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Title: Quartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube Read
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URL Source: http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and ... 2d928d5e1c3.html#ixzz1RuoGuMx5
Published: Jul 12, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-07-12 15:33:10 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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He said that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year. "That's literally millions of dollars," he said. The Western Arizona town of Quartzsite was in a state of upheaval Monday after the Town Council ousted the mayor from power and declared a state of emergency, all because of an online video that shows a woman being arrested. Mayor Ed Foster told The Associated Press on Monday that the Town Council held a last-minute meeting that was closed to the public Sunday night, declaring a state of emergency in the town of 3,600 just east of the California city of Blythe. The council's declaration put Police Chief Jeff Gilbert in charge, making Foster the "deputy chief executive of nothing right now," he said. It also allows the five-member council to meet without public notice and suspend all public comment at the meetings until the members declare the state of emergency over. "I'm going to tell you frankly, this council is out of control," Foster said. "The chief has been out of control for some time, and I've asked the state government to help a number of times," to no avail. Foster described the government and Gilbert as corrupt and abusive of their power, and said all their recent actions are frantic efforts to cover up millions of dollars lining some of their pockets. Both Gilbert's and the Town Hall's phone numbers rang busy Monday, and all five council members and the town manager did not immediately reply to email requests for comment. A man who answered the town hall's phone later Monday and did not identify himself said he would deliver a message to Town Manager Alex Taft but said council members were unavailable. Vice Mayor Barbara Cowell told The Arizona Republic on Sunday that Foster's characterization of the council imposing "martial law" was inaccurate, saying that a recording of the meeting was to be made available to the public Monday. There was no evidence a report had been released or posted Monday evening. Cowell defended Quartzsite's leaders by saying the town is audited every year and that they're not corrupt. "Our people work so hard," she said. "We've had to cut back on staff ... just to keep us solvent." Foster said the council members declared the emergency because they claim they've received threats from members of the public who saw a video posted on YouTube. The video shows a woman identified as Jennifer Jones being arrested and hauled away from a council meeting after she said the council was violating open-meetings laws. Jones was speaking during a public comment period, and Foster is heard on the video telling other council members who ordered her removed that "the lady has the floor." "She's exercising her First Amendment rights," Foster says in the video before telling officers: "You are in violation of my rules of order." The officers removed her anyway, and in the process injured her elbow, which is now in a sling, Foster said. The video has gotten nearly 30,000 views and has people from across the U.S. and world sending messages of support to Foster and messages of outrage to the council. Foster has a Facebook page of supporters, and on it, people have posted messages that include, "Kudos from Mississippi. Keep the rats scurrying" and "You have Colorado's support!" Foster said a woman from England sent him a note with just one line: "How could America be considered a beacon of democracy in the world when freedom of speech does not exist in Quartzsite, Ariz.?" Foster was elected in May 2010 on a promise to investigate corruption allegations in the town. He said since being in office, he has discovered that every pay period, eight to 10 paychecks go to unnamed people and that he has been denied access to financial records to find out where the money goes at every turn. He said that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year. "That's literally millions of dollars," he said. He said he's gone to Gov. Jan Brewer's office, the Attorney General's Office and the FBI with his allegations and pleas for an investigation, and that he's been ignored. He said he was contacting the FBI on Monday with information about Sunday's meeting declaring an emergency, which he said was illegal because it was closed to the public and in violation of open-meetings laws.
Poster Comment: ======================================================= ‘State Of Emergency’ In Quartzsite Mayor Claims Quartzsite, Arizona Under Martial Law After State Of Emergency Declared During Secret MeetingQuartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube Read
"Frankly, this council is out of control." He said since being in office, he has discovered that every pay period, eight to 10 paychecks go to unnamed people and that he has been denied access to financial records to find out where the money goes at every turn.
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U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
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Very likely, and it is backfiring on them big time. They are getting a thousand times the attention they would have gotten if they had let the lady speak. However, criminals are terrified that their crimes will become uncovered and exposed. Sunlight is a natural disinfectant and the rats are scurrying for cover to avoid it.
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U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
This confirms everyone's suspicions. Why else would the local PD flagrantly and openly disobey a direct order of the mayor (their elected boss)!? How can a town of 3,600 come up with a discretionary (and concealed) expenditure of $250,000 a year without FULL DISCLOSURE? Truth be known, this kind of corruption envelopes THE ENTIRE NATION. As much as I want this to escalate all the way to the USSC, it will get QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY SQUASHED.
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
Mayor Claims Quartzsite, Arizona Under Martial Law After State Of Emergency Declared During Secret Meeting Geez, Martial Law? What's next? Better get your guns out, and soon. They sure are out of control.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
How can a town of 3,600 come up with a discretionary (and concealed) expenditure of $250,000 a year without FULL DISCLOSURE? Truth be known, this kind of corruption envelopes THE ENTIRE NATION. As much as I want this to escalate all the way to the USSC, it will get QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY SQUASHED. This sure seems odd indeed. It is way out of control. It needs to go lots higher than a local court.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
It just might happen. The Mayan calender ENDS with 2012. Good luck on finding that secret hideaway.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Yes, shut down the internet we must. Information willy-nilly. Not good. Eeeeek! Mathy stuff. Who wrote this, that damned egghead, Dakmar?
Yes. It is in our future. U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
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What was punch line to the first video, please? Hey, Stewart Rhodes (Oathkeepers) is now the official legal counsel for both ~~~~~~~ They can seize me when they pry my gun from my cold, dead fingers.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#2. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
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#3. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
Foster described the government and Gilbert as corrupt and abusive of their power, and said all their recent actions are frantic efforts to cover up millions of dollars lining some of their pockets.
#4. To: Original_Intent (#3)
Sunlight is a natural disinfectant and the rats are scurrying for cover to avoid it.
#5. To: Original_Intent (#3)
#6. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
"Frankly, this council is out of control."
#7. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#5)
This confirms everyone's suspicions. Why else would the local PD flagrantly and openly disobey a direct order of the mayor (their elected boss)!?
#8. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#4)
Now if we can only get an asteroid to land in the beltway ..
#9. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM, Dakmar (#0)
...due to video on YouTube
He said that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year. "That's literally millions of dollars," he said.
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#10. To: Esso, Original_Intent, BTP Holdings, *THE FED AND THE NWO* (#9)
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#11. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM, *libertarians*, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)
#12. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#10)
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#13. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#10)
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