Good news everyone: just announced he'd be voting to override all 3 Mayor Durkan vetoes. He said the Mayor's tactic of veto, negotiate, sustain is wearing thin. Durkan should begin collaboration earlier in process. #DefundSPD #SeattleProtests
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Many folks had Lewis pegged as the swing vote so it could be the veto override will win the day. also sounding supportive. #DefundSPD #SeattleProtests #VetoOverride
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And Lewis has a point: "Negotiating by veto" isn't collaborative. It's a jerk move. #DefundSPD
Mayor's office also took remarkable step of leaning on Lewis and Strauss via press release just before the vote.
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The mayor takes the uncommon step of releasing a statement before the council has voted. She seems to be implicitly reminding CMs Strauss and Herbold of their past statements and explicitly reminding CM Lewis of his.
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And is on team #VetoOverride and said the veto and Mayor's grandstanding via press release has wasted time and set them back. Said Mayor office called him for first time in two months today. Still looking to work together. #DefundSPD
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"This work is too important to stop and play political games," CM Strauss said. #VetoOverride #DefundSPD
The override vote of wasn't in much doubt. She underlined the exhaustive process that went into the re-balancing package and the need to meet #BLM uprising with urgency and action. #DefundSPD
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Mosqueda comments stressed #VetoOverride is just a step on the path to divest from SPD and invest in community.
(It's a ~2% cut when et al are seeking 50%) #DefundSPD
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"It's the power of movement," said, a common trope for her.
With 70+ people testifying in favor of #VetoOverride it's hard to disagree. #DefundSPD
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CM Sawant is upset they wasted an hour of council time on the replacement bill yesterday because most of her colleagues didn't speak up in favor of #VetoOverride. #DefundSPD
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In her comments, emphasized the moral imperative that biased policing and racial injustice places upon them. Invoking her daughter in hand, she said everyone should feel safe in Seattle. #VetoOverride #DefundSPD
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Gonzalez defended negotiating with Mayor and introducing replacement bill as a backstop to preserve some of the funding in case #VetoOverride (which she supports) didn't happen. #DefundSPD
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The Council President suggested that a vetoed 2021 budget would be untenable position and they have to find a way to come together going forward. She's not entertaining another comment from Sawant, tho. #VetoOverride
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