You know times are tough for the Brookfield's Gov. Rell when her fellow Republcian senator, David Cappiello, takes her over-taxed budget proposal to the woodsheds ON ONE OF MOST POPULAR POLITICAL SHOWS IN CONNECTICUT.
Cappiello isn't the only conservative screaming foul over Gov. Rell's budget, what little we have in terms of the conservative online community has been ripping Rell's "tax-and-spend" budget proposal to pieces...and rightfully so (my God, I'm giving Sean credit...I must be sick).
Of all the states, Connecticut bears the higher average total tax burden. Now, in order to pay for her grand idea, Gov. Rell plans to increase the state income tax to 5.5%. I do recognize that local taxes may go down with the state government paying more of the education bills, but there still will undoubtedly be yet another tax increase.
State Republicans are generally appalled with the proposal; Genghis quoted one Democratic insider saying, “Republicans are going to have a heart attack.” Gov. Rell was elected on a platform of, among other things, common sense and fiscal responsibility. For example, she wanted (and still wants) to eliminate the car tax, because she thought it was illogical and was a way to reduce taxes. Her education proposal violates the ideas that she had promoted in her campaign, a move that is deceitful and dishonest.
[...] Gov. Rell’s proposal will increase taxes and the size of our government, and I am by no means convinced that it will produce results. Her tax increase may seem insignificant, but it epitomizes a larger problem with our government. To make themselves notable, people in power often feel the desire to establish programs that affect the lives of their constituents, a tangible result of their leadership. Thus, the size of the government will continually grow, and with it taxes will increase and personal freedom will decrease. I had thought my vote for Gov. Rell would support an agenda that promoted, at least to some extent, libertarian concepts, like small government and few taxes, that resist this trend. Now that she is proposing something that the Democrats are enthralled with and Republicans are suspicion of, I am beginning to regret my vote.
As a proud progressive, let me say that I don't know of many Democrats or Republicans who are jumping for joy over Rell's proposal. We're taxed to death in this state as it is and Rell's increase in taxes, combined with her increase in state government, is only going to hurt the average Joe who's barely making it as it is.
Heck, House Speaker James Amann has stated on several occisions that the car tax is dead on arrival, Republican State Senator and Minority Leader Lou DeLuca said that he wouldn't support Gov. Rell's budget proposal in it's current from and Republican Mayor Boughton and Democratic First Selectman Herb Rosenthal both went on record together expressing serious concern over eliminating the car tax.
Of all the criticism, Cappiello took the trashing of Gov. Rell's budget to the next level and while he had every reason to do so, I don't think the governor is going to have him over for dinner anytime soon. Take a look.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
You know times are tough for the Brookfield's Gov. Rell when her fellow Republcian senator, David Cappiello, takes her over-taxed budget proposal to the woodsheds ON ONE OF MOST POPULAR POLITICAL SHOWS IN CONNECTICUT.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
