Cutish Rebeca would get voted right back in if she were recalled. The little old ladies love her. What Norman Braman needs to do is repeal the charter. Remember, when we did the recall of Natacha Seijas it did no good. They voted her right back in. If we repeal the charter everyone would be gone...for good.This comment came in response to yesterday's post about a Braman sponsored recall and I thought I would add it to this post:
The Braman threat has short term value but lacks punch because recalls never work. He should spend his money to educate voters YEAR ROUND on the stupid, wasteful votes each commissioner makes every month. Put the video clips and transcripts up on the web so that candidates can easily download and use the information. (Genius says: this part is weak, they won't care or download but I like the next part.)
Mr. Braman: Fund a watchdog group that can hire ex-county budget staff to explain the tricks Burgess uses to fool the commission (Genius: and the public). Recalls are a fool's errand but real oversight can play an important role.
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Re writing or removing the charter is the only way we the people are going to get true representation, starting with the total re write of the district configurations and adding an at large seat or seats
The charter is re-written all the time BY THE COMMISSION. The only way to make any government work is to shine a light on what is truly going on. The people who understand what's going on inside the government don't rock the boat.
We as tax payers need a watchdog that is not connected in any way to the government. The watchdog needs to employ experts in budget and policy who can uncover and explain the games played inside the 111 building without fear of losing jobs or contracts.
What you are proposing is a Newspaper reader above! That is why you should all buy the Miami Herald as a civic duty.
I've been waiting for the Herald to engage for years - it's about as likely as a recall succeeding.
We need our version of Florida Taxwatch.
You made Rebeca too skinny.
The Herald has uncovered a lot: Scott Hiaasin, Debbie Cenzipur, Larry Liebowitz to name a few. The problem is that State Attorney Rundle.
Recalls won't work, been there and done that. The charter should be changed and it would be nice to bar DeGrandy from anything to do inside County Hall. He was the mastermind behind the districts we have now and the voting system we have in place for our Commissioners!
DeGrandy was appointed to the charter review committee by Vile Natacha Seijas. In spite of him, the committee came up with good proposals of which the County Commissioners rejected to put on the ballot. Waste of time.
The same Steve Cody who brought the suit to oust Flinn was involved in the initial district scheme
Their heads should be on pikes.
Do County Commission Districts change every 10 years after a Census?
If so, who draws the new lines and are they up and "running" in 2012, just like in Congress and the State Legislature?
Genius, I'm surprised at you a little bit... if Brahman was on the opposite side of this issue you would skewer him for throwing his money around to run the county.
I say, Norman... run for office and then run the county! throwing around your money is so vulgar. so 'new money'....
Genius, I'm befuddled by your request to Norman Braman. Do you really believe that Braman -- a man seriously committed to advancing the political careers of lobbyists the caliber of Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Marco Rubio -- would consider funding a watchdog group? I'm thinking that you really consider Braman some kind of a guardian of the people when, according to the hard facts, he's no more than another Republican multi-millionaire trying to protect his own shekels. I have my own opinion about Braman -- based, as well, on hard facts -- and no longer hold him in high esteem. Just take a look at the quality of politicians who surround him and then, you'll know what I mean. The joke about Sosa is good because even if she would have to be recalled, it wouldn't be Braman who'd do it. Sosa is in bed with Marco Rubio, and Braman just loves him!
You are not reading correctly, I did not write that - a reader did and I said it was a good idea. Stop smoking the weed and read again. I said let's get rid of the home rule charter. I always think my ideas are better!!
More often than not, I agree with your ideas, Genius, and yes, they are better. Unfortunately, the weed was not the cause. The cause is ADD, and it does affect my reading -- when I'm overtired or stressed out, and to be honest, I'm very stressed out about what I believe will happen next November. I already went through the traumatic political event of witnessing how the dim-witted electorate voted the imbecile who decimated the country to a second term. As much as I agree with your ideas, I'm an Independent and you are a registered Republican. To a certain extent, an anachronism? Next time, before checking EOM, I will take a refreshing nap!
Braman has had ample opportunity to fund opposition candidates that where of higher quality than the sitting Commissioners and he never made any substantial nor effective effort to defeat the current crop of BCC members. Where was he when the Mayor's recall was attempted? I don't think he has the time, desire nor the energy to mount a recall of such magnatude. But, we shall see who is willing to fund petition signature gatherers at 1,000+ polling locations in November! Just a thought....a better idea would be to fund a petition drive to put charter changes, such as term limits on the ballot!
The county's budged is double what it was a few years ago. And the services have not doubled so where's the logic?
The parking tickets have spiked, traffic cameras everywhere, tax increases, this amounts to a shake-down or a hold up.
A lot of this this tax money (with the exception of police, fire an education) is going to cushy jobs, inefficiencies, overcompensation and to employ people who are not employable in the private sector because of their attitude and hostility toward others is so pitiful.
The county gov is a welfare state. We should privatize it.
Easier than collecting signatures to recall an elected official on the county level is to collect signatures to put term limits in place. Anyone who has held public office for more than two 4 year terms cannot be re-elected in the next election.
Milly Herrera has a point about putting referrenda forward.
Genius - you say the charter review was a waste of time, but it doesn't have to be. If Braman would instead focus on the changes available to us - already written by the review committee - and collect signatures, we'd bypass the commission and get these on the ballot.
Instead Braman is just throwing a temper tantrum. What's the point of a recall if you don't fund candidates to run against incumbents? We're going to spend millions to fund an election to recall commissioners over one vote? Then we get to spend millions more on another election for any of them that get recalled. All the while, they fundraise for the recall, and again for the re-election bid.
How much did Braman give to Monestime? Zero.
So he'll fund a recall of Rolle, but when? After he wins re-election?
The reason why we are all in this mess at both the city and county is because the litle old Cuban ladies fall in love with their political representives if they come from a Cuban family, thats all the qualifications they need to get elected. Maybe that worked well in Cuba, but I know it does not work well in Miami. The problems with this approach is that they will not be corrected till those same Cuban old ladies and men wake and and realise that there here in Miami and worry about Miami first, where they have a major voice, and can make major positive changes. Till that day, its more of the old secret back door deals, you help me I help you type of deals and out right criminal behavior on the part of several commissioners on both government levels. The help we need is NOW not 20 years from now, when the old folks are gone to a far better place than here.
COM. REBECCA SOSA DID NOT VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE TAX INCREASE AND THEREFORE, NORMAN BRAMAN HAS NO REASON TO START A RECALL EFFORT AGAINST HER. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!
I have my facts straight. She voted for the Marlin's stadium. Braman is madder about that than the taxes. it is possible he will include his other pet peeve in the recall. Why not broaden the net? So ASSHOLE think bigger and broader ( meaning you with the caps above).
Braman is a loser-- he is only recalling the mayor. What a waste--- a termed out mayor.
It's obvious Braman has a hard on to screw the Mayor. All the hot air he spewed last week was crap. His only focus is Alvarez. He and his multi millions should really be focused on the real problems-bad commissioners and the big flaw in the system-term limits on commissioners. The Mayor is termed out. This Braman shenanigan is gonna cost the taxpayers 4 million dollars. Yep, $4,000,000 pissed away.
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