I vote Yes! Peace resolution sponsored by Jackie Goodman, Daryl Slusher and Raul Alvarez ordering President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress to stop murdering U.S. military personnel and the beautiful people of the Republic of Iraq.
I WANT TO ANNOUNCE AN ITEM THAT MAYOR PRO TEM GOODMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER ALVAREZ NOW WILL BE SPONSORING FOR NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BE AN ACTION OR IT'S AN ISSUE OVER WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS NO DIRECT AUTHORITY, BUT I WOULD AND COULD AFFECT AUSTIN AND ALL OTHER CITIES DRAMATICALLY, BOTH IN HUMAN AND FINANCIAL TERMS. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR WITH IRAQ. WE ARE GOING TO SPONSOR OUR GOVERNMENT NOT TO LAUNCH AN UNILATERAL ATTACK AND TO GIVE U.N. INSPECTORS MORE TIME. WE WOULD JOIN ABOUT SOME OTHER 50 OTHER CITIES AROUND THE NATION, MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN TAKING THAT POSITION. I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS A DEPARTURE FOR ME IN A WAY BECAUSE I CONSISTENTLY AVOID DURING MY SIX YEARS HERE INVOLVING THE COUNCIL IN NATIONAL ISSUES WHERE WE HAVE NO DIRECT AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY. AND WHERE THERE'S NO CLEARLY DIRECT IMPACT ON AUSTIN. I THINK HERE AS I'VE SAID THERE'S A DIRECT IMPACT, ALTHOUGH NOT THE DIRECT AUTHORITY. I REALIZE THAT IT WILL HAVE LIMITED IMPACT, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY TAKING PLACE DISCUSSIONS AT MUCH HIGHER LEVELS. BUT MANY OF OUR CITIZENS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COUNCIL ADD THEIR VOICE TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEBATE THAT'S GOING ON. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT ON NEXT WEEK.
Pure statist arrogance. Of all the fucking things the city council could be doing (lessening the burden on local businesses to do business or voting down the proposed smoking ban and the noise ordinance) they choose to waste their time on something Slusher openly admits that will have no effect on anything remotely of substance. The only good this will do is in the addled minds of people who want "international debate."
Now much more time, Daryl? A month? Half a year? You are aware of the persistent history of deception the Iraqi government has enacted over the last twelve years, right? Why would you feel that Iraq will suddenly turn itself around not?
And there is no basis for complaining about "unilateral" US action. Even if the US is acting unilaterally (which it isn't), that alone is no basis for criticism. Whether or not other people agree with you does not determine the validity of your beliefs.
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