The response to Mayor Boughton's ill-advised decision to ignore the majority of the Common Council has been very intense this week and if the amount of emails I'm receiving is any indication, it's safe to assume that the backlash shows no signs of letting up any time soon.
From those who witness the bizarre events during Tuesday night's meeting at City Hall and members of the public who learned about Mayor Boughton's move afterward, to individuals on the Common Council who left the meeting enraged at the mayor's decision to ignore the will of the council (as well being EXTREMELY outraged with the political attack comments of Common Council President Joe Cavo), people I'm talked to are very concerned over the chain of events that occurred at the meeting and highly critical with the mayor's attempt to ram this ordinance through the council.
In my many years of attending the meetings at City Hall, the move from Mayor Boughton and the comments from Joe Cavo (which I'll post later today) will go down in my mind as one of the darkest moments in recent memory. To ignore the will of the majority goes to the heart of what makes democracy great and just reinforces my sincere belief that ALL local government meetings need to be broadcast as well as people NEED to get extremely involved in this years municipal election.
After the meeting, many members of the Common Council who were angered by the mayor's move (as well as the comments from an individual who is suppose to be President of the Common Council) were gracious enough to share their thoughts with HatCityBLOG.
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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.
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.
