<div dir="ltr"><div><div>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. <br><br>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. <br><br></div>Also, as Emlyn says, even if the Council votes CSA down, it can always be reintroduced in years to come.<br><br></div>Bob M<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Emlyn Addison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:noisyblocks@gmail.com" target="_blank">noisyblocks@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Robert Mathiesen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rmath13@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmath13@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>If we can't have it both ways, Michael, then which is the greater problem? <br><br>It is corruption and misuse, even outright theft, of taxpayer money? Or is it police misconduct, even brutality, especially toward the less privileged? <br><br>They are both huge problems, but which do you think is the greater problem, here and now? <br><br></div><div>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. <br><br></div><div>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. <br><br>I would welcome reasoned discussion on the issue, if anyone feels up to discussing the pros and cons here. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Bob M<br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-2589719823986115264h5">On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Michael McGlynn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mmcglynn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mmcglynn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-2589719823986115264h5"><div dir="ltr">Mikaila, you can't have both ways. Would prefer Kevin Jackson remain in office or not?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="m_-2589719823986115264m_-6386348383441313447h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mmlarthur@gmail.com" target="_blank">mmlarthur@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="m_-2589719823986115264m_-6386348383441313447m_8565519756571516263m_5271177883199237233moz-cite-prefix">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. <br>
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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. <br>
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Lives hang in the balance.<span><br>
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On 3/14/2017 5:51 PM, Kim Clark wrote:<br>
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i could not agree more.
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<div>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.</div>
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</span><span><div class="m_-2589719823986115264m_-6386348383441313447m_8565519756571516263m_5271177883199237233moz-signature">-- <br>
Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur<br>
<a href="mailto:mmlarthur@gmail.com" target="_blank">mmlarthur@gmail.com</a></div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br></div></div><span>-- <br><div class="m_-2589719823986115264m_-6386348383441313447m_8565519756571516263gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Thank You,<br>Michael McGlynn<br></div>
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