David Rose: Selective support for citizens

In the April 25 news article “Council OKs Dix property purchase,” Joey Stansbury, a conservative activist with the Wake Citizens Coalition said, “The City Council should not have decided on its own to move forward with the purchase.”

Instead, Stansbury said, “the city should put the issue in front of voters in the form of a bond referendum.”

I wonder where Stansbury was on the day the legislature decided on its own how Wake County should elect its commissioners.

I don’t remember his Citizens Coalition standing up for citizens’ input on that encroachment upon a citizen’s right to decide.

This story was originally published April 27, 2015 at 5:03 PM with the headline "David Rose: Selective support for citizens."