Letter from Richard Lopez


Published/Last Modified on Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:41 AM MST


To the Douglas City Council and Dispatch Editor. Dear Sir,


During one of the meetings lately Mr. LaForge and Mr. Lindenmann asserted that the Finance Committee was not needed as the long standing resolution indicated. This resolution stated that the Finance Committee would monitor the annual budget and meet four quarterly meeting throughout the year. Mr. La Forge went as far as to say that a Finance Committee was not needed at all. Apparently he is not familiar with the City Charter. The Charter demands that the Finance Committee is a standing committee and cannot be abolished. He suggested that the citizens should not have any input or have a watch dog looking over Administrative shoulders. Mr. Lindenmanri apparently feels that the Management at City Hall does not want to be interfered with. WHERE is the transparency? Mr. Lindenmann will have you believe that a meeting can be called during the year if needed but you must remember that He or the Administrative Staff are the only ones that can call a meeting during the Year.

At a recent meeting of Council Chambers Mr. Laforge was accompanied by persons associated with Border Operation Network. These People believe that our Border should be open to any one that wants to come into our country. By the same token Mr. Lindenmann also was the Guest of the Local organization of that entity. He told the media that he supported Border Operation Network. I wonder if both take the oath of office seriously and that is to Support the Constitution of this great Country and protect the Citizens from all enemies. Carrying the Flag of this Great State of Arizona UPSIDE DOWN is way short of Supporting our great Nation. This is a slap in the face of all veterans who gave their lives and those who served to protect us as this office demands.

Richard Lopez

 

Comments

    Douglas resident wrote on Mar 15, 2012 8:41 AM:

    " Everything lopez says is a total LIE! I hope people do not believe this jerk. He thinks he is the great savior of Douglas just like nava. "

    activist wrote on Mar 14, 2012 9:04 AM:

    " Defeat this stooge! We don't want his kind trashing our community! "

    parah salin wrote on Mar 9, 2012 3:08 PM:

    " R. Lopez has been drinking way to much 'tea' with the gomez click. He doesn't know what he doesn't know because he is just an illiterate puppet. ya betcha. "

    Its so nice to see Mr Lopez and Mayor Gomez representing DJ Morales wrote on Mar 6, 2012 7:04 PM:

    " The truth shall always prevail! Mayor Gomez is a terrible man and speaks horribly about the council members! He came to my house and had nothing good to say about the council members and he could only talk about where he has gone and who he knows. A me me me person.. Oh by the way please vote for DJ Morales... And my vote goes to Mr. Ortega! "

    Sr. Citizen wrote on Feb 28, 2012 11:29 AM:

    " If the city has a charter...follow it. If an elected official is not an American patriot (upholding the Constitution of the United States and its laws) get rid of him!

    It is really that simple. Officials who put personal agendas over the laws of the nation, state, county, or city are UNWORTHY to hold office. "

    my comment wrote on Feb 28, 2012 10:27 AM:

    " Please check the record. You will find that Mayor Gomez signed a petition for Kartchner as a signature 'collector'. He has been seen walking the Wards with Olga and Richard and has been working against his own Council members.
    Remember what he did to Mrs. Morales and then denied it. "

    Hey My Comment wrote on Feb 27, 2012 3:24 PM:

    " Please provide the public with proof that Gomez is doing so... comment on fact not opinion and assumption. "

    my comment wrote on Feb 24, 2012 7:45 AM:

    " My comment is that 'free speech' does not cover personal attacks, threats and blatant lies. The problem is that Gomez encourages these attacks and has never run a civil meeting. He should have been investigated and thrown out of office! Lopez is only taking orders from the mayor. "

    Aquiles wrote on Feb 24, 2012 5:45 AM:

    " Here we go again!..Lopez...Nava...Robles..these bunch of "wannabe".all they want is to destroy Douglas or keep it in some kind of turnmoil..I wonder about their pesonal lives..don't they have better things to do...they seem to live on HATE..and hate alone..go to church people..show us some faith.. "

    7thstreetgangsta wrote on Feb 22, 2012 9:25 AM:

    " The 1st Amendment protects our right of free speach. If Mr. Lopez wants to rant and rave at the counsel meetings, that is his right. We also have the right to not sit and listen to him, if we so choose. The next time he starts running his mouth, just get up and leave. He will stop talking when there are no ears left in the room.

    John Wayne once said, "life is hard and it's even harder when you are stupid." "

    Manny Rivera wrote on Feb 21, 2012 4:30 PM:

    " I believe we would not have a Mr. Richard Lopez or an Mrs. Olga Robles, if only the City Management and Administration would answer their questions. The information they are getting is incorrect, so let's give them some correct answers and get on the right track. "

    concerned citizen of Douglas wrote on Feb 18, 2012 9:59 PM:

    " Mr. Lopez! I am a 83 years old and my granddaughter showed me the video(via Internet) of you threatening these two council members. I can not believe what my eyes and ears were viewing and hearing! Why would the Mayor allow this behavior? Are the rumors true? Is the Mayor behind all of the anger that Douglas is facing? In all my years of living here in Douglas AZ I have never seen such an act like this! Mr.Lopez,the authorities should be watching you! Evil makes you do bad things. Douglas AZ does not need to make headlines because of your evilness! You need the Lord and prayers! "

    to Senor Richard wrote on Feb 17, 2012 2:42 PM:

    " Please quit proving to everyone what a mental midget you are. No one takes you seriously. You are an embarrassment to your family. "

    Serious Voter wrote on Feb 16, 2012 5:03 PM:

    " Richard,
    You, Olga Robles, Mayor Gomez & wife are turning City Council meetings to a violent and unsafe gathering. You are so consumed with your cause to degrade, threaten and bad mouth these two Councilmen; all for your cause. You lost the election, get over it! Even though there is a recall on C. Lindenmen, I will vote for him again and again.
    These two Councilmen need to be extra cautious from being physically injured by R. Lopez, as he has expressed an intention to cause harm or pain to them during our townhall meetings. This is a serious and dangerous matter we the people face during these meetings. This uneducated, disrespectful group is bullying their way through. Hopefully, the Chief of Police is vigilant and offers more protection, so that harm, danger, and unwanted damage is unlikely. We never know if this man, Lopez, or one of his group members will carry out his threats. "

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