[Vision2020] The Recall

[Bruce and Jean Livingston]

This whole recall thing seems like a tempest in a teapot.  Given Dr. Weitz's 
acknowledged errors of fact and emotional overstatements in the quotes in 
the Daily News article, why concern ourselves with tentative, speculative 
possibilities?  Let the supporters of a recall (if any) file a petition with 
the City Clerk if they get enough signatures. Then we'll know who's 
supporting a recall.  Until then, it's not worth further discussion, in my 
book.

By the way, I am an MCA member, speaking for myself, and I oppose an 
expensive recall election, as I expect the MCA itself and the vast majority 
of the community does.  There is an election in less than a year for mayor 
and four of the six Council positions (if I am correct in my belief that 
appointed Council members must stand for election at the next general 
election).  The normal political process (a general election, fancy that!) 
is the way to effect change on the City Council if one is unhappy with the 
current situation, not an expensive and extraordinary recall election.

Bruce Livingston

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 8:02 AM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] The Recall


> Putting my toe, with some trepidation, into these waters, I think John has 
> a valid point.  I don't think inflammatory language serves any good 
> purpose in Moscow's latest controversy.  For the record, I support the 
> three council members being targeted by Mr. Weitz, and I am not a member 
> of MCA.  I'm an independent liberal reprobate.  The single overriding 
> question I have is: who are these anonymous people behind the petition?  I 
> don't know anyone who has a clue who, other than Mr. Weitz, is responsible 
> for this effort, or how many there may be.  Perhaps, if they would come 
> into the sunshine, identify themselves and their reasons for the recall 
> petition, we'd get somewhere beyond suspicion and harmful rhetoric. 
> Carl Westberg Jr.
>
>>From: "John Danahy" <jdanahy at turbonet.com>
>>To: "Vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Subject: [Vision2020] The Recall
>>Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 17:59:54 -0800
>>
>>All;
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>>
>>
>>      I am generally opposed to the St Mary's gym because I do not think
>>there is a valid solution to the parking problem in the surrounding
>>neighborhood.  That said:
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>>I find it shocking to my poor progressive sensibilities that this issue
>>should incite such vitriolic language.  Hear we have an individual,
>>disagreeing with a council decision, seeking to recall some council 
>>members.
>>This individual, sometimes known for excessivieness, does not live in the
>>city, and therefore cannot vote.  But he does own businesses in the city 
>>and
>>therefore pays city taxes.  Taxation without representation this was once
>>called.
>>
>>
>>
>>Now this recall is certainly an issue that should be discussed here   But
>>instead of discussing the issue, the pros and cons, the reasons good and
>>bad, we see another side of our community.  We see words like sleazy,
>>snakeoil, sinister, irrational, little boy and GET REAL.  These words do 
>>not
>>pretend to relate to the issues at hand but are referenced to individuals.
>>How truly sad.
>>
>>
>>
>>I would expect that Bill London and Lois Blackburn, founding members of 
>>the
>>MCA, would wish to defend and support the council members the organization
>>endorsed.  This is not the way.
>>
>>
>>
>>John
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