[Mpls] 2004 city conucil elections, aka Phyllis Kahn's attmept to traumatise Minneapolis to settle personal grudges!!!

Thu Jul 8 00:17:43 CDT 2004

Tamir et al.: 'Life is a tale/Told by an idiot/Full of sound and 
fury/Signifying nothing.'
If I have to live with Dean Zimmerman and Bob Lilligren (at the same time 
being my representative in the Sixth Ward, one living in the 9th Ward, elected in 
the Sixth Ward, the other elected in the Eighth Ward, now wanting to be my 
'representative' in the Sixth Ward, neither of them worth a hill of beans or 
Greens. . . I see Representative Kahn's point. . . give me a ballot, my kingdom 
for a ballot (make it as soon as possible) and I would vote for Gary Schiff if 
I had my druthers.

Gary Dombouy, Whittier 

I also read this story in the paper.  Please excuse
the angry title my post but the very idea of a council
election this year, in these wards, which are at worst
illegally drawn, at best politically motivated make
this third ward resident (the ward that already went
through an election in 2003) very angry.

Perhaps it's because our neck of the woods would have
had elections in 2001,2003,2004 and then 2005, only
for the sole purpose of trying to unseat the two
Greens on the council....

...or maybe it's "Representative" (in quotes because
the term "representative" implies listening to and
respecting your constituents, not trying to rule them)
Kahn's "I know what's best for you better than you do"
attitude...you know, the one where she figures that my
tax money is better spent on a city election only one
year before we'd have one anyway when we have
unemployment, problems in housing, public safety and
infrastructure etc...., but I can't read these
articles without wanting to throw something.

I'm pleading with anyone who lives in 59b to retire
"Representative" Kahn this year and vote FOR multi
party democracy in Minnesota, vote FOR representation
that DOESN'T condescend to and insult their
constituents, and help those of us who live in the
third ward (mostly 59b) and the sixth and eighth wards
(also areas the "Representative" Kahn doesn't
technically represent) run our OWN affairs and choose
our OWN representation at the time when we're suppose
to have elections...

... and let our council members do the job they were
elected to do instead of constantly fighting for their
political survival every year!

If "Representative" Kahn is successful in this
lawsuit, then Minneapolis might as well be
"represented" by Tom DeLay.  The difference between
their tactics is "Representative" Kahn explains her
partisan motives (directed at the Green Party...she
seems to get along OK with the Republicans) in
legalese gobbledygook and lists "important" people,
better than the rest of us, to whom we should listen.

Tom DeLay is honest about his partisan intentions.

Tamir Nolley
Not wanting to go though yet another special election
in Holland (59a)

Bill Dooley wrote:

Nice story by Rochelle Olson bringing us up to date on
the various lawsuits 
surrounding the redistricting of Minneapolis wards.
Apparently, depending on 
how the federal court rules, we could have new city
council elections this 
November. Here is the link:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4861780.html

Bill Dooley
Kenny

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