March 17th, 2010 by Editor
In the March 16, 2010, Daily Herald article Elgin councilman says pit bull laws inevitable, Elgin City Councilman John Prigge once again puffs himself out like a blowfish and gives full rein to his bravado. He says:
I do believe something’s going to happen…I think it’s inevitable. I just pray to God it’s not a tragedy…We need to have another occurrence to happen – hopefully it’s not a tragedy – and then there’s no turning back.
“We need to have another occurrence to happen”??? Did he just promise another “pit bull” attack, or is he just hoping for one??? What, is he going to stage one to get his way??? Read the rest of this entry »
March 11th, 2010 by Editor
I’ve had hours now to sit and read various blogs and news articles about how so-and-so or this or that organization defeated the Elgin “pit bull” proposal. Councilman Prigge — blustery and self-entitled as ever — was the first to say it was he who was removing his own breed-specific proposal from consideration. Prigge claims he had the votes, but of course, silly rabbit, we know had he had the votes, and had some on the council not had serious misgivings, he would have been there full-throttle pushing his poorly-written, vague and ridiculous breed-specific ordinance to its end. Read the rest of this entry »
March 10th, 2010 by Editor
I will give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty throng.
And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness
and Your praise all day long.
- Psalm 35:18, 28
March 10th, 2010 by Editor
Editor’s note: If you glean nothing more from Steve’s post, take note of this. Steve writes: “local experts [meaning experts in Elgin] – veterinarians and dog trainers tell me…their calls aren’t returned either, and their voices aren’t being heard.” So again I ask you. Who’s not telling the truth?
My Last Plea for Elgin Officials
…I’ve expressed my views on the air, and offered to have Mayor Schock join me or the prime ring leader of this ordinance, Councilman John Prigge. No calls have been returned. What’s more, the City’s public information officer will longer even return my call (or others from at least some people I know, even from Elgin residents). Elgin maintains that while I may be an expert, I’m an outsider (I suppose Chicago is outside Elgin). Ed Fritz of Best Friends Animal Society flew in from Utah to testify and was not given the opportunity. Still, local experts – veterinarians and dog trainers tell me they have the same problem, their calls aren’t returned either, and their voices aren’t being heard… Read the rest of this entry »
March 10th, 2010 by Editor
According to the Daily Herald, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a suburb not too far from Elgin, Illinois, passed a recall ordinance on Monday in an effort to recall a Buffalo Grove trustee. According to the Herald,
The recall ordinance was first considered last fall, but was tabled for further work. As approved, it is a 200-day process, with residents required first to give notice, then to file petitions, which then lead to the village board adopting an ordinance putting the question on the ballot.
The petitions must be signed by not less than 33 percent of the average of the ballots cast in the last two preceding municipal elections, and not fewer than 1,000 people.
Does anyone see why something similar cannot be undertaken in Elgin?
March 9th, 2010 by Editor
Try to have a good night all. God bless, and let our prayer for safety go out to all patriots. Let the angels of God encamp around us all.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]. -Ephesians 6:12
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them. -Psalm 34:7
March 9th, 2010 by Editor
That’s right folks. You heard right. Seems someone does not want Tony or his site to say the things he’s been saying. Does this not lend credence to our theory that there are big, shady cockroaches behind the Elgin Animal Control ordinance, and that there is more at work here than just animal control? We reiterate, it’s time for there to be a sweeping investigation of the actions of some on the Elgin City Council. Their potential misdeeds may now be criminal as well as a violation of public trust!
March 9th, 2010 by Editor
I love that the Illinois Attorney General’s Open Meetings Act website is down:
http://www.ag.state.il.us/government/open_meetings.html
For some reason, I find that very fitting. When we need transparency in government now more than ever, our government is broken. Well, never mind that. Let’s deal with the matter at hand. Read the rest of this entry »
March 9th, 2010 by Editor
One of our favorite blogs, Caveat, acquired a copy of a letter that Denver Assistant City Attorney Kory Nelson has been or had been sending out to cities considering breed-specific legislation (BSL). The letter says that threats of lawsuits against BSL are overblown and/or that should there be lawsuits they’re funded by dog fighters to defend their “sport.” It’s the same insinuation over and over from BSL proponents right? All “pit bull” owners are thugs, drug dealers, dog fighters, and gang bangers. Meanwhile, the hundreds of thousands of responsible “pit bull” owners you never hear about because they’re owning their dogs responsibly are adversely affected by BSL; BSL that doesn’t stop the minority of bad “pit bull” owners who weren’t abiding by the law before BSL was passed.
But perhaps most icky about this letter is that it offers tips on how to spy on the “anti-BSL” movement. Nice. Gosh, I never thought to spy on my adversary. It’s fighting dirty and I prefer to keep it clean. Makes you wonder how moral BSL proponents are when they can only pass BSL by misrepresentations, flawed data, junk science, and lies. Although Mr. Nelson is right about one thing. There is no reliable statistical data on “pit bulls” because as a “breed” they don’t exist. Still, this letter is on Denver City letterhead! If you were a resident of Denver, would you want your tax dollars being spent on a letter like this??? Kind of makes you wonder if Mr. Nelson has been talking to folks in the Elgin City Council though doesn’t it? The letter does seem to share a lot of the same modus operandi that the Elgin City Council has adopted and employed….Hmmm…..
