David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I disagree. One reason I worked to enact city-level DFL caucuses four years
ago was to let more people in the process - and this political change passed
with the help of a lot of others.
Will it be material change? Will it work? Stay tuned; change is like that.
David Brauer
Kingfield
Tamir:
Then why were so many local DFLers who supported presidential candidates other
than Kerry, especially Kucinich supporters kept from being delagates? Why are
there so many progressives, or people who want change within the DFL, unable to
get their concerns addressed?
As for PR, I currently am opposed to PR because under this system, a party, not
a person, is elected...and the person who sits in office is only elected by
party members...the party takes a percentage of seats and chooses who
represents them. You therefore end up represented only by party hacks and
political insiders.
This makes it effectively impossible for non-affiliated independents, or people
who are new to the process to get elected.....and they're kept out of the
process too much as it is. I would want a way of making it easier for
independents and those who aren't part of the establishment to get elected.
I also believe that ALL individual office holders should face a general
democratic election of some kind, however I DO suport Instant Runoff Voting as
a fair means to accomplish that goal.
Tamir Nolley
Holland
The New Ward 1
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