Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice might no longer be driving to County Council meetings -- or anywhere else, for that matter.
Rice, a strong supporter of Bus Rapid Transit and other forms of public transportation, appears to no longer hold a valid driver's license. After failing to pay a traffic citation and failing to appear in court (for at least the third time in recent years), the District Court advised the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend Mr. Rice's driver's license.
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| District Court of Maryland Online Docket |
Not the best way to begin one's council presidency...
ReplyDeleteThere will be a litigation
ReplyDeleteFor this darn abomination
How can I get things in motion
Without any transportation?
How can a Montgomery County Councilmember be a no-show in a court of law??? And now he's the council president???!!! Was there a bench warrant? What's Rice's problem? How can RIce be a "lawmaker" when he breaks the law?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous Dec 8, 1:16 pm, the laws don't apply in Montgomery County. Council President Rice is free to do whatever he wants. I would request, though, if anyone sees him driving a car, please take a snapshot and email it to us here at PC. We will be glad to post it. Just for fun.
ReplyDeleteAnd more - its not just MoCo who has a stake in Rice's driving:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/12/craig-rice-montgomery-county-council-president-has-1-000-in-unpaid-parking-tickets-97884.html
Kudos to Parents Coalition for breaking this story!!! Check out WTOP "Core Values" (when posted) at http://www.wtop.com/?sid=&nid=199 Chris Core takes Rice on calling him a "scofflaw." I haven't heard Chris Core this indignant for quite some time.
ReplyDeleteCraig Rice has been a very disappointing council representative. We were redistricted out of the excellent Phil Andrews' district and gerrymandered in with Craig Rice. He uses his constituents as a stepping stone in his political career and never returns phone calls. Some of his staff members are functionally illiterate and lack integrity. They are busy justifying why Craig Rice is an unresponsible elected official rather than responding to constituent concerns! What was the county council thinking when they elected him President? Political correctness? The tail wagging the dog! Can't wait to see him voted off the county council-he's done nothing of use whatsoever!
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