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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I realize this may be a stupid
question... but, living in a Representative Republic, don't we want those whom
we've elected to vote on our behalf, and in a way that represents/reflects their
constituency? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>In response to the individual who doesn't
intend to vote: I try to vote in every election if I can. If I don't vote,
I have no room to complain about or praise or elected officials. A ballot
is also the ticket to gripe.. No ticket, no griping!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>--Ed</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=london@moscow.com
href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill London</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:49 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Not Votng
anymore-Waste of Time</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Bill,<BR><BR>Yes, I resigned myself to knowing that my opinion
based on my experiences are invalid whenever they are in conflict with your
own.<BR><BR>However, I happen to believe that any office which requires a
substantial amount of time, money, and commitment automatically excludes any
and all people that are poor and need to work for a living. How many people in
political office are on food stamps?<BR><BR>It is also my experience that
those in office could learn a great deal, and make some major improvements in
education if they would be willing to include those that are poor. And please
don't respond back about how poor so and so on the committee use to be. I am
talking about people that have been poor their entire life and are dealing
with sending their children to a school being poor today. 99% of us were poor
at some time in our own definition. <BR><BR>None of the candidates I
have heard from care about anything other than getting elected and providing a
a new school for THEIR child at my expense. Or in the case of Ms. Dibble who
is willing to sell her vote to whatever 2/3 of the people want.<BR><BR>It
appears to me that they are all upper class people just trying to get involved
for the purposes of getting more toys at taxpayer expense for their child or
enforce what the majority want for future victories at the ballot
box.<BR><BR>None of them have addressed the real issues and problems facing
education. No Science and Math teachers, low pay for Math and Science
Teachers, all the benefits and pay going to teachers for sticking around, not
doing a good job, a decent school lunch program, career placement services,
and life management skills. <BR><BR>So none of them get my vote. Especially if
they don't even bother to send or leave me a flyer, call me, email me, or
knock on my door. They are lazy bastards, a school zone is not that big.
If they cannot manage to go down the street and ask for my vote they ain't
going to be doing it after they are elected for my opinion
either.<BR><BR>_DJA<BR><BR><BR><BR><B><I>Bill London
<london@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>D-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your response is misinformed and way off the
mark.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The election today is a school board
election. The four candidates are competing for two volunteer
positions (as in unpaid).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The winning candidates will be forced to sit
through interminable meetings, listen to mind-numbing statistics, choose
alternatives that nobody likes, and deal with angry uninformed constituents
-- all for the chance to help a school district that really needs direction
and assistance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My guess is that they are candidates because
they care about Moscow's schools and schoolchildren.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BL</FONT></DIV>
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Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B>
<A title=areaman@moscow.com href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">Dan
Carscallen</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B>
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B>
RE: [Vision2020] Not Votng anymore-Waste of Time</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>When less than half the population votes, that is the
majority not voting. Out of 20,000 people in Moscow, less than 4,000,
probably less than 3,000 or even 2,000 will vote in this election
tonight.<BR><BR>I bet you a beer, less than 5,000 votes are cast. I will
bet you another beer that the winning candidate does not give a rip, only
that they won and will do nothing serious during their term to try and get
the majority to the polls in the next election.
<BR><BR>_DJA<BR><BR><B><I>Dan Carscallen
<areaman@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:
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says:<BR><BR>"I think I speak with the majority when I say I am not
going to vote. At<BR>least not in elections that offer no choice, it is
a waste of my time."<BR><BR>I guess I'm in the minority, because Donovan
doesn't speak for me.<BR><BR>planning on wasting my
time,<BR><BR>DC<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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