Editor:
The term despot once referred to high level autocratic rulers (tyrants) in ancient times, e.g., monarchs, aristocrats, etc. In today’s parlance, the term can be applied to any elected official of a municipality, state or country that exerts his or her will by absolute power derived from majority voice, i.e., in this letter, political party.
In New Britain, despotism is rampant as an inept Mayor O’Brien, his staff and a legislative body, Common Council, composed of a super majority of sycophantic Democrats.
The citizens of New Britain have life straining edicts forced on them by toadies like Sherwood, Trueworthy, DeFronzo, Bielinski, Sanchez and others. Peoples' voices are ignored. Some groups such as landlords are referred to by pejorative terms such as, absentee or slumlords. Many are accused of creating blight conditions while some of their tenants that create the damage and blight in their rental units, remain unscathed by impotent housing laws and housing courts.
Our despotic Mayor and Common Council create punitive, discriminatory ordinances against one segment of our population, landlords, to increase revenue for the city. This is just plain wrong. The city now has created a situation where the landlords and some tenants have been forced to seek a legal remedy to right this terrible wrong perpetrated by the O’Brien administration.
This legal action may end up costing the city many thousands of dollars in court costs. The brunt of this folly will become an additional burden on New Britain taxpayers. From the beginning of Mayor O’Brien’s term, the public has been given apparently specious information about budget deficits. With each deceptive budget figure, the need to create punitive measures to solve the problem grew. Pinocchio's nose grew longer and longer and landlords were singled out as responsible. What’s next for the citizens of New Britain from this Mayor? More angst? More lies? More punitive ordinances?
Thank you to the property owners’ group that will challenge Mayor O’Brien in court.
Lou Salvio
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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Lou I don't get it -- last year your own family endorsed O'Brien and now you're his biggest critic. Make up your mind!
he still would have to work real hard to outdo Despot Dan in Hartford.
Anonymous said...
"Lou I don't get it -- last year your own family endorsed O'Brien and now you're his biggest critic. Make up your mind!"
Another ridiculous statement, to assume and you know what assume makes you, that Lou controls his family's thoughts or speaks for them. They are consenting adults and are just as free to endorse whomsoever they want as Lou is free to criticize that same person.
"Lou I don't get it -- last year your own family endorsed O'Brien and now you're his biggest critic. Make up your mind!"
The quote above is a big fat lie. Must have come from Chris C.
Which member of my family endorsed O'Brien ? If you answer this question, I'll know exactly who you are and you'll know how I know.. Go ahead, answer it.
Lou Salvio
Lou, seems like someone went into hiding like a big chicken!
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