THE CONSTITUTION OF CENTURY VILLAGE

      Every political entity must have a constitution, be it a synagogue, a social organization, a city or even a Century Village. As such, our constitution is the Articles of Incorporation. That is how our Village is structured, how it is meant to function. The by laws are almost like the Amendments to the Constitution. It changes and updates, but NOTE that all changes are done IN THE OPEN. They are debated and discussed for quite some time and the individual states must then have its own referendums and votes and decide to approve or not. It is a long process and must be upheld or else the changes will not happen nor be legal.
      That is not what is happening here. Imagine if overnight we woke up to find that the President of the USA made himself into the dictator of the country. Imagine if the President of the USA behaved as Putin of Russia is doing and setting up an oligarchy, a ruling class of buddies, pals, sycophants and crooks, amoral people with only their wallets and egos deemed to be important. There would be an uproar, civil violence and ultimately it simply would not fly.
     Well, now look at our situation. We have a President of UCO who has singlehandedly decided to change the Constitution of Century Village. To do this, he has used henchmen, in particular, Marilyn Gorodetzer, to rewrite the constitution without any input from others - okay, probably Ed Black was in the mix too - and then sprang it upon the so called committee who themselves were shocked at the negation of the process we are supposed to have. The reading of these changes were done in such a way so that no word would get out, especially with details. No copies were allowed - EYES ONLY - and the reading was esoteric - NSA style.
     Within these changes, David Israel, who had already overturned our democracy with a negation of our term limits, contrary to the growing rule in politics all over the world, now decided that he had to be acknowledged as the dictator, the ruler, of CV, with his personal address as the official address for official mail for CV. What happened to UCO, you know, that building at the Okeechobee gate??!!!!
What happened to designating the president - whomever that might be - as the agent, not David Israel. Are we never to have another president until he dies or is carried off? Is he going to appoint a successor, another person who has not been elected to UCO, and thus continue this dictatorial reign, this new constitution of the Village, this overthrow and destruction of all that CV was and is supposed to be?
    This will happen. This is happening right now. Why - because people are too frightened of the man. People are kept in the dark. People are ignorant - willingly or not - of the nefarious true goals and aims of this man and his crew.
How is it that one nasty person, non elected, Marilyn Gorodetzer, is allowed to draw up the blueprints of our future? How is it that a non elected official is allowed to be the chairman of about 5 or 6 committees, including some very important ones? How is it that only the hand chosen, the members of a new oligarchy here in the Village are allowed to participate in UCO? How is it that volunteers are either known to be loyal to David Israel or are bought into the program and anyone else is locked out? How is it that we have gotten into this situation and how do we get out?
     How do we know that this is the plan? Because it is happening right now in his secret meetings. It is happening in the onslaught of lies about the Wi Fi program. It is happening in the crazy and confusing reports of the budget wherein no one seems to know how much more we will truly be paying over the next year. It is happening in the oh so sweet meetings set up with David Israel wherein he evinces such concern, expresses this to the presidents called in, and replete with lies - and when they are over, he reverts back to the tap tapper he is. Just what is he doing there all day on Sunday?
      And why does this man not condemn the hateful spewings of prejudice and hatred that pour forth from the mouths and computers of his followers? Why? Because it all flows from the top. Either condemn or be known to condone and he has not condemned. So I and some others are called "low class Jews", are called bags of shit, are told that we are guilty of horrendous crimes, and are threatened with bodily harm and expulsion from the Village.
     People of the Village. I got into this a year go when I could not tolerate the shenanigans any longer, when I knew I had to step up, when I realized that I had to do more. Personally, I could care less who is elected, who has what position if I knew that they had the betterment of the Village and its residents at heart. So, sorry, Gracie, your constant litany of telling me I won't get elected ever to anything or that I am a sore loser - G-d, will you ever grow up? - they are drivel to my ears. What we need are honest, caring and earnest people who know how to work with a consensus, who know process and procedure, who know prioritizing, whose egos are not rampant and foremost, who have no desire to take over anyplace and become dictators, who have no interest in establishing a crooked aristocracy.
     So, people of the Village - step up to the plate. Insure that you OPT OUT of Wi Fi, that you vote NO NO NO on any changes to the Articles, our Constitution, and any changes in the bylaws, before you know exactly what the ramifications are. Demand many Town Halls and freedom to question, to ask, to understand and to say NO. We, the residents of the Village are the ones who run the Village. The public servants who work in UCO are just that and if they do not understand that fact then let them get out, quit, be thrown out of office, resign, be recalled, move away, anything - but leave us alone to run things the way they should be and let us have the future we deserve.