ConfiaEnElProceso t1_j6y2hrz wrote on February 2, 2023 at 6:28 PM

Basically any candidate coming from the cesspool of city council has to be looked upon with an immense amount of skepticism. All of them are complicit in allowing the city to fail by supporting the asinine tradition of councilmanic prerogative. So, bc Kenyatta Johnson is a corrupt piece of shit he can block any improvements to Washington Ave in his district and no one will say peep due to councilmanic prerogative. Helen Gym supported the changes originally and then completely shut up and ran away from it for that reason. Obviously Green, Parker, Domb, MSQ are all in the same boat.

I have not seen or heard anything from Rhynhart or Brown pertaining to this issue

Fattom23 OP t1_j6y2tb9 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 6:30 PM

I've always wondered why the at-large councilmembers don't raise any kind of stink about the prerogative. My understanding is that that whole system is informal; members just choose not to interfere in the districts of other members.

ConfiaEnElProceso t1_j6y4cfb wrote on February 2, 2023 at 6:39 PM

It's an unspoken rule. My sense is that it is one of those things you learn not to mess with if you want any support for your own bills and projects. Not that that excuses it.

I will vote on that single issue for council elections. But i doubt anyone would dare try it.

Glystopher t1_j6yhlw6 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 8:03 PM

So that’s why I and even more agreeable/cordial people than I can’t run for council? I’m no where near patient enough to play nice with others about that “rule”