Spending Other People's Money Campaign Demands More Taxpayer Funding

[This comment was censored by the editors of the Cambridge Chronicle. Protecting fragile politicians, doctors?] 

Ending low weight births, providing more clothing, books, food, and recreation for children only in Massachusetts? Myopic thinking. What about the poor children in Baltimore? In Ferguson MO? Gaza? Syrian and Jordanian refugee camps. Eritrea. Sudan. Imagine the economic stimulus in those areas! Surely Massachusetts taxpayers want to spread the wealth to others besides their own needy persons. Harvard University alone could provide up to $36 billion to improve the lives of extremely poor persons elsewhere. Why do greedy Harvard University administrators sit on those funds only to buy more land and build more buildings? An amendment should be proposed immediately to include the above mentioned areas where there is a need for the EITC now. As a Harvard College grad the new Governor could use his influence to get Harvard to redirect their funds to those who need it most. Rep. Decker and Dr. Sandel should set an example for all elected officials and medical professionals, and urge them to join in pledging 25 percent of their net income for the next ten years to help those needy families.

http://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/article/20150430/NEWS/150439551

Guest column: Keep thousands of children out of poverty
By Rep. Marjorie Decker and Dr. Megan Sandel
Posted Apr. 30, 2015 at 2:02 PM
CAMBRIDGE Chronicle

Harvard University Seduces Politicians, Who Enjoy The Attention

"Decker said that she thought part of the solution to the gender disparity was to increase the number of women who staff political offices because she said those staffers are more likely to eventually run for political office themselves." Isn't that one of the problems with the kind of people who run for office? Decker is one of many elected officials who never held a real job. Their entire adult life is spent in the rarified fantasy atmosphere of politics and government. The real world pays the salaries and taxes for the misguided liberal programs, not government officials. Like the academic world, politicians produce hot air, which is not even used to melt snow in winter. The Spending Other Peoples Money Society thrives at universities and in government offices. Why is it taking so long for the President and Fellows of Harvard College to recognize Rep. Decker, giving her an award for her unique accomplishments? Why are no conservative women permitted at these conferences? Is it true what the feminists say? "They are not women."

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/2/panel-women-in-politics/

Panel Dissects Gender Imbalance in Politics
By TYLER S. OLKOWSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Harvard Crimson
October 2, 2013

Cambridge Politician Whines Encountering Intolerant Citizens

Cambridge native Marjorie Decker seems to have lived a sheltered life in this intolerant city. She is upset that campaign signs of candidates she supports have been removed twice. Horrors! If she ever criticized someone with influence she would know how pervasive anti democratic people are in Cambridge. Harvard University campus cops under direction of University officials conduct non stop harassment of persons they say are mentally ill. Harvard University professors request HUPD to arrest critics of black politicians. The campus police happily and unlawfully comply. City police and state officials conduct relentless character assassination, provocations, ridicule, humiliation of elders who dare to criticize their one party intolerant abuses of power, which Rep. Decker is a proud inside member. Then there is the time during a City Council meeting when she demanded that a citizen be removed from Council chambers because the citizen had a service dog, which made Decker sneeze. Is that how Decker defines democracy? What she likes is protected speech?

http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1803295182/LETTER-Candidate-yard-signs-removed-from-property

LETTER: Candidate yard signs removed from property
Cambridge Chronicle
Posted Sep 24, 2013 @ 11:18 AM
Marjorie Decker, Cambridge City Councilor, State Representative 25th Middlesex District

Another Misguided Cambridge Voter

Talk about misinformed voters, this letter is obviously written by a misguided taxpayer. Peter Wilson seems to think that public schools exist to educate students, to teach them skills. Silly man is living in the past. Today's modern World Class Schools are focused on increasing union dues so that union leaders can improve their living standards, give more money to politicians so that they can get even more taxpayer funds next year. More union-dues-paying psychologists are needed in the schools so that they can eliminate bullying, and teach students to sit in place or get drugged until they do so. Councilor and State Rep. Decker fights for this priority with School Committee Members Marc McGovern and Richard Harding. Cambridge is number one in spending taxpayer funds and that is all that matters. First priority is that Cambridge students learn to hate America. Second and third are what diversity and multiculturalism mean to a civil society. Fourth is obedience to authority. When Councilor Decker, the conscience of the City, is upset it is not right. Wake up Wilson. You sound like a bitter white man who is clinging to his guns and religion. Get with it. Join the Unions.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1039445833/LETTER-A-Cambridge-budget-spurned#axzz2U2WX1RqW

LETTER: A Cambridge budget spurned
Wicked Local Cambridge
Posted May 21, 2013 @ 04:03 PM
Peter Wilson, Huron Avenue

Cable TV Nazi: No Broadcast For You

Marjorie Decker, Cambridge City Councilor, State Representative

Marjorie Decker revealed the hypocrisy and shamelessness of politicians, saying, "as part of the council’s policy, roundtables are not televised — and changing that would prevent a “frank and open” conversation." ("Roundtable should have been televised," Editorial, Cambridge Chronicle, Apr 01, 2013) It's not her first admission that she says one thing when the TV cameras are rolling, and another when they are not. 

