Dear Mayor Rybak and Minneapolis Issues Folks: I understand that the Mayor promised in the past to veto the anti-war resolution. I also understand that people have argued such a resolution is not relevant to the city of Minneapolis because the act of war can only be implemented by the federal government, and thus the city should not be passing such resolutions. That position is flawed and misguided and lacks the understand of our nation and worlds history.
We only need to look at Nazi Germany and the extermination of millions of people, the United States during World War II and the treatment of Japanese Americans, rounded up and held in concentration camps, or the slaughter of Native Americans and African Americans during our nations past to understand that speaking out as an individual or government is important to the preservation of the human race. It is important to retain our collective soul and speak out through such resolutions and be a leader in your private life and public life. The worlds children are depending on our courage to speak out, our ability to understand that dissenting voices have always been the strength of democracy, and silence is the product of fascism. Its up to us! Ken Bradley Corcoran Neighborhood --- Gary Bowman wrote: > Dear Mayor R.T. Rybak, > > Knowing you read Minneapolis Issues fairly > consistently, I want to appeal to you publicly on an > issue of importance. > > As noted on other posts to Minneapolis Issues, > Council > Members Zimmerman and Zerby appear to be ready to > introduce an anti-war resolution tomorrow, 1/28/03. > It is my hope that should this resolution pass, you > will remember the promise you made to veto an > anti-war > resolution. The City of Minneapolis has many > pressing > issues to face without being distracted by > resolutions > that would be better suited being aired in Congress. > > When I supported your candidacy, I did so on the > belief you would attend to issues facing the City of > Minneapolis, not to try to speak for the United > States. > > I know you personally do not support a war. > However, > I hope you will first and foremost faithfully > execute > the office to which you were elected and continue to > present your personal beliefs in an appropriate > manner. > > Please accept my thanks for your time and attention. > > Sincerely, > Gary Bowman > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > 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 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com 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
