How can DCPS’ budget be sacrosanct to an elected—independent–governing body that is duty-bound to provide oversight of the taxpayers’ coffer?
The term sacrosanct should not be referred to when dealing with the management of government affairs, because oversight immunity should never be granted to any public policies, agencies, directors and, most importantly, government budgets.
Council member Graham suggesting the tacit inference that DCPS’ budget is untouchable justifies why the council needs to exercise its authority and methodically scrutinize DCPS’ FY11 budget.
Even the divine scriptures are open for interpretation.
Peter Nash; 5/25/10
You are absolutely correct and the council shouldn’t be intimidated by the Fenty’s and Rhee’s PR machines.
There so called “reformer” propaganda is nothing but a divisive ruse for the rebirth of urban removal; where addressing the needs of low-income residents are replaced with dogs parks and million dollar bike racks.
If the DCPS budget is “sacrosanct”, what makes it that way? Is there a law that says so? What law?