The press release from the Danbury Democrats tell the story.
On September 10, 2013, the Danbury City Council first considered a suggestion made by the Danbury Republican Registrar of Voters to relocate the Sixth Ward polling place from Park Avenue School to the Moose Lodge. Public comment at the meeting was indisputably opposed to such a move, running more than ten to one against the proposal. During the meeting the proposal was referred for consideration by the entire Council sitting as a Committee of the Whole. Despite the passage of three weeks and a light pre-election workload, Council President Cavo did not schedule the Committee of the Whole meeting. Only on September 27th was the meeting to take place on Monday, September 30th at 7:30pm. Critically this is only one day before the City Council's regular meeting for October 1, 2013.
"There has been ample time to schedule the committee meeting and I see no good reason to hold it the night before the City Council meeting when a the final vote will take place." Said, City Council Democratic Leader, Tom Saadi, "I am deeply concerned that this schedule is nothing more than a procedural gimmick to force an ill conceived and bad proposal through the Council with little time for public scrutiny."
"It is clear that the Mayor and Mr. Cavo are attempting to pull a fast one on the people of Danbury," Said Democratic Party Chair, Joseph DaSilva, Jr., "This proposal has been opposed by the NewsTimes, members of the City Council, by the Democratic Registrar of Voters and by hundreds of actual voters who live in the Sixth Ward. Clearly this is a proposal that has no support or justification. Frankly, the best the Republicans could come up with to speak in favor of the proposal was the spouse of one of their members. Scheduling the Committee meeting back to back with the Council meeting is nothing more than a transparent attempt at ensuring no one tries to shine a light upon why they are seeking to move the polling place to the most remote and inaccessible portion of the Sixth Ward."
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Although the arrogant Mayor and his ilk called for the establishment of a meeting off the council to address their laughable voter suppression effort in the sixth ward early this month, Councilman Joe Cavo and the Republicans refused to call the meeting until the day before the council meeting in an effort to ram their plan through without giving the public ample time to express their concerns.
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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.
