Lazaro Gonzalez, The Organizer of Mayor Alvarez' Recall Effort. By Geniusofdespair

Lazaro Gonzalez fought the good fight but did not get enough signatures to recall the Mayor. Undeterred, he wrote a letter to Mayor Alvarez, January 3rd, asking him to resign. A google translation of the letter follows:
(Remember this is a google translation, a sketch of what Lazaro wrote)
Mr. Alvarez, I set out quite clearly for this reason Recall Referendum Initiative to fire you and that is absolutely necessary that you immediately resign his position as mayor for the many errors he has committed. I mean before the failed referendum was presented a "Rotundo Success" because despite not having achieved the required signatures 52.108, 47.964 collect signatures in support.

Contrary to the draconian regulations created by the commissioners of Miami-Dade County. That goes against the United States Constitution and therefore illegal in my opinion, proposed by the county commissioners Pepe Diaz, Bruno Barreiro and Natacha Seijas and approved by all the other commissioners, with intent to prevent voters remove you from their political positions. And I would love to have an attorney help me with shame want to present this case before the court to nip this outrage, the regulations for a recall.

We did not collect money to campaign or buy wills as you do.

Without the support of elected politicians, is taking against the referendum to all elected politicians and carrying out all the 35 cities (without exception), the county, the state of Florida and federal lawmakers. All sections of the process were kept because they are terrified to establish the precedent that: We the people can dismiss politicians when they go against the legitimate interests of voters. This terrifies them.

In circumstances that blur the attention of voters in the recall process: The Christmas season, the terrible cold of late December and the cold and rain in early January, the terrible earthquake in Haiti and finally presentation in Miami the "Van-Van" and apathy of many people who told us that you're going to remove if they are all the same garbage. Who are going to wear? And just did not give their signatures of support.

But this is precisely what corrupt and useless politicians want the citizens to think, because that way we vote less and solves the problem for absentee ballots and deceiving the voter, they get elected in elections that should not be legal by the low participation has become up to 7% of voters in some cities. That's embarrassing for politicians and for us citizens. Apathy is destroying democracy. The voter disinterest is putting power in the hands of scoundrels. Voting is not only a privilege, is an obligation of citizens to have the United States free of junk.

Returning to our topic because you must immediately resign:

1) You are sitting in that chair of mayor without the consent and approval of the current 98% of the citizens of our Miami Dade county. According to the latest polls conducted by The Miami Herald and local TV stations. Citizens do not want you to continue being our mayor for his arrogance bordering on rudeness, ineptitude and lack of leadership. You do not have the slightest idea what it is to manage efficiently the county, does not respect and fulfill his own campaign promises and not remotely works to meet the pressing needs of citizens. The mayor-votes against you is more than enough for you to resign, so that we citizens have the opportunity to elect someone with more ability, determination and leadership to solve the problems you may or may not ever solve.

2) Even today, neither you nor the county commissioners or damaging the nefarious County Manager have been able to balance the county budget, a project unnecessarily inflated budget and practically unworkable nonsense in the middle of the crisis that now afflicts us and you accrue. Every day in the county lost $ 357,142.85, 5 million every two weeks if not shot the budget, according contours Regalado Miami mayor. We have a bankrupt economy and you act as if this were a party and not know a nad. Does not regard the needs of citizens. You are not able to hear what the people we're screaming. Go away!

3) Because of his bad "Leadership" and poor administrative performance: According to Census Bureau United States are the poorest area of the USA.

4) Due to their poor "leadership" and poor administrative performance: According to the FBI report of 2008. We are the most insecure area of the USA. Crime, drugs are on our streets, children stabbed in schools, carry knives and guns to school. But you award to the commanders of the police with a wage increase and the Board of Education out of our pockets more money than the same county and his job is high deplorable and inadequate.

5) Due to their poor "leadership" and poor administrative performance: We are the second most affected area by Foreclosures Properties in all USA.

6) With its evil "Leadership" and poor managerial performance: Unemployment in the county is over 12%, private businesses Tens close their doors each week, more people unemployed. And you do absolutely nothing.

7) In the county there are plenty of trust and all trust is more than 3,000 vehicles assigned to officers who also enjoy phone, lap tops, gasoline and other unnecessary expenses paid with taxpayer money.

