Self Preservation at City Hall

The debate over domestic partner benefits in town has enlightened me about a few people. There are some people on that council that are more concerned with doing the popular and easy thing rather than the right thing.

They lack the political courage that others had that made it possible for those very people to hold the offices they now occupy.

Here's at least on example of what I mean about doing the easy and popular thing, all for the sake of self-preservation. Representative Quintana's amendment is nothing more than her attempt to have her cake and eat it too.

Essentially she, and the reps that will support the vote, want to be able to say that they “respect the will of the people” and at the same time say they fight for retirees.

This move is simply an attempt at self-preservation. Perhaps she wants to run for re-election, maybe she wants to be a county commissioner one day, who knows?

But I think at the very least, members of council should reflect on their actions. There are times when its more important to be right than popular. Its not easy and it takes courage but in the words of Martin Luther King, “...the arc of the universe is long but it bends towards justice...”