Detroit needs NEW LEADERSHIP! Not leftovers

[Danny]

Sick and tired of leftover politicians. Well its time for Detroiters to elect new faces in the city council and other officers. The Coleman Young years are long gone, The Archer Years are gone and the King Kwame Years are stomped out. What can Detroit and its citizens accomplish with brand new leaders? Will the perform their civic duties or act like Monica Conyers, Sharon McFAILED, or Barbara Rose Collins, any thoughts.

[Lorax]

Start with instituting a ward system, like in Chicago.

Elect people who are accountable to those they represent- wow! representative democracy, what a concept!

I don't know enough about the individuals who are politically active right now, living in Florida and Southfield part of the year, but cetainly those in charge of grass-roots neighborhood organizations would be a great place to start recruiting.

[mwilbert]

Bad institutions can create bad government, but it takes more than a good institutional structure to create a good government. You can only have accountability if the people hold officials to account. We have not seen a lot of that in Detroit. I would argue we haven't seen enough of it in the country as a whole.

I'm not sure that there is a solution for that.

[HazenPingree]

If you elect me to the Charter Commission and I will fight tooth and nail to institute a district [[ward) system.

[Fnemecek]

If you elect me to the Charter Commission and I will fight tooth and nail to institute a district [[ward) system.

You've got my vote, Andy. Might I suggest adding some teeth to the Historic District Commission as an additional plank in your platform?

[HazenPingree]

Bolstering the HDC is a wonderful idea. I will examine that and see how it could best be done.