8) The County has an extremely high payroll, more than 30,000 employees, duplicate positions, people who do nothing or very little. There are many people who earn their money with their work but there are many that do not. They are friends and family of someone, that's called nepotism. Of all the money that goes into the county 70% of this money is spent on salaries and retirement pension plan. This is simply an example of gross mismanagement. In the county there are more than 3,000 people who earn over $ 100,000.00 annually, and thousands of people who retire at age 50 with pensions jugosísimas. It is absolutely necessary to make deep reforms in all of this immediately.

9) You have been doing extremely costly investments, such as the Estadium and Tunnel Bay, completely unnecessary at this time, we do not have ways to pay. All that anger at the expense of the county's economy and bring more great crisis in the coming years worse than we have today.

10) You have imposed taxes on properties devalued as much as 50% This is a despicable act and an abuse of power. When someone takes money from the pocket of another person by force or based on false premises that is called STEALING.

11) You have been able to give a salary increase to all its attendees up from 54% to any of them, including retroactive to March 2009. Despite knowing that a crisis was coming and said we should all tighten our belts. Apparently "All" are not included his friends and assistants. But what motivated him to disrespect you and the citizens pocket doing such folly that triggered the anger of citizens? At a time when we are all in serious financial difficulties.

12) What is your title is in economics or economic destruction? "Cheating on exams and thus received the title?

13) You sign the authorization of paid leave, according to Matt Hagman Herald, in Denis Morales' chief of staff to work in Panama governess and making money while here. Although when asked the first time you said you did not know who had approved it. Is this legal? I understand that first class also traveled several times and have also brought county police officers to do the same. Is this legal? What academic degree and qualifications is the Lord Denis Morales to earn a salary of $ 206,000? Mr Morales Does the certificate of High School? Because Mr. Morales was in the police fifteen years and only came to sergeant? Mr. Morales Is her foster-brother? Because if so this is a case of nepotism and according to County regulations is prohibited. Why after all these irregularities with Mr. Morales, was sent back to the police? To divert attention apparently the case. Is not it more fitting farewell dishonorably? Or do you have something to do with it and do not want it known?

14) Charlie Chris Florida Governor says that Miami has a long history of corruption. I would say that the State of Florida and the federal government are not exempt from the classification of "long history of corruption" It is sad but true. Corruption here is really the basic style of work of almost all politicians, past and present. Recently we've been very sad cases. What have you done to prevent and punish the corrupt? What have you done to prevent corruption? And what's more important What results have been achieved? We here in Miami we have a committee of the Exchange Securities and the FBI doing research in Miami for several months. But there is more silence than in a cemetery. That is what is happening? The mayor of Miami was speechless. ! Want to know what's going on! We want to know how many people have directed. These things are described as fraudulent. Why do we need to bring these federal organizations? Are not we here local agencies dealing with the same? Because these local organizations have not acted? Is this not part of their normal work? In my opinion the Justice Department and the department of public corruption are not working well.

15) The county commissioners are wasting nearly $ 800,000 a year without justification, the unnecessary collection administrator $ 435,000.00 last year also paid gasoline, cell phones, lap top and many more expenses. Is not it better to pay $ 100,000 a year to the commissioners and remove everything else? A whack we saved $ 9'000, 000.00 per year. We have a travel agency in the county to win business abroad, many committees have used, have spent lots of money and have not gotten a single business for the county. According to the Herald tell the tourist office for the commissioners. Does that not give you pain? You can not throw the taxpayers' money that way. They are going on hand, I think this is totally unacceptable and immoral posiblemetne also illegal.

16) The opponents of the government are treated brutally. Mr. Michael Pizzi, Mayor of Miami Dade burned their offices to appear in court after a lawsuit precisely against the regulations for the referendum. Police found the fire was intentional but so far no one accused, is but has not spoken any more. Does Mr Pizzi or other counsel with courage and honor would help to present (no charge) all the objections I have in court to clean up a bit these regulations? I think they owe this to the country where they enjoy democracy and earn their livelihood. Maybe if they do not now then regretted to learn that they lost all of his cowardice, sloth and avarice

All things amiss criticisms that have been expressed in this letter are possible to resolve and I am willing to work on this with anybody, as part of the solution, I have many ideas of how to solve most of these problems, of course that my ideas did not like those who love wasting public money. Neither requires that you pay me any salary, I'm not rich but I reached my retirement to live. I just want to work with it for an immediate solution, in ideas and actions to solve the problems satisfactorily to county citizens.

If we do we accelerate the process of loss of Democracy and governments much like falling in some Latin Americans. We have to face these situations quickly, morally, firmly and intelligently.

We need more government control to prevent government control us and drown us.

Sincerely,