Breaking Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick ordered to jail

[RB TexLa]

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE, Associated Press Writers
5 minutes ago



DETROIT - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been ordered to the county jail after a judge found the mayor violated the terms of his bond by going to Canada and not informing the court.




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_re_us/detroit_mayor_charges_3

[MichiganVote]

1. Good. Sooner he's gone the better.

[RB TexLa]

2. He hasn't been convicted.

[MichiganVote]

3. Neither has George Bush or Dick Cheney.

[RB TexLa]

10. Yes, but they are not Democrats being discussed on a Democratic board.

[MichiganVote]

11. So if you think I have broken any DU rules-report me. Kilpatrick is a thug.

If you lived in Mi., you'd know that.

[RB TexLa]

17. didn't say you broke any rules and I've never reported anyone

[MichiganVote]

33. So ewhat's your point. Oh that's right, you don't have one. Just pickin' a bone.

Bye-bye.

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. You said it. I find it funny that so many who haven't lived here will

defend an obvious crook. D or R, he's a criminal...on the record. I won't play the republicans' game.

[MichiganVote]

32. Oh so right baby. We don't need this type in ANY party in America.

[cobalt1999]

12. I'm not a fan of double standards n/t

[knitter4democracy]

21. I agree. It's been sad watching all this crap happen.

He came in with all those promises that Detroit was going to change, going to be better, and he was worse than most of the rest.

[texasleo]

4. fucking clown

[book_worm]

5. Well if he broke his bond then that's what he gets.

[gratuitous]

6. Kwame Kilpatrick went to Canada?

So he'll spend more time in jail for that than Scooter Libby ever did for compromising a spy's identity during war time.

[book_worm]

7. there is more to the case against Kilpatrick than going to Canada

and yes Scooter, Rove, Cheney, Bush and all those thugs should also be doing time.

[Romulox]

8. Time for Jennifer Granholm to do her duty. This is hurting the entire region. nt

[RB TexLa]

9. What is her duty?

[sufrommich]

15. She's going to be in charge of the hearing on

Sept. 3rd to decide if he should be thrown out of office.

[Romulox]

16. She has the power to remove him; this gives her the proper political cover.

From today's Free Press:

Governor says she'll preside over Kilpatrick ouster hearing if necessary

LANSING -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday she would personally preside over public hearings in Detroit to oust Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick beginning Sept. 3, if she determines the hearings are necessary.

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080807/NEWS01/808070405

[RB TexLa]

18. So Detroit does not have home rule? That is crazy.

[Romulox]

19. Not getting into a clown dance with you. Read a paper. nt

[RB TexLa]

20. Clown dance? Sorry, that must be slang I've never heard. No problem

[Romulox]

23. "Any elected officer of a political subdivision may be removed from office...

in the manner and for the causes provided by law."

Article VII Section 33, Michigan Constitution.

The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, (hereafter “Governor”), is authorized pursuant to powers granted to the Office of the Governor by, the State of Michigan Constitutionof 1963, Article VII Section 33, as codified by Chapter 168 of the Michigan Election Law, MCL§168.327, to remove any elected city officer “…when the governor is satisfied from sufficient evidence submitted to the governor that the officer has been guilty of official misconduct.”

Paragraph 5 of Petition and Charges of the Detroit City Council Against Honorable Kwame M. Kilpatrick Seeking His Removal for Acts of Official Misconduct

http://freep.com/uploads/pdfs/2008/05/petition0520.pdf

[RB TexLa]

24. Interesting power to give a governor.

[sufrommich]

25. Detroit City Council has voted to remove him, the next step

goes to the Governor. What's so weird about that?

[RB TexLa]

26. I grew up in Louisiana were most every city and parish has home rule

the state government doesn't have a say in the governing of the cities or parishes. Obviously the state has a say over how state money is spent by entities. Just an alien concept to me is all.

[sufrommich]

28. It may be an attempt,in Michigan at least ,

to stop City Councils from ousting mayors for frivolous reasons. Hence the need for the state to step in.

[knitter4democracy]

22. And she should.

It's time for this stupidity to end, for crying out loud. He's a criminal, and he needs to be removed.

[Seeking Serenity]

14. Yes. What duty should she perform?

Edited to add:

I see what powers she has, but what do you think her duty is that she should perform.

[Bozita]

13. If this court hearing were held back on Monday, Kwame's mom would be job hunting today.

[riverdeep]

27. There are actually people defending this guy just because he has a (D)?

Amazing. He took a city on the verge of imploding, and kicked the process into overdrive. He's a textbook case of the lying, thieving politician. Should have been out long ago.

And, yes, Scooter and Rove and DeLay and Craig and the rest can join him.

[Sheets of Easter]

29. A crooked politician is a crooked politician, no matter what party they belong to.

[MrScorpio]

31. I'll be so glad when he's gone

Too bad I can't go back in time and bring back Coleman Young