Just wanted to put my same old two cents in here about the positive aspects of Community Ownership of the Twins........the issue came up again, because apparently there was a debate on the stadium within the Green Party, and some list members took issue with the question of whether folks should oppose a new stadium in any scenario, or whether it is OK to support a new stadium if we also have community ownership of the Twins.
So, I just wanted to clarify that we supporters of Community Ownership believe that it's a good thing for Minneapolis, and for Minnesota, regardless of how the big stadium debate comes out. One big reason for that is that "CO" keeps the team here.......if we have it, they cannot move the team elsewhere! The "CO" bill, sponsored by Sen. Ellen Anderson and Rep. Phyllis Kahn, provides that before the team could be moved out of state, the shareholders get to vote on it first....and with many, many thousands of local shareholders, we know they will vote no! It seems to me that worst possible scenario would be if we built the stadium and then later the owners tried to move the team out of state. That's why many CO supporters say we should pass community ownership first, and THEN deal with the stadium. Don Jorovsky New Brighton P.S.: Just to be clear, I am NOT wading into the debate about the inner workings of the Green Party, something I know nothing about! That's just how the CO issue was raised again. 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
