-----Original Message----- From: Jim Mork
> (Later note: 83% turnout in 12-1...in an OFFYEAR ELECTION. Mind-boggling. 83.36% to be precise! Ho ho! Cooper WINS! (Thats what we need -- prizes for the neighborhood with the highest voter turnout!) > Am very proud anyway of Minneapolis voters. They > didn't sit back and wait the heavy boot to drop. True enough! > In this election, > over a hundred thousand Minnesota voters got > disenfranchised. When has that EVER happened? I don't know, when? I think I'll need some evidence before I'll believe that it happened. > We still insist on trying to do this on a Tuesday Ridiculous, I agree. > I could go on, but the fact is that best > Minneapolis precinct was hogtied by the law. I don't understand. What law? Surely you don't mean merely the Tuesday election date? > How does a lousy economy > lead to REPUBLICAN gains? When did voters ever > reward REPUBLICANS for a lousy economy? I smell > a rat. I smell a sour grapes. C'mon, you're astounded that the majority of the nation did something foolish? Where were you during Disco, then? Did you SEE those lapels? Anyway, the national question is off topic. Thus my thoughts on that matter are here: http://albatross.org/journals/20021106.htm . Meanwhile the Mayor of Minneapolis was still a Democrat. Although given how many Democrats (including Coleman) jumped ship to the more powerful party after the "Republican Revolution" in the 90's, maybe I'd better check again? Bob Alberti, President Sanction, Inc. Data Security http://www.sanction.net Cusp of Longfellow and Seward "A Tempest! Grab the teabag and hang on for your life!" _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
