This Charter Commission, Is Like A Rebellious Child *

How do you feel, when your children question your authority in your house? I know the first thing the supporters of the charter commission, are going to say. They are not children, and that's true. For the sake of comparison, let's just pretend you are. What strength does this commission have, without the citys backing? It doesn't have any teeth, like the citizens review board. Only allowing the clique, to be policed by the clique. It will be more symbolic than anything else. Like a child wanting to tell you what to do, when you have to pay the bills. Without the support of a parent or guardian, they would have nothing. They don't have the right to make any demands, only requests. Everyones opinion counts, but there has to be a final say. When you don't want to follow the rules of the house. It's time to get your own place. In the case of elected officials, vote them out of office.

The leader of this drive, doesn't even live in Memphis. John Lunt is a resident of Germantown. You can bet he won't be looking out, for the residents of Memphis interest. I would bet a months wages, that his concerns are of a business nature. This is just another attempt of those outside the city limits, forcing their way in city affairs. They have gathered a group of malcontents for whatever reason. To join forces with them in trying to circumvent the administration. In my opinion Consolidation of city and county, will eventually happen. The people with vision see what's happening. This is a last ditch effort, to retain some semblance of power. In a setting that's quickly becoming a thing of the past.

I find it intresting how the city government, is dealing with this reocurring problem. They aren't continuing to fight in court, that would cost the taxpayers too much money. They are stacking the deck with candidates. City councilmen and state represenatives to name a few. For those that helped get this thing off the ground, the focus has already changed. This came up before the recall of the mayor. Could the sudden attention to this, be a way of undermining that?