Last night, Democratic mayoral candidate Helena Abrantes made an appearance on the local access show "Community Forum" and outlined her vision for Danbury, while ripping the mayor to shreds.
From the strain six year's of Boughton's over-development policy has placed on Danbury's infrastructure and his ignoring the over-crowding of the school system, to criticizing the mayor for accepting illegal campaign contributions and using the topic of illegal immigration for political purposes, Abrantes made her case in what should be considered her best interview to date.
UPDATE: Due to demand, here are highlights from her interview:
UPDATE 2: The Helena Abrantes campaign has set up a section of their website where you can read, as well as watch, Abrantes give her views on the issues plauging Danbury by clicking here.
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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.
