On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Terry Erickson wrote: > Here, here Michael! Thank you for writing this short but effective message! > With all due respect Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Zerby, please remember that not > only are you council members but you are also citizens---write or call the > president or your federal representatives to express your protest, do not > bring your protest to a body that has ZERO influence on the outcome of a > global war. Please keep your focus as council members to the issues you > campaigned about and the issues we elected you to address. Thank you.
That's just it -- writing Bush or the Congress or the major media has ZERO influence. Zilch nada bupkis. All owned and controlled by the ruling class, drooling for an oil war. The calculating rich have made sure all the usual means of expression are tied down, locked up, barred, guarded, off limits. They thought they didn't have to bother with cities - that determined procedural locksteppers and potholers would keep them nicely silent. Wrong. All across America, in cities small and large, CITYzens are expressing themselves in the only governmental way left in our diminishing democracy. So, THREE CHEERS FOR ZERBY AND ZIMMERMANN!!! --David Shove Roseville > > Terry Erickson > Whittier > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Atherton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Minneapolis Issues'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'R.T. Rybak'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 8:29 PM > Subject: RE: [Mpls] open letter to our Mayor > > > > Dear Mayor R.T. Rybak, > > > > I too am opposed to a war with Iraq (unless > > the inspectors can provide hard creditable > > evidence), but I hope you will stand by your > > previous position. As my wife says, "I don't > > want my city representatives deciding national > > issues, that's why I elect senators." Doesn't > > the council have enough to keep them busy given > > the budget shortfall? Please figure out a way > > to keep our streets safe, plowed, and repaired. > > > > Michael Atherton > > Prospect Park > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
