Will you host your home for a Debate between the candidates????Or call for debates to be held at the Urban League, or North High School or the Bean Scene,....... jh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Britt Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "jeanneharris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] "...And Will My Right Honorable Friend Join Me..."
> Councilmember Samuels did not "abandon his seat to challenge the only other > minority member on the council." If you really are consumed by the contest, > then you probably should have known that Councilmember Samuels had his seat > bumped out from beneath him by a redistricting process that somehow managed > to throw two incumbent Green Party councilmembers into districts where a > popular DFL incumbent also resides. For Councilmember Samuels not to > challenge Councilmember Johnson Lee, he would have to move out of his home > into another neighborhood, or simply not run for a second term. Those > seemingly untenable options are also available to Councilmember Johnson Lee, > of course. > > Britt Robson > Lyndale > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jeanneharris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:16 AM > Subject: [Mpls] "...And Will My Right Honorable Friend Join Me..." > > > I would like to encourage All to watch "Making People Accountable" on MTN > /Ch17 - Yes this is the program which was at the center of the hullabaloo > which caused Don Samuels to declare that he felt his life had been > threatened. In the end, no charges were filed/ or dismissed; and one > Commentator- Al Flowers is back on and seems to have honed in and appears to > be right on target. > I confess that as a resident of the 5th Ward, I am consumed with the contest > for the city council seat. I am simply unable to understand what would > motivate an incumbent to abandon his seat to challenge the only other > minority member on the council. I would hope and call for the > community-at-large to demand that Debates between the candidates take place, > in order that WE the people can make informed choices! For I too agree that > : > > > > >>>" The price of apathy toward public affairs is to be ruled by evil men" > Plato > >>>" Everything secret degenerates,even the administration of justice; > nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity" > Lord Acton > > > Jeanne Harris 5th Ward > > > jh > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil 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. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
