Bob Says: (snip) the law is continually changing thanks to career politicians of whom I am guessing that 80 percent are LAWYERS! It is job security for them! Basic tenets of education (reading, writing, math) haven't changed nearly as much as laws have. (snip) Bob Velez
Don adds: I hate to correct Bob Velez because I like many of his posts, but please don't "guess" that 80 percent are lawyers. In the Minnesota Senate, where I work, only 22 percent are lawyers. And I know from personal experience that because of their legislative obligations, some of them don't have time to practice, so the "job security" issue Bob raised just doesn't come in to play. I believe that the legislators I know try to pass education laws to improve education, not for some sinister reason... certainly we can debate the merits of the results, but I'd like to encourage us not to question motives so much. Local angle: as you know Jesse has proposed a $100 million cut to K-12 statewide, which would have a drastic impact on the Mpls public schools. In the Senate, it's my understanding that K-12 cuts will be drastically smaller than that. I don't know the House plan yet, but I have heard that the cuts would disproportionately affect Mpls... this last piece may have been covered in another posting, so my apologies if I missed it. Don Jorovsky New Brighton (25 year Mpls resident) _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________ 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
