[Summit] Jackson Recall election set for May 2

[Robert Mathiesen]

I'm not sure of that, Greg, not sure at all.  Nor am I sure how Jackson
would actually vote on CSA, when push comes to shove..  That's why I'd like
the discussion to continue.

If the vote on CSA would be very close, and Jackson would vote for it, then
opponents of CSA might try to force a vote in the months between when
Jackson is removed from the Council and when his eventual replacement takes
office.

Also, as Emlyn says, even if the Council votes CSA down, it can always be
reintroduced in years to come.

Bob M

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Emlyn Addison <noisyblocks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree with Sam's take. We can ensure that a CSA supporter is elected to
> replace Jackson. After all the hard work rooting out this rotten apple,
> with no guarantee that the CSA would pass anyway, let's take our victories
> where we can get them. Police brutality isn't going to disappear overnight,
> but a corrupt official will.
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Robert Mathiesen <rmath13 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> If we can't have it both ways, Michael, then which is the greater
>> problem?
>>
>> It is corruption and misuse, even outright theft, of taxpayer money?  Or
>> is it police misconduct, even brutality, especially toward the less
>> privileged?
>>
>> They are both huge problems, but which do you think is the greater
>> problem, here and now?
>>
>> As for me, frankly, I'd rather lose some of my property to elected
>> thieves on a regular basis than tolerate police misconduct -- which has
>> indeed descended into brutality from time to time, even in Providence,
>> though we privileged people in Ward 3 see less of the latter than people
>> elsewhere in the city.
>>
>> I signed the petition to recall Jackson as soon as it became available,
>> but Mikaila's comment has made me waver in my support of the recall now.
>>
>> I would welcome reasoned discussion on the issue, if anyone feels up to
>> discussing the pros and cons here.
>>
>> Bob M
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:28 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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