The battle over Gloria Squitiro's feet continues . . . Helling comes up with court documents arguing for Gloria Squitiro's presence at City Hall.
Again, this is a dude who only went to one constituent budget meeting . . .
A Mayor who couldn't get a second on his own budget . . .
But he has time to run a 28 page lawsuit against KC . . . Additionally, there lawsuit claims that the Volunteer Ordinance restricts who the Mayor can "talk to" . . . It's complete B.S. considering how much his campaign is paying for Iphones. Just a thought.
Please kick him out of office . . . If there was anyone who didn't deserve the privileges of an incumbent - I'm pretty sure it's Mayor Funky and his hyperbolic take on limiting his wife (or any political relative) from running his office.
This is one of the better responses I have seen. I took this from a PrimeBuzz response.
ReplyDeleteBrief Response to Funk-Squit Pleading
Submitted by artwill on March 30, 2009 - 4:42pm.
The wording of the pleading is both inaccurate and possibly intentionally deceptive in many places. Section 2-59 of the ordinance reads “an elective official shall not designate or otherwise allow a family member to serve as a regular service volunteer in the elected official’s office.” Section 2-55 defines a “regular service volunteer” to be a volunteer other than a “periodic” or “special case” volunteer. The two categories include “one-time or infrequent voluntary service” including clean-ups, etc., and participation in student projects. Sack lunches with the family and talking to family members (as mentioned by Funkhouser-Squitiro in the pleading) are clearly not excluded for elected officials under this ordinance. What is excluded is regular location of a relative in an official’s office supervising staff, regularly meeting the public in place of the elected official, and other activities that are not normal activities for a causal “volunteer.” The ordinance is not specifically directed at any one person or class (it applies to all elected officials) nor is there any punishment prescribed ex post facto; therefore, this ordinance cannot be compared to a bill of attainder or any infringement of first amendment rights. The punishment for violation of the ordinance also is not an automatic jail sentence as implied in the pleading, but is a referral of the situation to the Ethics Commission for review and potential action.
Apart from its disorganization and lack of logical presentation, the pleading uses “pop culture” sources as references instead of studies by acknowledged experts. An example is citations about the importance of wives of the US President to public policy, and even this is irrelevant to the discussion. What is relevant is whether first ladies were involved frequently in the day-to-day office management of the Presidency. This phenomenon is virtually non-existent in American history except for the unique case of Edith Wilson when her husband was incapacitated by a stroke – and this was kept secret from the Senate and public to avoid a constitutional crisis over some of the very issues circling around our misguided mayor and his wife. Edith Wilson’s activities occurred only over the last six months of the Presidency.
Two thoughts. First in reference to 1st ladies consulting with their H-band. Wonder if any first ladies ever used a smudge stick?
ReplyDeleteNext, why are personal injury lawyers defending Funk.
http://www.carterlaw.org/
Wonder what their billing per hour on this case. And who is paying their legal bill?
I think the Carter Law firm took this on pro bono. I do not believe that they were in the group of law firms that squitiro visited when she was looking for free legal services for the EEOC lawsuit. The list for that group was generated in city hall. It included law firms that did a lot of business with city hall. Sometimes I think that one of these firms will contact Roy Greenway and tell the tale, sadly I wake up and realize it was only a dream...
ReplyDeleteFunk should resign. This is really getting out of hand.
ReplyDelete"Please kick him out of office..." Did I tell you he only attended one citizen budget hearing?"
ReplyDeletePathetic. I think if we just ignore the mayor, he'll go away quietly. He's getting too much publicity, already.
The bitch was still working on city business with Funkhouser at Coffee Girls last week! I talked to a guy who watched her roll all over Funk on the couch in that coffeehouse, when she was not working on city documents. The defense should ask the court to take possession of her notebook computer and see when different files were worked on and what city business those files address.
ReplyDeleteThis guy needs to go to jail to make an example of him to any politician who even considers pulling this kind of bullshit again.
He is living a lie on the public's dime. It needs to stop through legal action NOW!
"enjoy a sack lunch"
ReplyDeleteWhat about using the shower in the Mayor's office and bolting around a work area kind of wearing a towel?
Or ...
What about the right of every spouse to be in close personal proximity to their mate when one or both of them need to void their bowels or bladders?
Let's really list the true and accurate Rights of Funk!
Did those two mate and producing any viable offspring?
ReplyDeletePlease. The thought image of them naked, rolling around and humpin each other sweating and deep open mouth kisses...body fluids and candles......EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
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