Good Evening, Cudahy City Council.
About three weeks ago, I attended an open forum at Ellen
Ochoa Learning Center.
Ochoa Learning Center.
I confronted Mayor Markovich and presented him a letter from
the Public Integrity Division of the LA County DA’s office. When the mayor
explained his absence, I followed up on his reason.
the Public Integrity Division of the LA County DA’s office. When the mayor
explained his absence, I followed up on his reason.
I received an email from the City Clerk’s office, which
informed me that Mayor Markovich did indeed submit an email, that a personal
matter prevented him from attending.
informed me that Mayor Markovich did indeed submit an email, that a personal
matter prevented him from attending.
Yet that one setback does not excuse the months of spending
money which the city does not have, or of repeatedly attempting to silence
dissent, criticism and demands for accountability and honesty from its members,
nor does it excuse the city council for refusing to rescind the blasted
Sanctuary city policy.
money which the city does not have, or of repeatedly attempting to silence
dissent, criticism and demands for accountability and honesty from its members,
nor does it excuse the city council for refusing to rescind the blasted
Sanctuary city policy.
Frankly, a number of reports have informed me that because
of this city council’s reckless lawlessness, ICE agents eventually arrived and
began deporting illegal living in this city.
of this city council’s reckless lawlessness, ICE agents eventually arrived and
began deporting illegal living in this city.
Just like Barack Obama’s brazen executive tyranny, this
council’s disregard for federal law created the opposite of its intended
effects.
council’s disregard for federal law created the opposite of its intended
effects.
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We have one rule of law in the United States of America.
Local officials have neither authority nor moral standing to ignore, waive, or
violate that code because they do not agree with it.
Local officials have neither authority nor moral standing to ignore, waive, or
violate that code because they do not agree with it.
Residents in and around this community have told me that the
actions of We the People Rising have been fruitless, silly, or disruptive.
actions of We the People Rising have been fruitless, silly, or disruptive.
The truth is, this council’s routine corruption, from
awarding contracts to friends, to routinely silencing members of the audience.
awarding contracts to friends, to routinely silencing members of the audience.
Residents in and around this community have told me that the
actions of We the People Rising have been fruitless, silly, or disruptive.
actions of We the People Rising have been fruitless, silly, or disruptive.
The truth is, this council’s routine corruption, from
awarding contracts to friends, to rampant intimidation of local leaders, to its
ongoing attempts to stifle public comment have exposed the truly fruitless,
silly, and disruptive elements in this room.
awarding contracts to friends, to rampant intimidation of local leaders, to its
ongoing attempts to stifle public comment have exposed the truly fruitless,
silly, and disruptive elements in this room.
The four boys-not men—sitting at the dais, who continue to
vote “yes” to their own limited interests at the expense of the public
interest.
vote “yes” to their own limited interests at the expense of the public
interest.
I guarantee to you today, that I will forget you. Your
lawless deeds are being punished, and there will come a day when you will wish
for us to return, for our protests will seem like a light entertainment
compared to the terrible consequences awaiting your corruption, waste, fraud,
and outright immoral lack of judgment.
lawless deeds are being punished, and there will come a day when you will wish
for us to return, for our protests will seem like a light entertainment
compared to the terrible consequences awaiting your corruption, waste, fraud,
and outright immoral lack of judgment.
With all of this in mind, I am submitting to you my poem
“Citizen Sanctuary”, as a reminder that cities are for citizens, designed to
protect the needs of those who live in this country legally.
“Citizen Sanctuary”, as a reminder that cities are for citizens, designed to
protect the needs of those who live in this country legally.
Thank you.