Bye Bye the America we used to know
I wonder if the good people of Friendswood will re-elect these idiot politicians? Based on the history of our Congress, they probably will.
But are they unable to choose leaders who will do that?
Or just unwilling?
The city council has asked a judge for a ruling on the law. They are not suing the citizens of Friendswood.
In the past the Friendswood city charter was amended in a manner that conflicts with the Texas Constitution and state law. They are asking for a clarification on that and on other points since some local folks have threatened to sue.
Using CO’s to purchase park land is nothing new. Years ago after the voters voted down the purchase of Stevenson Park Ralph “Brio Site” Lowe went ahead and bought it anyway. After the voters voted down the purchase of Centennial Park his daughter ramrodded that land purchase using CO’s.
Friendswood is a great place to live but there are nutbirds on the far right that distort facts and loony tunes tree huggers on the super far left that still think they own Friendswood because daddy was mayor. The fact is that some of the vocal people on the right have no clout and very little following. They are simply noise makers. It’s also a fact that Boss Brio’s little girls no longer have the political juice they used to and no matter how much they stomp their feet and hold their breath they no longer run Friendswood.
One thing not mentioned in this article was that after the contract to purchase the park land was signed Hurricane Ike hit. The city spent 8 million cash on Ike. The city did an incredible job after Ike. Since it had already committed to buying the park land (for a price that is not a deal, it’s a steal!) and also to other projects with the county, etc. they had to do something. These deals all take cash, cash that Friendswood would usually have on hand. FEMA still has not paid back the city millions it is owed. That put Friendswood in a cash crunch.
The people on the Friendswood City council do not usually see everything the same way. But they do on this topic and are unified. That’s a big deal. They also all now know that they must communicate much better with the citizens on an array of topics. The bottom line is that they are all good people trying to do their best. The job takes a lot of time and is unpaid.
At the end of the day there is not much to this......
No offence, but Friendswood has never been known to have particularly bright townsfolk.
Back in the day, due to its proximity to JSC, they were chock-full of dopes from Downey, Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange - essentially the rats fleeing southern CA. They bailed out of CA to infect places like Clear Lake, Seabrook, Friendswood - all over.
The parents weren’t the brightest bulbs on earth and their children were worse. That scenario could explain much of what goes on today. IMO, of course.
So how many of these pols got (Galveston) or will get (here) re-elected?
The solution is simple: Get a group together to run on ONE issue: A promise to have the city prosecutor crawl into the lives of these scumbags and prosecute any kickbacks, improprieties, etc. that they can find. Get elected (if they don’t, then the sheeple deserve to be screwed over), and the DO IT!
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