REMARKS
Council Member Chris Banks Explains His Vote to Override the Mayor's Vetoes
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Chris Banks emphasizes the necessity of standing up for transparency, accountability, and justice.
He expresses his support to override the mayor's veto, underscoring the significance of representing his constituents from the 42nd district with a voice that refuses to be silent.
Speaker 16
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Banks.
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Permission to explain my vote.
Speaker 1
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From Mister Hanson?
Speaker 17
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Doctor King once said life begins to end when we become silent on things that matter.
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And I'm asking my colleagues to summon the courage of Doctor King and not be silent.
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How many stops?
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How many stops, Mister Meryl?
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How many times will you stop or attempt to stop and obstruct the council.
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How many times Well, some in the coverage of Doctor King, some in the coverage of Malcolm X, speak troop to power.
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And let's get on with the people's business.
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This is a body, a coequal branch of government.
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And I think And I know for sure.
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That the folks that set me to represent them from the 42nd councilmatic district didn't send me here to be silent.
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So I refused to be silent.
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I'm standing up for transparency.
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I'm standing up for accountability, and I'm voting to override this mayor.