timothy connolly wrote:
> Hello Jordan:
>
> while the idea of a questionnaire has some merit, i
> have some discomfort with this process. who are
> various members of the minneapolis issues internet
> discussion group for instance?
All of the questions were posted on the disccussion group by myself and severals
others, where you could have seen them if you read those messages. You could have
also had input.
> and who are these
> anonymous members of the group to take it upon
> themselves to, in effect, demand answers to your
> questions?\
i do not understand the choice of the word "demand". Obviously, no one has the power
to force any candidtates to answer any questions. The questionnaire is by nature
voluntary.
>
>
> i, for one, reserve the right to move at my own pace
> and to address these issues in a thoughtful discussion
> over the length of a campaign. if that does not meet
> with your approval or the various unnamed members of
> the list, so be it.
the questionnaire was for candidtates; i did not know that you were running for
office. if so, i am interested in which one? if you are not running for office, the
questionnaire was not intended for you to answer, but you are of course welcome to do
so. the same applies if you are running for city office.
>
>
> my experience with politics as an independent observer
> for many years makes me extreme leery of the sort of
> process you propose. politics must stop being the sole
> province of the political class. it is just the sort
> of arrogance inherent in your notification that turns
> me and so many others away from politics. is it any
> wonder that so many citizens of this country feel
> disenfranch-
> ised and cynical?
i have a completely opposite interpretation of the questionnarie, and do not at all
understand how you arrive at your perception. The purpose of the questionnaire was to
open up the process to those beyond the inner circles, and to let us independent
communtiy members/activists find out details about where the candidates stand. I also
of course would like to steer the issues to areas that i think are important, as would
anyone presumably who is asking a question. we all have the right to ask questions.
we might have a better shot at getting answers if they come from a group rather than
any one of us individuals without any signficant political power.
jordan kushner
powderhorn
ward 8
>
>
> sincerely,
>
> tim connolly
> ward 7
> candidate for mayor
>
> > The following is a candidates questionnaire that was
> > developed through
> > the input of various members of the Minneapolis
> > issues internet
> > discussion group. A copy is being sent to all
> > incumbents (who have not
> > announced that they are not seeking reelection), and
> > persons whose names
> > have been put forward as possible candidates (if I
> > have their email
> > addresses. Please complete the questionnaire within
> > the next two weeks
> > and send your responses to the Minneapolis Issues
> > discussion forum at
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Jordan Kushner
> > Powderhorn
> >
> > P.S. I do not have email addresses for the
> > following people who were
> > named as prospective candidates: Cam Gordon, Tony
> > Solgaard, Jim Graham,
> > Michael Guest, Dan Nizolek, Scott Benson, Ken
> > Bradley, Brian Hanninen,
> > Cathy Teenbroeke, Dean Kallenback, Juan Linares,
> > Bridget Reilly, Neil
> > Ritchie, Doub Kress, Greg Abbot, Walter Gutzmer,
> > David Piehl.
> >
> > Anyone who has any of these email addresses, please
> > send them to me so
> > that I can forward copies of the questionnaire. If
> > there are any other
> > prospective candidates, please send me their emails,
> > so that I can
> > forward the questionnaire.
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > MINNEAPOLIS 2001 CITY CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE:
> >
> >
> > Under what circumstances would you support any
> > public funding for sports
> >
> > facilities intended primarily for the use of private
> > professional teams?
> >
> > Under what circumstances would you support subsidies
> > or special tax
> > breaks for for-profit corporations engaged in
> > commerical development?
> >
> > What is your position on domestic partner benefits
> > for city employees?
> >
> > What, if any additional civilian oversight for the
> > Minneapolis police
> > department do you support?
> >
> > Do you have any proposals to address racial
> > profiling and other racial
> > disparities in police encounters with citizens?
> >
> > What support or criticism do express for current
> > police department
> > practices such as the following:
> > - CODEFOR
> > - SAFE program
> > - Responses to political protests
> >
> > Do you believe that police department leaders should
> > have a role in
> > setting policy for the city government? If so, what
> > do you believe
> > should be the scope and extent of that role?
> >
> > Do you support the city's policy of holding
> > landlords and their property
> > accountable for the criminal actions of tenants,
> > non-tenants and
> > passerby? What changes or enhancements to this
> > policy, if any, would
> > you support?
> >
> > How do you feel about the city's physical
> > appearance?
> >
> > Do you believe that there is any problem with the
> > amoung of trash and
> > graffiti on the streets? What solutions would you
> > propose?
> >
> > What initiatives would you propose to increase the
> > supply of affordable
> > housing?
> >
> > Do you support strenghtening the living wage
> > ordinance? If so,
> > describe.
> >
> > What solutions or initiatives would you propose to
> > improve the quality
> > of life in the most impoverished areas of the City?
> >
> > Do you believe that the City should be committed to
> > social
> > responsibility in determining its investments and
> > business
> > transactions? For example, would you support the
> > following:
> > - Refusal to contract with or invest with companies
> > that use sweatshop
> > labor
> > - Refusal to contract with or invest in companies
> > that have are actively
> >
> > involved with oppressive governments
> >
> > What proposals would you advance to reduce the high
> > levels of air
> > pollution in the city?
> >
> > What level of priority and what initiatives would
> > you support for
> > maintaining the quality and integrity of the lakes,
> > creeks, and rivers
> > in the City?
> >
> > Would you support any initiatives to encourage the
> > use of organic
> > foods? If so, please describe.
> >
> > Do you support the current noise plan for the
> > airport? Do you support
> > moving the airport to another location? How would
> > you go about
> > addressing the noise issues?
> >
> > What is your analysis of the current process for
> > distributing NRP funds?
> >
> > What are your feelings and assessment of the
> > diversity of people that
> > you would be representing, in terms of ethnicity,
> > income, values, life
> > styles, age, and physical appearance? How will you
> > be able to respect
> > and serve their needs? How will you balance the
> > needs of different
> > groups whose concerns or interests my at times be in
> > conflict?
> >
> >
>
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