My first editorial letter and request for this idea was met with some positive as well as some negative in an angry outcry from friends of the powers that be and their interests’ et al, as well as a rhetorical article. It is paramount to report that the rhetoric of negativity erred in its intent though well-articulated was non-substantive with respect to valid reasons for why the voice of the public no longer matters or needs to be represented by the elected legislators holding office in Norwalk, CT.
Those who are so rooted in the divisive national politics of our day have failed at every level to recognize the simplest agenda of my words and have rather chosen to challenge my agenda by misrepresenting it, which disparages and disregards the greater voices of the public in this town of Norwalk, not me. The Taxpayers of Norwalk, who try to live their lives according to the very tenement and promise of the freedoms envisioned by our forefathers, and the foundational principals of our republic as outlined by the “Bill of Rights” as Madison petitioned vehemently to be included as the pre-amble of the US Constitution. The overall summary being relevant to the reason we decreed to establish a nation based on Freedom, to protect individual liberties and limits to federal power (ie; James Madison 1789).
Remember, the power of any corrupt authority has limits; whether it is local, state or national, and comes in the form of any ruling authority, via any one political affiliation or multiples thereof, as our forefathers were well versed in their break from authoritarian British rulers.
For us today, it means we must refuse to be apathetic and further ruled by a fabricated propaganda led ruling class that guides us to our own end of liberty and freedom for all, in order to be led by the same leaders who have corrupted themselves in favor of selling lies to the public in complicity, and to no avail.
To articulate my greater point, to those who wish to challenge me or criticize who they think I am, regarding my political affiliation, let them know now that they are on a fool’s mission of folly, and choose to not know me, because they fear me, simply said. I laugh at their misguided failure to make a valid well-articulated point which gives any real challenge to my point.
My point is simple, Norwalk, CT taxpayers deserve representation by a council that listens and makes decisions that value constituent’s opinions and feelings. The taxpayers of Norwalk deserve representation that is beyond reproach and not owned by big money interests and “gifts” that corrupt or guide the votes they make. In order to ensure that, and in our modern times it now seems necessary to do so, and elect an oversight committee that will do just that and will be comprised with equally represented political officials to represent the now seemingly unrepresented public. Just like the elected Board of Education, we need an elected oversight board of Accountability or Ethics, not in name only but in reality elected to vet the actions of our legislators and investigate why they are 100% in the pockets of big money interests over the public interest.
It seems the public also questions how it is that we have a one-party representative council of elected politicians, even though the voting public is not 100% affiliated with that one party. It seems we have come to a point where a majority of the public is actually unsure if they are represented fairly and via a free and fair election process, as well as feeling that the representatives do not hear them or do anything valuable to represent their interests in governance.
That feeling is real and must be acknowledged and not tossed aside with some ridiculous argument based in partisan politics and media propaganda.
The idea of an elected check on governance that clearly has governed in a manner that has gone way too far astray is an acknowledgment that “we the people” still wish to secure our right to maintain power and the ability to redress grievances in a civilized and lawful way.
Petitioning to change the Norwalk CT Charter with respect to the Board of Ethics and its members and duties seems appropriate to put in place and a much needed check as to why accusations of un-abated favoritism and corrupt votes that favor developers and big money over the public’s outcry to scale back irrational over-development is needed at this juncture. This recent idiocrasy at the hands of elected officials makes no sense, as it fails to lawfully comply with any formerly written and approved zoning in place, realized standards of traffic engineering, and further, overall public opinion of protest and “no more”.
To those who think this type of petition for a check or oversight on government will NOT prevail, give a reason beyond your short sighted propaganda based politics that are not relevant to the interests of taxpayers, try to protest a well written petition of the governed that have been silenced for far too long and will sign on the line to seek a way to be vindicated.
A HUGE and MOMENTOUS VOICE speaking TRUTH to POWER led by the POWER of PETITION via the SILENCED and UNACKNOWLEDGED GOVERNED of NORWALK CT will swiftly REMIND the seemingly corrupt leaders at the helm of what they thought was an insurmountable, omnipotent and untouchable authoritarian leadership that accountability to “we the people” actually matters and is coming to bite them in the collective butt.
Please follow my journey to the ballot box on our petition right to be heard in speaking to the powerful leaders in office owned by the developers that THINK they can retain this FAÇADE and LORD over us.
I may be a little goldfish attempting to make myself known in a sea of sharks, but don’t doubt my persistence to right an obvious wrong, or be a voice for change.
I will continue to write on the progress of my vision to make heard the Norwalk taxpayer’s voices in this once livable town which has been turned unrecognizable.
Liz Conti Norwalk, CT
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