Close Vote
- Aldermen approved Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s coronavirus spending ordinance Friday over the objections of critics who say she’s giving herself too much authority to make big purchases using public money without City Council oversight.
The mayor’s emergency powers ordinance passed the council by a 29-21 vote following contentious debate. Lightfoot had the council meet Friday afternoon to consider the package after opponents used a parliamentary procedure to block it at Wednesday’s meeting.
The vote was unusually tight for a signature mayoral initiative. The no votes came from progressive and conservative aldermen from all over the city, with members of the Black and Latino caucuses joining white aldermen in coming out against the plan.
On Wednesday, the mayor had excoriated the five aldermen who stopped the vote as a small group of selfish obstructionists more interested in “preening in front of the press” than working to help their constituents who are in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But on Friday, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, said Lightfoot’s failure to include provisions in the ordinance guaranteeing equitable distribution of coronavirus funds to protect vulnerable Chicagoans made it unacceptable. “With this mayor, we’ve seen that you have to get it in writing,” Ramirez-Rosa said.
And we all know that members of government willingly return power granted to them all the time. It just happened a few years ago with Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.
Groot immediately celebrated by riding along with Cato on the west side Friday night, putting her tacit stamp of approval on the redeployment of officers from taxpaying wards to the ones that contribute nothing but death and misery to Chicago.
Groot immediately celebrated by riding along with Cato on the west side Friday night, putting her tacit stamp of approval on the redeployment of officers from taxpaying wards to the ones that contribute nothing but death and misery to Chicago.
Labels: city politics, dumb ideas
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
71 Comments:
Lmao..Fake mayor lightweight emergency powers will direct 100s of millions dollars to reverends, community groups,faith based groups without any oversight.... from anyone....a.k.a. reparations...where them vallas , joyce voters now ?
Groot going to blow $$$$ 100s millions of dollars to her community... yet zero for a CPD pay raise..
Just wait until the socialist invasion rolls into Chicago... Look at how socialized medicine wastes money and kills people in the UK
“The number of deaths due to the disruption of cancer services is likely to outweigh the number of deaths from the coronavirus itself over the next five years.”
https://twitter.com/PrisonPlanet/status/1253392040127315968
https://ecancer.org/en/news/17677-failure-to-fully-integrate-nhs-and-private-hospitals-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-will-increase-cancer-death-rates
Socialized healthcare and more government swelling in size and power is inbound.
A close city council vote at that point will be 48-2... Enjoy these "golden days" while they last.
The only one who is guilty of preening is Kermit. One and done for her and One Man Eclipse. People are getting fed up. See you at the Re Open rally.
21 wards to be punished by the wrath of Groot... So it is to come!
Emergency powers include getting a haircut and a shave?
Wasn't it Nero who fiddled while Rome burned? MayorASS Lori "NERO" Lightheaded!!! So to fix the murder, mayhem and chaos in the BAD (PEOPLE & FOLK) AREAS, she is putting other good areas at higher risk and punishing them. Sounds like you're playing Russian Roulette with peoples lives and property MayorASS!!! BTW, MayorASS, make sure you piss as much money away as you possibly can now that the Alderassholes gave you cart blanche! Just WHAT THE FUCK do we need the bunch of alderassholes for, they do nothing and they cost a lot of money and they are constantly getting into trouble! By reducing their numbers the city would save money, the remaining alderassholes would have more work to keep them busy and not get into trouble. That's what I call a WIN - WIN!!!
Nancy Pelosi would definitely be sgainst that.
So oversight and transparency are only suggestions to Groot?
I guess 29-21 is better than the 50-0/49-1 of the shortshanks era.
Does the mayor make Cato install her booster set ?
"The no votes came from progressive and conservative aldermen from all over the city,..."
Is there really such an animal as a conservative alderman in this city??
Skip Tracers Doing A Brisk Rental Business
Dateline Chicago:
-Traditional, old-line tracers ("We don't throw nothing away")
are renting 1970s-era White Pages & Yellow Pages to the
City as Mayor Lori Lowshanks does ride-a-longs into 'hoods.
Acutely aware of supply and demand issues, hefty deposits
and hourly rates were charged to the City With Big Shoulders
as the Mayor tried to maintain the illusion of caring. The
"Phone Books" (a term foreign to the Gel Force) were
encased in clear upholstery plastic and weighed out by the
pound. The plastic covers prevented page removal for use
as pandemic toilet paper. Business was brisk and cash only,
payable in advance.
