There’s not many of us who — if arrested on charges of allegedly threatening somebody’s life while in possession of a .357-caliber Magnum handgun and ammo; committed to a mental health facility after engaging in (literal) swordplay; and arrested once more on charges of domestic violence and fighting with cops — would get to keep our jobs.
Most employers would find that kind of behavior a little too unsettling to allow a person to return to the workplace. And the city of Las Vegas is no different. The Review-Journal’s Ed Vogel reports today that troubled Assemblyman Steven Brooks has been fired from his job as a management analyst for the city of Las Vegas.
Brooks was already on leave, as per city policy. (The policy is a legal fig leaf aimed at avoiding the very real problem of double-dipping and the even-more-relevant problem of constitutional separation-of-powers, the idea that a person who works for the executive branch of government — or its legal creations, such as cities — should not simultaneously exercise the powers of another branch, i.e. serve in the Legislature.)
But now, he’s got no job to return to once the session ends. Then again, the session will probably end for him rather quickly. He’s already on a constitutionally questionable paid leave of absence. Soon, it’s expected a legislative committee will recommend his expulsion from the Assembly for good, although that’s unprecedented action will require a two-thirds supermajority vote.
It’s been said by many that Brooks needs to get help for whatever demons are plaguing him, and that his legal struggles to regain his Assembly seat and defend himself from pending criminal charges are interfering with getting that help. It’s entirely possible that the Assembly’s actions and the city’s termination will, ultimately, be good things in his life, although it must certainly not seem like it to him now. If Brooks has any real friends left, now is the time for them to intervene.
Been saying that all along. Here Here Steve good write up.
You have a bully pulpit, what could you do to help?
Tom Collins, high on his namesake, can shoot a tree, have to surrender his gun as part of a plea deal, then is out at the shooting park with shotgun in hand playing shotgun golf.
Enswign plays hanky panky with best friends wife, pays him of with a lobbying job at a local airline, then get mommy and daddy to “structure” a payoff (4 payments x 4 under the 10k limit) then renews his vet’s license even though it requires he be of “good moral character.”
On rule for the white boys another for Brooks, It is clear that black people with mental health issues are treated differently in this state. Looks like we have gone back to the Mississippi of the West days.
What about diaper Dave Vider being in the DC madams book? It is not legal there? Yes it looks like we now have a new “Der Sturmer” in town, they call it the RJ.
When Howard Hughes was in town, buying up all the banana ripple Ice Cream Bascom Robbins had, and handling every thing with Kleenex, growing his nails 5 inches longs and his hair 13 inch long, All the white boys (Governor, AG, etc. Etc. the power establishment) covered up for him. Now people like SHERM attack Brooks. When it was Ensign he dismissed the situation as a “poke-a-dillow” Yep on criteria for the white guys and another for the black guy. It is obvious that the RJ is a racist newspaper. Vin goes on the talk radio and refers to Obama as ” O-BAM-a” like Alabama… OK Vin you hate BLACKS, that is cool. White guys, act as nutty as you want, blacks guys, expect the Klansman out at the RJ do dump on you mental difficulties. What about Limbaugh, with his DRUG USE? He is listed as a “link” by Sherm. You people always hated Blacks. When Binion was using Heroin, you covered up for him, but Cherry, of he was a “stone Pimp”. What was the relationship between Bunion and his “girlfriend” 30 years his junior.?