While no doubt I'll be derided for being the cause of who we have in office, I think Sargents "crime" was fairly harmless. Of the text that isnt blacked out he asked that witnesses be interviewed before the summons proceeded against his constituent.
Why he had to ask for that logical step is one matter, other than that I dont think he was looking for the case to be dropped.
On the merits of the case itself it seems his constituent was more sinned against than sinning, copping a headbut from a known scanger (bit of previous .. 10 counts in facts) for complaining about vandalism.
Nobody is perfect, as the saying goes about consitutency clinics, 1/3 want you to do something illegal, 1/3 wasnt you to do something immoral/inappropriate and the last 1/3 are just lonely. So he shouldnt have written the letter, fair enough, but in this zeal of puritanism are we not in danger of throwing out the baby with the bathwater?????
If we limit current representatives and future candidate to 100% squeaky clean, will we have to open up a few enclosed religious orders (no interaction with outside world - before we go on a tangent...) to find those who are without sin??
The fact that he raised the bar and failed to meet it himself seems to be his main problem (and I can see some logic in that), but others made representations in far worse cases and brassnecked it out.
Only if a little over half of 500,000 is 436,936 as of January. That's an increase of 110,664 in the year.
Leo
Because accessing them by normal channels does not work or takes too long.Why do people go to TDs to access social services?
Many do, particularly FF ones.How many TDs exercise "influence"?
I would say Trevor Sargent. Limerick has massive unemployment and crime rates, Willie O'Dea is their TD and minister and he still couldn't follow through on the proposed regeneration project.
True, i hear Dublin is now devoid of crime and employment rates are rapidly expanding. Between gang crime and general scumbag behaviour, our country has a problem to deal with. Limerick has its share as has every other city and town in the country, we don't have the correct measures in place to deal with them.
The difference is that Willie O'Dea wouldnt get elected in Dublin.
Lest it be forgotten, Sargent was the leader of the Greens who promised in 2007 that he wouldn't lead them into government with FF. What might reasonably have been deduced from this is that the Green Party itself wouldn't go in with FF and they undoubtedly got support from many voters who thought they were voting for change.
While he resigned as leader before entering government (thus ensuring that he was "technically" straight), his acceptance of a ministerial office suggests his opposition to FF was a bit less resolute than the electorate were led to believe.
Thats correct. In Dublin they would elect George Lee, Podge and Rodge or anyone else who they think is a celebrity
Thats correct. In Dublin they would elect George Lee, Podge and Rodge or anyone else who they think is a celebrity
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