When do the layoff of city workers begi
Stamp of approval? Her directive no doubt.
Was Groot tossing autographed shrunken heads out of
the squad?
Raging Midget
Ernie let Lori toot the horn and wail the siren.
But really folks, if you were that small, wouldn't you
be restricted to buying Mini Hoopers?
Does she have a driver's livense at all?
Must be a fucking bitch to have a Law Degree and have
to move to a major city with mass transit in order to hold
down a job.
So in less than a year, if there's still a newspaper or legitimate news outlet in Chicago, there'll be an investigative story on the topic of "Where'd the money go". This arrogant ordinance by-passes the entire sole source process and lets the mayor piss away taxpayer dollars any way she sees fit. And those of us still here will be posting stuff like "whose idea was this". Its an ordinance just waiting to be abused.
Remember the old 29-21 voted during Harold's early days?
Wow looks like some Aldermen found their balls. Hope it is the beginning of something. So much for her overwhelming mandate.
Those taxpayers have options unlike the community dwellers. What are you going o do when many decide to move out of the city? The few "good" neighborhoods will be taken over by the welfare class, property values will decline and that means less money homing in. Got a plan to cover that? Fatso wont be in any position to help. Whatch you gonna do when the well runs dry.
L.Q.C.
Man, I though you put a weird nickname on the mayor
of Cincinnati.
But no, that's his real name. A Roman statesman no less.
Quite a history lesson.
Ha ha! Great joke about Cincinnatus!
City directs $7.5M to groups blunting COVID-19, violence
Rise in homicides, shootings coincides with virus spread
As reported in the fibune
Mike & Ike
Rides, novelties, party favors, helium balloons
See our complete selection
Premesis disinfected hourly
BTW,
These supermarkets with the hourly buzzer and the
PA announcement that it's time for the "wipe down",
hey, does that make you feel any safer? The tape on
the floors, the floor signs with two giant feet? Just how
did they get an artist to make the design and get the
signs printed so fast? But no one, no one has toilet paper.
Isn't that essential public health products? Yet we have NONE!
I don’t understand why there wouldn’t be a Covid-19 emergency committee or Task Force. Thereby allowing for oversight and accountability. No one person should be given so much power to make decisions and spend so much tax payer money. Follow the money...
Lmao..Fake mayor lightweight emergency powers will direct 100s of millions dollars to reverends, community groups,faith based groups without any oversight.... from anyone....a.k.a. reparations...where them vallas , joyce voters now ?
4/25/2020 12:15:00 AM
Where’s your pension now???
Is anyone vetting these contracts that the mayor is handing out? Are they bid contracts? Are these organizations/companies solid with a record of accomplishments or are they friends and family contracts?
Groot used the ride along to offer Cato the CAPS DC spot now that the fat twin Johnson dropped his papers.
29-21
Just like the Vrdolyak/Washington council wars days.
Spending package?? or Democratic Machine Skim mechanism.......
The only reason she is Mayor is bcuz jag off Bill Daley threw his hat in the ring causing a runoff.
We need to step up pressure on our contract negotiations NOW. Put it in the public eye and watch it take off. FOP needs to step up !!
Fucking worthless Alderman, I hope the voters remember who sold you down the river!
“ With this mayor, we’ve seen that you have to get it in writing,” Ramirez-Rosa said.”
– huh-wuh?
Der M’are Light inda Lederhosen is a liar?
Y'all saying she about governing (govenoring in 011) by Zip Code ?
Wake up and smell the bullshit Council.
Spoutin’ Angry Toad Larri puffing up her vocal sac behind a tv monitor.
Bring a bushel of rotten tomatoes to next meeting - which will probably be next year when some of the City is allowed to start to reopen.
By the way Council persons he/she/they... what’s the consensus on opening businesses?
Where’s the concerns over putting people who want to work back to working for a living ?
Worried just about Covid spendings? Which amounts to handouts for doing nothing.
Don’t forget Larri & JB forked over millions of dollars in public and private monies for ‘starving out of work artists’ when all this covid started before PPP and CARES.
I hope voters and taxpayers realize the Shutdown and Lock out pandemonium was all the wicked Democrats plan and not a public health concern.
