Perhaps a better phrase would have been "the
Minneapolis DFL machinery" instead of many people. My apologies if you were
offended Tim - I know not all DFLers are to blame, many like me are trying to
change the system. And I have argued this in detail before on this list
Tim, that's why I didn't elaborate. I have even published op-eds in the
Strib which detail very specific instances where the DFL has kept people
out. Some examples of keeping people out are:
Minneapolis' DFL two year residency requirement before
you become eligible to be a delegate to endorse your city representatives (go
David Brauer with your resolution - this kind of residency discrimination is
long overdue in being wiped out)
day
long marathons for endorsement that keep out the elderly and others who can't
take the stamina (you know unions gave us a standard work day because it was
inhumane to work long hours - you'd think the DFL would do the same for
their own endorsing conventions)
selecting locations where food service is unavailable
to delegates
cutting off or not providing daycare (funny how this is
such a big issue for the DFL government machine, but not their own governance -
how about practice what you preach)
king-making - where incumbents pre-select their
successors well in advance of their announcement not to seek
re-election
And of course their are a host of other
examples Tim. The Minneapolis (and state to some degree) DFL needs a wake
up call. It is not serving the people or even its constituency - it is
serving itself.
Russell W. Peterson
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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 23:13:12 -0500
. . .
And as we all know, many in the DFL are more
interested in keeping people out than keeping them in.No, Russell, I don't know any such thing!
In fact, I would strongly disagree with this and would argue against it (if you had included any arguments for it, instead of just asserting it and claiming it as fact).Many years ago, in high school debates, I was told about this tactic -- rather than argue a proposition, just state it as a "known fact", without any supporting evidence. (There was a specific name for this, but I've long since forgotten it). The coach also taught us to rejoice when an opponent stooped to this kind of fraudulent tactic -- it meant that their argument was very weak, they knew they were losing, and so they would try this kind of trickery. And even back in high school, we knew better than to put this kind of libelous statement in writing and publish it to hundreds of people!
