[Peace] [Peace-discuss] WCIA has posted a petition re resignation of Mayor Schweighart

[C. G. Estabrook]

And of course the chief magistrate whose legitimacy the mayor questions 
has ordered murder on a large scale - including assassination and the 
summary execution of American citizens; he's not merely failed to 
fulfill his responsibilities in regard to corrupt and murderous police.


C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> Talk about straining at a gnat & swallowing a camel...
> 
> There should be a serious campaign for the removal of the mayor of 
> Champaign - & the other members of the Champaign City Council - for 
> nonfeasance in not dismissing police officers responsible for the 
> killing of an unarmed 15-year-old.  But instead we have a frivolous 
> campaign for his removal because he points out that the Constitution 
> requires the president to be a natural-born citizen - as it does (art. 
> 2, sect. 1) - and that questions have been raised whether Obama 
> qualifies - as they have.
> 
> It's hardly wrong to ask the question, as Obama supporters seem to 
> assert. What's curious is the dog (or the mule) in the night - how 
> hesitant the Democrats have been in answering the question.  You'd think 
> that they would go out of their way to refute any suggestion that Obama 
> is not constitutionally entitled to be president.  --CGE
> 
> 
> Marti Wilkinson wrote:
>> I'm of the opinion that removing the mayor from office is best done
>> with the vote of the people. Setting aside his stupid remarks at the
>> 'Tea Party' - I would like to see a democratic process take place
>> where *his record* **becomes the focus. Since he has taken office he
>> has supported the actions of the police force, has voted against
>> broadband,and is generally rude and boorish towards the citizens who
>> question the actions of the city council during public commentary. I
>> could go on of course, but demanding that he resign at this point
>> will just bring out every 'birther' out of the woodwork. Is that
>> really in the best interest of the citizenry.
>>
>> Besides, Jerry is a figurehead at best. The person who really runs
>> the show in Champaign is Steve Carter...perhaps we can circulate a
>> petition asking him to resign over his failure to fire Chief Finney
>> and for allowing Officer Norbits to work while supposedly on
>> 'administrative leave'.
>>
>> Marti
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Jenifer Cartwright
>> <jencart13 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I just watched the Ch 3 News. The lead story was about Schweighart
>>> and titled, "Caught On Tape." The story ended w/ an online petition
>>> re the Mayor's resignation. Here's the link to the story
>>> http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=143655&watch=1 and the
>>> petition  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/schweighartresign/
>>>
>>> <http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=143655&watch=1>They
>>> played the YouTube video a couple of times, and took statements
>>> afterwards in which he reaffirmed his opinion that Obama isn't an
>>> American because he wasn't born in the US, tho' he conceded he's
>>> become a citizen since then. They interviewed the grad student John
>>> O'Connor, the guy who taped Schweighart. He said he went public w/
>>> the tape because "it's the right of all citizens to know that he
>>> believes this and to make judgments based on this. He is a private
>>> citizen, but the fact is, he is also the mayor... and if he
>>> believes a fringe, frankly loony conspiracy theory, that directly 
>>> impacts his ability to do his job." The report said that the mayor
>>> said his office has received several phone calls, some asking for
>>> his resignation, but that that's "something that won't happen
>>> anytime soon." County Board member Alan Kurtz said that the mayor
>>> should resign as he represents the city... and "How do you run a
>>> city when you don't have the facts?"
>>>
>>> Jennifer Roscoe said that 3 cases re Obama's Citizenship had been
>>> filed w/ the IL Supreme Court and all had been dismissed.
>>>
>>> She also said that there is an online petition and that Channel 3
>>> wants to know what we think. Again, here's that link 
>>> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/schweighartresign/ --Jenifer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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