Paul Ford, a first-term city councilman in Duncanville, Texas, a Dallas suburb, is opposed to the city’s use of red-light cameras. He’s pretty much right on that, given the amount of money the city clears on citations and its zero-tolerance policy on not stopping at the white stop line.
But, he badly undercuts himself, with his conspiracy theory thinking, his belligerence in city council meetings, and his refusal to follow protocol and procedure there. (Ford was one of the biggest reasons Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued his opinion that councilmembers, city managers, etc., must itemize issues they plan to discuss in pre-council meeting briefings, vis-à-vis the Open Meetings Act.
Well, he wouldn’t shut his yap Tuesday night in the face of new DV council strictures. Mayor David Green warned him he was in danger of being removed from the meeting, by police escort if necessary, if he didn’t stay on topic. Soon thereafter, Green whistled in the cops, and out went Ford.
Also, Paul, if your back is that bad, don't you need a cane?
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