happy threads real soon :)
My faith in *elections* has been restored. And in the intelligence of the American public. Happy now? ::rolling my eyes::: I don't claim that this is an Athenian democracy. Although the process I am talking about was close, it was a ballot question voted up or down without votes by any elected representatives.
Dana
>We don't live in a democracy. We live in a republic.
>
>Jeez.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:12 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: there is hope
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>I think my faith in democracy has just been restored.
>
>I have not talked about this here before as it seemed a foregone conclusion
>and very far afield for most of you, but... we just had an election here in
>Albuquerque.
>
>Masquerading as "road improvements" was a measure on the ballot which would
>have put a four-lane road through the middle of a national monument, which
>is, incidentally, sacred to a dozen or so Native American groups, and
>contains thousands of prehistoric rock paintings. The costs were also
>rather high as the city declined to seek federal matching funds --- would
>have required an environmental impact statement :P
>
>And it was defeated at the polls. Wow :) Who'd have thunk it? Either people
>have started thinking, or the ones who do came out to vote. Either way, I
>am very glad to see it.
>
>Just had to share :) the news just hit my inbox.
>
>Dana
>
>You sing a song while sittin' at a red light -Jonny Lang
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