> Published by The Watchdog January 5th, 2007 in Uncategorized.
> Gazzett.net
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> An effort to recall Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney A. Katz and most of the
> City Council is afoot after the council did not act Tuesday night on a
> proposed law that would ban day laborers from seeking work along city
> streets.
>
> Once it became clear that the council would defer the fate of the
> controversial anti-solicitation ordinance, last night's meeting
> devolved into open heckling and verbal tirades against city leaders.
> The group of outraged residents, mostly from Olde Towne, at one point
> stormed out of the meeting in disgust.
>
> ''They're gutless. They know what the right thing to do is, but
> they're looking for political cover," said resident Dan Searles
> after as the group discussed the recall outside City Hall. ''This
> is a time for real people, real adults, real leaders, to stand up. And
> they refuse."
>
> ''What their decision tonight shows is that the mayor and council
> are inept and irrelevant," added Demos Chrissos, who does not live in
> Olde Towne. ''I don't think that the lack of leadership in this
> city could be any clearer. ... Spineless is the only way to put it.
> They are spineless."
>
> In voting 4-1 to defer a decision on whether to adopt the ordinance,
> city officials said they wanted to wait until after Katz had a chance
> to meet with County Executive Isiah Leggett to discuss the day-laborer
> issue. They hope to get that meeting scheduled this month.
>
> Most of the irate residents at Tuesday's meeting live near the
> informal gathering spots along Frederick Road where dozens of men -
> mostly Latino, many of them illegal immigrants - have congregated
> since the summer of 2004 to wait for work.
>
> Neighbors of the locations say they have had to deal with ongoing
> nuisance crimes such as loitering and public urination.
>
> A recent spike in violent crime in Olde Towne is adding to the anxiety.
>
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> 4 Responses to "Gaithersburg, MD Residents Seek Recall of Spineless
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> 1 Concerned Citizen
> Jan 5th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
> Good for the residents of Gaithersburg, MD. Our hats off to you good
> people who are only looking out for the welfare of your families,
> community and the rule of law. It has definitely reached the grass
> roots level when the citizens of a town now have to threaten recall of
> their own "spineless" city officials who are too afraid of lawsuits
> or are too politically correct to stand up and fight for the very
> communities the residents elected them to represent.
>
> Unfortunately, we are seeing many other cities throughtout the U.S.
> with similiar weak government officials who tremble at the thought of
> passing ordinances supporting our existing immigration and illegal
> employment laws. They would rather put their heads in the sand-or
> where the sun don't shine- hoping the illegal alien problem will
> just go away in their towns. Well, it will not go away, and if it takes
> the citizens themselves to fight the federal and local governments
> through recall efforts or whatever to return this nation to one of
> obeying and enforcing its laws, then so be it.
>
> Fortunately, there are some strong city and town leaders throughout
> this country who have shown the fortitude, strength and courage to
> fight this battle despite the lawsuits, expense, intimidation, etc. Our
> hats off to these true Americans.
>
> Those weak-kneed city/town softies in Gaithersburg and other
> communities refusing to take a stand against this invasion need to take
> a lesson from these strong patriot Mayors and city council members who
> have the fire and commitment to do what's right.
>
> 2 Sherri
> Jan 5th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
> Here, here, Concerned Citzen!
>
> I also commend the people of Gaithersburg! It's obvious that citizens
> are becoming increasingly angry at leadership that is more concerned
> about being PC than doing the right thing for local communities or the
> nation as a whole.
> The label is correct: Spineless. And we have plenty of spineless and
> greedy leadership in this country who could care less. They don't
> have to deal with it, so it's not their problem.
> I hope that these gutless leaders are recalled and replaced with
> leadership that has the stones to stand up and do the right thing.
>
> 3 Eddie B.
> Jan 6th, 2007 at 6:02 am
> THis is right down the street from me. This used to be the frist outer
> suburb in Montgomery County where middle class people could buy a real
> nice townhouse or home. Now it is a toilet.
>
> The remaining citizens are entrenched (and abandoned) becasue they
> can't afford to sell and move anywhere else. Montgomey County real
> estate is up in the twilight zone.
>
> THEY HAVE VOTED FOUR TIMES AND WON NOT TO HAVE A TAX PAYER FUNDED DAY
> LABOR CENTER. WHAT IS IT ABOUT NO THAT THESE POLITICOS DON"T
> UNDERSTAND?
>
> How many war chests was CASA De Maryland lining during the elections?
> Everyone. Good Squad East Coast. Fight the power.
>
> Horray for Gaithersburg! And f*ck those spineless, pandering, pukes.
>
> 4 Eddie B.
> Jan 6th, 2007 at 6:03 am
> I meant Goon Squad. Sorry.
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