Phyllis Kahn wrote:

> I have introduced a bill HF 2593 (linked below, I hope) that would
> require the city council members and park board members elected by
> district to run in their new districts (after redistricting) in 2003
> rather than 2005 as scheduled. To do otherwise makes a mockery out of
> the timely use of census data to implement  a one person- one vote
> philosophy. I do not sense a lot of enthusiasm from council members I
> have spoken with. Can we have some discussion on this list particularly
> from elected officials?

Ok, so maybe it's just the cynic in me, but is Ms. Kahn's concern about
one-person-one-vote somehow related to the success of the Greens in
the last election? She has make it obvious that she still harbors ill feelings
from the presidential election.

So what would Ms. Kahn's bill mean for our new council members?
Does it give the DFL a second shot at them?  If so, this is a pretty
shady way to circumvent the will of the voters.

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park

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