Clean Slate MoCo
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NextDoor Reveals A Different Perspective on Crime in MoCo
Read more: NextDoor Reveals A Different Perspective on Crime in MoCoWhile the County Council and County Executive continue to pander to activists to the exclusion of all others, here is a sampling of comments from a NextDoor feed. It illustrates the crime concerns of ordinary Montgomery County residents. Maybe the Council should step out of their echo chamber? “Yes, we have a serious crime problem…
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The SSJC Agenda Threatens Public Safety
Read more: The SSJC Agenda Threatens Public SafetyIT’S PAST TIME FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE TO FACE REALITY 5/27/20 The Washington Informer: “The fatal shooting of Finan H. Berhe by a Montgomery County Police Officer has ignited efforts of the Silver Spring Justice Coalition (SSJC) and Berhe’s family to ensure consequences for his death and eradicate what they say is the…
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3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo
Read more: 3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo1. Special elections – to replace representatives Four (and counting) Montgomery County representatives in the state senate and house of delegates left their positions this year. Their replacements are selected by a tiny group of 2 dozen Democratic Central Committee (DCC) members. The DCC has appointed a whopping 12 of 34 (35%) of the current…
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Leave the congratulations to us
Read more: Leave the congratulations to usNot a day goes by one of your state elected officials doesn’t find it absolutely necessary to show you what it looks life for them to work hard. From pictures of what the voting buttons look like, to congratulating each other on introducing or defending a bill, to the infamous iPhone picture of the voting…
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Book Banning is Alive and Well at Montgomery County Public Libraries
Read more: Book Banning is Alive and Well at Montgomery County Public LibrariesLocal author, and general thorn in the side of Montgomery County COVID lockdown fanatics, co-authored a book that was published in 2023 titled, “Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation”. If you haven’t purchased a copy yet, you can do so via Amazon, here. The book summary on Amazon: The kids…
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CASAgomery County, MD
Read more: CASAgomery County, MDA prominent activist organization across Montgomery County and the state of Maryland is CASA de Maryland. It self-advertises itself as: the foremost immigrant organization in the mid-Atlantic region and a national leader in supporting immigrant families and ensuring that all individuals have the core supports necessary for full participation in society. Now a national immigrant…
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Taxpayers Investments in Biotech offer Great Opportunity
Read more: Taxpayers Investments in Biotech offer Great OpportunityThe following is a counterpoint to the article entitled, Are Taxpayer Investments in Biotech Companies Too Risky?, published on March 6 2023. Life Science investing is risky. We should scrutinize the wisdom of any public investment into private ventures. And, our elected leaders, if they don’t have experience in this or other areas,…
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Part 4: Evan Glass’s Twitter Violates Your Rights
Read more: Part 4: Evan Glass’s Twitter Violates Your RightsThe following is Part 4 in a multi-part series on the Twitter accounts of the Montgomery County Council. It has been written and submitted by an anonymous author. Part 1 on Marc Elrich can be found here. Part 2 on Will Jawando can be found here. Part 3 on other Council Members can be found…
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2020-2023 Traffic Stop Details
Read more: 2020-2023 Traffic Stop DetailsThe Montgomery Perspective published an article on 2/24/23 on a new bill being sponsored by CM Will Jawando and CM Kristin Mink to limit police traffic stops. Bill 12-23 would prohibit the following: a stop for certain traffic offenses by a police officer prohibit consent searches of a vehicle by a police officer require the…
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New Council Members Shine in Twitter Transparency
Read more: New Council Members Shine in Twitter TransparencyIn continuing a series (Part 1, Part 2) on the use of Twitter by County Council members there is an update as it relates to several members of the county council. We are happy to report that newly elected council members have (so far) upheld not only a commitment to transparency but also to recent…