The discussion of the virtues of inclusiveness is itself becoming far more fractious than the perceived offense that touched it off. Eric Mitchell simply questioned Dave Shove's use of the first person plural, as in: "WE improved OUR City Council. . ." and with good reason. Shave doesn't vote in the St. Paul City Council election and isn't governed by it--for better or worse.
Nobody said his comments weren't welcome, and everyone seems only to have found a way to disagree about how true that is. We can all tell Phoenix how it should do its business as long as we don't claim its democratic processes as our own. (In this day and age, Tienjin participates in the economic venue of St. Paul as much as Roseville.) It's only to be expected, however, that our comments will be given more weight in a municipality in which we live and vote. Guy Western the West Side _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
