Just when we didn't think it was possible for Alayne Weingartz, the City of Aurora's so-called corporation counsel to illustrate even incompetence (while making a six-figure salary at taxpayer expense), she did.
After the City of Aurora looked the other way last week on protesters targeting a residential home on the west side in violation of law, Alderman Rick Lawrence asked a simple questions of why the law wasn't enforced.
He specifically referred to this city ordinance:
Sec. 29-24. - Certain picketing prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful to picket upon or across the public way from, adjacent to or in front of the personal residence or dwelling of any person; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent lawful picketing of a residence or dwelling under construction or during a time when it is a construction site.
(b) Any person who willfully or through culpable negligence violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Code 1969, § 29-12)
Weingartz and city spokesgirl Carie Anne Ergo, instead of admitting the city failed to enforce the law and looked the other way, tried to explain the city's negligence by saying that the protesters had told them they had planned to "march" near the home, not realizing they would target the home.
Protesters not only targeted the home and the family within, but they used bullhorns, noisemakers and gave speeches in front of the home, disrupting the neighborhood.
As everyone familiar with Aurora knows, the SAME administration of Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner, the same so-called corporation counsel and same city spokesgirl aggressively fought with pro-life protesters who wanted to assemble near the Planned Parenthood facility on the far east side.
In fact, Weingartz tried to incite a riot on a Saturday when protesters were quietly marching along the sidewalk on the residential side of the street instead of the commercial and business side of the street. She directed then Police Chief Bill Powell to force protesters, including mothers with baby strollers, even if they weren't protesting, to stay off that side of the street because there were residential apartments.
United States Constitution - 14th Amendment Excerpt
"...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Even after the City of Aurora has been in court multiples times over allegations of violating constitutional rights, civil liberties and civil rights, it appears Weingartz hasn't learned anything during her taxpayer-funded on-the-job training.
When trying to explain why the protesters who targeted home of ATMI CEO Jim Armbruster didn't really violate the law, she cited an ordinance...the wrong one. About parades.
Then, once Alderman Lawrence had to point out the correct ordinance, Weingartz and Ergo shifted their excuses to whether or not the protesters "willfully" violated the law and if there was were "culpable negligence."
Next time a police officer pulls you over for speeding or the City of Aurora tries to write a parking ticket for an expired meter, maybe you can try saying "well, I wasn't WILLFULLY" violating anything.
Next time a police officer pulls you over for speeding or the City of Aurora tries to write a parking ticket for an expired meter, maybe you can try saying "well, I wasn't WILLFULLY" violating anything.
So, we just want to be clear...the Weisner administration, which has aggressively fought with pro-life protesters, shoving mothers and fathers with baby strollers off a sidewalk because they COULD be protesting, is fine with labor and "occupy" protesters marching, blasting bullhorns and targeting a family and home as long as it's not "willful" or "culpable negligence."
Welcome to Aurora, where down is up and up is down, as a taxpayer described the city to the Aurora City Council recently.
Welcome to Aurora, where down is up and up is down, as a taxpayer described the city to the Aurora City Council recently.
But wait, it gets both better and worse.
First, the worst part.
Sources and viewers have reported to us that because the city is tripping over their own law and constitution to not annoy the labor and "occupy" protesters that coincidentally match the personal and political beliefs of Weisner, Weingartz and Ergo, there are more protests being considered, but not just targeting Jim Armbruster's home on the west side, but areas within Stonebridge, White Eagle Club and Oakhurst on the far east side where many executives and CEO's reside, some who may even be considered as part of the so-called "1%."
Executives and CEO's of major Chicago area companies, including a bank.
Executives and CEO's of major Chicago area companies, including a bank.
An alderman from the far east side told us "that would not be acceptable" but too bad, if the city makes excuses for what happened on Sunday, it means everywhere is fair game. Maybe it's good if the residents of Stonebridge, White Eagle and Oakhurst, most of whom tell their friends they live near Naperville, to understand just how Aurora works.
And, now the best part.
Several of our viewers are urging the pro-life community to take notice of these "changes" in how the City of Aurora is dealing with the law and constitution. If that means taking the city to federal court alleging violations of equal protection or protesting the homes of pro-abortion city officials or challenging the restrictions they have been given to protest near Planned Parenthood, that's apparently okay under the rules.
In fact, we suggest starting with a protest by taxpayers of any view marching "around" the home of Alayne Weingartz, the so-called corporation counsel, demanding legal competence and her resignation and then the home of Mayor Tom Weisner, demanding he fire her for putting her political and personal views ahead of the law.


