Mayoral unitary executive theory

Well for a little while this evening it looked like maybe LaToya Cantrell..  who we've already compared at times to Donald Trump.... the President we have also compared a few times to Ray Nagin...  has, indeed, gone full Trump  Nagin uh... George W. Bush? At least that's what this sounds like.

At least four council members are now backing council hearings into the collapse.

"I believe it is the role of this legislative body to ensure and demand a proper investigation and seek the truth behind this tragedy," Councilwoman Helena Moreno said in a press release Thursday afternoon. "While we have been patient as the official investigation is still ongoing, ultimately, those responsible must be held to account — both for the victims and for the city as well so that we see to it that this never happens again."

Those calls, however, ran into quick opposition from Cantrell and her administration.

"Investigation into this incident will be handled by the appropriate law enforcement authorities within the judicial system," Cantrell spokesman Beau Tidwell said in a statement. "City legislators have no role in that process.”

How do the checks and balances work? Somebody get John Yoo on the phone. Anyway, Tidwell's assertion is nonsense, of course, as reporters have already pointed out.

City Charter, cc: @CityOfNOLA
(1) The Council shall have the power to conduct investigations of:

(a)The operation of any office, department or board administering the affairs of the City. https://t.co/UmURaZaHFH https://t.co/b5sExATqwe

— Charles Maldonado (@CMaldonadoLens) January 24, 2020

  

(b) Any subject upon which it may legislate. https://t.co/xqzm48IgyP

— Charles Maldonado (@CMaldonadoLens) January 24, 2020

 


So, you know, the Constitution does in fact say the House shall have the sole power of impeachment regardless of how many times the President tweets about it. Wait.. which authoritarian buffoon is this about again?