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But what of the City Council's complaints of forgery, false oaths, and the like? Although
these issues were addressed at trial and are now pending before the court of appeals, we note that the City Secretary never claimed the referendum petition was plagued by forgery or perjury. Yet the City Council decided, of its own accord, not to act, disregarding the City Secretary's certification that the petition had enough signatures. The Charter, however, gives the City Council no discretion to reevaluate the petition; instead, it requires "immediate[]" action by the City Council following the City Secretary's certification. To give authority to the "council to make the ultimate determination of sufficiency of the petition would commit the decision to a body that could not be considered impartial." Howard, 589 S.W.2d at 750.9
If the City Council cannot independently evaluate the petition as a predicate to its ministerial duty to act, then it may not decide for itself that the petition is invalid and force the petition organizers to sue. Faced with the City Secretary's certification, the City Council had no discretion but to repeal the ordinance or proceed with the election process. If the City Council believed the City Secretary abused her discretion in certifying the petition or otherwise erred in her duties, it was nevertheless obligated to fulfill its duties under the Charter and thereafter seek any affirmative relief to which it might be entitled. But the City Council did not do so. Instead, it refused to fulfill its ministerial duty, forcing the petition organizers to file suit.
quote:Over for JCI chilidog bet.
I'm guessing 4 pages.
quote:Under for Prince's Hamburgers.quote:Over for JCI chilidog bet.
I'm guessing 4 pages.
quote:FIFY
City councilnot following procedurenot counting forged petitions is now a "technicality"
quote:That's what the petitioners thought when they forged most of the petitions.
Ends justify the means I guess.
quote:I'll put mine on the counter-signing and negate your signature.
I didn't sign it, but i'll go ahead and put my name in for one of the "forgeries".
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Well if a bunch of petition circulators hadn't forged thousands of signatures, it would have gone to a vote. You can thank those bad actors (who are all listed in the jury verdict) for the petition coming up short. - RTT
quote:Yes, and City Council did not follow it.
There is a legal process in place to call an election. That process has existed in Houston for almost 102 years, and requires a petition that conforms with city and State laws. - RTT
quote:We expected it to go to the ballot from the very beginning. The key issue, however, is that there is a petition process in place that is governed by state and local law. The petitioners failed to comply with the law by submitting legally deficient and mostly forged petitions.
What's wrong with letting the voters decide this Ryan?
quote:quote:FIFY
City councilnot following procedurenot counting forged petitions is now a "technicality"quote:That's what the petitioners thought when they forged most of the petitions.
Ends justify the means I guess.
quote:Whole pages of valid signatures were thrown out on a technicality. Now RTT can't accept that they got thrown back in on a technicality. Live by the technicality sword, die by the technicallity sword.quote:quote:FIFY
City councilnot following procedurenot counting forged petitions is now a "technicality"quote:That's what the petitioners thought when they forged most of the petitions.
Ends justify the means I guess.
Except that most of the petitions weren't forged, and there was more than enough that were valid to meet the minimum number required for the City Secretary to validate the petition.
As far as the "forged" signatures, the article states that the majority of the signatures were valid, but on incorrect petition documents - as determined by Parker's attorney's, who could not have had any shred of impartiality when making their determination. Forged is not exactly the correct term in this application.
We all know what side you are on in this debate, but the fact of the matter is that people simply do not like the .gov or some small group of people mandating that the rest of us must acquiesce to your every demand, especially when it is like what this issue was about - and even you have to admit that this was not about anything other than pushing an agenda as far down the throat of those you really don't like while you thought you had the ability to do so.
quote:The expectation was always that the Texas Supreme Court would rule against the city because of its current makeup; it was only a matter of when that would happen.
Whole pages of valid signatures were thrown out on a technicality. Now RTT can't accept that they got thrown back in on a technicality. Live by the technicality sword, die by the technicallity sword.
quote:I'm not going to dignify it by posting it.
What is the "bathroom lie"? For the record, I could not care less who you or anyone else is sleeping with. I just don't want it thrown in my face or be demanded of that I accept something that I don't.
quote:Here is the Houston bathroom ordinance, for your reference:
The bathroom truth is that hero lets a dood who says he is a chick use the ladies restroom without consequences
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Sec. 28-20. Entering restrooms of opposite sex.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally enter any public restroom designated for the exclusive use of the sex opposite to such person's sex without the permission of the owner, tenant, manager, lessee or other person in charge of the premises, in a manner calculated to cause a disturbance.
(Code 1968, 28-42.6; Ord. No. 72-904, 2, 6-2-72)
quote:"in a manner calculated to cause a disturbance."quote:Here is the Houston bathroom ordinance, for your reference:
The bathroom truth is that hero lets a dood who says he is a chick use the ladies restroom without consequences
https://library.municode.com/HTML/10123/level3/COOR_CH28MIOFPR_ARTIINGE.html#COOR_CH28MIOFPR_ARTIINGE_S28-20ENREOPSEquote:
Sec. 28-20. Entering restrooms of opposite sex.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally enter any public restroom designated for the exclusive use of the sex opposite to such person's sex without the permission of the owner, tenant, manager, lessee or other person in charge of the premises, in a manner calculated to cause a disturbance.
(Code 1968, 28-42.6; Ord. No. 72-904, 2, 6-2-72)
quote:Somebody is lying. Can Caitlyn Jenner use the girl's bathroom or not?
So if you identify as the opposite sex, can you use that restroom?
Mayor Parker made a point to let the transgender community know they were protected when the language specific to them was taken out. Was she wrong?
quote:Then what is the "lie"?
Caitlyn Jenner can use the womens restroom and only the womens restroom.
quote:Fine. The bathroom lie is that these ordinances will allow a sexual predator to put on a dress, rape women and children in the bathroom, then claim to be transgender as an affirmative defense.quote:Then what is the "lie"?
Caitlyn Jenner can use the womens restroom and only the womens restroom.