Midura Requests Jordan’s Resignation, Hell Yeah!
I got this from mominem, not sure of the sourcing as yet, but it made me stand up and cheer!
Dear Mr. Jordan:
I am writing to you today to respectfully request that you resign from the office of Orleans Parish District Attorney.
I have no doubts about your intentions or your dedication or your character. By all accounts you are a fine man. But the job of District Attorney is an admittedly difficult one with heavy responsibility and requires more than most fine men are capable of. After the events of the last 48 hours, which have eroded the public’s confidence in your ability to carry out the responsibilities of the District Attorney, I am asking that you resign from office. An elected official’s legitimacy and moral authority to govern is derived from the consent of the governed. I no longer believe you have the consent and support from the public required to perform your duties adequately.
I do not know that there is any excuse for dropping charges against a quintuple murderer without a thorough exhaustion of all possibilities to prevent such a thing from happening. Months ago you and Superintendent Riley pledged to the City Council several reforms and improvements in your lines of communication to ensure that lack of coordination between your offices would no longer lead to dropped cases against those who pose serious threats to our public safety. It has become all too clear that you have been unable to hold up your end of this bargain. Mr. Jordan, you must know as well as any of your fellow New Orleanians the great urgency our city feels in combating the violent crime problem. We have lost the room for these kinds of error. I thank you for your service and your efforts as District Attorney, yet I maintain my request on behalf of my constituents that you resign your office as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Shelley Miduracc: Mayor C. Ray Nagin
New Orleans City Council
July 13th, 2007 at 11:21 am
How do we all stand behind this request and push this resignation forward? The people can put enough pressure on him and his office to make this a reality.
** Maybe some of the employees that were fired need to be hired back to get this office going in the right direction.
If successful, it might put the Mayor on notice that he’d better do a much better job. Besides, he doesn’t care since he has his sights set on ‘more important’ things and power positions than in little old New Orleans.
July 13th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
I got it by email from
Seung Hong
Legislative and Communications Director
Office of Councilmember Shelley Midura, District A
1300 Perdido St. 2W80
New Orleans, LA 70112
shong@cityofno.com
504.658.1010 (office)
504.658.1016 (fax)
SHong@cityofno.com