The reason that the Police Federation and Fire Union are considered powerful is : 1. money for contributions 2. Lots and lots of campaign political workers.
They can make or break a candidates campaign. Ben Jangula Longfellow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Booker Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis Police Federation > Everyone is always talking about the political power of the Minneapolis > Police Federation. I would like to know what political power does the > Federation actually have. As a person going into law enforcement I look > forward to working some place that has a strong union in the labor sense but > I just don't understand why the Federation is considered such a powerful > political power. For example: How many members of the Minneapolis Police > Federation are able to vote in Minneapolis elections? How many voters does > the Federation bring to the table? And most importantly in the political > sense how much money does the Federation contribute to political campaigns? > I would be willing to bet many members of the Federation don't live in > Minneapolis partially because they can't afford the taxes. So the question > still remains; Why is the Minneapolis Police Federation considered such a > political power house? > > > > Booker T Hodges > North side > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of slow downloads? Compare online deals from your local high-speed > providers now. https://broadband.msn.com > > 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 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
