Cassilly makes up his mind...

In this blogs debut post, I mentioned Councilman Robert Cassilly's reluctance to choose one way or another. In an article in today's Baltimore Sun, he officially says that he will not resign. I do not condone this willful neglect of his district.

However, he makes a point or two about not resigning: he was going to vote against the rezoning and in-district voting elimination anyway, so he feels the results were teh best in the county. He also hints at a disapproval of the candidates that may replace him, none of them named, of course...

"I am concerned that my resignation might result in a significant shift of the current balance of interests on the Council in a manner that would not be favorable to the citizens,"

This still leaves his seat unoccupied. The two tied votes were luck on his part. What if a bill comes the Council's way that he doesn't approve of that his vote would have made a difference. My great-grandmother always said that showing up makes all the difference.

People listen to others (in a more perfect union) and when hearing counter-arguments, would change their opinion. Keeping his seat when he's going to be away for a long time is negligent on his part. And before you pull his quote about how someone else being appointed to a post isn't fair to the voters, think about this: we didn't vote in David Craig, either.