I re-read my own post from last Thursday and it does sound a little personal, just as a friend pointed out to me. I would like to clarify, I have no problem with Herb Weidinger, Larry Don Williams, or Tim Hayden. I have had opportunities to work with them before in many occasions that I have come to the council. In fact, if they run as Republican candidates for any other office, I would be more than likely to support them. I can't support them if they run as the other party's candidate. The problem I have is term limit and the way the city charter was amended inaccurately in my and many others' opinion, including former councilmembers. Here is the Carrollton Courier newsletter published on July 20th, 2001. Look at proposition #2 on page 8, which said two consecutive three year terms. Now look at the Carrollton City Charter, section 2.02 on page 8, the two words three year were dropped off, even though in the same sentence, the words three year appear later. I have been told of explanation by the city attorney that three year term was implied, then why is it not implied through out the document. Isn't it better to make sure that the city charter is written as clear as possible without ambiguity since the rest of us are not all lawyers and the government is supposed to be by the people and for the people?

On this same topic, this article written by Crystal Forester, 972-538-2118, crystal.forester@scntx.com, on the Star Community Newspapers Carrollton Leader has a comment by the city attorney mentioning that Harry Truman was excluded from the 22nd amendment to the US Constitution, which provided that "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, ...." There was absolutely no term limit before the 22nd amendment was passed by Congress on March 21st, 1947 and adopted on February 27th, 1951. President Harry Truman was elected vice president in November 1944, elected president in November 1948, both times were before the 22nd amendment went into effect. The main factor contributed to the adoption of the 22nd amendment was FDR, a Democrat whose supporters gave the excuse of continuity, broke from the tradition of self imposed term limit set by president George Washington, who did not desire to have another King George III ruling these United States of America. Unless I am mistaken, term limit was adopted by the citizens of Carrollton in 1991, and was in effect since then before any of these council members were elected.

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