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Transcript of We must never take our vote lightly.
Electionsof any kind
should NEVER be taken lightly.
July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence, Washington D.C., National Archives
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Does San AntonioPractice
“Consent of the Governed”?
NO!
107,000 SignaturePetition
To Allow for a Vote
WERECIRCUMVENTED
BYCity Council
By replacing itwithan
anti-petitionproof
ordinance.
A 2007 City Council voteexcluded a previously
agreed uponnew fire station.
A 2007 City Council voteallowed slick TCEQ Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
protection regulationcircumvention.
Were the 107,000 signatures
heard?
NO!
Were City Council Governing Officials
the only ones involved?
NO!
STATE, COUNTY AND WATER DISTRICT OFFICIALS
WERE ALSO INVOLVED.
HundredsSpoke Against
Main Plaza’s RedesignAnd Street Closures
Were they heard?
NO!
Hundredsspoke against
toll roads.
Were they heard?
NO!
Impacted communitiesspoke against
aroundabout.
Were they heard?
NO!
Was a four-yearcommunity plan
respectedwhen residents spoke
against a high rise?
NO!
Were they heard?
NO!
Impacted CommunitiesSpoke and gathered
400 signaturesAgainst
The Process and Locationof a Homeless Shelter.
Were they heard?
NO!
Parents had complainedFor years
Of possible abusesAgainst children
AtTYC
To no avail. It took the death
of a child to be listened to.
Were they heard prior to the death of a
child?
NO!
SAHA Affordable HousingMagi/KB Homes
contamination concerns.Solution :
SAHA bought back the homesbut
medical bills, from their contamination, were not their
responsibility.
Were residents heard?
NO!
City Councilelections
should NEVER be taken lightly.
An Elderly Ladyasked that her
1915 home, that had just been painted by university volunteers
gathered by former City Councilperson, not be taken away
througheminent domain.
Was she heard?
NO!
1915 HOME
Taken by
Eminent Domain
and
Demolished
April 2009.
Neither weresome of the followinghomes and businesses.
They were demolished in April 2009.
Taken
by
Eminent
Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken
by
Eminent
Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken
by
Eminent
Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken
by
Eminent
Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken
by
Eminent Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken
by
Eminent
Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken
by
Eminent
Domain
&
DEMOLISHED.
Taken by
Eminent Domain&
DEMOLISHED.
Other businesses and homeswere also taken by
negotiation and/or condemnation
if neededfor a
“public good”.
New Tax Exempt 14 acre, 22 to 37 acre area
1) 823 N. San Marcos 2) 819 N. San Marcos 3) 804 N. San Marcos 4) 603 Leal 5) 619 Leal
6) 623 Leal 7) 724 N. San Marcos 8) 617 N. San Marcos 9) 625 N. San Marcos
10) 727 Salado 11) 615 Perez
12) 626 Perez 13) 903 Morales 14) 825 Morales 15) 722 Morales
16) 801 Morales 17) 720 Morales
New Tax Exempt Areas mean a $690,000 Yearly Tax Loss!!
(To City, County, Health District, School District, College District)
This does not include sales tax losses nor losses from businesses that did not relocate and closed
instead.
Our citizens’ inputseems to have become
a nuisance [to City Council]versus a part of our
representative form of government.
Portrait Courtesy of http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0512-0702-1617-1139.html
James Madison, 4th President of the United States, served from 1809 to 1817.
James Madison, 4th President of the United States, served from 1809 to 1817.
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent sudden
usurpations."
James Madison, speech, Virginia Convention, June 16, 1788.
Photo Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Digital Archives." Library I.D 48221895, 00/00/1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt 09-1816a.gif
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, served from 1933-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States,served from 1933-1945
"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a
President and senators andcongressmen and government officials,
but the voters of this country."
Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech Marrietta, Ohio, July 8,1938Photo Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Digital Archives." Library I.D 48221895, 00/00/1938,
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Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. civil rights leader and clergy (1929-1968)
Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. civil rights leader and clergy
(1929-1968)
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/24974.html
That this nation under God
shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government
of the people by the people for the people
shall not perish from the earth.
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States, served (1861-1865)Excerpt from his November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address.
THE PERSON WE VOTE FOR CAN CHANGE OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS FOREVER.
That is why we must NEVER take
our vote lightly.
A short listing of Issues and Concerns
Eiginio Rodriguez has faced.• Voting Rights Concerns• Water Protections• Roundabout Concerns• Environmental Contamination• Neighborhood Concerns• Health Tuberculosis Concerns• Fuel Tank Concerns• Health Concerns
• Infrastructure (Drainage, streets, lighting , water, gas, electricity)
• Natural Disasters• Egress Concerns• Health, safety and welfare of
others• Etc…
Thank You For Your Time.Sincerely,
Eiginio Rodriguez
City of San Antonio District 52009 City Council Candidate.
In memory of Mrs. Zulema Galindo, an 84 year old victim of County and City eminent domain
proceedings. She stopped taking her medications after finding that the help she expected from
current and past City Councilpersons, that helped paint her house in 2007/08, would not
occur.
Laid to rest November 3, 2008.