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Hello again WwkVoter:

Honestly, I have no idea what point he's trying to prove.

I know what he IS proving, though, again and again: That he lacks even the most basic grasp of objective fact. This whole "we need a Home Rule Charter" claim is a perfect example. The term "legislative charter" derives from Article II of Warwick's Charter, which states: "The legislative powers of the city shall be vested in the city council."

Here's the link: https://library.municode.com/ri/warwick/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICHREAC_SPACH_ARTIICICO

Warwick has what can be termed a "strong council" form of government [as opposed to a "strong mayoral" form of government], since the council ultimately has the final say over the budget, in the form of veto overrides, to use one example.

As I've stated before, no matter what type of charter a city or town has, though, there are none -- NONE -- that provide the kind of line-item control over the school budget that the failed candidate wants to give the Warwick City Council when he says the school committee is "not accountable."

That's not even mentioning the process for instituting a home rule charter, which would include going to the General Assembly for approval of a local referendum, creation of a charter commission, drafting of new language, conducting legal review, approval of new ordinances by the city council, possibly hundreds of hours of public meetings -- all to, basically, have the same thing that Warwick has now.

In his scenario, Warwick would spend time and money [like paying for an off-year referendum vote] to replace its legislative charter with a home rule charter that still would not do what he thinks it would do.

As a frequent reader, I'm sure you've seen his repeated bashing of the school committee. It hasn't made any difference in how they operate under the current rules, so now he wants a new rule book -- but the rules wouldn't change.

So, back to your question: What's the point?

It certainly isn't a reasonable or rational one.