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<PREFIX>Mrs</PREFIX>
<FIRST>Leslie</FIRST>
<MIDDLE></MIDDLE>
<LAST>Boland</LAST>
<SUFFIX></SUFFIX>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<ORGANIZATION></ORGANIZATION>
<ADDR1>525 Doncaster Drive</ADDR1>
<ADDR2></ADDR2>
<CITY>Irmo</CITY>
<STATE>SC</STATE>
<ZIP>29063</ZIP>
<EMAIL>ms_grum@yahoo.co.uk</EMAIL>
<PHONE_H>803 528 2119</PHONE_H>
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<ISSUE>ETHI</ISSUE>
<SUBJECT>Irmo gets OK to eject Town Council Member</SUBJECT>
<CUSTOM1>107.208.215.79</CUSTOM1>
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Dear Sir/Madam

I feel strongly enough about this matter to copy the Governor's office in on my letter to the SC Attorney General for information and attention:

"Dear Sir

I am writing to voice my concern about the recent newspaper article wherein it was reported that the Irmo Town Council got the OK to eject a town council member. 

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article81688142.html

Mayor Hardy King is usually always supported by Council members Julius Waites and Mark Pouliott, which is further evidenced by the fact that they approached your office after you told the Mayor he could not eject a fellow council member. 

In fact the press reported that after Pouliott and Waites approached your office, they were told that you were not going to consider this matter again, yet somehow it was. 

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article80171087.html

I wish to inquire how protection of residents' rights for fair representation, as set out in the constitution has been considered if council members can remove another? What is the point of representation if a band of 'good ole boys' can do as they please? 

Council member Barry Walker was elected by the residents of Irmo and he should be allowed to do what he was appointed to do, whether Mayor King and/or the majority of the current council likes it or not. If the residents do not agree with Walker's method of representation, it should be the resident's right to elect someone else. It is NOT the right of other council members to make that decision on our behalf. If Council members don't want to deal with councilman Barry Walker, they are free to resign their seat. 

I urge you to reconsider this matter in the best interests of the public. It would be both dangerous and a disaster if other Councils were to follow this precedent, as you can be sure that this ruling is going to be used as a weapon by the less scrupulous."

Thank you for your attention. I look forward to your reply. 

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