loki anderson wrote:
>
>How involved should the City Council be in commenting
>on issues that are before other governmental bodies?
>
> For example: one of the issues before that meeting
>was a resolution of support for including GLBT folk in
>the Federal Hate Crimes statutes. Lisa Goodman,
>probably the most gay friendly member of the city
>council, outside of Benson, Lilligren and Schiff
>obviously, raised objections to the council supporting
>or opposing federal and state issues not in the
>purvue of the city council. I remember that she took a
>similar position with regard to a resolution sponsored
>by CM Zerby during the session to raise the state
>sales tax on cigarettes. I was very happy that she and
>a couple others objected to the city sticking its nose
>into that debate (yes, I smoke) and was suprised and
>kinda gratified that her position on these kind of
>resolutions is consistent. (By the way, I think she
>either abstained from the hate crimes vote or decided
>to finally support it). I'm wondering what others
>think of her position.
>
>I think you're comparing apples to oranges. It's not
>a matter of consistency of Goodman's part, therefore.
>
WizardMarks, Central
>
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