You somewhat sound like Adam Stenberg, who while running for the State Legislature as a Republican last year knocked on those very same doors and thought that his message of a smaller government was well received, only to be shocked when he received but 20 percent of the vote.
The problem with Mr. Knapp's argument is that people, yes even those in the 10th Ward, don't want a RADICAL transformation of our current system of governance. They'll smile and nod while you talk about rent control and building everyone their own personal electrical power plant but deep in their hearts they know those plans will never fly and probably wouldn't work if they were approved. Fortunately Dan Niziolek's experience extends beyond that of his 10 years of service to the Lyndale Neighborhood. It also includes his experience at City Hall working as a Community Safe Officer and in the Planning Department working on ways to make our built environment safer. I would (and I think most of my neighbors in the 10th Ward) trust Dan's experience, committment to community, committment to the environment (Sierra Club and Clean Water Action endorsements) and demonstrated partnering skills much greater than Mr. Knapp's pie in the sky ideas regarding transformation of our government. That would be true regardless if Mr. Knapp had lived her for 5 years or 50 years. Dean Carlson Ward 10, East Harriet Mark Knapp wrote: snip> > But real leadership is about much more than improving the > bureaucracy. It requires people who can LEAD the citizens into new > ideas and new ways of living. Among other things, we need to move > Minneapolis away from corporate influence, away from being dominated > by cars, toward an equitable distribution of power, and toward > sustainability. This progression will require a RADICAL > transformation of our current system of governance. > When I went from door to door this summer, the overwhelming majority > of the voters agreed with the ideas that I presented -- especially > rent stabilization, building a city infrastructure that promotes > bicycling and mass transit, and reforming our elections with Instant > Runoff Voting. But the results of Election Day showed that most of > those who voted were bothered by my short history in the city and > were not willing to make what seemed like a leap of faith in my > commitment to Minneapolis. ..snip.. > Mark Knapp > City Council Candidate, Ward 10 (write-in) _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