It's a timeless problem with politicians. They are captured on video saying one thing and doing another, while exhibiting no shame for their dissembling speech. It takes a special kind of person to be a politician. Judges do not allow parties to speak freely during trial proceedings. Lawyers must speak for them. Lawyers are permitted to say things that ordinary people would consider lies. But in the courts it is called "puffing." Elected officials call it being frank or not being able to be. 

The editors' arguments fall on deaf ears. The Council and the City Manager act without concern for public opinion. The Manager needs and had support for 31 years, of five Councilors to maintain his position and his freedom to act without interference.  

Two cable TV providers ago there was a requirement to make city buildings cable TV ready so meetings could be broadcast live. The City always had the ability to record the meetings for later broadcast, but seldom does. The Senior Center and the new City Hall Annex with all of its LEED certifications are still not cable TV ready. The Manager did not enforce the agreement because he opposed public scrutiny. Politicians lament having to answer to anyone when they want to do a favor for a contributor or a relative. The Councilors (5 or more) support the Manager. That is why this meeting and many others, e.g., Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals are not televised. How many non Cambridge hours of TV are on the city cable TV station? Much of it is tapes from elsewhere also broadcast on CCTV.  

Cambridge has six cable TV stations (most cities have one). One more example of waste of taxpayer funds with the acquiescence of the City Council.  Noam Chomsky calls the process, "Keeping the herd bewildered." 

http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1433805668/EDITORIAL-Roundtable-should-have-been-televised#axzz2PGHvrG5s

EDITORIAL: Roundtable should have been televised
By Staff reports
Cambridge Chronicle
Posted Apr 01, 2013 @ 04:35 PM

Not The Only City

Not The Only City

Councilor Toomey says removing Boy Scout collection boxes "had nothing to
do with politics; this event was politicized by the media, not by the city."
Imitating Bill Clinton Toomey suggests it depends on what the meaning of
"politics" is. (Tim Toomey, "Soldier on, Boy Scouts," Boston Herald, November
20, 2007)
He says, "I must remind those who are bashing Cambridge that we are the
first city in the state - and to my knowledge the country - that is offering
full salary and benefits to city employees who are overseas serving our country.
NYC provides full salary and benefits along with their military pay to city
employees. But they must repay (with hardship exceptions) the lower of the
military pay or the City salary when they return.
Councilor Toomey says removing Boy Scout collection boxes was "caused by an
apparent lack of communication." (His resolution (October 22, 2007; Resolution
36 "Urge all residents to participate in the Cambridge Boy Scouts Troop 45 and
Ship 45's Care Package Donation Drive to support our troops overseas.") carries
no power.
What was not communicated? It was not a City Council policy order.
Toomey states "Cambridge always has and will continue to support the men
and women from our city . . ." That allows them to ignore men and women for
other communities as far way as Somerville who fight for freedoms for the
moonbats in Cambridge.
Councilor Decker reads the names of the Killed In Action to oppose the war.
She exploits the deaths of men and women from other cities and states who fight
for her freedoms.
The City Council opposes the war because most of the Cambridge voters
oppose the war. The Councilors pander to whoever and whatever the cause, solely
to get re-elected. They have no beliefs other than getting re-elected.

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM

Soldier on, Boy Scouts
Donation drive OK in Cambridge
By Tim Toomey
Boston Herald
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - Updated 18h ago

In light of recent events on Election Day in which Boy Scouts Troop 45 was asked
to remove donation boxes it had placed in Cambridge polling locations to collect
essential goods for local troops serving overseas, I think it is only
appropriate to clarify a few matters.

First, it is important to note that although over the past five years there has
been heated debate about the wars themselves, Cambridge always has and will
continue to support the men and women from our city who have bravely put their
lives on the line for our country.

On Oct. 22, I sponsored a City Council resolution in support of Troop 45 and its
effort to support the Cambridge military deployed overseas. The City Council
unanimously approved the resolution and went on record commending the Boy Scouts
on organizing the donation drive and urging all citizens to support the effort.

