NO ELECTION REQUIRED. ANOINTING ED RATH THE 3rd WILL SUFFICE
Why should we hold local elections in Amherst? It would be more appropriate to hold a ceremony to have an anointing of the privileged few.
A well written letter by State Senator Mary Lou Rath’s son Ed Rath III appeared in the Letters to the Editor section of the July 18th, 2007 issue of the local town paper. His letter discussed Old Home Days as well as some of his political views.
At the end of this political letter State Senator Mary Lou Rath’s son signed it as follows:
“Edward A. Rath III
Candidate for the 15th District Erie County Legislature”
If they weren’t aware of it before, the public now knows Mary Lou Rath‘s son is running for political office.
Besides the political letter in our local town paper there is a very large banner attached to a restaurant on Main Street in the Village of Williamsville. The banner’s message basically reads, ED RATH FOR ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE.
Rath’s sign violates two village codes concerning political signs.
• No political signs can be put up in the Village until one month before an election, in this case the November election.
• No banner can be hung outside a building – period.
The restaurant has been informed they are breaking the law but have done nothing to correct the situation. They have not removed the banner.
The free political space our local town paper gave Ed Rath the III must now be given to his opponents. It is the only fair thing to do, but who ever said things are fair or equal in Amherst.
Last night was a long one for our Senators. For the first time since 2003 they pulled and “all nighter”.
Cold and flu season are just a few months away and more than a year after President Bush unveiled a plan for coping with a pandemic flu outbreak, the government still has limited capacity to detect a disease outbreak.
That new iPhone might just as well have “Made in Taiwan” stamped on it’s case. China, that is where they are mass produced.