picture and tweet by ANC reps in Cleveland Park

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

Sure they will do anything to stay in power. So they can attack anyone who is not with their agenda whatever that is.

[Anonymous]

This seems the only recourse
https://www.dcboe.org/Ballot-Measures/Recall-Process

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

Discussion wasn't removed. There was no notice that this would be on their agenda. No one knew this was even under consideration until Nancy decided to air dirty laundry on the listserv. It was a classless move, but par for the course from her. The bridge builder she claims to be- she should have worked with other commissioners to craft something that was both not against the rules and had buy-in from Chair Finley. Beau sounded pretty angry about what his allies did, so there was clearly room for doing something other than last night's performative sh*tshow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

Discussion wasn't removed. There was no notice that this would be on their agenda. No one knew this was even under consideration until Nancy decided to air dirty laundry on the listserv. It was a classless move, but par for the course from her. The bridge builder she claims to be- she should have worked with other commissioners to craft something that was both not against the rules and had buy-in from Chair Finley. Beau sounded pretty angry about what his allies did, so there was clearly room for doing something other than last night's performative sh*tshow.

Sure. Its just the new ANC crushing anyone who goes against them. The classless move was giving the finger and tweeting about it. The back room deal has been made and they will do everything but resign make this go away. This is totally anti democratic but I am sure you are proud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

No, they followed city law by not adding a last second agenda item that wasn't an emergency. Seriously, how you cast this is a reflection of YOUR bias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

Discussion wasn't removed. There was no notice that this would be on their agenda. No one knew this was even under consideration until Nancy decided to air dirty laundry on the listserv. It was a classless move, but par for the course from her. The bridge builder she claims to be- she should have worked with other commissioners to craft something that was both not against the rules and had buy-in from Chair Finley. Beau sounded pretty angry about what his allies did, so there was clearly room for doing something other than last night's performative sh*tshow.

Sure. Its just the new ANC crushing anyone who goes against them. The classless move was giving the finger and tweeting about it. The back room deal has been made and they will do everything but resign make this go away. This is totally anti democratic but I am sure you are proud.

The classless move is continuing to fight over something that has been resolved. That is a very divisive activity, but that is what the opponents of the bike lanes continue to do., despite it being proven time and again that they are in the minority opinion of the topic. Take the loss and move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the photo tells me is that these ANC reps are unprofessional, immature, don’t respect their constituents, and are ill-equipped for public office. I wouldn’t vote for someone for junior high class president if this was how they presented themselves and certainly don’t want these ANC reps weighing on in important issues. They don’t have the confidence if their constituents. And Beau Finley is trying to censor the topic in a public meeting?

You’ve obviously never been to an ANC meeting if this is the first time you realized ANC reps are not professionals, don’t respect their constituents, and ill-equipped for public office. ANC meetings feel a lot like high school government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the photo tells me is that these ANC reps are unprofessional, immature, don’t respect their constituents, and are ill-equipped for public office. I wouldn’t vote for someone for junior high class president if this was how they presented themselves and certainly don’t want these ANC reps weighing on in important issues. They don’t have the confidence if their constituents. And Beau Finley is trying to censor the topic in a public meeting?

You’ve obviously never been to an ANC meeting if this is the first time you realized ANC reps are not professionals, don’t respect their constituents, and ill-equipped for public office. ANC meetings feel a lot like high school government.

That is an affront to high school government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the photo tells me is that these ANC reps are unprofessional, immature, don’t respect their constituents, and are ill-equipped for public office. I wouldn’t vote for someone for junior high class president if this was how they presented themselves and certainly don’t want these ANC reps weighing on in important issues. They don’t have the confidence if their constituents. And Beau Finley is trying to censor the topic in a public meeting?

You’ve obviously never been to an ANC meeting if this is the first time you realized ANC reps are not professionals, don’t respect their constituents, and ill-equipped for public office. ANC meetings feel a lot like high school government.

That is an affront to high school government.

Fair. That was really rude of me.

[Anonymous]

Crushing? Antidemocratic? What planet are you on? The resolution passed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

Discussion wasn't removed. There was no notice that this would be on their agenda. No one knew this was even under consideration until Nancy decided to air dirty laundry on the listserv. It was a classless move, but par for the course from her. The bridge builder she claims to be- she should have worked with other commissioners to craft something that was both not against the rules and had buy-in from Chair Finley. Beau sounded pretty angry about what his allies did, so there was clearly room for doing something other than last night's performative sh*tshow.

This is not dirty laundry; it's a questionable action that was, thankfully, brought to light.

