The Carson City Council had a light agenda tonight, and in other hands the meeting might have been over before 9 p.m.
But that's not how they roll in Carson.
Faced with the threat of a short meeting, they spent 45 minutes talking about Lyndon LaRouche's "Homeowners and Bank Protection Act of 2007." The item was on the agenda at the request of Councilman Elito Santarina and Councilman Mike Gipson.
LaRouche is a crackpot of the highest order, and claims on his Web site that President Obama is being brainwashed by Nazi doctors. But he has a following, and his supporters have managed to get several cities across the country to support his foreclosure prevention bill, including Gardena, Compton and Lynwood, according to LaRouche PAC. The bill calls for a government takeover of all banks and a "freeze" on all mortgages (whatever that means) for a period of months or years.
To her everlasting credit, Councilwoman Julie Ruiz Raber raised several concerns about LaRouche and his organization, including the bit about the Nazi doctors. But Gipson and Santarina seemed pretty intent on passing something, and Mayor Jim Dear wanted to debate the LaRouche supporters for a while, so it went around and around.
Fighting back against the skeptics, Santarina asked "How well do you know the plan, in terms of his plan to solve the crisis?"
Ultimately, the council decided to come up with its own proposal, which may or may not include portions of the LaRouche plan. The motion passed 3-1, with Santarina opposed and Dear abstaining. (Santarina apparently wanted to hold out for the undiluted LaRouche language.)
So who will write the Carson Plan to save the U.S. economy? City staff. Have fun with that, folks.
It's now 11:15 and they just got done with the consent calendar.
But that's not how they roll in Carson.
Faced with the threat of a short meeting, they spent 45 minutes talking about Lyndon LaRouche's "Homeowners and Bank Protection Act of 2007." The item was on the agenda at the request of Councilman Elito Santarina and Councilman Mike Gipson.
LaRouche is a crackpot of the highest order, and claims on his Web site that President Obama is being brainwashed by Nazi doctors. But he has a following, and his supporters have managed to get several cities across the country to support his foreclosure prevention bill, including Gardena, Compton and Lynwood, according to LaRouche PAC. The bill calls for a government takeover of all banks and a "freeze" on all mortgages (whatever that means) for a period of months or years.
To her everlasting credit, Councilwoman Julie Ruiz Raber raised several concerns about LaRouche and his organization, including the bit about the Nazi doctors. But Gipson and Santarina seemed pretty intent on passing something, and Mayor Jim Dear wanted to debate the LaRouche supporters for a while, so it went around and around.
Fighting back against the skeptics, Santarina asked "How well do you know the plan, in terms of his plan to solve the crisis?"
Ultimately, the council decided to come up with its own proposal, which may or may not include portions of the LaRouche plan. The motion passed 3-1, with Santarina opposed and Dear abstaining. (Santarina apparently wanted to hold out for the undiluted LaRouche language.)
So who will write the Carson Plan to save the U.S. economy? City staff. Have fun with that, folks.
It's now 11:15 and they just got done with the consent calendar.
How can Larouche be a crackpot when in fact his HBPA is being adopted around the country. You might want to think that through a bit.
cuz the media hates him, that's why he's a crack pot. if you actually read what he writes about it's the only sane way to save our country. i love these guys that think they're so informed about larouche because they stay up on their news sources from the mainstream media. it's the mainstream media that brought us iraq, globalization, trying to bring us iran, and continuing the push for an expanded afghanistan war. come to think about it media, you're the crackpot!
continued free trade = certain death. continued bailouts? well you know... they want to save this massive debt at all cost no matter how many jobs (and eventually lives) are lost...