[Vision2020] can we trust Earl Bennett?
LuJane Nisse publisher
lujane@lataheagle.com
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 14:14:25 -0800
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C40385.5462C7B0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
wow... I wouldn't ask Bennett to represent me ever.
scary.
LJ
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
Behalf Of bill london
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 1:57 PM
To: Tom Trail; Vision2020; shirley ringo
Subject: [Vision2020] can we trust Earl Bennett?
Tom Trail's recent legislative report contained two interesting topics
(reprinted below): Integrity in Politics and House Bill 730.
I found the combination of the two fascinating, given the voting decision
made by Earl Bennett (Earl is the Republican challenger for Shirley Ringo's
representative seat). When Trail went to the hospital recently, he asked
Bennett to replace him for a week, and left instructions to vote in favor of
House Bill 730. Instead, Bennett voted against HB 730.
First of all, Trail is right on this bill. The bill should have passed.
Limiting the rights of neighbors to speak out about the siting of huge dairy
operations near their homes is wrong. The limitations should be lifted, and
that is what HB 730 did. Trail was right to support that.
Second, Bennett was wrong to vote no. He was serving as a placeholder for
Trail, the elected representative. Trail gave him instructions to vote yes
on this bill. Instead, Bennett voted no. Not only a mistake (supporting
mega-dairies at the expense of the people who will have to live near them),
but an index of poor judgment and lack of integrity.
We need to remember this episode when it comes to voting for our
representatives in November. BL
2. Integrity in Politics -- Several recent articles with headlines
like "Evidence mounts that Money buys Idaho Politicians", and "Quest donates
large campaign donation to Governor and $8,000 to lawmakers to help pass the
Quest Bill" have appeared in the Idaho Statesman. Band-Aid approaches are
being utilized but there does not appear to be a concerted will to enact
meaningful ethics reform. I will be promoting public campaign finance
reform again this coming year as well as full disclosure for any political
candidate.
5. House Bill 730 - Currently, when a large dairy or feed lot operation
is applying for a siting permit from the county, only people living within a
one mile radius may attend the hearing. This bill would have removed the
one mile restriction. I gave my substitute Earl Bennett instructions to
support the measure. He voted against it in committee and the bill was
defeated. I am working with committee members to bring the bill back for
consideration.
------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C40385.5462C7B0
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dus-ascii">
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY text=3D#000000 bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D807471322-06032004><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D4>wow... I wouldn't=20
ask Bennett to represent me ever.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D807471322-06032004><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D4>scary.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D807471322-06032004><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D4>LJ</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D807471322-06032004></SPAN> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
vision2020-admin@moscow.com=20
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>bill=20
london<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 06, 2004 1:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Tom=20
Trail; Vision2020; shirley ringo<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] can =
we trust=20
Earl Bennett?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Tom Trail's recent legislative =
report=20
contained two interesting topics (reprinted below): Integrity in =
Politics and=20
House Bill 730.<BR><BR>I found the combination of the two fascinating, =
given=20
the voting decision made by Earl Bennett (Earl is the Republican =
challenger=20
for Shirley Ringo's representative seat). When Trail went to the =
hospital recently, he asked Bennett to replace him for a week, and =
left=20
instructions to vote in favor of House Bill 730. Instead, =
Bennett voted=20
against HB 730.<BR><BR>First of all, Trail is right on this =
bill. The=20
bill should have passed. Limiting the rights of neighbors to =
speak out=20
about the siting of huge dairy operations near their homes is =
wrong. The=20
limitations should be lifted, and that is what HB 730 did. Trail =
was=20
right to support that.<BR><BR>Second, Bennett was wrong to vote =
no. He=20
was serving as a placeholder for Trail, the elected =
representative. =20
Trail gave him instructions to vote yes on this bill. Instead, =
Bennett=20
voted no. Not only a mistake (supporting mega-dairies at the =
expense of=20
the people who will have to live near them), but an index of poor =
judgment and=20
lack of integrity.<BR><BR>We need to remember this episode when it =
comes to=20
voting for our representatives in November. BL<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3Dmid000001c403a1$54e9c140$376b56d1@gatewaysystem=20
type=3D"cite"><DIV class=3DSection1>
<P class=3DHTMLPreformatted1><B><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: =
black">2.=20
Integrity in Politics<SPAN> </SPAN>--</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
color=3Dblack size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: =
black"><SPAN> =20
</SPAN>Several recent articles with headlines like "Evidence mounts =
that=20
Money buys Idaho Politicians", and "Quest donates large campaign =
donation to=20
Governor and $8,000 to lawmakers to help pass the Quest Bill" have =
appeared=20
in the Idaho Statesman.<SPAN> </SPAN>Band-Aid approaches are =
being=20
utilized but there does not appear to be a concerted will to enact=20
meaningful ethics reform.<SPAN> </SPAN>I will be promoting =
public=20
campaign finance reform again this coming year as well as full =
disclosure=20
for any political candidate.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DHTMLPreformatted1><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
color=3Dblack size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: =
black"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><BR>
<P class=3DHTMLPreformatted1><B><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: =
black">5.=20
House Bill 730 –</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=3Dblack =
size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black"> Currently, when a large =
dairy or feed=20
lot operation is applying for a <SPAN class=3DSpellE>siting</SPAN> =
permit from=20
the county, only people living within a one mile radius may attend =
the=20
hearing.<SPAN> </SPAN>This bill would have removed the one =
mile=20
restriction.<SPAN> </SPAN>I gave my substitute Earl Bennett=20
instructions to support the measure.<SPAN> </SPAN>He voted =
against it=20
in committee and the bill was defeated.<SPAN> </SPAN>I am =
working with=20
committee members to bring the bill back for=20
consideration.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DHTMLPreformatted1><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
color=3Dblack size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DHTMLPreformatted1><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BL=
OCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C40385.5462C7B0--