Saturday, March 14, 2009 , Updated
Dallas civil rights group sues to stop construction of Convention Center hotel
DALLAS — A group of civil rights advocates led by Reverend Peter Johnson and Reverend Ronald Wright have filed a lawsuit to stop any building of the Convention Center hotel until people get a chance to vote on it.
Dave Levinthal gets a nice quote from the lawyer, who says it's a "slap in the face to voters" to rush construction through before the May 9 referendum. Demolition on the site began last week. Mayor Tom Leppert and the pro-hotel faction are eager to get the hotel going ASAP.
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JG, says:
Very bazaar that they would start anything until the vote. Very important for those who are against it to turn out and vote!
Anonymous
8 months, 3 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
palchik, says:
True, but these "civil rights leaders" have clearly been bought by the no-build camp. They whore themselves out to the highest bidder in every referendum campaign. This is clearly NOT a civil rights issue.
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8 months, 3 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
Scott Doyle, says:
It's not right and it's not civil?
That's about the best I can come up with.
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8 months, 3 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
JG, says:
Great observation Scott, great observation. I guess this is a creative way to keep the issue out there in the public eye?
Anonymous
8 months, 3 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
alexander troup, says:
You begin to tear down the old sports arena, not paid for... and begin to push and build a new toy hotel we are not allow to come to.....get a grip.... the Mayor is getting carried away...one day they will impeach a Mayor, who hugs anyone for anything....A/T, ..Have style and merit not Big Tex Ego...
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8 months, 3 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
palchik, says:
Who says you are not allowed to come to the hotel?
Why would we need to impeach the Mayor? If you don't like him, you can always just vote against him, and if enough people agree with you, he will be voted out of office...no need to get so dramatic.
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8 months, 3 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
alexander troup, says:
Well it is a thought, Dallas has never impeached a Mayor and these hotels are very private once they are built...I was in the hotel business once, and the rest is a state secret...and my thoughts are not drastic, besides...this is the internet and does anyone really follow what is being said, yet..and,... you have a good point...Zen drastic....A/T,.... I Have big mouth, shoe size 9..
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8 months, 2 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
alexander troup, says:
Well it is a thought, Dallas has never impeached a Mayor and these hotels are very private once they are built...I was in the hotel business once, and the rest is a state secret...and my thoughts are not drastic, besides...this is the internet and does anyone really follow what is being said, yet..and,... you have a good point...Zen drastic....A/T,.... I Have big mouth, shoe size 9..
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JG, says:
Double that!
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8 months, 2 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
DC, says:
Are we still talking about this latest idiot train from city hall down through your tax $$$ stopping at Victory Plaza and steaming off through Preston Hollow?
Right. Dallas. Where have I been lately?
Anonymous
8 months, 2 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
alexander troup, says:
Keep up the good thoughts and vibes, DC, I have the same disgust at this recent idiot trains arrival.....on how to run a ghost town on sunday....A/T, ...Half man half concrete..
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8 months, 2 weeks agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
Scot Walker, says:
"True, but these "civil rights leaders" have clearly been bought by the no-build camp. They whore themselves out to the highest bidder in every referendum campaign. This is clearly NOT a civil rights issue."
So I'm confused, are you for or against the public making these decisions?
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alexander troup, says:
No one knows what is going on Madoff and paid offs,... I am beginning to think, this city is in a big....fallout...but then again, one newspaper cant cover the fallout, even the Observer is perplexed, while....there are some good Peg resources here....we are looking at a new planet in 2 years....so ...when they tear down one thing and begin to build the same thing all over again...then we have to ask the question, do you draw water or do you pour it out....QA/T, ..The Mayor drinks and pours out Coors light...
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