From left to right, 107th Dist. State Rep. candidate David Stevenson, 24th Dist. State Senate candidate Duane Perkins, Senior Senator Chris Dodd, 2nd Dist. State Rep. Jason Bartlett, 26th Dist. State Senate candidate John Hartwell Photo by CTblogger, Bethel Middle School 10.10.08
Yesterday, after meeting with business leaders in Danbury, Senior Senator Chris Dodd made a visit to Bethel Middle School to express his support for 24th dist State Senate candidate Duane Perkins as well as the Bethel Democratic ticket.
Citing Perkins' extensive background in education as well as being a college professor, Senator Dodd offers a rounding endorsement while throwing out some red meat and taking a swipe at the Democratic nominee's challenger...and I think it's safe to assume that we know who the senator was talking about.
It is going to be critically important, not just in the long term, but in the immediate term as well, that if we're going to be a successful nation, a successful state, in the 21st century, we have to produce the best educated generation America has ever produce...Duane Perkins gets that, he understands it.
This is not just a question of someone reading briefing books, or understanding it because he's been educated by people who tried to taught him as a candidate what he ought to be talking about.
He lives it everyday, as a father, as an educator, as a member of the public common council in Danbury, he appreciates and understands the critical need of these issues.
Senator Dodd remarks on Duane Perkins run for State Senate
From yesterday, here's video footage of the press conference.
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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.
