RECALL MAYOR VERNER?

Spokane's police department is running Mayor Verner rather than the other way around. And that is not good, because when the mayor is being bullied it is the citizens who are being bullied. What can be done about it? Do we want to to wait for the next election and try to make it an issue. That won't work because by the time a scheduled election gets here she will be able to hide behind other issues and voters may say she is doing a good job "overall." And of course, we didn't do that with Mayor West. Recall is sort of a drastic and awkward oversight by the voting public on an issue by issue basis. And a representative police oversight committee, independent of the mayor and council, is what is really needed. But for now recall is all we have. I say police oversight is a much more important issue than misuse of city computers. We should insist on a mayor who will push for effective and independent police oversight. Public safety consistent with our American principles is our greatest public need.



Let us see what the Fourth of July in the Park bring us. I don't believe it will be pretty. But if everything does runs smoothly and peacefully I will give the mayor and police credit, though I still say recall should be considered