I am appalled at the magnitude of people in this city who have no idea what a City Commissioner is or even worse, how most have never even heard of such an office. Yet, it is an office that is one of the highest paid offices in City Hall. Even more, it has been headed by Marge Tartaglione for over 40 Years! The question might be asked, is this because Marge is so great? Has her administration over that office been so wonderful, that she has been allowed to stay in that position, far longer than any Judge, Mayor, Governor, or any other State, City, or Federal office leaders have been in service to this city?? I heard Lewis Harris Jr. speak about this. He is running for City Commissioner over Voter Registrations for the Green Party and he has opened my eyes and has been an eye opener to many. He is exposing perhaps the greatest retirement program ever devised by the two party systems for rewarding one who has been loyal to a Political Party, but not one that they (the Party) may necessarily want in any other higher office. Or could it be what the two Parties really want is to maintain that certain people such as herself, Edgar Howard (soon to be replaced by Anthony Clark) and Joe Duda, stay in office so as to help ensure that things go the way the party wants them to go such as planned outcomes in certain races. Does this sound a little like Florida where votes were manipulated in such a sneaky way?
Lewis Harris jr. also talked about how the City Commissioner’s seat over Voter Registrations has had two people who have been in that Office collectively for 60 years. This question begs an answer, how in the hell is it that no body knows about this office, nor does anyone have any idea as to what they do and yet they have been doing it for 60 years? It is interesting that together the two of them have been in that office for 60 years (Marge and Joe) and nobody in the community knows them, or what they do. Also their office is the fifth highest position in our city’s government. Even more, that the City Commissioners office has no third Party (independent of the two major Parties) as a mandated presence within this office to help referee, check on, or balance the assumed impartiality of the Voter Registration office. Lewis Harris Jr. candidate for City Commissioner over Voter Registrations continues to explain more. He expressed that there are three elected City Commissioners over Voter Registrations positions, currently two Democrats, and one Republican. He asked why not one Democrat, one Republican and one Independent as a mandated seat; thus, safe guarding impartiality. He explains that to date, the two Political Parties have created all types of barriers to hinder and reduce the ability for a third Political Party to develop with any political strength what so ever, as well as to be able to participate on one of the three City Commissioner seats. Why is this? Would it not help to better ensure the so called impartiality mandated within the City Commissioner over Voter Registrations Office??. Please check out www.lewisharrisjr.com if you want more information about him.