[Mpls] RE: Rep. Kahn Obstructing Democracy???

[WizardMarks]

Aaron Neumann wrote:

> Jim Bernstein wrote:
>
> >Thousands of citizens happen to agree with Rep. Kahn that a new 
> election for Minneapolis city council should take place, in the next 
> odd year following redistricting.  Others obviously do not, but what 
> we have here is a disagreement - certainly not an "ethical, defect" 
> and not assault on the Green Party! 

WM: I'm one of the Eighth Ward people; I did get cheated of an 
opportunity to vote for city council in a reasonable time after the 2000 
census. I resent it. In my mind it's an unfortunate fallout, the result 
of changing from two year council seats to four year council seats in 
city hall. It was a technical error sprung from not having thought 
through the consequences of making that change.
 
Kahn's bill presents my ire to the legislature. That it also discomfits 
both Greens and Independents is another case of fallout. The mistake was 
changing to four year terms without also providing clear direction for 
the census results. If Kahn's bill addresses that issue, then good. 
Otherwise, we have this same question every 20 years. I really don't 
want to go round and  round about this when I'm 80, which I will be for 
the next one.

> WizardMarks, Central, Ward 8
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