Detroit City Council moves toward ousting mayor
The City Council narrowly approved taking the first step Tuesday toward removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is charged with perjury over explicit text messages sent to a former aide.
Council members voted 5-4 to begin forfeiture of office proceedings against Kilpatrick. On a separate 5-4 vote, they approved asking Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to remove Kilpatrick from office — a step the governor has said she is unwilling to take while the criminal case proceeds.
A third vote — a nonbinding measure to censure the mayor — passed 7-2.
Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams called the forfeiture vote "another meaningless gesture" by the council.
"They can't remove the mayor. They have no legal authority," Adams said. "This goes well past where they need to be. He was elected by the voters of Detroit, not by the council."
Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel said the group simply did what many residents have been asking them to do.
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Posted By: tired and old @ 04/14/2008 3:59:08 PM
Comment: CITY COUNCIL IS DOING THE RIGHT THING.
IGNORE MAYOR KILPATRICK.
ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SHOULD BACK THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION.
KILPATRICK IS HURTING THE GOVERNMENT LIKE HILLARY CLINTON IS HURTING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT THE COMMON GOOD, ONLY THEIR EGOTISTICAL SELFS.
Posted By: ex-clinton supporter @ 03/24/2008 6:46:58 PM
Comment: okay, i am an african american woman and i want to tell ALL of my brothers and sisters who might post on this sight to NOT play the race card. this man is AWFUL and cindy beatty is a fool if she doesn't plea bargain. he has grossly mis-used his power. he should be ashamed of himself and just resign. i am so disgusted.