What was the specific zoning variance? On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote:
> > sounds like he was also representing some of his constituents for a > specific zoning variance. I thought that was his job. Some time > attend a county hearing for a zoning change. Its entertainment of the > relatively weird. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:06 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is a win for the LGBT community," Moreno said in a statement. The > > concessions conclude 10 months of negotiations with the company by > Moreno, > > who was advised by TCRA. Moreno said that he would reverse an earlier > > decision to block< > http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/31506025>a > > Chick-fil-A location in his Northwest Side ward. > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> > >> actually. > >> > >> where is the internet edit time machine when I need it? > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Well, I would say it was politicians. during crazy season. > >> > > >> > The people commenting / speaking harshly actually had no actual > >> > control over any process or zoning decisions. > >> > > >> > So it wasn't in my mind "the government", as such. > >> > > >> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 1:57 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> It wasn't the protests that got him to back down though. According > to > >> that > >> >> article it was the government. > >> >> On Sep 19, 2012 1:56 PM, "Judah McAuley" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> Isn't that the point of boycotts and social pressure in general? > >> >>> > >> >>> Extortion, to my mind, happens when you threaten to make something > >> >>> illegal or unsavory public unless they give you money. In cases like > >> >>> this and with boycotts and public pressure on companies like Apple > and > >> >>> Nike for conditions in overseas manufacturing, it isn't extortion > >> >>> because the fundamental goal is to bring the information to light > and > >> >>> change the behavior rather than ask for money to let the behavior > >> >>> continue and remain secret. > >> >>> > >> >>> Cheers, > >> >>> Judah > >> >>> > >> >>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >>> > > >> >>> > I have to say...I am torn by this. > >> >>> > > >> >>> > While I appreciate the fact that CFA will no longer donate money > to > >> >>> > anti-gay groups, it kind of feels like...extortion - for lack of a > >> >>> > better word. > >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355395 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
