Ouch. I meant, "don't care if THEY'RE caught red-handed. This from an English user.
Andy Driscoll Saint Paul > From: Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Barbara is absolutely correct. Most retail businesses are sole > proprietorships or partnerships, neither of which fall under the corporate > rubric for purposes of campaign finance regulation. Retailers who allow > campaign signs in their windows are more likely single owners who have an ax > to grind and would otherwise be considered rather dumb for taking sides in a > political contest. Talk about turning off 30% to 50% of your customer base. > > In St. Paul, back in the ancient days - 1993 - Landmark Brewery posted > campaigns signs for Dave Thune all around its very corporate digs along West > 7th Street. For all the complaining we did about this apparently illegal > contribution, not a dent was made. After all, Thune was an incumbent ward > heeler. The signs stayed, the powers silent. > > Then again, most corporations don't care if their caught red-handed. > > Andy Driscoll > Saint Paul 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
