Robin Yess's latest post is a doozy. She proves that she doesn't understand the way government works. She accuses Terry Bernardo of manipulating the county charter revision process just because the laws and rules committee did not totally accept the report of the charter revision commission.
What Robin is saying is that just because the Legislature is chaired by Bernardo, it should abandon its duties and not review and modify the changes suggested by the commission. She wants to replace the judgment of people elected by the voters with the suggestions of an appointed commission.
No wonder Robin couldn't run the republican committee. She doesn't even understand how democracy works.
The Charter says "Within five years after the enactment of this Charter, and at least every 10 years thereafter, a Charter Revision Commission shall be appointed to review and make recommendations to the County Executive and Legislature on amendments, additions or revisions to this County Charter."
Recommendations, Robin. Do you understand English? Recommendations.
That does not mean anybody is supposed to accept those suggestions without questions. The commission is made up of our neighbors. They aren't dictators. What is really disrespectful to these people is to assume that they would be insulted or feel disrespected because the legislature does not consider them to be God. These people are adults and knew when they went in there that their suggestions would be reviewed and modified.
You want to treat them with respect? Don't act as if they are children and need to be protected. And don't use them as a political weapon.
And why does Robin feel the need to point out that Richard Cahill didn't attend as many meetings as the others? Is this another shot at Cahill, who is being viciously attacked by Robin's Kerhonkson pit bull? Cahill joined the commission later. Of course he didn't attend as many meetings as the other members did. Making mention of that without being clear about the reason is just nasty.
We at Mocking Robin believe that the list of people who Robin owes an apology to is growing by the day. And it is getting really, really long.
Nice post. Not understanding the process has never stopped Mrs. Yess from having an opinion on the subject. When I checked out the Charter, I think it said that every change has to be approved by the voters, so who cares what the legislators put on the ballot, the people will have the last say. Hey Robin, read the damm charter before you spread any more misinformation!
ReplyDeleteMe thinks, Hein is loosing his mind on this issue. That's all folks!
ReplyDeleteI am no Yess fan and you can defend Bernardo all you want, but in this instance there is no defense. This was a clear attempt at a power grab by her and the majority of the public see it as just that. Her antics are now starting to be noticed by people, like me, who generally don't pay attention to the local political bickering. However, her hiring of a Independence Party political operative from O.C. as Legislative attorney, her hiring of a budget director from outside the county (who isn't remotely qualified) and now this little act are all drawing a great deal of negative attention to her and her Republican colleagues. It is hard to make the inept democratic legislatures look like a good bunch of public officials, but she seems to have been able to do so pretty quickly. She is going to cost us the legislature in the next election if she doesn't start shaping up.
ReplyDeleteSo you're saying that we should pay more to a less qualified lawyer than we are paying Chapman just because whoever it is is from Ulster county? That's not a smart way to handle our money.
ReplyDeleteWhatever the position, we need to find the person who will give us the biggest bang for our money. It doesn't matter where the guy lives. The only thing that matters is value for the dollar. This stupid idea that Robin and her band of tiptoe through the tulips hippies came up with that the county legislature attorney cannot be someone who lives outside the county is the worst way to handle our money. That means that lawyers here can blackmail (we are not saying they will, just that they can) the county because they know the legislature has to choose one of them. That's dumb.
About Mathes, he brought thousands of jobs to Greene county. That's more than anyone ever did in Ulster county.