How To Write A Persuasive Speech On Public Accountability

I'm going to start tonight by talking a little bit about public accountability. Over the past month, Lucille Kring and Kris Murray have lambasted my parents and me for criticizing them in front of the crowd in this room and those listening at home.

To paraphrase Kris Murray's comment, she does not understand why we get up here and insult them.

You see, the cornerstone of any democratic government is a little something called public accountability. Unfortunately, I feel that this aspect of Anaheim's government has been completely thrown out the window. It is my belief that our council majority does not find themselves accountable to the public, but is rather accountable to their donors. Must I remind you that I began my sharp criticism of Lucille Kring when I attended a fundraiser she held with the short term rental owners, who's businesses she supports against the will of District 4 residents? This concept of being accountable solely to ones donors, at its core, undermines the democratic process and, therefore, must be confronted head on. If you are unable to take

criticism from the public, then you clearly chose the wrong career path.

Now, let me touch on the misleading discussion you will hear to night from Lucille Kring on her short term rental vote.

Let's put this into a different perspective. If the city council votes to prevent the construction of additional hotels, has the city council voted to ban all hotels? Because, Lucille, you voted to ban the short term rentals that didn't yet exist, the ones no one was complaining about, and yet you want to pass it off as if you voted to ban all short term rentals. The ordinance you voted in favor of was literally called "the ban on future short term rentals." That did not cover the short term rentals that were already in existence, and therefore you did not vote to ban short term rentals. Realistically this comes down to a choice for you: do you admit that you are incorrectly portraying your own record on this issue, or do you treat the residents of Anaheim as if they are

fools?

Lastly, I would like to touch on the comments made regarding district elections by Lucille Kring at the candidate forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. There, you stated that city wide elections were preferable to you because it would be difficult to come to any decisions if the council members were chosen by district. You stated that it would be impossible for them to work together to benefit all districts since they would be working to solely appease their specific electorate. Have you forgotten what country we live in? A country with 50 states, that are arguably 50 different districts, who all have elected officials that go to a magical place called Washington D.C, where magically everything gets done. What about our state, with 482 municipalities, where elected officials again meet in a magical place called Sacramento, where things magically get done to benefit all of California's cities. Your views on democracy and the manner in which a democratic government functions are clearly flawed to the greatest degree. And just in case you decide to spin what you said, the video is posted on YouTube, so best of luck to you.