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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob
I took your advice, well the bit about reading anyway and came across this, posted on 5/2/12.
"Those who know me are well aware I hate anything PC"
Perhaps, but not enough to stand up to an ethnic minority councillor who you considered to be blatantly "electioneering". You claim that the Kashmiri motion couldn't simply be thrown out. OK, I can accept that. But what was there to stop you voting against the motion, or simply abstaining?
I care little for christianity, but the bible is a mine of useful quotes. One of my favorites is this...Mathew (7:20)
"Wherefore by their fruits shall ye know them"
The other one concerns balances and being weighed
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Fair point, but when in Full Council you sometimes have to weigh up the bigger picture in Hyndburn. It might not affect Rishton but that particular motion had relevance to residents of my counterparts in several other wards, such as Central and Springhill. As a representative of Hyndburn I wasn't against it and I am vehemently opposed to abstaining unless it is absolutely necessary (which it rarely is).
It seemed like a tactical motion brought to council in order to show that the Conservatives are dead keen on Kashmiris. I may be wrong. However just because something doesn't affect me doesn't mean that I automatically vote against it. I have put up several motions and questions which single out Rishton but my colleagues have still voted for them.
As I have said before, I don't look forward to international motions at Full Council again.
Have we not exhausted this topic yet? There really is nothing more to say.