Posted on 01/19/2010 1:08:10 PM PST by ColdOne
Following a firestorm of opposition, the alderman sponsoring a resolution to bring a Guantanamo detainee to Newton says he will ask his colleagues tonight not to vote on the measure.
"It doesn’t need to advance any further this evening until we are one mind about it," said Aldermen Steve Linsky.
The resolution, sponsored by Linsky and Ted Hess-Mahan, has sparked opposition from local residents and some Newton politicians, who say the city has more important, local concerns to address.
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I wish I were a resident of Newton. I would try to amend the resolution to require the detainee brought to Newton to be housed and cared for by these two idiots alternating who houses the detainee each month. They would be responsible for the care and feeding including health care of the detainee and would be responsible for any and all crimes the detainee might commit.
Sanctuary for terrorists? This is crazy, even for MA. Apparently the other aldermen recognized it and objected. Even if these resolutions don’t have force of law, words have meaning.
The Frog and the Scorpion.
Looks like Newton, MA is bucking to be Berkeley East.
They feel the chill breath of voter wrath blowing up from Wrentham.
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