Comments for RE: One more year! at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 20 out of 20 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 25 May 2013 22:18:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9589 Ragin_Cajun , "Suh, the reason you don't get it is because you are a Cajun, and you are not in the Protestant clique", You want to go to Heaven but you don't want to kiss their cushy southern end ! If you don't stoop to kiss their southern ends you are out of the clique. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:12:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9588 mr.ed get on back on that hind teat, couillion.....and come by and get you some more Crawfish Flavored Lip-Balm, before your Hoover Vacuum Lips, gnarl up ! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:01:38 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9587 "The original pre-consolidation Charter Commission decided the Lafayette Utilities System would be governed by council members from districts where city residents — LUS customers — make up at least 60 percent of the population." For the second time in history, the City of Lafayette's Department of Utilities’ governing authority will be changed by non-registered voters/owners of the City of Lafayette. And you trust them with your CITY SALES AND PROPERTY TAXES too! - Andrew M. Hebert Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:01:24 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9586 It is interesting that the founding fathers Incorporating the City of Lafayette believed that 100% of the registered voters/owners of the City Utility Department should have representation on the governing board. “The original pre-consolidation Charter Commission decided” that 60% works better. I guess the 13 original founding Colonies should have invited outsiders to write the United States Constitution. And they must have made a mistake by allowing only the registered voters living in the Colonies to vote on the original Constitution, or any Amendments afterwards. Those of us living in the Corporate Limits should not allow those living outside the Corporate Limits to write or vote on our Charter Constitution. - Andrew M. Hebert Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:58:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9580 written by Walter Pierce Shotgun, for God's sake, get back on your meds! ----------------- Andy too! - Mr. Ed Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:02:11 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9525 ANDY HEBERT "FOR PARISH PRESIDENT ! A SHOO-IN and the money pit is brimming over! Andy, when you tire of joey and his greedy henchmen, we will call Rotor Rooter and flush them out.... Lafayette is long overdue for a huge Enema! Flush the shysters . - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:37:06 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9515 I'm back on my meds, and i just bought the local franchise for the first crawfish flavored lip-balm, drive-thru, come by. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:22:02 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9507 The report has intentionally left out a few choice words. Their statements should have read: "The PARISH VOTERS LIVING IN THE city, which overwhelmingly supported consolidation at the ballot box in 1992” "Interestingly, ironically perhaps, a higher number of REGISTERED PARISH voters LIVING in the city — 67 percent — voted in favor of consolidation. The PARISH vote outside the city was 51 percent against consolidation, 49 percent in favor" When has a Parish called and held election ever been reported as two segregated votes? One PARISH person has one PARISH vote, Period. It is not a City vote. Civil Docket NO. 96-1506 May 13, 1996 “The Court: And I think these are factual things. I don’t think there’s any dispute as to the fact that the City of Lafayette didn’t call an election.” “The Court: I think the two issues are: There was an election called by the Parish, there wasn’t one called by the City, and this is what generated this lawsuit. Am I correct, Mr. Hebert?” “Mr. Hebert: Yes, sir, your honor. There was a process by which each governmental entity is to change its charter. One governmental entity took the correct process, the other governmental entity was not part of that process, and therefore their governmental entity is still in existence.” Can the Federal government call an election to change the State Constitution? NO, only the State governing authority can. Can the State government call an election to change the Parish Home Rule Charter Constitution? NO, only the Parish governing authority can. Can the Parish government call an election to change the City of Lafayette Home Rule Charter Constitution? NO, only the City governing authority can. Did the City ever call and hold any form of consolidation or merger election? So I ask again for you to produce the legally required City documents to change the City of Lafayette Home Rule Charter as required? - Andrew M. Hebert Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:06:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9504 Shotgun, for God's sake, get back on your meds! - Walter Pierce Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:13:16 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9502 I would like to know the surnames of the inner city population, those who make up the majority of the city's residents. I bet a million to one dollar, the majority of the city's population, isn't of a cajun background.............. There arent't that many stupid cajuns in this state.... Oh Walter! Here's a concrete fact, cajuns never have to buy lip balm, they have no need for it, they don't bend over and kiss anyones rear-end. