More politicians are bringing attention to themselves regarding the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing – this time from Congressman John Conyers. Interestingly enough, Conyers wife, Monica Conyers, was a Detroit City Council member. In 2009, Mrs. Conyers pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges. She served 27 months in jail.
It is a shame that the same political families that put Detroit in its current state continue to interfere with this restructuring. It is only further proof that Detroit needs this Chapter 9 bankruptcy to wipe away the mistakes of past generations.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers said today he’ll convene a forum next week to discuss legal and other implications stemming from Detroit’s bankruptcy filing.
Radio host, author and Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson will host the forum to be held at Fellowship Church on West Outer Drive in Detroit, at 6 p.m. on Sept. 6.
Harvey Hollins III, director of Gov. Rick Snyder’s Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives, is expected to be there, as is Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and other local elected officials, clergy and civic leaders, including officers of the NAACP and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Conyers, D-Detroit, said the forum will “examine the full range of issues facing Detroit as a result of the bankruptcy filing, including the impact on pensions, the state of possible conflicts of interests and other issues raised by an unelected official making the filing, such as whether the filing was made in good faith.”
Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20130829/NEWS01/308290110/John-Conyers-forum-Detroit-bankruptcy
