From State Sen. Bob Cassilly:
Friends,
In Governor Hogan’s state of the State address he outlined a strong commitment in five areas that are of particular interest to citizens in Harford County: transportation, education, public safety, opioids, and retirees.
Transportation – Harford County has over the past four years under Governor Hogan benefited from numerous highway improvements. These were immediately evident to most of us in the form of traffic disruptions caused by paving operations. So the good news is that we can look forward to continued road improvements over the next four years. The bad news is, we are going to have to patiently endure more traffic disruptions over the next four years.
Schools – A large percentage of the proposed annual budget is dedicated to education. With such an immense investment, it is critical that we provide effective oversight to minimize waste, misuse, or corruption so that adequate State funds are available to raise teacher’s salaries. That is why Governor Hogan is pushing the General Assembly to adopt increased school accountability measures, including the employment of state investigators with subpoena power and full authority to investigate potential corruption and misuse in school systems throughout the state.
Public Safety – Crime flooding out from Baltimore City threatens the entire region. One of the chief causes for the crime epidemic is a criminal justice system in Baltimore City that is seemingly incapable of imposing sentences that will keep repeat violent offenders off of the streets. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, of which I am a member, continues to hear extensive testimony and analysis on this issue. The Governor has introduced bills to increase public oversight of criminal justice, expand state police resources available to fight crime, and extend sentences for repeat violent offenders.
Opioids – The long, slow fight against the ravages of opioid addiction is enhanced by the Governor’s proposal for record funding. The State will continue our multi-pronged approach that includes prevention, education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. This important effort is worth the fight and will take all of us – federal, state, county, municipal, community leaders, and each one of us – working together to save thousands of lives.
Tax Reduction for Retirees – Thanks to our fantastic community, Harford enjoys a large population of retirees who enrich our community in countless ways. Unfortunately, many live on limited incomes and the tax burdens too often compel them to move out of state. Governor Hogan wants the General Assembly to approve lower taxes for all retirees, including exempting 100 percent of retirement income from state taxes and extending tax breaks for retired military, police officers, and fire and rescue workers.
Coming weeks will feature more of the bills being proposed by State Legislators this session. You can follow all of the action on-line at www.mgaleg.maryland.gov.
Very Truly Yours,
Bob Cassilly
Senator, District 34
Nothing like a nice “judicious” headline to increase readership and stir up comments!
Harford Republican State Senator Bob Cassilly Reveals He Is A Trump-Racist With His Fearmongering And Race Baiting About Crime In Baltimore
Poverty does not equate race idiot.
Sounds like you are the racist.
Mike, Bob isn’t my idea of a great politician, but I don’t see anything about his comments being “racist”. Fearmongering ? Maybe. Race baiting ? NO WAY. Look, if you want to deny the fact that Baltimore City has a severe crime problem then you are not being truthful. If you want to deny the fact that Baltimore City isn’t handing down higher penalties for repeat offenders of violence then you are not being truthful again. Now, he didn’t say that the majority of crime in Baltimore City is committed by blacks, but I will. If not by the blacks themselves, then by the blacks whom run BLACK GORILLA FAMILY. Let me be very clear, the BGF runs most of the drugs in Baltimore City. The BGF runs most of the gang related crime in Baltimore City. Even white drug dealers get their drugs from the BGF because if you don’t, you might be killed by the BGF. Now Mike, I’m telling you some real good TRUTH right now and I want you to realize it. I’m sure you are going to call me a racist and a race baiter for my comments, but the Crusher of Souls doesn’t give a damn about what anybody thinks. I don’t always agree with Bob Cassilly and I definitely don’t agree with or like his brother Joe, but he is telling you some truth in these comments. I commend anyone who speaks the truth because that is what this world truly lacks.
I agree with the Senator completely. The city recently plea bargained the murder of a Fells Point man down to 8 years ( which in the city means less than 4).8 years for cold blooded murder
I am going to have to agree with you and the Senator on that one. If you are talking about the recent premeditated murder committed in open public at a bar then you are totally correct. Shockingly, this man was granted bail after he committed murder wide open in a public bar. WTF! The system has failed and has failed miserably to say the least….
Regarding public safety, what do you think about this? Maybe we build a tall, impenetrable, wall with guard towers encircling our county. Or perhaps, we build a wall around Baltimore City to keep all the ‘bad guys in’ and ‘crime from flooding out’.
Seriously though, the problem is that we Marylanders have allowed the inner city of Baltimore to become a racial ghetto. Ghetto life breaks a person’s spirit. And unfortunately, most people living in such an environment aren’t strong enough to break its cycle of despair.
