[Vision2020] Judge rules March schoo levy null and void

[Donovan Arnold]

Andreas,
   
  Two points I wish to make Andreas. 
   
  It is not blackmailing if it is what MSD is suppose to be doing, providing an applicable education to every child in the public education system. 
   
  Second, I STRONGLY disagree with your assessment that someone has to run, be elected, and participate in elected office in order effectuate change in our democratic system of government. I believe that people have the right to impact their world in different ways besides serving in an elected office. I for one do not particularly advocate someone serving in an office like Mayor, City Council, Senate, etc, that is interested in only changing one thing. Elected seats are often not conduits for change, in fact they are often supporters of keeping the status quo. Most changes in US history are the result of individuals exercising their constitutional rights, not running for office. Examples,
   
  Brown vs. Board of Education
  Same Sex Marriage
  Roe V. Wade
   
   
  Best.
   
  Donovan

Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com> wrote:
  On Nov 21, 2007 12:25 AM, Donovan Arnold wrote:
> What doesn't make sense to me, perhaps someone can clarify for me, why it is
> that MSD is so resistant to providing students that need a vocational
> education, with a vocational education? I believe if they did so, that Weitz
> would not keep standing in the way of MSD and creating them all these
> problems.
>
> If Weitz was doing this for a tax break, I would think he was a jerk. But
> speaking for those that needed vocational training and education from MSD
> and didn't get it, I don't feel his actions are in the long term, damaging
> to students, but rather liberating for those that should be given a relevant
> education to make a living after graduation.

You're not at all concerned with the fact that Weitz's intent was to
blackmail the school district into complying with his policy
recommendations? If you want to change the policies of the school
district, run for the school board. That's how things work in a
democracy.

-- ACS


       
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