Looks like Marjorie Decker failed to submit enough signatures on her nomination papers in a timely way and she won't be on the Nov 3 ballot for City Council this year. Robert Winters, who runs a great web site about politics in Cambridge, and supporte candidate pages for those who are running for office, a great public service, reported today that Decket missed the cut.
Is it possible that she decided not to run at the last moment, or was it just an oversite on her part? I have not seen this reported in the news, probabally because reporters cannot contact either the Election Commission nor Decker today.
One thing is sure, people who use guide dogs are relieved that Decker may not return to City Council, because she is trying to have guide dogs banned from City Council meetings when she is present, due to her claim that they bother her allergies. Decker does not want to take allergy meds, refusses to change her seat, and sit away from the public section, wan't waer a mask, or use any ventilation equipment. She has also not applied to the City for a reasonable accomodation, based on "disability" acording to employee rules, and the City manager, only, reported that she asked him to ban guide dogs due to her allergies.
I would like to point out, that I had already agreed to relocate my seet to the far side of the public seating area, some 30' away from her, in a very large, well ventilated, public meeting hall. Still, Decker won't be satisfied until people who use guide dogs are segregated to a completely seperate room.
So, if it is true that marjorie is not on the ballot for City Council, and she may not be reelected to City Council, then guide dogs will be howling in celebration!
It is never right to exclude people who are protected from discrimination, based on race, religion, gender, disability, etc. It is always wrong to seek segregation as the first solution to "problems."
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