Dictatorship

Something I'd like to point out. The mayor of Wilkes-Barre, once elected, holds absolute power in the city. If he does something that you do not like, say risking the lives of your children so he can fiance his pet projects and make his political contributors richer, you have no option but to wait out his term. City Council claims that they have "No power" to stop him (So, what are we paying them for?). So the mayor, in effect, has absolute power. He holds an extraordinary amount of personal power that has little or no restraint. Proof? He has violated CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. Multiple times!!! And has repressed opponents without abiding the highest laws of our nation (AKA our constitution). Check out the definition below.

A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship.

In modern usage, the term "dictator" is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power that has little or no restraint. Dictatorships are often characterized by some of the following traits: suspension of civil liberties; proclamation of a state of emergency; rule by decree; repression of political opponents without abiding by rule of law procedures.

Remember the city commissioned a study to find the fire depts MINIMUM staffing per shift, that number is 17. Mr Leighton decided that number should be 12. He is risking the lives of your children so he can fund his projects and make his campaign contributers richer. This will result in someone losing a loved one. They will then sue the city and win, but the mayor will continue to appeal the verdict until he is out of office (like he has most other of the MULTIPLE lawsuits he has collected) and it will fall on another administration...... and our backs as tax payers.



We are paying for the best services, But not getting them!!!!
Dan Emplit WBFD
AKA Don Quixote