-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 For those who don't remember bill 629, Blackwell voted for it even though it *seemed* there was popular support against it from her constituents. (Seemed meaning I don't have numbers . . .)
Don't rely on her to vote your way, unle$$. . . Thanks, John Ellingsworth Project Leader Virtual Curriculum PGP Public Keyring: http://ellingsworth.org/pubring.pkr - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Abrahamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: October 08, 2002 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [UC] UCHS' battle cry ... Duh...(?) > On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 12:09:43AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The best way to be listened to by a politician is to vote, am I > > right on that? > > I heard the following from an environmental lobbyist, who said she > had once expressed frustration to the chief aid of an elected > official at how the said elected official could vote one way when > it was clear that a majority of his constituents felt the other > way. The chief aid responded something like this: > > My boss isn't dumb. He knows that most people don't vote, and > those who do don't vote in an informed way. Following the will > of > the people on most matters won't get him re-elected. But he > also > knows that a few wealthy individuals and companies provide many > of > the donations that enable him to run his campaign, and that > that > money can help him get re-elected better than anything else. Of > course he's not going to follow the will of the people. > > -- > Jeff > > Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, > see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPaLX+wbexkNIm1OFEQJnWwCffo9DJ6jBOO41zTEytyQHwNWabXkAnjnQ IV3qA+4LGO/teT20bCarleL4 =renU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
