Barrett warns citizens to Shut Up

As Wilkes Barre City Council is all set to re-anoint Billy Boy Barrett as (Grand Poobah) Council Chairman, Billy issues a stern warning in today’s Citizens Voice.

Barrett said:

• I have a lower tolerance for some of the behavior I've seen. I will not allow it to get worse
• You don't have five minutes to address whatever you want

Wake Up Billy, YES YOU DO!! 

This is America and the First Amendment is still binding on The City Wilkes Barre, until such time, as you actually file those Articles of Secession!!

The city has an ordinance that allows the council chair to ban residents from speaking if they make "impertinent or slanderous remarks" or address council in a "boisterous" manner.

Hum... you would choose to ban Kobby but not your buddy Leo for verbally slandering members of The Taxpayers Group???

• While Leo himself, seems to be on probation.
• Clike here for Leo's Rap Sheet

A staff attorney from the American Civil Liberties Union responded to the city's move with a letter warning them against limiting speech at the meetings.

"Both the Sunshine Law and the First Amendment preserve the public's right to express their opinions to their government. They need not do so politely or with 'decorum,'" said the letter. "In particular, the council may not institute a rule that would forbid speakers from upsetting others who attend the meetings (including, of course, Council members)."

The state's Sunshine Act requires residents to be allowed to speak about "matters of concern, official action or deliberation which are or may be before the board."

Suck it up Billy, Citizens may say what they want, how they want, and you may not stop them!!!

You could have stopped Leo from berating good citizens that speak up, but you didn’t, and now you want to silence the honest voices? 

• I think not!!

Wake Up Wilkes Barre

Source: 

• Barrett poised to lead W-B council

Diamond Drop this year only $6,000

I hope you all enjoyed the 2012-2013 Wilkes Barre City New Years Eve Celebration as much as I did. As it only cost you $6,000.00 Dollars. The same as it has cost since Our King has taken office, without wavering a cent.

Please click links for 2012-2013 city budgets

• 2013 Budget
• Finance office

Pay no attention to the facts 

• We haven’t had a New Years Eve Celebration since His lordship took office.

• Yet we have continued to spend the same Six Thousand Dollars per year, on it as though it has gone on without a hitch.

So now 8 years of no celebration, yet spending $6,000 per year, on said Non-Celebration, I wonder: where oh where has that money gone?

Perhaps we are still having said New Years Eve Celebration at Homer's house??

• In other News:

D.A. to continue Gas Gate: 

Word on the street is, photos have made their way to The District Attorney, showing members of The King’s immediate family fueling up at the DPW pumps. If true, one could only wonder how The King will explain this one. Likely he will say: I told them it was OK  as they were also being questioned about my mismanagement everywhere they went. So in a sense they were acting on city business.

Wake Up Wilkes Barre

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• DA continues investigation into W-B gas use