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What Is A Mayor’s Job?

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Piers Morgan once again displays his idiocy:

As Mark Steyn pointed out during Sandy, New York has a mayor who thinks that how much soda New Yorkers can have in their cups is more important than how much seawater they’re allowed in their subways.

11 thoughts on “What Is A Mayor’s Job?”

  2. To be fair to Mr. Morgan, there was a time in his homeland when a Mayor, or rather Lord, could by make such decisions by fiat. It’s been quite awhile, but some are not quite as Progressive as they claim.

    1. Their economics rely on 19th century philosophers (Marx, Engel), and their environmental outlook on 19th century scientists (Malthus, Arrhenius).

  3. “If a Mayor can’t do things to make his city’s populace healthier…”.

    I’ve just done some research and I’ve uncovered the reason that this jerk moved here. In the UK, Mayors and Councils have NO such powers to shove this kind of crap down peoples throats!

    That’s why they joined the EU I guess, to have an official nanny state overseer!

    1. What is a Mayor’s job?

      To preside over the city’s government, to represent the city at ceremonial occasions, and to execute the laws passed by the city’s elected representatives.

      The proper role of sub-national government at any level is to keep the peace (exercise constabulatory power) and to establish equal justice under law (i.e. courts). That’s it.

      The government of New York has no business attempting to regulate its citizens’ junk food consumption.

    2. What is a Mayor’s job?

      To unleash tornadoes and UFO’s on a city and send police and firemen to respond.

  5. B Lewis,
    would that more people knew these things in America today. Especially the ones ALREADY in office at various levels.

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