Another Round of Election Hoopla! Now I get it!

Of course once again there is a lot of election hoopla.  We are told we must elect a "pro home rule" candidate to add to the Town Board that is "pro home rule".  But who truly is or isn't "pro home rule?"

I support Michelle Oswald, and I have not yet had a chance to discuss in detail the home rule rights / Article X issue and what she intends to do to actually defend our community against Article X.  So in fairness for now I will keep her out of this discussion in terms of what she might believe or do.

I think we do know where Paul Aubertine is going on Article X since he is backed by the CV pro wind oligarchy.  I'm sure he is supportive of the Article X process that will remove our home rule rights.

But what about our current town board upon which either Michelle or Paul will sit who already have  SUPER MAJORITY power to actually do something about protecting our home rule rights no matter who wins the empty board seat.  What about them and their  EXISTING power?  They have not opposed Article X in any significant way nor have they taken any aggressive action to actually defend our home rule rights. IN FACT  the board really isn't even talking about protecting our home rule rights themselves. They are silent.   Their zoning law is NOT opposition to Article X or protection of home rule rights.  It is just a zoning law  written in the wind regulations section to try to be "reasonable" or "appease" the Article X process not oppose it.  Their letter to the PSC about our law is not opposition because it recognizes and validates the Article X process.    Nor does our board  seem willing to pass a community bill of rights... or resolution to oppose  Article X  as the county did.

 Talk is cheap.  Where are the actual actions by these elected  sitting Republicans to  protect our home rules rights?

Their actions so far since Article X has come into existence is to go completely along with the  process intent on removing our community home rule rights. 

 But wait!!!  Let me see if I get this straight. 

We have our current board with super majority power to actually do something to try to defend us against removal of our home rule rights, yet they are going completely  along with the Article X process which essentially HAS removed our  home rule rights, and then you have Aubertine who we can be pretty confident will go completely along with Article X as well.

I guess under these circumstances Aubertine would be a good fit on our current town board since they both appear to want the same thing to validate and go through the Article X process. 

Ahhhhhh...now I get it!  The election hoopla keeps us focused on the candidates and the election and not on the town board which has the power to actually do something to protect our home rule rights and challenge Article X!!!!  The candidates will have NO power unless they completely agree with the existing Republican super majority town board...otherwise whomever wins the empty board seat will be a loner with no voting impact just like Orvis was.  Interestingly enough I think we can surmise that young Aubertine already agrees with the Republican town board on Article X!

Now I look forward to talking to Michelle even more, since she may be our only hope to at least start a discussion on the board to truly protect our home rule rights and and take action to oppose Article X!