Jonathan writes: > But > what would have happened if we hadn't questioned Hitler's motives, he said he was doing > things just for the good of the Aryan race;
David Brauer replied: <snip> Look at this debate - fundamentally, does it really matter why Rep. Kahn did what she did? The important thing is WHAT she is proposing, WHAT the Redistricting Commission did and thinking about structural/procedural ways to fix it (if you want to fix it). I'm not saying Tamir is wrong - just that it's impossible to know if he's right, and not super-important if he is. It's much more possible to examine/critique/debate/fix what happened. That's where I'd prefer to see the debate focused. Mark Anderson input: Great post David. The rebuttals to your posting basically say "Her motivation does so matter!" They seem to think the motivation is important in itself -- they don't really care about the underlying issue of whether it's more fair to have an earlier election or leave it be. To them, that Phyllis Kahn may be doing this for partisan reasons is more important than whether it's good for the city. If all you care about is if your side wins, and not how you get there, then they are correct, whether her method is better for the public is irrelevant. The Greens try to portray themselves as more ethical in than everybody else; in this case at least we see them as crass as the rest. Mark Anderson Bancroft 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
