Allen Johnson of the Greensboro News & Record wrote, "Alston, a member of the powerful Simkins PAC, is not-so-subtly suggesting political payback if they don’t go along with his group’s proposal. "
Nancy Vaughn is accusing him.
“I believe there was the implication that if we didn’t support them there’d be negative consequences in November,” said Councilwoman Nancy Vaughan, who plans to run for mayor. “Those words were not directly used, but they were implied.”
So is Marikay Abuzuaiter.
“He said I seriously needed to think about voting for the project with his developers because I needed to think about the election in the fall, and the Simkins PAC would be very upset if I didn’t vote for his developer. It was pretty devastating.”
These aren't just threats, these are violations of Federal election laws. Using groups like the Simkins Pac where Skip Alston is Treasurer, for one's own personal gain is a crime in this country. The Greensboro City council is now legally obligated to call for a State or Federal investigation into the matter. It's not the choice of Council, it's the law: to do otherwise would be dereliction of duty on the part of the Greensboro City Council and cause for impeachment of said Council.
Looks like Hell Day has turned into Hell Week.
Hat tip, George:
