We must never take our vote lightly

Electionsof any kind

should NEVER be taken lightly.

July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence, Washington D.C., National Archives

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they

are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,

deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Does San AntonioPractice

“Consent of the Governed”?

NO!

107,000 SignaturePetition

To Allow for a Vote

WERECIRCUMVENTED

BYCity Council

By replacing itwithan

anti-petitionproof

ordinance.

A 2007 City Council voteexcluded a previously

agreed uponnew fire station.

A 2007 City Council voteallowed slick TCEQ Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone

protection regulationcircumvention.

Were the 107,000 signatures

heard?

NO!

Were City Council Governing Officials

the only ones involved?

NO!

STATE, COUNTY AND WATER DISTRICT OFFICIALS

WERE ALSO INVOLVED.

HundredsSpoke Against

Main Plaza’s RedesignAnd Street Closures

Were they heard?

NO!

Hundredsspoke against

toll roads.

Were they heard?

NO!

Impacted communitiesspoke against

aroundabout.

Were they heard?

NO!

Was a four-yearcommunity plan

respectedwhen residents spoke

against a high rise?

NO!

Were they heard?

NO!

Impacted CommunitiesSpoke and gathered

400 signaturesAgainst

The Process and Locationof a Homeless Shelter.

Were they heard?

NO!

Parents had complainedFor years

Of possible abusesAgainst children

AtTYC

To no avail. It took the death

of a child to be listened to.

Were they heard prior to the death of a

child?

NO!

SAHA Affordable HousingMagi/KB Homes

contamination concerns.Solution :

SAHA bought back the homesbut

medical bills, from their contamination, were not their

responsibility.

Were residents heard?

NO!

City Councilelections

should NEVER be taken lightly.

An Elderly Ladyasked that her

1915 home, that had just been painted by university volunteers

gathered by former City Councilperson, not be taken away

througheminent domain.

Was she heard?

NO!

1915 HOME

Taken by

Eminent Domain

and

Demolished

April 2009.

Neither weresome of the followinghomes and businesses.

They were demolished in April 2009.

Taken

by

Eminent

Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken

by

Eminent

Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken

by

Eminent

Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken

by

Eminent

Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken

by

Eminent Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken

by

Eminent

Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken

by

Eminent

Domain

&

DEMOLISHED.

Taken by

Eminent Domain&

DEMOLISHED.

Other businesses and homeswere also taken by

negotiation and/or condemnation

if neededfor a

“public good”.

New Tax Exempt 14 acre, 22 to 37 acre area

1) 823 N. San Marcos 2) 819 N. San Marcos 3) 804 N. San Marcos 4) 603 Leal 5) 619 Leal

6) 623 Leal 7) 724 N. San Marcos 8) 617 N. San Marcos 9) 625 N. San Marcos

10) 727 Salado 11) 615 Perez

12) 626 Perez 13) 903 Morales 14) 825 Morales 15) 722 Morales

16) 801 Morales 17) 720 Morales

New Tax Exempt Areas mean a $690,000 Yearly Tax Loss!!

(To City, County, Health District, School District, College District)

This does not include sales tax losses nor losses from businesses that did not relocate and closed

instead.

Our citizens’ inputseems to have become

a nuisance [to City Council]versus a part of our

representative form of government.

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James Madison, 4th President of the United States, served from 1809 to 1817.

James Madison, 4th President of the United States, served from 1809 to 1817.

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent sudden

usurpations."  

James Madison, speech, Virginia Convention, June 16, 1788.    

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, served from 1933-1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States,served from 1933-1945

"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.

The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a

President and senators andcongressmen and government officials,

but the voters of this country."  

Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech Marrietta, Ohio, July 8,1938Photo Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Digital Archives." Library I.D 48221895, 00/00/1938,

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Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. civil rights leader and clergy (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. civil rights leader and clergy

(1929-1968)

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/24974.html

That this nation under God

shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government

of the people by the people for the people

shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States, served (1861-1865)Excerpt from his November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address.

THE PERSON WE VOTE FOR CAN CHANGE OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS FOREVER.

That is why we must NEVER take

our vote lightly.

A short listing of Issues and Concerns

Eiginio Rodriguez has faced.• Voting Rights Concerns• Water Protections• Roundabout Concerns• Environmental Contamination• Neighborhood Concerns• Health Tuberculosis Concerns• Fuel Tank Concerns• Health Concerns

• Infrastructure (Drainage, streets, lighting , water, gas, electricity)

• Natural Disasters• Egress Concerns• Health, safety and welfare of

others• Etc…

Thank You For Your Time.Sincerely,

Eiginio Rodriguez

City of San Antonio District 52009 City Council Candidate.

In memory of Mrs. Zulema Galindo, an 84 year old victim of County and City eminent domain

proceedings. She stopped taking her medications after finding that the help she expected from

current and past City Councilpersons, that helped paint her house in 2007/08, would not

occur.

Laid to rest November 3, 2008.