NOTE TO NEWSTIMES: Please stop writing every story the Mayor's office pitches to you. If Boughton has been doing his feel good "meetings with the mayor" for months, DON'T write a do-nothing fluff piece days after he starts his re-election campaign. Although the mayor rules over every branch of government, it doesn't mean he controls the press.
Hold the mayor accountable for his miserable record, not write fluff pieces that gives a false impression that this mayor actually listens to the concerns of his residents. This meeting garbage is just another in a long list of do-nothing gimmicks (311 system, proposed "Live with the Mayor" television show, over-sized political billboards) that's only designed to boost the mayor's ever-growing ego rather than address the real concerns of everyday residents such as:
• OUTRAGEOUS TAX BREAKS TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS.
• UNACCEPTABLE traffic concerns.
• Failure to address developmental problems UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.
• A embarrassing downtown area.
• Ignoring the City Charter whenever HE chooses.
• Ignoring proposal after proposal the Democrats raise only to later adopt them as his own at a later point and claim the credit.
• Leading the charge with a clueless and absolute worthless Republican Common Council majority in passing one bad ordinance after another bad ordinance, only to set up an ad-hoc committee to ADDRESS THE VERY PROBLEMS THE DEMOCRATS RAISED when the ordinance was being debated.
• Using such knee-jerking topics such as immigration (parade ordinance) and the threat of sexual predators (sex offender ordinance) in order to force YOUR proposals though the legislative process (both ordinances are RIDDLED with well-known problems).
• Failing to address well-known issues before it's too late (e.g. traffic nightmare at Elmer's "Politics over the People" Diner).
• Repeatedly take credit for projects that the previous administration started (Magnet School, New Parking garage) while blaming the previous administration for his own failures (not addressing the traffic concerns with Elmer's diner, irresponsible development, degrading of the downtown area).
Remember, it's "Politics over the people" not "People over Politics"
In a later post, I'll show the News-Times EXACTLY what I mean.
04.25.22 (RADIO): WSHU Latino group call on Connecticut lawmakers to open a Danbury charter school
06.03.22 (OP-ED): KUSHNER: "Career Academy ‘a great deal for Danbury"
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.