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:43:12 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9501 Walter, who is your ghost writer Rush Limbaugh ? I would'nt expect you to look ahead, but you need to look back and realize you've lost your path, and by the time you get to where your newly acquired co-joined friend Jodu'nt, and the scalawags carpetbaggers are, you'll need a gross of lip balm ! You don't come off good as an Elitiest Gagman, don't go there. Get your S_ _ _, together! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:29:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9460 "Lafayette voters could be asked to extend the current terms of some of our elected officials." Instead of an extension, let's put my dog in charge for a year. Will work for practically nothing and he's smarter than any elected official. - Alfred P. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:23:31 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9430 RCajunRunner -- It's well established that I just don't get it :) And I live in the city limits! http://www.theind.com/re/6600-getting-it#comments I think I'm about to be disenfranchised by the arts crowd. - ragin_cajun Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:31:35 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9429 Andy M. Hebert-- I got my information from this newspaper. I believe it's correct. I quote below. I don't see what's incorrect about my statement. Can you explain? "The city, which overwhelmingly supported consolidation at the ballot box in 1992" "Interestingly, ironically perhaps, a higher number of voters in the city — 67 percent — voted in favor of consolidation. The vote outside the city was 51 percent against consolidation, 49 percent in favor" http://theind.com/cover-story/5653-fault-line - ragin_cajun Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:14:21 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9427 ragincajun: It's called elitist mentality, many times driven by liberals, but unfortunately, many on the so-called conservative side have that as well. If you don't live in the city, and you are against your tax dollars funding non-governmental non-profits, especially the arts, YOU are simply a backwoods, country bumpkin. It does not matter if you personally donate money and good to non-profit social serives, as my family does. It does not matter if you're helped events to raise money for local arts & music non-profits, as I've also done. If you are against public tax dollars being appropriated to such ventues, especially at a time when tax revenues are already down and other cuts are having to be made in real government services (which I am against such appropriations), then you are a backwoods idiot. You obviously hate the arts and hate the social services, no matter if you've chosen to give of your own money and time for their benefit. - RCajunRunner Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:27:03 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9425 "...voters won’t learn what the parishwide proposition will be..." Since this is a PARISHwide proposition and PARISHwide voters will be voting on the Charter amemdments, then how is it that not all PARISHwide voters were eligible to be on the Charter Commission? - Andrew M. Hebert Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:10:01 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9424 "2/3's of Lafayette CITY voters approved this form of government..." FACT: The election was a PARISH CALLED ELECTION ONLY. Your statement should read "The PARISH RESIDENTS LIVING in the City voted. FACT: The City of Lafayette has never had an election to change, amend, or repeal its Home Rule Charter as legally required. To prove your point, will you produce the legal City of Lafayette Certified Ballot, City of Lafayette Ordinance calling the City election, and the Certified City Election Results as required? - Andrew M. Hebert Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:04:52 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9422 "without the input of people who wear overalls and watch Hee Haw." That's obnoxious and you should apologize, Walter. 2/3's of Lafayette CITY voters approved this form of government in the 90's. You asked for it, you got it, now live with it. To now say that the agreed form of government isn't working because population growth is not in the right areas to maintain a "city" majority on the council is gerrymandering. - ragin_cajun Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:37:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9421 I bet it shows on Nick at Nite, Wally - Ryan Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:17:55 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/6729-re-one-more-year#comment-9417 The part about saving money by moving the election is a red herring. We have state elections at those times so there would still be an election going on in Oct/Nov 2011. Rather than extending their terms, they just need to get the commission's report earlier. I seriously doubt the commission doesn't have a pretty good idea of what it is going to recommend. All the best, Soop - Soop Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:12:00 +0100