[Vision2020] Re: Not a city resident (Donovan Arnold)

Carl Westberg carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 3 09:40:44 PDT 2005


I've decided that since I don't live in Seattle, I no longer will follow the 
Mariners.                                                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                    Carl Westberg Jr.


>From: Melynda Huskey <melyndahuskey at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Melynda Huskey <melyndahuskey at earthlink.net>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Not a city resident (Donovan Arnold)
>Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:35:56 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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>Since my name keeps coming up in this thread, perhaps I should weigh in.
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>The persistence of the argument lies, I think, in Donovan Arnold's failure 
>to distinguish between "voting" and "having a voice."
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>I am not a city resident, and consequently may not vote in city elections.
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>Nevertheless, I'm free to hold opinions about Moscow city government, and 
>to express those opinions wherever I wish, including at City Council 
>meetings, which are (so far as I know) free to the public, not merely to 
>the voting public resident in Moscow.
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>The City Council is likewise free to ignore my opinions and ideas if they 
>wish, whether because I live in the county or because they find them 
>objectionable in some way.
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>To recap:  a) Melynda can't vote in Moscow elections; b) Melynda may still 
>express her thoughts about Moscow city government; c) The City Council 
>doesn't have to pay any attention to Melynda.
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>It seems so clear. . .
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>Melynda
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