This Taste of Socialism should serve as a warning.
29 - 21. Hmm...does that ratio sound familiar to anyone else? I know that you were all little kids or not even born yet... Google “Council Wars.”
This win will make her ego swell to even greater heights. A license to steal even more.
It's all for your own good. And Don't tell me what to do, I'm in-charge of this kingdom and will hand out money when and how I see fit. It's none of yo business. Will it all be transparent or opaque, Larry? We know, about as transparent as the deep, dark and polluted Mississippi river.
Leave me alone and stop asking questions. Guards get this lowly peasant out of here. Remember Do as I say not as I Do! Now go complete your important mission, run those blue lights in the targeted areas. We will be watching you. I have a drone named Lori that will be watching your every move.
I like that last paragraph.
She puts it out there. The proposal is passed.
Then she takes a Victory Lap with Cato in the Car Car.
Talk about riding a high.
Queue the Beach Boys: Surfer Girl
It won't take long for the reverends to bees driven new Audi's, Caddys, to church on Sunday.
Play Ball!
Those Socialist teachers are safe at home.
Many were born on third base and thought they hit a triple.
And given the choice between a bat and a ball,
they always wanted the ball. That way they could take it
home and end the game.
On Wednesday, the mayor had excoriated the five aldermen who stopped the vote as a small group of selfish obstructionists more interested in “preening in front of the press” than working to help their constituents who are in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oh, just like Pelosi and Schumer do to Trump.
So, how about a couple months of hazard pay for lodge 7 and local 2? No new contract, still exposed to a myriad of dangers. Not gonna hold my breath.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
21 wards to be punished by the wrath of Groot... So it is to come!
4/25/2020 12:46:00 AM
There is no Groot. Only Zuul.
29 to 21 sounds pretty familiar. in the mayors favor this time. hilarious.
spending money on shit that should have been here in the first place is so left.
are the city's favorite suppliers getting bailout money too?
Chicago is liberal kryptonite... the further away you are... the better you feel.
Cincinnatus and "Cato" in same story. What, no Pliny The Elder? No dese and dey cops here, this is some high browed shit. BRAVO.
which alderman voted for this nonsense.
Watch the Power thirsty attempt to keep authority until vaccine and immunization certification requirements are met, despite no current vaccine.
Communists, like any parasite, must be removed by Force; they never leave voluntarily.
Lightbrain realizes that there is no point to having dictatorial power if she doesn’t have money to shower on those who do her bidding willingly. And I can think I can name 21 wards that WON’T be getting any of the largesse.
Slightly off-topic: look to see Lightbrain extend the stay-at-home order, at least a partial one, through the fall and possibly into the winter. The media have been trying to lay the groundwork for a “second wave” of COVID-19 this fall, in order to justify continuing the lock-down through the 2020 presidential election; Lightbrain would probably LOVE to extend her “emergency powers” indefinitely.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Lmao..Fake mayor lightweight emergency powers will direct 100s of millions dollars to reverends, community groups,faith based groups without any oversight.... from anyone....a.k.a. reparations...where them vallas , joyce voters now ?
4/25/2020 12:15:00 AM
Vallas was and still is the best person for the job. He has been the only person to offer a plan on how to save the city during this lock-down. Here are two articles with his financial plan that Mayor Duckfoot scoffed at.
https://wirepoints.org/april-fools-mayor-lightfoots-astonishing-denial-of-chicagos-fiscal-crisis-wirepoints/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lightfoot-vallas-city-budget-20200403-wl5xc7whujce5gdy2c5ooga7vm-story.html
I do not agree with all of his policies, but he is definitely better than the others currently in office.
Groot-side story, a musical in lead, sirens, and taxpayer-abuse. Usual cast.
I watched the vote and was appalled by north side alderman giving her a “yes” vote. The ONLY alderman with balls was Napalitano! He listened to his constituents and voted appropriately. Sposato, Nugent and Gardner are nothing but sell outs to this piece of shit ego maniac mayor. I wonder what she promised them in return for their vote? They surely didn’t vote reflective of their wards and constituents. Selfish and inexcusable!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I guess 29-21 is better than the 50-0/49-1 of the shortshanks era.
4/25/2020 04:18:00 AM
Why is it better? It still passed. Nothing changed and if she didn’t have the votes she wouldn’t have callled for the vote, but would have put it off till Monday so she could twist the arms of a few aldermen to get the needed votes. Nothing has changed
Anonymous Anonymous said...
