Thursday, June 15, 2006

Selective Justice

Mike Napolitano is again giving strong hints about his character as a candidate -- namely, that he's a bumbling tool of the local Democratic machine.

The story goes like this: a couple of years ago, Mr. Napolitano sued one of his neighbors over a miniature pony the neighbor has bought for his handicapped child. Mr. Napolitano fought the case all the way to Superior Court to prove that the neighbohood association of this exclusive burg had the right to restrict what homeowners could do.

Seems alright... until you consider that Mr.Napolitano is now VIOLATING that very idea by placing political signs on his lawn! His former neighbor, Dave Mignacca (who has since moved to another location in Cranston), has been on Channel 10 publicly challenging the former Municipal Court judge (ironically, someone who is supposed to uphold the ideal of equal protection under the law) to follow the very rules that Mr. Napolitano formerly fought for -- it appears that the rules of the neighborhood state there will be "no signs of any kind" -- in the section immediately preceding the no-animals rule.

Mr. Napolitano's response? "There is a First Amendment right to freedom of expression."

WHA-?!

To get to the First Amendment, Mr. Napolitano would clearly have had to read the Preamble which ensures "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

It seems that in Mr. Napolitano's world, that means HIS happiness and the happiness of his wealthy, gated community neighbors.

*** UPDATE ***

Napolitano has relented and removed the signs.

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MORE HERE

3 comments:

Cranston2 said...

"I'm not going to vote for the guy who made my kids cry," Mignacca said.

What a statement!

Cranston2 said...

His body language in the NBC 10 video clip says it all!

Cranston2 said...

Too late for that. The jerk move is what he did five years ago to the Mignacca family.