So who are the possible candidates to replace RT? DFL, Green, GOP, Independent, Libertarian...
Starting the talk now would put pressure on RT, let lots of candidates come forward, and give people lots of time to assess them. Make democracy work. --David Shove Roseville On Sun, 8 Jun 2003, Peter T Schmitz wrote: > Given that the boy's aunt is an aide to Mayor Rybak, we might see some > justice here, otherwise this incident would be ignored by City Hall and > our local news media (with the exception of City Pages and Pulse). In > any case, there have been far too many incidents of abuses by the > Minneapolis Police, and it's gotten a lot worse since R.T. Rybak became > our mayor. > > Though it appears that Police Chief Robert Olson, equally culpable as > Rybak, doesn't stand much chance of getting reappointed next year, I > think the only decent course for him to take at this point is to offer > his resignation immediately. > > Mayor Rybak, who sought and secured the endorsement of the Police > Federation, should step down as well, unless he wants to take some > council members down with him in the next city elections, the way SSB, > Jackie Cherryhomes and Joan Campbell stumbled in sync over Target > subsidies. > > Given current economic conditions, the city cannot afford anymore law > suits. Nor cannot it afford the race riots that are sure to come. (I'm > not hopeful about federal mediations given that Chief Olson, the Mayor > and our city council pretty much had all the say in who's going to > participate.)-----------------------Peter Schmitz CARAG > > > > "To express something is to conserve its virtue and take away its > terror." ---Fernando Pessoa <The Book of Disquiet> > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the > subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) > > ________________________________ > > 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. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ 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
