[Mpls] Assault On Democracy

[Dennis Plante]

The thing I'm confused about in all of this is how it's grossly unfair to 
the voters in areas that are being redistricted.  I mean if you're current 
council-person is going to be your former council persson, wouldn't you have 
a future council person as well?  It all seems like much-ado-about nothing 
to me.

I'm trying to visualize calling my council member (Don Samuels) on an issue 
and having him me ask me where I lived, only to hear him reply that he's 
sorry, but he can't help me, as I won't be in his ward after next year.

Heck, on the brighter-side it might even make more council-members more 
receptive to the needs of a wider range of voters.  If you're a 
council-member contemplating re-election, the last thing you want to do is 
seem unreceptive to voters that MIGHT be in your ward the next time you run 
for re-election :-)

dennis plante
jordan

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