Don’t Be Fooled, Again

(Recieved this in an email and thought others might find it of interest. Ed.)

As many have come to recognize the ‘politricks’ of Mayor Debbie Eisinger do not have any bounds. As a practitioner of the Judy Stern school of nasty and often vile personal attacks Mayor Eisinger and her acolytes Lori, Amy, Diane, and Commissioner Liza Mallozzi have once again resorted to her favorite tactic of attempting to cloak themselves in the garment of religious persecution in order to gain a political advantage.

This election time the mayor and her appointed favorite candidate Gary Laufenberg, don’t be fooled again, he is of stout Germanic origin with a maternal Italian heritage of which he boasts strongly, are raising a flag against their opponent claiming a anti-Semitic bigotry.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The charge stands empty of both of any evidence or any commentary. In Fact, it appears that the truth while unknown to these accusers is just the opposite. Commissioner John Sims, a strong advocate of religious freedoms, he and only he was a strong supporter of the Jewish Chabad of Nova that had to sue Cooper City to win the right to be in Cooper City. The Mayor and her allies on the commission dragged out the suit for over 18 months refusing to settle it for $10,000 dollars. The federal judge finally settled it and awarded the Chabad $800,000.

When word that Commissioner John Sims had been a strong supporter of the Chabad reached others within the community an organization with a proud heritage, the Jewish War Veterans Post 177, determined that John’s military service record and his efforts on behalf of the Chabad of Nova warranted an invitation to join their group. Commissioner Sims gratefully, and I might add, with humility and pride accepted as a patron member.

As might be expected few outside of his group of friends and the members of Post 177 knew of his membership. Well, when the abominable minions of political detractors found that John’s resume contained a line indicating that membership they attacked with a viciousness of bigotry not seen in this area since the days of the KKK, claiming Sims could not be a member as he was not Jewish. (check with the website)

Not only did two of the Cooper City Commissioners, Mallozzi and one unnamed, and a pseudo civic activist named Diane Sori begin a campaign of harassment by calling national headquarters’ of the Jewish War Veterans demanding reprimanding action be taken against this post. This haranguing culminating in threats of demanding the revocation of the post’s charter, notwithstanding the age of these proud veterans.

I can hardly find the words to express my personal disgust and admittedly anger that persons of this community, two of whom purport to be of the Jewish faith would take to committing such a despicable if not vile and demeaning action to members of such a proud organization. Can we as a community of free loving, tolerant and compassionate people allow this to go unmentioned? I think not.

If there exists a group, both men and women, to whom we all owe a deep and profound debt, I can not think of another more deserving of our respect and gratitude. The fact that individuals chose to disparage, demean and castigate a veteran(s) cannot be deemed a simple political tactic. It must be seen for what it is, bigotry of the most despicable vile nature.

Please, stand with me against this type of crass behavior. It is without exception the most reprehensible act I have seen in many a year. It’s now your turn to standup for what we the citizens of Cooper City know to be an essential part of our being.

Condemn these acts by your action and vote on Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010.

Walt Jolliff

See the Jewish War Veterans' letter click on the link below

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B856dApO1AB2NjVhYWQyZjktYzdiYi00ZDgwLTkzOTUtNzA3YTJmZTg4ZTdi&hl=en

Amid corruption, Cooper City Mayor Eisinger moves to vet candidates

Reprinted from the Miami-Dade County Libertarian Examiner- Larry Warrick, author.

Examiner Exclusive - Amid corruption, Cooper City Mayor moves to vet candidates
July 12, 11:59 AM · Larry Warrick - Miami-Dade County Libertarian Examiner
Citing rampant corruption across local governments in South Florida, Cooper City Mayor Debbie Eisinger has placed candidate vetting on the agenda for discussion in the upcoming July 20 Commission meeting. According to the official request: “The City of Cooper City will conduct FDLE background checks and a motor vehicle background review on all candidates running for the office of a Cooper City Commissioner or Mayor of Cooper City beginning with the November 2nd, 2010 elections… Additionally, the city may contract with an independent agency to provide education verification and employment verification checks… Candidates may request and receive a copy of requested “investigative consumer reports”.”

The request includes a sample policy meant to be used by employers in private business, found here. In essence, Mayor Eisinger proposes to discuss the best way for the current commission to vet candidates who have declared their intention to oppose or replace them in the next election and beyond, and post their findings for the world to see. Presumably, any candidate who refused to allow intimate details of his or her past life history to be made public knowledge would in some way be blocked from filing candidacy.

Maverick Commissioner John Sims was direct in his response “This woman is crazy!” adding “Would Background checks have led the public to vote initially against Bev Gallagher, School Board Elected Official Indicted on corruption Charges? How about Fitzroy Salesman? Would background checks lead to the choosing of a better candidate than Josphefus Eggelation for County Commission when he first ran? How about Diana Wasserman-Rubin? And let’s not forget how her husband played a major role, more than hers, in her corruption indictment.” In each case, the person accused of public corruption had exemplary personal backgrounds prior to being elected.

There are also questions regarding the legality of any city ordinance requiring publication of personal information. Prior to the election, all non-sitting candidates are still legally ‘private citizens’. Post – election, those candidates who are not elected are also ‘private citizens’. Whilst it is certainly advisable to carry out due diligence when considering whom to cast a vote for, the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States clearly states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” Is it unreasonable (or even ethical?) for a city government to use public money in searching through the past histories of those who would replace them? Is there probable cause in utilizing that information during re-election campaigns?

Is this a strategic move on the part of Mayor Eisinger to garner publicly stated disapproval from her political opposition, providing her with a golden opportunity to imply (rightly or not) past wrongdoings amongst her enemies as the source of this opposition? Politricks as usual, perhaps, or is the mayor simply attempting to entrench herself as the ‘honest (if misguided) politician’ in a sea of corruption?

At press time, emails to Mayor Eisinger requesting more information had not been returned