Week 6 Urban Politics Discussion Post NO LONGER THAN ONE PAGE

For this week’s discussion you are required to read “Can Strong Mayors Empower Weak Cities? On the Power of Local Executives in a Federal System.” Yale Law Review 115, 9 (2006): pages 2542-2555 Author: Schragger, Richard. In your post briefly summarize the major points asserted by the author and discuss whether your research has led you to agree or disagree with the author’s assertions. In addition, consider the argument made by the author regarding the correlation of mayors and weak cities.

*Be sure to consider the relationship between the Mayor of Houston and the Governor of Texas following Hurricane Harvey.

THERE IS NO NEED TO CITE WITHIN THE TEXT, BUT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM PLAGIARISM.