Posted on 05/31/2024 2:35:26 AM PDT by Libloather
Boston's woke Democratic mayor Michelle Wu has been labeled 'tone-deaf' and 'unserious' for her plan to give young children and undocumented citizens the power to vote on the city's budget.
During a City Council committee hearing on Tuesday that reviewed her 2025 fiscal budget, Wu announced that the new budgeting voting process is open to the undocumented and children as young as 11 years old.
After the meeting, enraged Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn wrote a letter to Renato Castelo, the director of the Office of Participatory Budgeting, and expressed his concern with Wu's decision.
'Allowing children to decide the usage of taxpayer dollars would do just the opposite, and be viewed as tone-deaf, unserious and wholly inappropriate by my constituents,' Flynn wrote in the letter, reviewed by the Boston Herald.
'During this time of great fiscal uncertainty — with a study warning that remote work policies and the city’s declining commercial property values may cost us $500 million in revenue annually, as well as a subsequent proposal to also tax commercial property at a higher rate — now more than ever, it is critical that we show the taxpayers of Boston that we take our financial responsibilities seriously,' Flynn added.
Although participatory budgeting, when community members decide how to allocate funds for a public budget, was approved in 2021, residents will, for the first time, be able to weigh in on how the Massachusetts city spends their money.
Starting in July, the Office of Participatory Budgeting will start to collect community project ideas from residents.
By the end of September, Wu will pick the top 15 community proposals before the public votes and narrow it down to five options, in person next January.
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Dictatorship of the proles.
What the hell is an “UNDOCUMENTED CITIZEN”? These drug-addicted writers are out of their minds.
She’s a vacuous twit that was elected because of her gender and skin color, nothing more.
I hope the self-loathing caucasians who voted for her get what they deserve.
Charges for which the Default is to Decline Prosecuting (unless supervisor permission is obtained).
Instead of prosecuting, these cases should be (1) outright dismissed prior to arraignment or (2) where appropriate, diverted and treated as a civil infraction for which community service is satisfactory, restitution is satisfactory or engagement with appropriate community-based no-cost programming, job training or schooling is satisfactory. In the exceptional circumstances where prosecution of one of these charges is warranted, the line DA must first seek permission from his or her supervisor. If necessary, arraignment will be continued to allow for consultation with supervisor. Thus, there will be an avenue for prosecuting these misdemeanors when necessary but it will be appropriately overseen by experienced prosecutors. - https://web.archive.org/web/20211201122659/https://rollins4da.com/policy/charges-to-be-declined/ (https://i.postimg.cc/rsKWH1c9/Rollins.jpg)
“I hope the self-loathing caucasians who voted for her get what they deserve”
I doubt the Harvard types you described can ever admit they are wrong about ANYTHING.
'If you elect me, I'll pass a No homework law! Yes, I remember being 11, it was last year, so if you elect me, I'll pass a new bicycle law. The taxpayers will have to pay for it.'
🤓
She’s a vacuous twit that was elected because of her gender and skin color, nothing more.
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Probably got a nice unit.
An undocumented citizen is someone who crossed the border illegally and made their way to a city run by a blithering idiot.
“Charges for which the Default is to Decline Prosecuting (unless supervisor permission is obtained).
Trespassing
Shoplifting (including offenses that are essentially shoplifting but charged as larceny)
Larceny under $250
Disorderly conduct
Disturbing the peace
Receiving stolen property
Minor driving offenses, including operating with a suspend or revoked license
Breaking and entering — where it is into a vacant property or where it is for the purpose of sleeping or seeking refuge from the cold and there is no actual damage to property
Wanton or malicious destruction of property
Threats – excluding domestic violence
Minor in possession of alcohol
Drug possession
Drug possession with intent to distribute
A stand alone resisting arrest charge, i.e. cases where a person is charged with resisting arrest and that is the only charge
A resisting arrest charge combined with only charges that all fall under the list of charges to decline to prosecute, e.g. resisting arrest charge combined only with a trespassing charge”
Nothing regarding assaulting idiot politicians?
Recall Wu and deport her back to California
Oh GREAT SMOD, purge this puss pocket of it’s idiots.
Time to apply the phrase, “No taxation without representation.” If you don’t pay taxes, no vote.
You voted for her.
And BTW, Go Mavs!
Collectively, perhaps
if one engages in
Shoplifting,
and Larceny,
then Trespassing,
then Breaking and entering to escape from the cold (as pursued),
and next Receives stolen property,
including Drugs, with intent to distribute,
and makes Threats to anyone who may report him,
and engages in Wanton or malicious destruction of property,
and Disturbing the peace,
then operates with a suspend or revoked license,
then resists arrest,
then since all these are
Charges for which the Default is to Decline Prosecuting,
(and presuming group rate does not weight against such), he may go free via
(1) these being outright dismissed prior to arraignment or
(2) where appropriate, diverted and treated as a civil infraction for which community service is satisfactory, restitution is satisfactory or engagement with appropriate community-based no-cost programming, job training or schooling is satisfactory
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