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Contents 1 Notes 1.1 Eminent Domain 1.2 Bots For Political Gain 1.3 Bots for Political Slander 1.4 Kern Place Kerchiefs (KPK)

[edit] Notes

Please leave the sentence "Both the Feuille and Sanders familys are greatly affluent in El Paso" alone. It is of importance to the article, and should not be thrown out. If you feel it may be better placed in another section or article, feel free to move it. As well, it should be noted that there is a significant difference in the sentences "Despite the treat of being recalled O'Rourke continues to strongly advocate the use of eminent domain in conjunction with the plan." and "Despite the threat of being recalled O'Rourke continues to support downtown revitalization." Read the article on the downtown plan here.

I would also like to note that as far as I can tell, Beto's wife Amy attended the Willams college in Rhode Island. NOT MASSACHUSETTES. But then again, I could be wrong.

And yes, his father was tradgically killed in a bicycle accident which prompted Beto to run for office. Somnabot 16:05, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eminent Domain

O'Rourke has never stated that he is a proponent of eminent domain; he has also never been quoted as saying that. 5pts 16:59, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Please read through the transcripts from the El Paso City Council meeting held on Feb. 15, 2006 at the Plaza Theater. O'Rourke clearly argues in favor of allowing imminent domain to be implimented downtown specifically in the areas nearest to the Magoffin home, and in the Secundo Barrio. Outside of City Hall, the May 27th debate held at Ay Caramba Restaurant between O'Rourke and Carmen Felix of the Southside Housing Development Corp. was specifically fueled by the proposed use of eminent domain. Although I must concede that he has never been quoted as saying "I am a proponent of eminent domain." verbatim, one may reasonably conclude that his actions have spoken louder than his words.

As a side note, please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Somnabot 15:46, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bots For Political Gain

It is curious this page continues to be changed by new members of Wikipedia who lack any other edits. Furthermore, I note that the common "correction" to this article, is the changing of words specifically in the sentence:

"Despite the threat of being recalled O'Rourke continues to strongly advocate the use of eminent domain in conjunction with the plan to redevelope downtown El Paso."

User:5pts rewote this sentence to read as follows: "Despite the threat of being recalled O'Rourke continues to strongly support downtown revitalization."

Likewise, User:Paseno rewrote this sentence to read as follows: "Despite the threat of being recalled O'Rourke continues to strongly advocate downtown revitalization and supported a motion at a July 10 City Council meeting to put a moratorium on using eminent domain for a year after the plan is adopted."

Although semi-correct in detail, the moritorium vote is brought up later in the article as it is chronologically ordered. The only reason to change this sentence is to specifically incline a pro-candidate bias by dodging any issue that presents a less-than correct action.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up polital jargon left by people with an agenda. Somnabot 15:42, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bots for Political Slander

The writer of this page is obviously slanted against O'Rourke. The recall petition fails, but it is because poor people are scared. The ethics complaint is thrown out, but all the slanderous, unproven details are included. The writer is also sloppy. O'Rourke was born in 1972, not 73. His wife did indeed go to Williams in Massachusettes. And Cook did not "vote for O'Rourke" at Tuesday's council meeting. How could he as the presiding officer? I wish there were some way to correct the record, as it is entries like this one that cause people to hold as suspect the material they find on Wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.242.5.141 (talk • contribs) .

I appreciate your help in improving the Beto O'rourke article. The "slanderous, unproven details" included are sourced, unlike what little you have added. If you consider the article to be sloppily written, please, by all means, register with Wikipedia, and begin to clean the article up. Let me remind you that Wikipedia is not the place to attack or promote politicians. Remember that retalliatory behavior is not considered to be acceptable within the Wikipedia community. Please stop. If you continue to act in an uncivil manner, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Thank you for your understanding. Somnabot 19:34, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kern Place Kerchiefs (KPK)

If there is any reference to the KPK paragraph, please include the apropriate citations. This paragraph is entirely plausible, but associating a politician with a "juvenile street gang" is a bit 'faux pas'. For the time being, I have moved the paragraph to the Miscellaneous section of the article, and added the {{fact}} tag where appropriate citations may be needed. The KPK did exsist as did the "Black Widows." The sad thing is that the there doesn't seem to be any known membership records from either group. Somnabot 23:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Per WP:BLP, "Editors should remove any controversial material about living persons that is either unsourced, relies upon sources that do not meet standards specified in Wikipedia:Reliable sources, or is a conjectural interpretation of a source." Such material is potentially libelous and could lead to a lawsuit against Wikipedia. Do not put the material back in unless you have reliable sources. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FreeKresge (talk • contribs) 19:21, 17 December 2006 (UTC).