[Vision2020] Governors New Clothes

[Donovan Arnold]

Tim,

First, it is not just conservatives that oppose the bond levy. I would 
support lots of bond levies. However, I do not support spending money for a 
new high school when it is the Junior High and West Park Elementary that 
needs the money. We also need to repair our downtown fire department and 
build more low income housing.  If you want to make a levy that would 
address those needs I would help you go door to door to support it. But I do 
not vote for tax increases just so we can expand government and build 
buildings for the sake of building more buildings and expanding government. 
There needs to be a reason to do that.

Second, although I cannot stand our governor, he does not have the power to 
FORCE the legislature to pass legislation.

Third, roads are important. Safe roads are very important. Try to get 
anywhere without them. UI has lost many students on our horrible unsafe 
narrow roads.

I agree with you on the war, finding a cure for cancer and AIDS and valuing 
all people regardless of their profession.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

>From: Timothy Rigsby <timo5277 at uidaho.edu>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Governors New Clothes
>Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:34:39 -0700
>
>Some of the conservatives in this town who oppose the levy should 
>reconsider their
>opposition when one of their own is moving into a slightly used 
>billionaires home.
>
>Isn't it a little peculiar that a governor who is a so-called proponent of 
>education
>will move into a billionaires mansion but won't force the legislature to 
>fund the
>various school projects throughout the state.  This is the same governor 
>who would
>spend money this state does not have to improve a few roads in the state.  
>Yes, these
>roadways do need improvements, but will these new and improved roadways 
>promote the
>education of the students in Idaho?
>
>It appears as though the spending habits and priorities of our
>conservative legislature are a little out of whack.  What should take 
>priority in this
>state, education or roads?  Do we value roads more than education?
>
>If people do not value educational programs like Physical Education, Music, 
>Drama, etc
>then why are some of the highest paid people in America people who 
>participate in
>Athletics, Music, and Acting?
>
>What are the priorities of America these days anyhow?  Are they to capture 
>a super
>villain?  Is it to fight a war in a country that has oil?  Is it to educate 
>our
>children?  Is it to find an alternative to fossil fuel dependency?  How 
>about a cure
>for cancer or AIDS?  What do we value and when will we change our values 
>towards
>something of substance and worth?
>
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