The first step toward improving Public Safety is the recognition of and the need to address the fundamental racial and economic issues that divide us as a country and a people.
You sound like a politician Bob
Thanks Bob. Your comment has solutions., not like the senator and the rest of GOP in Annapolis. All them pushing fear. When will they ever learn how to govern.
Bob has solutions? Bob spoke in platitudes and offered no actual policy solutions.
Just like the line of Democratic candidates. All platitude, no substance. Beto is a empty, hollow candidate–no substance. Harris was a disaster DA and has done nothing in Senate (and her path to getting positions early in her career would absolutely be a factor if she were a Republican, but the media will never challenge their own team)–no substance. Warren has the personality of a wet paper bag, and is pushing socialist ideals (as are the rest of the field). Booker is a complete tool and is a caricature of a politician–again no substance, all theater.
The best hope Democrats have is Howard Shultz. But he knows he can’t run within the party because they have no stomach for centrist moderation. It has to be crazy socialist leftist talk or you aren’t allowed in. The Democrats are doing it to themselves. All they have to do is run a moderate and they win 2020 walking away, but they are too stupid to figure that out.
A Ham sandwich would be better than Putin Puppet/racist Trump!!!!!! I’m voting all BLUE no matter who until that asshat is out of office
We could ask your mom but she has a mouthful at the moment.
Really? I didn’t see you all calling Obama or Hillary a Putin Puppet when they were selling the Russians our uranium rights? I think you need to brush up on your recent history of what is really going on in the world before you open your mouth. Quite frankly, I think Obama would’ve given Putin a hand job just to be seated next to him at the table. Trump won’t do that. He’ll just hire a porn star to do it for him…..
The Facts on Uranium One
https://www.factcheck.org/2017/10/facts-uranium-one/
Things happen for reasons, not because of coincidence….”But there is no evidence that the donations or the speaking fee had any influence on the approvals granted by the NRC or the Committee on Foreign Investments”. – Contrarily, there is also no evidence that the donations or speaking fee DID NOT have any influence on the same. Read between the lines and you might discover a “bird”.
Like it or not,the fact remains — Hillary or Obama DID NOT sell our uranium rights to the Russians,.
Uh huh, you can believe what you want, but it is plain as day what went on. They both were trying to tickle Putin’s fancy and if you think Obama and Clinton’s influence did not etch the deal in stone, then there is just no hope for you….
The easiest think in the word to do, is when you don’t like what someone says, muddy the waters with other issues. There is no doubt Trump is a racist, Russia loving president. A president that is in the back pocket of the Russians and they are using them as their whipping boy. Just look at Helisnki. The look on Donalds face was the look of someone who just came out of the wood shed. As far as Sen. Cassilly and the public safety comment. The words he used are whats known as pointing out an issue with a hidden racist tone. Mike is correct with his remark. Also this Public Safety remark is throw out to people to get the public to support their bill to make violent offenders register as a violent offender for 10 years. Much like the sexual offender has to do.
Did you just blame Baltimore’s ghetto-ness on us — and not the residents?
GTFO out of here with that nonsense. It’s their city, their mayor, their policies, and their crime.
Agreed. The city is a disaster. People act like it is the whole states fault for what goes on in the city. They waste more money and have less accountability that any county in the state. Give me some of what you are smoking. Unreal. Well put No says
I see no comments about Jussie Smollet, the reincarnation of Tawanna Brawley. Over 300 cameras and not one catches his attack. WOW! Yet the reaction by many is to take him seriously instead of arresting him for “making a false report (aggrivated) as a hate crime”.
This disconnect with reality is why we are going the way of the doodoo bird.
Trump cultist????
or is it your Trump derangement syndrome….
AS CICERO SAID……… MAYDAY, MAYDAY…WE ARE GOING DOWN!
“Crime flooding out from Baltimore City threatens the entire region. One of the chief causes for the crime epidemic is a criminal justice system in Baltimore City that is seemingly incapable of imposing sentences that will keep repeat violent offenders off of the streets.” is utter non-sense and completely unsupported by the facts.
“..it is critical that we provide effective oversight to minimize waste, misuse, or corruption so that adequate State funds are available to raise teacher’s salaries. That is why Governor Hogan is pushing the General Assembly to adopt increased school accountability measures, including the employment of state investigators with subpoena power and full authority to investigate potential corruption and misuse in school systems throughout the state.” This again is utter non-sense. We have locally elected boards of education who’s job it is to provide oversight. Governor Hogan is proposing using public funds to fund charter schools and casino money intended for operations to fund capital projects. Reigning in the governor’s penchant for privatization of our schools is the first level of oversight that the legislature needs to enact.
GOP fearmongering and race-baiting… at least the 1% are doing well…..