--- Tamir Nolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Jim Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mr. Nolley's post is grossly inaccurate. Fiction. > > Make believe. > > Nonsense. > > Why this sure sets a polite discussion tone. > > > One may certainly dispute the new ward boundaries > > (some have, they filed > > a lawsuit) but the redistricting commission no more > > set out to eliminate > > Council Members Johnson-Lee and Zimmerman than they > > planned to get rid > > of Saddam Hussein! > > TN > I don't know, Jim. I've always thought that if it > looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a > duck, it's a duck. > > I don't doubt that my own contempt for the two party > system comes through here, but the ward boundaries > chosen by the redistricting commission were extremely > partisan when a far more sensible map that followed > guidelines and kept neighborhoods close basically in > the same wards was presented.
[TB] I do know Jim Bernstein, Jim Bernstein is a friend of mine and ... (appoligies to the Sen. from Texas) When the Redistricting Commission drew their map Councilmember Johnson-Lee lived in a ward where she was the only incumbent Councilmember. Subsequent to the drawing of that map, the 3rd ward councilmember resigned and the newly elected member lives in the same ward as Ms. Johnson-Lee. Geezz, it was one heck of a conspiracy to also rig the special election in the 3rd ward. As the Minority Caucus of the council, Zimmerman and Johnson-Lee chose one member of the Redistricting Commission. According to the minutes of the Commission (see: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/redistricting/docs/041802.pdf ) the plan passed unanimously. So did their member participate in the conspiracy? Conspriacy theories are far fetched. Terrell Brown Loring Park __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
