Danbury Democratic Town Committee meeting, 03.12.12. Photo by ctblogger
It's almost like the Danbury Democrats are playing a game of political musical chairs…
Last night, the Danbury Democratic Town Committee elected to Joe DaSilva as their chairman for the next two years as Lynn Taborsak decided not to seek a new term as party chair.
Over the last couple of weeks, it was speculated that second ward member Susan Ward and City Council Minority Leader would throw her hats into race for chairman and vice chairman, but in the end the assumed challenge for control of the town committee never materialize.
DaSilva has some experience with the position of chairman being that he held the position from 2006-2010 in which his leadership received mixed reviews among local politicos…hopefully for the good of the party as a whole, the committee can learn from their past and move forward in a positive direction.
From last night's DTC meeting, here's how it all went down…
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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.
