[Vision2020] Question, V-Peeps . . .

[Scott Dredge]

I'd hope that the city council members would ignore most of your numerous petty requests Tom, but let me know how this all works out for you.  If this guy isn't carrying out his duties (e.g. was not involved in any way) then that'd be the reason to jettison him.  If this residency thing is a huge fricken' big deal and anyone in the powers that be gives one wit I'm sure there can be some monumental waste of time and effort put forth to meet the letter of the law, but what'd be the point since you'd just go snooping for some other minor infraction to yell 'throw the bum out'.  What a joke.

From: thansen at moscow.com
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:19:31 -0700
To: kmmos1 at frontier.com
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Question, V-Peeps . . .

Bottom line:  The law is the law; the spirit of the law being that our governing city council WILL NOT be comprised of nonresidents. 
Reasoning for noncompliance:  There was no explanation given as to why the city code will not be enforced.
Options:  As residents, subject to city code enforcement, we can either request, in a letter to the city council and Mayor Chaney, that action be taken or we can join Mr. Dredge in burying our heads in the proverbial sand.
I have NEVER been known to sit on my hands.
As one quote goes . . .
"Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!"
This IS important, Moscow, because . . .
"Moscow Cares"http://www.MoscowCares.com  Tom HansenMoscow, Idaho

 
On Oct 31, 2012, at 3:34 AM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com> wrote:


  
    
  
  
    On 10/30/2012 11:12 PM, Scott Dredge
      wrote:

    
    
      
      
        It's a non-issue.
    
    

    One of the essential characteristics of municipal government is that
    it is relatively local, i.e., close to those who are governed and,
    ipso facto, those who are governed are close to those who govern
    them. If one of those governing changes one of his characteristics
    from local to non-local, that change creates an incongruity with
    local government characteristics which may be resolved by
    resignation from office by the incongruous person. 

    

    
      It's tantamount to claiming Obama is ineligible to
        be president because many believe he was born in Kenya.
    
    

    That is maldirective nonsense. Many people believe incorrect
    information to their individual and our collective detriment. The
    fact of their belief does not justify it, nor does it serve as a
    basis for argument that because it is true that anything else is
    true.

    

    
      If this Tim Brown character is not eligible to be
        sitting on the council, then someone who cares about this should
        follow the processes in place to remove / replace him.
    
    

    Tim Brown initiated the processes necessary to place himself into
    membership of the Moscow City Council at a time when his
    characteristics were consonant with such membership. Apparently he
    has changed those characteristics, so he should initiate the
    processes necessary to remove himself from membership of the Moscow
    City Council.

    

    
      That'd just be far too logical and it won't happen
        so this flap is much ado about nothing.

      
    
    

    Asking other people to expend the energy to collectively act to do
    what the incumbent could, and should, do individually with less
    energy, and more grace, is neither "logical" nor efficient, and
    represents a level of counterproductivity that is counterintuitive
    to better local government.

    

    "Much ado about nothing" serves better as a Shakespearean play title
    than as a description of this discussion.

    

    

    Ken

  

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