/1 /0
b fflin
en the
of Clyde
Detroi t a behind the time ..
r ctory to n... ithout any
factorie. e could have
generated tho nd of job
for city re idents ye rs go if
e h d d the ut to fi ht
or light rail tran portation
y tem th t hoo ed into the
People over, that hite
elephant e no mu t
ub idize.
D OITE UST
no give City Council
Pre ident ary nn ahaffey
nd Council dd t 0 members
Keith Butler nd el Ravitz
ma imum upport in their
que t to get the court to
overturn th t 6 to 3 vote.
long ith Congre man
George Croc ett, the three
Council members filed uit in
yne County Circuit Court
ee ing ruling ag in t
giving a ay public property
for the ole u . of prrvate
intere. L.
It o uld scc m that thl�
liti uo n has a chance of
inninu f vor Ie ruling.
bec u e if not hmg el e.
prev ihng biddm ' procedure
ere viol tcd an not rna ing
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t�e opportunity to purchase
vailable to the best bid if not
the highest bidder.
Finally. if it i true. E
V ughn stated at the public
he ring, th t Comerica has
been fin ncin busines es in
South Africa. then not only
did the ix Council members
ho voted for the project
. make as cs of thcrns elves
but they also. lac the
integrity to be In public
office. Imagine this
irony ... they gi vc valuable
land nd an extremely low
interest loan that does not
h ve to be p id bac for
almo t 30 years to a bank· that
ill th n usc their money to
finance the p rtheid system
in South Africa!!!
The Detroit City Council is
entrusted with the duty of
rna ing deci ion nd
carrying them out. However,
Coleman Young control
over them is uch that they
arc abysmally unable to
mai ntain the public tru 1.
At a time when totalitarian
regime all over the world are
being replaced by democratic
rule. Coleman Young is
tightening hi grip. At thi
juncture, we need to 'a
ou elves, "Do we really need
a City Council?" We certainly
could ave ou el e a lot of
money by di banding City
Council and Ilowing the old
de pot to rule u by fi l.
Ob c
"ty
Co tin ed ro PeS
hich enh nee Ii fe and
promote cullur I and political
plur Ii m. Idea and
expre ion h ving a
de tructive ch racter or
promoting raci m and
violence hould indeed be
GuUa ed.
Thu the Ku Klux Klan,
given its raci t nd violent
hi tory, no tight to exi I,
or to voice it opinions. But
t e right to burn tbe American
flag a free expre ion of
one' po Ii tic I vie about the
. problem hie exi t in thi
country, bould not be
o itted. Similarly, 2 Live
Cre ' on may be exually
explicit and le d, but
certain! y don't meri t
ce 0 hip.
Ob cenity i American, but
not 2 Live ere , it i the fact
that three million Americ
r hornele
Ii e belo
o c rut
and opprc
nd that mu.ion
th poverty line.
i raci m. poverty
Ion.
all"i" . .\{ arable uach, politt­
cui sc ienc e at th, Umver sit of
Colorado.