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Statement on the occasion of the Board of
Inquiry hearing into the Recall Petition of David B. Israel from the Office of
President of The United Civic Organization (UCO).
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February 7, 2013
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By: David B.
Israel
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"Sheeple a portmanteau of
"sheep" and "people", is a term in which people are likened to sheep, a herd animal. The term is used to
describe those who voluntarily acquiesce to a suggestion without critical
analysis or research. They undermine their own individuality and may willingly
give up their rights."
We are brought here today by route
circuitous due to the efforts of a small cabal of rabble rousers, malcontents, and
meeting crashers, seeking to accomplish by other means that which they could
not accomplish through the ballot box. They come to you with their acolytes and
sycophants with the age old rallying cry "throw the bum out"!
What do they offer, what have they
accomplished? Naught but noise, disruption, dissension and discontent!
Their petition of recall is populated
with signatures, many of which are of dubious origin; some signatures are
duplicated, some were signed on other documents and cut and pasted into text
boxes on the petition, yet others were obtained by deceptive means, some are
not even Delegates; and I have letters, published elswhere in this BLOG, from those who state that
they did not know what they were signing; or thought they were signing
something else, such as a petition regarding the golf course. Some signed
"in the blind" at someone else's request. I believe that there is
sufficient doubt about how the signatures were acquired, such that in a Court
of Law, a judge would invalidate the Petition on its face.
What of the Statement of Charges; they
display every type of flaw, they quote statutes in error, they are overbroad,
and finally, some are simply irrelevant. This is not the first time in the
history of UCO, that Recall procedures were invoked. In 2003, a Petition of
Recall was brought against the then President, Vivian Walsh; in which actual
Criminal offenses were alleged, allegations which would have been better taken
to PBSO or the State Attorney. This recall hearing never happened. By contrast,
my "offenses" speak to nebulous charges some of which refer to high
levels of service to our Residents and Village. In any case, I have written an
Affirmative Response to each and every one of the charges, which have been published elswhere on this BLOG and
also sent by Email to 700 Village addressees who have opted to receive
electronic communication from UCO. These will also be presented to the UCO
Reporter for Record.
So to this Board of Inquiry and the
Delegate Assembly soon to follow, I respectively request that you not be
Sheeple, consider the source and content of the petition, said content being
utterly spurious and irrelevant, which even if proven true, would not rise to a
level worthy of removal from office. I request that you recommend against
removal!
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David B. Israel
President
United Civic Organization
Not being familiar with the intricacies of VC and not having received updates on the status of the Clubhouse, I wonder if the Theater is a different entity and it has not been affected by the issue that has caused the closure of the Clubhouse.
ReplyDeleteWill the Board of Enquiry still convene on Feb 7 at 9:30am in the Theater as planned?
Hi New to CV.
ReplyDeleteFebruary 6, 2013 at 7:03 PM,
The latest data from WPRF indicates that the Clubhouse is open now, and baring any new problems, will be open for the hearing tomorrow at 9:30am in the Theater.
Dave Israel
Thanks Dave!
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