We should Get Back to City Business!
I hear this from many of my constituents, but my fellow councilman, Keith Curry, is continuing to push the issue that I brought up of SAME SEX MARRIAGE. Evidently, 2 hours of hearing back on July 14 wasn't enough. Curry has requested that I be censured at this Tuesday's council meeting because of my support of Traditional Marriage.
I NEED YOUR HELP ONCE AGAIN
- mail the council at [email protected] (the entire council will get your email) and let them know what you think.
- Attend the council meeting at 7pm this Tuesday and speak and let them know what you think.
HISTORY
Why Censure?
- Because I believe that same sex marriage is wrong.
- Many of the current city council used the city seal, either as a councilperson or candidate, in their own communications. The difference is that I used it while stating my beliefs opposing same sex marriage.
WHAT HAPPENED at the LAST MEETING?
4 weeks ago now, I wrote in my email (see it here) that I disagreed with the Supreme Court decision to a constitutional right to same sex marriage.
SPECIAL (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) MEETING
The Mayor called for a special meeting over the top of our regularly scheduled meeting with only one agenda item on it to pass a
resolution
that called me out for using the City Seal on my email newsletters, and specifying that no council member would be allowed in the future to put anything out that purported to be from the entire council without the council approval as determined by the majority of the council.
By having this special meeting it allowed the LGBTQ crowd to speak on an agendized item and allowed the city council to talk about it as well.
TWO HOURS OF TESTIMONY
So after 2 hours of public testimony, where over 35 LGBTQ supporters came out and talked about how I offended them, with some calling for my resignation, the council passed the resolution 4-3.
About 25 people there supported me; five of these spoke. I thank you all for doing that; I much appreciated seeing some friendly faces in the audience.
I also greatly appreciated how my colleagues, councilmen Duffy and Kevin Muldoon, both stood by me through the ordeal. Their strong character was on display and I thank them.
CHECK OUT the VIDEO
If you want to see my response at the council meeting you can open the video
here and
go to the 104:16 mark for my 6 minute response after an hour and 45 minutes of mostly adverse testimony.
WE SHOULD GO BACK TO CITY BUSINESS
Since that meeting and until this Censure action, the furor had died down. There had been no press requests. No Media whatsoever.
I believe Curry is trying to make political hay, either because he is trying to divert attention from the City Hall Audit that is in process, or he is apparently still bitter about his embarrassing defeat in his 2014 California State Assembly race against now Assemblyman Matt Harper, or our clean sweep of his preferred Newport Beach council slate, or the voter's repudiation of the past council's misuse of taxpayer dollars.
