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Hello, I have received your comments on Resolution 17-019 and will include them in the supplemental packet that publishes and prints today (before noon). The council packet and supplemental
packet, including Resolution 17-019 is published on our website. You may access it at:
http://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/citycouncil/city-council-regular-meeting-150 Thank you, Jo Johnson, MMC City Clerk City of Homer 491 E. Pioneer Avenue Homer, Alaska 99603 907.235.3130 jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE:
Most e-mails from or to this address will be available for public inspection under Alaska public records law. From: barnabas [mailto:barnabas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Dear Mayor Zak, I live outside the city limits of Homer, so I understand if my voice is not given the same weight as a city resident. However, I work in Homer, pay sales tax every week I shop, and do my part for the community of Homer. I am writing to express my extreme disappointment with the resolution coming before the council on February 27, listed in the agenda under New Business, Resolutions, A. I understand the feelings of anger and outrage and hate that created this resolution. Many of us felt the same way eight years ago. The pendulum of power always swings, and it is so sad that both sides do so much to foment more and more hatred with each
swing. Now the pendulum of power has turned, and this resolution takes hateful, divisive “opposition” to a new level. I cannot find any constructive purpose that this resolution serves except as a broad declaration of what a monster President Donald Trump is. He may be unlikeable, but he is the legitimate President of our nation. Is this the best way to heal and bring people
back together? Is this the best way to govern for all citizens of Homer? I was not and am not now a supporter of Donald Trump, but I was appalled by many of the blatant lies this resolution contains. Some examples include: - The assertion that President Trump intends to ban Muslims form entering the US. Most of the billions of Muslims worldwide may enter on visas. Trump only ordered a temporary halt on citizens from terrorist rich zones. This would include Atheists and
Christians from those same zones. - The clause regarding the ACA asserts that the act provides coverage to millions, but fails to mentions the tens of millions, myself included, who lost our insurance because Obamacare phased it out. Many of us have been unable to find replacements. - The resolution states that the President has issued executive orders to rescind certain women’s rights. It is noteworthy that it did not spell out an example, for there is none. President Trump has, as of this date, issued no order restricting birth
control in any form, or lowering pay for women, or anything else one might label a woman’s issue. Those are a few examples of many. Lastly, I wish to point out that the resolution begins by stating the President was elected with no popular mandate. I would remind you that you represent the people of Homer, who voted decisively for Donald Trump as President. Trump received 779 votes from
Homer, as opposed to 613 for his Democratic opponent (see footnote). The results across all of district 31 were more pronounced, with Trump receiving 5617 votes, to 3466 for his opponent. This resolution is a punch in the face to the majority of your constituency. It is engaging in the most hyper-partisan, anger-driven politics on a level that has nothing to do with the proper purview of city government. Surely there is a way to come back together, to discuss issues in terms of respect and dignity, to try to become a model of unity, and a community of harmony, rather than spitting in the face of the majority of your constituency, and passing a resolution
that accomplishes no more than that. This is not the way to heal our divisions. This will only divide further and provoke a great deal more hatred and animosity. Thank you for your consideration. Barnabas Firth *http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/16GENR/data/sovc/hd31.pdf |