--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After the DFL's naked power play in trying to > dispose of what they consider "these upstart Greens" who took two of > THEIR Council seats away, do you really think they're likely to make > a "friendly exception" to their usual policy of endorsing only their > own candidates for us? If you remember the gerrymandering, you > remember that one day the STAR TRIBUNE reported an agreement on ward > boundaries that were acceptable to Greens. The VERY NEXT DAY, the > STAR TRIBUNE reported the new gerrymandered boundaries! In a > maneuver worthy of the most corrupt, ward healing political bosses, > the DFL had moved OVERNIGHT to crush the upstart Greens. They > certainly weren't going to let the peon voters kic > k over the traces and start electing NEW PARTIES! AND DEMOCRACY BE > DAMNED!!
�TB� Given the makeup of the Redistricting Commission (2 DFL, 2 Republican, 2 Independence, the majority and minority caucus reps appointed by the council and the chair selected by those 8) its difficult to see how the DFL gerrymandered the thing. To the contrary, they would have needed to be rather creative with their lines not to have paired any incumbent council members into the same new ward. Zimmerman could well win in his new ward, if they tryed to gerrymander him out, they could have drawn a less favorable ward. Johnson-Lee may have been the �anybody but Jackie� candidate similar to what Rybak was in the Mayor's race. They both may have their work cut out for them to win in '05 Terrell Brown Loring Park (sorry about the funky symbols, I haven't figured out this internet shop's funky keyboard.) 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