Resolutions like this one reflect the deep support Cambridge has for its
soldiers fighting abroad. The people of Cambridge understand that supporting our
troops and supporting the war those troops are fighting in are often two very
different things.

While this is an extremely unfortunate event, it was caused by an apparent lack
of communication and understanding rather than the malicious intent of any of
the parties involved.

Although the Scouts had informed the Election Commission of their intent and
received encouragement from the City Council, the individual polling locations
had not been notified in time and therefore had not granted the necessary
permissions to Troop 45. The decision had nothing to do with politics; this
event was politicized by the media, not by the city.

I must remind those who are bashing Cambridge that we are the first city in the
state - and to my knowledge the country - that is offering full salary and
benefits to city employees who are overseas serving our country. To say that we
do not care about the well-being of our troops is preposterous. The Home Rule
Petition that I sponsored on behalf of the City Council is one of the most
comprehensive benefit plans for our brave men and women.

Since the beginning of the military involvement in Afghanistan, City Councilor
Marjorie Decker has read the names of fallen soldiers from around the country
released by the Pentagon that week at each of our meetings. We do this to honor
and recognize the supreme sacrifice these heroes have made on behalf of our
country.

I encourage all those cities and towns looking down on Cambridge to examine
their own policies and see if they are on par with Cambridge.

While I am saddened by the disappointing outcome of the Boy Scouts’ donation
drive, I have also been extremely impressed by their resilience. While adults
have become entangled by the perceived politics of the situation, these Scouts
have served as impressive role models to us all by pushing forward unencumbered.
If any good has come of this, it has been the enormous outpouring of support
they have received from across the country.

I’m glad this incident has brought their admirable mission into the public eye,
and I encourage everyone to continue to show their support in this season of
giving by donating to the Boy Scouts of America.
Tim Toomey is vice mayor of Cambridge and a state representative.

Cambridge MA Crime Task Force

Cambridge MA Crime Task Force

Members of the Crime Task Force and City Councilors speak as if Cambridge
is the first city to ever have a crime problem. (Matt Dunning, "Crime task
force to hold public forum," Cambridge Chronicle, September 20, 2007)
They conveniently ignore major causal factors. In 1995 Princeton Professor
John J. DiIulio cautioned, [there are] "40 million kids 10 years old and under"
who are about to become teen-agers, the biggest group of adolescents in a
generation, and many of them "fatherless, godless and jobless." (FOX
BUTTERFIELD, "Crime Continues to Decline, but Experts Warn of Coming 'Storm' of
Juvenile Violence," The New York Times, November 19, 1995) The prediction was
that these young men would create a serious increase in crime. Twelve years
later the Cambridge City Council wonders what to do. Does government corruption
contribute to high levels of crime?
Why did City government hold its head in the sand all these years? If they
were unable to solve this with ten years notice what will they propose after 14
months with amateurs? The Councilors have eyes but cannot see. They have ears
but cannot hear. The City Manager speaks no evil, hears no evil and sees no
evil. He is not a monkey.
Perhaps Decker's idea will work. Brief the Council on what the Task Force
is doing. Yes, that sounds like a workable solution to crime.

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM

Crime task force to hold public forum
By Matt Dunning/Chronicle Staff
Cambridge Chronicle
Thu Sep 20, 2007, 06:00 AM EDT
Cambridge -

The task force charged with presenting the City Council with a long-term plan to
curb violent crime in the city plans to hold a citywide public forum next week.

A week ago, it looked as if the same task force had painted itself into a bit of
a corner.

By seeking the input of the City Council on when to hold a public forum —
scheduled for Sept. 25 in the Sullivan Chamber at City Hall — the task force
could have inadvertently delayed the release of its final report.

Two weeks ago, the task force that focuses on how to lessen crime in Cambridge
spent more than an hour of its regular meeting trying to decide when, where and
under what circumstances to hold a public forum to gather input as it prepares
its report to the council. The task force has been working since the beginning
the summer on a comprehensive safety report — due Oct. 22 —aimed at stemming
violence in Cambridge, in response to a rash of shootings last summer.

Last Monday, Mayor Ken Reeves — who co-chairs the task force with City Manager
Bob Healy — told his fellow councilors that the task force wanted the council’s
opinion on what the proper format of the public forum would be.
[...]
In response, Councilor Marjorie Decker said she felt as though the council
hadn’t been given nearly enough information about the task force’s progress
throughout the summer, and requested that the council be briefed on the status
of the report before making a recommendation for a public forum.
[...]
-mdunning@cnc.com