The following letter has been sent to City Pages regarding the story on redistricting in the current issue. I hope Schiff and Lilligren will seriously consider joining the Green Party as a way of responding politically to the unfair targeting of progressives!
Editor, City Pages: The Minneapolis Redistricting Plan, unfairly requires only progressive council members to run against each other, while protecting old guard DFLers. There is an easy way for progressives to get quick revenge. Gary Schiff and Robert Lilligren should immediately announce that they are joining the Green Party. Schiff would stay in the 9th Ward. Zimmerman would move to the new 6th Ward. Lilligren would into the new 8th Ward. Suddenly, the Green Party would have four members on the City Council and be in a position to gain control of the council in the next election cycle. What a great way to pay back Rick Stafford and the out-of-touch DFL machine! Gene Martinez Minnehaha, Ward 12 _______________________________________ 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
