Local elections are important for the reasons Paul states, but it's important to keep in mind that a huge proportion of funding spent locally for biking & transit, as well as for city-wrecking roadways, is authorized by our state and federal representatives. Many good and bad things would not happen locally if they weren't funded, or in cases like Marquette Interchange and Verona Road, dictated, at the state and federal levels. The outcome of next week's election is absolutely critical to our interests.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul T. O'Leary Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:01 PM To: Robbie Webber; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Bikies] VOTE! I've said this before about federal vs. local elections (and I'll withhold my personal take on this election), but as important as this election is, the REAL impact on alt-trans-friendly living is via local elections in the spring. I'm an election official (buzzphrase for "poll worker"), and it astonishes me how lathered up people get about an election like this one, but we can't get anywhere near this turnout if we all marched around the polling places in ball gowns and high heels (never mind...). But it's at this level, I contend, where your vote matters most. First, the more "immediate" decisions are made at the city and county (read: Common Council and Board of Supervisors) level. Second, until the above-mentioned trend changes, your vote, proportionally, counts for a LOT more in a local election. Finally, local elected officials are people you can actually find and talk to, without going through (or being stopped amidst) several layers of "staff". Who knows; you might even get one of those squeaky-wheel neon-wearing greasy-pantlegged "bikers" elected to public office :) . _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
