tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post7523446732357581536..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Curfew CenterMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-69045766029567000802009-04-16T13:42:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:42:00.000-04:00Last night I gave a bit of a recap of the action i...Last night I gave a bit of a recap of the action in Pgh City Council<br />about the possible opening of a new curfew center.<br /><br />I blogged about it yesterday.<br /> http://rauterkus.blogspot.com/2009/04/curfew-center-in-pittsburgh.html<br /><br />I'm going to make this into a big issue for myself -- and we had good<br />agreement that it was a ripe one for the Libertarian Party as well.<br /><br />I asked Doug Shields, Pres of City Council to get me a peek at or<br />copies of all the info he can spare so I<br />can get u to speed on the curfew ordinance(s) -- and how they should be revoked.<br /><br />Doug wrote in an email to me:<br /><br />- - snip starts - -<br /><br />I can have that gathered up for you next week. The file is somewhat<br />dispersed at the moment. Now that the Council wants a public hearing<br />that puts me in charge of scheduling. I have to schedule in 30 days<br />then I have I think 90 days to schedule so we are in control of the when<br />action is taken.<br />That gives us time to organize opposition and an alternative i.e.<br />enhanced and consistent application of what I like to call educational<br />recreational programming. We have some support in Council but there are<br />some uncertain ones as well. If we have a cogent alternative to this<br />curfew center it makes it easier to sway votes.<br /><br />- - end snip - -<br /><br />We'll have some time. We'll have plenty to say about liberties. It can<br />be a good issue to latch upon and sway some votes on council as there<br />is plenty of doubt on many fronts about this whole process and<br />proposed outcome.<br /><br />Thoughts and insights welcome.<br /><br />A similar fight is happening in Florida. They will network with us too.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-87238446488854689562009-04-16T07:39:00.000-04:002009-04-16T07:39:00.000-04:00Those are not unwanted couches -- they are unlawfu...Those are not unwanted couches -- they are unlawful couches and easy chairs.<br /><br />But, I do think you are onto something. <br /><br />Do you think more kids will be out on the street because they don't have a comfy places to plop down upon on their porches?Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1777799667847305332009-04-16T00:12:00.000-04:002009-04-16T00:12:00.000-04:00Make it a couch dentention center...with all of th...Make it a couch dentention center...with all of the unwanted couches...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com