Free Republic

In less than a minute, Ely City Council rolls back action If you blinked or turned your head, you might have missed it. That's how quickly Ely City Council members moved Friday night to rescind a tempestuous resolution opposing a pre-emptive U.S. military strike against Iraq. In less than a minute, a motion to take back the resolution was on the floor, up for a vote, and passed 5-2 without any comment at a special meeting that drew a packed house of at least 200 people to City Hall. Jerome Debeltz and Dan Przybylski, who both initially backed the measure,...