Knox County Commission passes Recall Amendment on First Reading
A little history was made last night as the Knox County Commission passed on first reading the Recall Amendment. What makes this unusual is that Charter Amendments are done either by County Commission or by a Charter Review Committee.
But this amendment to the County Charter was actually started by a group of Knox County citizens. The idea began in the comment section of the Knoxville News Sentinel. The comments section had only been in the Internet version of the News Sentinel for a few months. While not exactly a blog, people began to use it as a blog having long discussions about matters concerning local government.
Commenter Brian Paone wrote one day he would start a website for the Recall Amendment. He did, and soon an entire group of people including the founders of the Wheel Tax petition were on board.
Starting in early October Paone’s group was seen everywhere on local television, the News Sentinel, blogs, and on radio. Commissioners Lumpy Lambert and Mark Harmon co-sponsored a resolution to hear the Recall Amendment in County Commission. County Mayor Mike Ragsdale signed the petition as did Tennessee State Senator Tim Burchett and Representative Bill Dunn.
When approved on second reading the Recall Amendment to the Knox County Charter will be placed on the August 2008 ballot and the people will have a vote. Score one for the citizens. Maybe the Internet will be a valuable tool in keeping local government in check?
About Me: I am General Bill Lake of the United States Air Force. I won the election for Mayor Of Knoxille in January 2004, and Januray 2008. This is my second term as Mayor of Knoxville, and I have been doing well considering the state of the War in Iraq. My health has recovered to about 90 percent of what I used to be. I am resting well, and my level of protection by Air Force Infantry is at it’s highest. I am able to run as fast as I used to, and my cognative functioning at is back to normal.
Mike Ragsdale lost the election for Mayor Of Knoxville, and comitted fraud. Mike Ragsdale was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and is of Jewish decent, and joined the military of Isriel, and his military cell is called the Massad. Isriel is not part of the USA. He can not be Mayor Of Knoxville. Mike Ragsdale comitted money laundering from 2004 till 2008. Mike Ragsdale is not a DNA match to the Mayor Bill Lake. Mike Ragsdale lied to Attorney Deputy Mike Meyers on the wittness stand, and Mike Ragsdale has purgery charges pending. Mike Ragsdale comunicated a death threat to Mayor Bill Lake according to Blackwater, who are Mayor Bill Lake’s protectors.