21 wards to be punished by the wrath of Groot... So it is to come!
4/25/2020 12:46:00 AM
No they won’t. It’s the game all Chicago mayors have played. As long as she has the needed votes to pass, certain aldermen can vote against her to appease their constituents. Been going in forever. Northwest and southwest side aldermen have been able to do that because of their police and fire constituents.
You are worried about a raise? Contract? This fucking corrupt state and city can’t even fund or guarantee our pensions. Some really fucked up shit!!! I hope all these corrupt cocksuckers past and present alive or deceased rot in hell!!
Are more dollars going to be thrown down the rat hole by giving students laptop computers? You know, the ones that they are supposed to be using to go to their virtual classroom and learn. What percentage of students are using them for school work? Last I heard it was 20%.
There needs to be trials and executions for the shit the Democrats are pulling with this phony “plandemic.”
Careful what you wish for...oversight is good, but it sounds like the opposition was coming from other far lefties upset that Lightfoot is not as eager as they are to waste federal emergency money on unrelated dumbassery like welfare checks for bums.
Her comment about them grandstanding, while probably true, is highly amusing since that's exactly what she, Pritzker, and various other politicians have been doing for weeks. I'm not sure that there's even anyone involved in this that isn't mostly trying to score political points. Maybe Fauci, he has kind of an "I'm old and don't give a shit" thing going on.
When the city declares bankruptcy. Buy up land for cheap!
brown approved surge .. a b.s er, confirmed
She took a page out of Emanuals playbook.
"Never let a crisis go to waste."
Close Vote
"Cincinnatus and Cato in the same story"
Hey, joke's on you. It's more than that.
It's a lesson in alliteration. Count the number of "C's"
and "C-sounds."
SCC never ceases to amaze with his command of the
English language. This blog alone would be Graduate level
work for Mark Konkol.
Mom: SCC, didn't I tell you to be home by the time the
streetlights came on? What were you doing?
SCC: I was about my Father's work, Mom.
Mom: And what might that be, young man?
SCC: Teaching remedial English to the neighborhood kids.
Today's lesson was all about Abraham Lincoln and how he
used the literary concept of alliteration when he wrote the
Gettysburg Address.
The mayor is a public servant, not a DICTATOR!!!!
Some of you people’s heads are made of mush. The revolt was led by Rosa and his communist block of 7. If you think Lightfoot is bad, wait until they take over. Do your goddamn homework. These are the people who are next up running this city. They are the real communists and they absolutely hate the police.
So I assume we will never get our contract or raise any time soon.
Just so ya know, if the city declares bankruptcy the pensions hold the same weight as college loans or mortgages. You can't write them off.
Plus the books gotta be opened 100%......this will never happen so don't worry brothers, you will get your pension check.
Sweetie, you won't see a contract for awhile,with this Corona virus outbreak and GROOT saying, Chicago, "is in dire !"
Well at least they played a big with Democracy. Thats a big thing for Chicago.
Sweetie, due to the Corina virus outbreak, we won't get a contract for some time. The United States, Illinois, and Chicago have NEVER been prepared for this catastrophe and for others which will follow.
Anonymous said...
I watched the vote and was appalled by north side alderman giving her a “yes” vote. The ONLY alderman with balls was Napalitano! He listened to his constituents and voted appropriately. Sposato, Nugent and Gardner are nothing but sell outs to this piece of shit ego maniac mayor. I wonder what she promised them in return for their vote? They surely didn’t vote reflective of their wards and constituents. Selfish and inexcusable!
4/25/2020 11:41:00 AM
Finally seeing the light about Nicky in 38 I see. Sam and Jim are taking hits from both sides. Huge Entertainment areas in both wards. Lots of Restaurants and other businesses that are closed and barely making any money from curb side pickup and delivery.
This is the list that voted against MLL:
La Spata, Hopkins, King, Hairston, Sawyer, Mitchell, Beale, Burke, Lopez, Coleman, Moore, Taylor, Rodriguez, Sigcho-Lopez, Maldonado, Ervin, Rodriguez Sanchez, Ramirez-Rosa, Vasquez, Napolitano, Martin.
Someone here keeps calling me "Sweetie" .
I love it.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
Post a Comment
<< Home