Patrick Braxton said that the "minority White residents of (Newburn), long accustomed to exercising total control over the government, refused to accept his election as mayor.
The article states it pretty clearly: Braxton correctly applied to run for mayor and the previous mayor, who was never voted in and was hand picked by the mayor before him, never completed the necessary anything to run for mayor. Braxton won by default because he was the only nominee.
Afterwords, the previous mayor and previous city council held a private vote, where they voted themselves in, and “claimed” the positions back. They then proceeded to steal all the town documents from the city hall and run everything from private residences. And they’re so ingrained, and have their people in every facet of local government, that they’ve been getting away with it unopposed.
The article states it pretty clearly: Braxton correctly applied to run for mayor and the previous mayor, who was never voted in and was hand picked by the mayor before him, never completed the necessary anything to run for mayor. Braxton won by default because he was the only nominee.
Afterwords, the previous mayor and previous city council held a private vote, where they voted themselves in, and “claimed” the positions back. They then proceeded to steal all the town documents from the city hall and run everything from private residences. And they’re so ingrained, and have their people in every facet of local government, that they’ve been getting away with it unopposed.
Thanks for the explanation. I agree with your above assessment. Their behavior is both racist and fascist.