WM: That means that we in the 8th ward, at a minimum, have been disenfranchised for five years. Well, gee, thanks a toad ton.Regarding the move to force early elections in Mpls.-- Dennis Plante asks:
SO WHAT if we don't hold public elections until 2005??? Think for a moment about the amount of manpower (both elected and private) that's currently being dedicated to this issue. Aren't there more pressing issues to dedicate the energy to???
[MH] You forget Dennis, this is a political issue. And I dare say it's onlyWM: I haven't made up my mind whether Rep. Kahn is on a tear or not. And I'm unwilling to build a castle in the air (good, bad, or indifferent) about her motives. I do know, as a resident of the 8th ward, that Lilligren is smart enough to see that he cannot be held accountable at the next election by his 8th ward constituents unless he moves into the new 8th ward. He's already said that he won't move. If he keeps to that (and I have no reason to doubt him) then we cannot hold him accountable for what he's done or failed to do.
the politico's (the politicians and wannabe's) that even give a rip!
Do a legitimate, unbiased random phone survey of voters across the city and
tell them how much time, effort, public and private dollars will be spent to 'rectify' the current situation (inadequate voter representation?) in order to assure adequate voter representation- explaining the incremental votes expected- in a couple of wards, relative to citywide vote totals, and see what the voters really think about forcing 'early' elections.
Elections are the only legal way we have of holding council members accountable. The other options, like running them out of town on a rail or taking them out and shooting them, seem a tad extreme. But Michael to apply a price tag to my right to vote and hold my council member accountable seems a little extreme too.
WizardMarks, Central
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