A ray of hope against King Kwame's claim on the leadership of Detroit emerged today with the vote of "no confidence" by the Detroit City Council. Sadly, that's all it was. It carries no legal authority to force him out. Still, this is positive news for the city.
It will act as one more important strike to undermine what little influence remains for the King. I believe that there is a tipping point for him, although incredibly that has not yet been reached. It may be a perjury charge, also expected this week. It may be another call for resignation, this time from Governor Jen (don't hold your breath on that one!). No one really knows when his ego will give out. It may have to be a conviction.
I applaud those Council members who stood up and voted yes to "NO". As I've written before, there is an inbred condition in Detroit politics, much of it racially based, and I can imagine the heat some of these members may have to bear.
I certainly hope that much more heat will be put upon Monica Conyers, the lone dissenting vote. She can, and should pay the price next year if she dares run for re-election. Same with Martha Reeves, who was absent for today's vote, unless she was having an emergency appendectomy or some other excuse of equal import!
This is only the end of the beginning I think. Much more to come. There are a whole lot of things yet to emerge around this mayor and he'll probably be gone before all of the damages are assessed.. Abuse of power is going to be the overriding issue. Things you can do if you're a real King.
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