The resolution to censure Ce-Ce Gerlach and Josh Siegel would not have passed Allentown City Council. That would have required four votes, meaning that either Cynthia Mota or Julio Guridy would have had to go along with the resolution. Current news from the grapevine is that council's enthusiasm for the resolution has waned.
After Pawlowski resigned, and Cynthia Mota nominated Hassan Batts for appointed mayor, this blog was the first to report that she worked for him at Promise Neighborhood. Batts is a mentor for the local BLM efforts. Julio would have delivered a long speech about how difficult the decision is, but in the end he would have voted against the resolution.
As private citizens, of course, there would be nothing wrong with Gerlach and Siegel marching with BLM. But, since they chose to run for city council, which has oversight over the police department, they have an obligation not to participate in any such public controversies. They are expected to be honest brokers in all police matters, including contracts, hiring and personnel.
Josh Siegel's mentor is Mark Pinsley. When a drug-crazed Dorney Park menacer was shot after terrorizing women drivers on Hamilton Blvd, Pinsley stood with the protestors, even though he was just elected as a South Whitehall Commissioner. That election also didn't stop him from running for state senator and then county controller. Siegel likewise has political ambitions beyond city council.
Although apparently a censure is not coming their way, both Gerlach and Siegel miscalculated public sentiment about law and order. In the march up Hamilton Street they may have received adulation and high fives, but they garnered no appreciation beyond the marchers, quite the contrary.
ADDENDUM:Censor advocate Ed Zucal was forced to drop the resolution, as he ended up standing alone. Bernie O'Hare elaborates on Siegel's far left positions.
This is the new Democratic Party- Pinsley, Mobilio, Siegel, Gerlach. The Party of JFK is dead. I hope the residents of the Lehigh Valley see them for who they are: Radical Leftists.
ReplyDeleteI’m afraid the majority of Democrats have no idea, or refuse to admit, our nation is under attack from the inside. The evidence proving this is readily out there by an internet search that does NOT involve Google.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, anyone who goes no further than their favorite television channel for truth is likely being misled, with certain news items censored from view.
The present Democrat Party is so intent on getting Trump out of office, they have accepted, even incited, violent protesting. The Final Act for these radicals in high places will be massive cheating in the next election.
America is now filled with ‘useful idiots’ who have no idea what’s coming. It’s been forming all through the Obama years, and those tentacles remain.