Charles Chisholm's Response
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davis_squareCharles Chisholm sent me this response via email to Ron Newman's allegations of xenophobia.
"Hello, Live Journal: I am more than happy to respond to the selective passages of my literature from 1991 which have been researched.
In 1991, I opposed Somerville becoming a Sanctuary City. I felt the proposal by folks in Cambridge to have us join them was one-sided.
I suggested that they were better able to afford adding students to their system than we were to ours. Our per-pupil cost was $5,000 per student; theirs was $10,000 per student. I also asked that, were we to become a Sanctuary City, would Cambridge agree to help with the cost.
Similarly, I also said a regional approach like METCO would better help diffuse cost and public safety issues. What was not stated in the selective outtakes by Mr. Newman, was my chiding of those upset by the violence associated with MS-13 and other groups. I said, how can such violent groups be chided, while overlooking the actions of the group sporting ND hats in the high school (ND did not stand for Notre Dame).
Further, I stated that we would have a moral obligation to educate these children of the undocumented (that term was not used back then).
Due to the effective actions of the SPD anti-gang violence task force, the gangs that came in the 90’s left Somerville in the early 2000’s. All Somerville residents are no longer disturbed by this issue.
Today, people flock to come to Somerville, as higher rents and housing prices reflect.
Today, my thinking is this: I support the Dream Act and President Obama’s executive orders. I support the Trust Compact as it now exists and oppose the Trump position on immigration.
As for my one term on the Board of Alderman, I was defeated for re-election basically because of my vote to retain rent control in Somerville, to protect the elderly. The Real Estate interests poured much money into my opponent, Timothy Creedon, who, three years later was jailed for taking bribes.
One reason so few people run for office is the name calling, the race baiting, the gay baiting that have already started in this campaign.
I have the right to say what I believe and voters can decide what they want. What ever happened to “I may disagree with what you say, but defend, to my death, your right to say it?”"
"Hello, Live Journal: I am more than happy to respond to the selective passages of my literature from 1991 which have been researched.
In 1991, I opposed Somerville becoming a Sanctuary City. I felt the proposal by folks in Cambridge to have us join them was one-sided.
I suggested that they were better able to afford adding students to their system than we were to ours. Our per-pupil cost was $5,000 per student; theirs was $10,000 per student. I also asked that, were we to become a Sanctuary City, would Cambridge agree to help with the cost.
Similarly, I also said a regional approach like METCO would better help diffuse cost and public safety issues. What was not stated in the selective outtakes by Mr. Newman, was my chiding of those upset by the violence associated with MS-13 and other groups. I said, how can such violent groups be chided, while overlooking the actions of the group sporting ND hats in the high school (ND did not stand for Notre Dame).
Further, I stated that we would have a moral obligation to educate these children of the undocumented (that term was not used back then).
Due to the effective actions of the SPD anti-gang violence task force, the gangs that came in the 90’s left Somerville in the early 2000’s. All Somerville residents are no longer disturbed by this issue.
Today, people flock to come to Somerville, as higher rents and housing prices reflect.
Today, my thinking is this: I support the Dream Act and President Obama’s executive orders. I support the Trust Compact as it now exists and oppose the Trump position on immigration.
As for my one term on the Board of Alderman, I was defeated for re-election basically because of my vote to retain rent control in Somerville, to protect the elderly. The Real Estate interests poured much money into my opponent, Timothy Creedon, who, three years later was jailed for taking bribes.
One reason so few people run for office is the name calling, the race baiting, the gay baiting that have already started in this campaign.
I have the right to say what I believe and voters can decide what they want. What ever happened to “I may disagree with what you say, but defend, to my death, your right to say it?”"
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Date: 2015-09-17 02:58 am (UTC)In keeping with the plaintext, unformatted standard for this community, would you please edit your post to remove the <b> (bold) tags around every sentence? Bolding selected words or short phrases for emphasis on purpose is fine, but bolding the entire text just makes it harder for some people to read. Thanks!
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Date: 2015-09-17 03:03 am (UTC)soooo, not Notre Dame
Date: 2015-09-17 08:32 pm (UTC)Nancy Drew?
New Delhi?
Neutral Density?
Nuclear Disarmament?
Neodymium?
Re: soooo, not Notre Dame
Date: 2015-09-17 09:07 pm (UTC)RE: Re: soooo, not Notre Dame
Date: 2015-09-18 03:57 pm (UTC)It was described to me as standing for " "N-words" Die". But, I only have what I was told by other people to go on.
I am not a Ward 6 resident, so I have no dog in this fight. I am just trying to clarify what Chisholm/DeCosta may have been alluding to. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
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Date: 2015-09-17 11:40 pm (UTC)These two things are not at all contrary to each other. You have the right to say what you believe and not be thrown in jail as a result. Voters do get to decide what they want, and one of them decided to remind other voters of some stuff you said. And then you reminded some voters of why you said it. And now they're going to decide.
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences, it's just freedom from the government using force on you in response to your speech.
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Date: 2015-09-18 01:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-18 04:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-18 01:14 am (UTC)Oh, really? I guess post 2006 is considered early 2000's, then?
Four men believed to be connected to a local street gang were arrested Friday evening {3 February 2006} following an investigation by Somerville Police detectives and narcotics investigators. Drugs, firearms and ammunition were recovered when the Somerville police, assisted by a tactical entry team from the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms executed a search warrant for the second floor of 104 Gilman St.
http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2006/02/gilman_st_alleg.html
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Date: 2015-09-18 01:16 am (UTC)You mean, campaigners can't just say whatever the hell they want and damn the consequences if they offend minorities anymore?
Quelle horreur!
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Date: 2015-09-18 11:03 am (UTC)