"Before notice went out of the ANC meeting agenda for tonight's (Dec. 13) ANC 3C meeting, I told commissioners that I intended to draft a resolution commenting on the incident and how the ANC interacts with the public. The topic was included in the notice, but was dropped from the agenda that was posted on the ANC website. I wasn't informed but discovered the omission. The ANC administrator when asked told me that Chair Finley told her to delete it." -- Nancy MacWood

If you want to hang your hat on the "needs to be an emergency" justification, emergencies are serious situations that require immediate action. It was the sponsor of the resolution's last meeting, and the next meeting would include ALL of the commissioners in the offending photo. How likely is it the resolution would see the light of day in that situation? It was now-or-never and important to fully and transparently consider. In the end, the trio did themselves more harm than they would have if they had expressed contrition, agreed with the premise that ANC Commissioners should be respectful of all of their constituents, even when they disagree, and allowed the vote to move forward. It's even possible the resolution wouldn't have passed if they'd done that. It was a missed opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

Discussion wasn't removed. There was no notice that this would be on their agenda. No one knew this was even under consideration until Nancy decided to air dirty laundry on the listserv. It was a classless move, but par for the course from her. The bridge builder she claims to be- she should have worked with other commissioners to craft something that was both not against the rules and had buy-in from Chair Finley. Beau sounded pretty angry about what his allies did, so there was clearly room for doing something other than last night's performative sh*tshow.

Sure. Its just the new ANC crushing anyone who goes against them. The classless move was giving the finger and tweeting about it. The back room deal has been made and they will do everything but resign make this go away. This is totally anti democratic but I am sure you are proud.

The classless move is continuing to fight over something that has been resolved. That is a very divisive activity, but that is what the opponents of the bike lanes continue to do., despite it being proven time and again that they are in the minority opinion of the topic. Take the loss and move on.

I know this doesn't fit with your narrative, but I support bike lanes and other safety measures on Connecticut Avenue as well as bike infrastructure overall. My abhorrence of what i've been watching throughout the election and now in last night's meeting has nothing to do with my bike lane position and everything to do with the disrespect and disregard these commissioners have shown to anyone who is not fully sold on their vision and agenda. While the bike lane debate will likely go my way, as you have so often reminded people, it's because the lanes are supported by the Mayor and Cheh and many other people, not because of these ANC reps. The reps will, however, have some influence over future decisions about our neighborhood. There is a lot coming down the pike (avenue?) that will require respectful collaboration to meet the needs of as many people as possible, and the idea that this is who we have "representing" us is concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is defending what took place in that picture, but at some point, you have to move on. You can run for the seat in two years if you are still that bitter about it. The ANC are volunteer positions that take a lot of time. In most cases, someone runs because no one else will. Why don't you step up?

I love it. Block avenues of accountability and then tell people to “move on”. This is not serious.

What avenues of accountability were blocked? If you want to initiate a recall election, that is the place to go. A paper resolution offered at the last moment is not accountability.

This is not serious. They removed discussion from the agenda of the meeting citing Roberts Rules of Order like cowards.

Discussion wasn't removed. There was no notice that this would be on their agenda. No one knew this was even under consideration until Nancy decided to air dirty laundry on the listserv. It was a classless move, but par for the course from her. The bridge builder she claims to be- she should have worked with other commissioners to craft something that was both not against the rules and had buy-in from Chair Finley. Beau sounded pretty angry about what his allies did, so there was clearly room for doing something other than last night's performative sh*tshow.

This is not dirty laundry; it's a questionable action that was, thankfully, brought to light.

"Before notice went out of the ANC meeting agenda for tonight's (Dec. 13) ANC 3C meeting, I told commissioners that I intended to draft a resolution commenting on the incident and how the ANC interacts with the public. The topic was included in the notice, but was dropped from the agenda that was posted on the ANC website. I wasn't informed but discovered the omission. The ANC administrator when asked told me that Chair Finley told her to delete it." -- Nancy MacWood

If you want to hang your hat on the "needs to be an emergency" justification, emergencies are serious situations that require immediate action. It was the sponsor of the resolution's last meeting, and the next meeting would include ALL of the commissioners in the offending photo. How likely is it the resolution would see the light of day in that situation? It was now-or-never and important to fully and transparently consider. In the end, the trio did themselves more harm than they would have if they had expressed contrition, agreed with the premise that ANC Commissioners should be respectful of all of their constituents, even when they disagree, and allowed the vote to move forward. It's even possible the resolution wouldn't have passed if they'd done that. It was a missed opportunity.

Exactly. It would have been so easy to be magnanimous. Instead they chose to act like autocratic cowards, which I think really exposes who they are and should concern everyone of their constituents no matter what their position on bike lanes.

They people don’t seem to have learned that the attempted coverup is worse than the crime and they com off so ugly for it that I cannot see how they can reasonably do their jobs effectively.