really hard and doing a good
> thing, they may also want to think about and work to mitigate the potential
> direct consequences of those actions, unintended though they may be.
>
> Given what is going on with the CSA, the Jackson recall is likely to have
> specific negative consequences which really matter to the lives of
> Providence residents, unless the CSA is passed prior to May 2. This is
> because even the best possible replacement for Jackson would not be in
> office until quite a while after the May 2 election date--the special
> election can be up to 90 days after the recall election, and looking at
> that and the City Council calendar suggests that Jackson's replacement
> would attend his or her first council meeting in September.
>
> Lives hang in the balance.
>
>
> On 3/14/2017 5:51 PM, Kim Clark wrote:
>
> i could not agree more.
>
> talk about getting slapped in the face for working really hard and doing a
> good thing — having someone judge you and allege you are now obligated to
> fix every issue.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
> mmlarthur at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> Thank You,
> Michael McGlynn
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