Thread: Quartzsite, AZ Under Martial Law State of Emergency Declared

Holy Crap!

I just spent over an hour exploring the links in that first post.

This should be on national news programs but we all know the lame stream media avoids unpleasant little stories of Americans standing up for the Constitution!

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Holy Crap!

I just spent over an hour exploring the links in that first post.

This should be on national news programs but we all know the lame stream media avoids unpleasant little stories of Americans standing up for the Constitution!

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Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Holy Crap!

I just spent over an hour exploring the links in that first post.

This should be on national news programs but we all know the lame stream media avoids unpleasant little stories of Americans standing up for the Constitution!

GOOGLE Qaurtzsite az. and you will get several pages of articles from papers and TV all over the country.

'Emergency' declared in AZ town over allegations‎
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
PHOENIX (AP) — The far western Arizona town of Quartzsite is in disarray after the town council ousted the mayor from power and declared a state of ...

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A three-time mayor of the town of Quartzsite, AZ announced last week that he is in the process of forming a public-private partnership as a response to the ...

'Emergency' declared in AZ town over allegations‎
Newsday - 3 hours ago
Click here 'Emergency' declared in AZ town over allegations Published: July ... (Associated Press) (AP) -- The far western Arizona town of Quartzsite is in ...

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WLOS - 3 hours ago
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'Emergency' declared in AZ town over allegations‎
Beaumont Enterprise - Amanda Lee Myers - 2 hours ago
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Thanks JD2, the New Yorker in me tends to think if it's not in local media it's probably not getting the attention it deserves.

One of the reasons I'm addicted to the web.

Quartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube

Amanda Lee Myers The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:00 am

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The Western Arizona town of Quartzsite was in a state of upheaval Monday after the Town Council ousted the mayor from power and declared a state of emergency, all because of an online video that shows a woman being arrested.

Mayor Ed Foster told The Associated Press on Monday that the Town Council held a last-minute meeting that was closed to the public Sunday night, declaring a state of emergency in the town of 3,600 just east of the California city of Blythe.

The council's declaration put Police Chief Jeff Gilbert in charge, making Foster the "deputy chief executive of nothing right now," he said. It also allows the five-member council to meet without public notice and suspend all public comment at the meetings until the members declare the state of emergency over.

"I'm going to tell you frankly, this council is out of control," Foster said. "The chief has been out of control for some time, and I've asked the state government to help a number of times," to no avail.

Foster described the government and Gilbert as corrupt and abusive of their power, and said all their recent actions are frantic efforts to cover up millions of dollars lining some of their pockets.

Both Gilbert's and the Town Hall's phone numbers rang busy Monday, and all five council members and the town manager did not immediately reply to email requests for comment.

A man who answered the town hall's phone later Monday and did not identify himself said he would deliver a message to Town Manager Alex Taft but said council members were unavailable.

Vice Mayor Barbara Cowell told The Arizona Republic on Sunday that Foster's characterization of the council imposing "martial law" was inaccurate, saying that a recording of the meeting was to be made available to the public Monday. There was no evidence a report had been released or posted Monday evening.

Cowell defended Quartzsite's leaders by saying the town is audited every year and that they're not corrupt.

"Our people work so hard," she said. "We've had to cut back on staff ... just to keep us solvent."

Foster said the council members declared the emergency because they claim they've received threats from members of the public who saw a video posted on YouTube. The video shows a woman identified as Jennifer Jones being arrested and hauled away from a council meeting after she said the council was violating open-meetings laws. Jones was speaking during a public comment period, and Foster is heard on the video telling other council members who ordered her removed that "the lady has the floor."

"She's exercising her First Amendment rights," Foster says in the video before telling officers: "You are in violation of my rules of order." The officers removed her anyway, and in the process injured her elbow, which is now in a sling, Foster said.

The video has gotten nearly 30,000 views and has people from across the U.S. and world sending messages of support to Foster and messages of outrage to the council.

Foster has a Facebook page of supporters, and on it, people have posted messages that include, "Kudos from Mississippi. Keep the rats scurrying" and "You have Colorado's support!"

Foster said a woman from England sent him a note with just one line: "How could America be considered a beacon of democracy in the world when freedom of speech does not exist in Quartzsite, Ariz.?"

Foster was elected in May 2010 on a promise to investigate corruption allegations in the town.

He said since being in office, he has discovered that every pay period, eight to 10 paychecks go to unnamed people and that he has been denied access to financial records to find out where the money goes at every turn.

He said that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year. "That's literally millions of dollars," he said.

He said he's gone to Gov. Jan Brewer's office, the Attorney General's Office and the FBI with his allegations and pleas for an investigation, and that he's been ignored.

He said he was contacting the FBI on Monday with information about Sunday's meeting declaring an emergency, which he said was illegal because it was closed to the public and in violation of open-meetings laws.

http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-reg ... z1RuoGuMx5

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Quartzsite in an uproar, in 'state of emergency' due to video on YouTube

He said since being in office, he has discovered that every pay period, eight to 10 paychecks go to unnamed people and that he has been denied access to financial records to find out where the money goes at every turn.

He said that's been happening since 1991 and amounts to $250,000 every year. "That's literally millions of dollars," he said.

http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-reg ... z1RuoGuMx5

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This confirms everyone's suspicions. Why else would the local PD flagrantly and openly disobey a direct order of the mayor (their elected boss)!?

How can a town of 3,600 come up with a discretionary (and concealed) expenditure of $250,000 a year without FULL DISCLOSURE?

Truth be known, this kind of corruption envelopes THE ENTIRE NATION.

As much as I want this to escalate all the way to the USSC, it will get QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY SQUASHED.

That video and the arrest of the woman are unbelievable, with the mayor speaking up in the background, yet with things happening as they are, it is believable. This government, federal, state, and local is out of control.

If the police in this town are suspect too, who will call them to account?

We the people are being stripped of our rights, and of the ability to speak out about corruption, in far too many situations.

Psalm 121:1, 2