SMOKE, MIRRORS AND INSULTS

BOY HAVE I EVER GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU!!! SOME CONCERNED CITIZENS OF BENSALEM, ATTENDED THE ‘OPEN HOUSE’ THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE BENSALEM TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IT WAS EVERYTHING THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE: A DOG AND PONY SHOW! THESE CONCERNED CITIZENS DID A LITTLE DIGGING, BY ASKING NOT ONLY HIS MAJESTY, BUT ALSO OUR EVER SO WONDERFUL REPUBLICAN COUNCIL MEMBERS SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS, AND THE ANSWERS, OR LACK THEREOF WILL SHOCK YOU. WHEN I FOUND THIS ON MY DOORSTEP THIS MORNING, AND READ IT, EVERYTHING I’VE BEEN SAYING WAS CONFIRMED, AND MORE SO! CHECK OUT WHAT THEY SENT ME BELOW, AND SEE THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELF.
We thought you would find this interesting. We attended the open house at the police station. It was exactly what we thought it would be. Several councilmen were approached by different members of our group. Each, had the same rehearsed speech; "the police department takes up 75% of the township income from taxes and the casino". When it was pointed out that the police department always takes up 75% of a municipality’s income when you have a full time police department, they gave us the blank stare. The Mayor told several members of our group that he would not lay off police officers; it was a matter of public safety. When asked about cutting back like the volunteer fire companies had to do when he reduced the amount of funding they were getting, he said he didn't understand. Several members pointed out areas of the township government that could sustain personnel reductions. We provided information that two members of his staff left and were not replaced. Either they were not needed in the first place, or we were wasting a large amount of money on excess personnel. He told us we did not understand how government works. We responded, that we did understand, that's why he was having such a hard to blowing smoke up our...
As long as the public looks where those in power tell them to look, they will never really discover the waste!
It's time for the public to open their eyes and really hold these people accountable....it didn't take long for the police department to start spending the additional money from the EIT to promote additional lieutenants that were not needed! I guess it pays to target citizens the elected officials want targeted.
 
OH SO WE ‘DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS’, YOUR MAJESTY?? HOW INSULTING!! DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK WE’RE THAT STUPID?? DID YOU ALSO NOTICE HOW ALL THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RESPONDED WITH BOTH EITHER THE SAME REHEARSED SPEECH AS WELL AS THE BLANK STARE, WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE TRUTH?? MY OTHER QUESTION ON THIS IS WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?? I CONSTANTLY WARNED THEM THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN, THAT HIS MAJESTY WAS PLAYING A SHELL GAME WITH THE TOWNSHIP’S BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHER SINS THAT SHERRIFF LOBO HAS BEEN COMMITTING, BUT NO ONE EVER LISTENED. THERE WAS EVEN SOMEONE WHO SAT WITH YOU ALL ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, OFFERING YOU AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO BRINGING IN REVENUE INTO THIS TOWN WITHOUT RAISING ANY TAXES, BUT YOU NOT ONLY NEVER USED IT, YOU DENIED EVER GETTING IT!!!
THIS ONLY GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS TOWN IS IN MAJOR NEED OF REAL LEADERSHIP. WE NEED LEADERSHIP THAT WILL BE HONEST WITH ITS CONSTITUTENTS, AND PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY.
 
IT’S TIME TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH!!!