Matt,<br> <br> Anyone that has a household income in Latah of over 30K a year, is wealthy; as the average household income is 30K. Do you propose that anyone on the current school board, on in any elected office in Moscow, Latah, or elected in a statewide election in Idaho has an income below that?<br> <br> If so, who?<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Matt Decker <mattd2107@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> D,<br><br>So who is the wealthy around here that would support your arguement?<br><br><br>>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 @yahoo.com=""><br>>To: Ed <ecooper @turbonet.com=""><br>>CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Not Votng anymore-Waste of Time<br>>Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 17:32:33 -0700 (PDT)<br>><br>>Ed,<br>><br>> Voting is also giving validity to the process. I think the process is
<br>>unfair and rigged to favor the wealthy and those already in power. If the <br>>government had an election where you are asked to vote on if you wanted to <br>>be bashed in the head, or kicked in nuts, would you vote in that election <br>>and give it credence? Voting is consenting to the choices and process as <br>>being valid. Our voting system is not a valid one.<br>><br>> _DJA<br>><br>><br>>Ed <ecooper @turbonet.com=""> wrote: I realize this may be a stupid <br>>question... but, living in a Representative Republic, don't we want those <br>>whom we've elected to vote on our behalf, and in a way that <br>>represents/reflects their constituency?<br>><br>> In response to the individual who doesn't intend to vote: I try to vote <br>>in every election if I can. If I don't vote, I have no room to complain <br>>about or praise or elected officials. A ballot is also the ticket to <br>>gripe.. No
ticket, no griping!<br>><br>> --Ed<br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: Donovan Arnold<br>> To: Bill London ; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:49 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Not Votng anymore-Waste of Time<br>><br>><br>>Bill,<br>><br>>Yes, I resigned myself to knowing that my opinion based on my experiences <br>>are invalid whenever they are in conflict with your own.<br>><br>>However, I happen to believe that any office which requires a substantial <br>>amount of time, money, and commitment automatically excludes any and all <br>>people that are poor and need to work for a living. How many people in <br>>political office are on food stamps?<br>><br>>It is also my experience that those in office could learn a great deal, <br>>and make some major improvements in education if they would be willing to <br>>include those that are
poor. And please don't respond back about how poor <br>>so and so on the committee use to be. I am talking about people that have <br>>been poor their entire life and are dealing with sending their children to <br>>a school being poor today. 99% of us were poor at some time in our own <br>>definition.<br>><br>>None of the candidates I have heard from care about anything other than <br>>getting elected and providing a a new school for THEIR child at my <br>>expense. Or in the case of Ms. Dibble who is willing to sell her vote to <br>>whatever 2/3 of the people want.<br>><br>>It appears to me that they are all upper class people just trying to get <br>>involved for the purposes of getting more toys at taxpayer expense for <br>>their child or enforce what the majority want for future victories at the <br>>ballot box.<br>><br>>None of them have addressed the real issues and problems facing education. <br>>No
Science and Math teachers, low pay for Math and Science Teachers, all <br>>the benefits and pay going to teachers for sticking around, not doing a <br>>good job, a decent school lunch program, career placement services, and <br>>life management skills.<br>><br>>So none of them get my vote. Especially if they don't even bother to send <br>>or leave me a flyer, call me, email me, or knock on my door. They are lazy <br>>bastards, a school zone is not that big. If they cannot manage to go down <br>>the street and ask for my vote they ain't going to be doing it after they <br>>are elected for my opinion either.<br>><br>>_DJA<br>><br>><br>><br>>Bill London <london @moscow.com=""> wrote: D-<br>> Your response is misinformed and way off the mark.<br>> The election today is a school board election. The four candidates <br>> are competing for two volunteer positions (as in
unpaid).<br>> The winning candidates will be forced to sit through interminable <br>>meetings, listen to mind-numbing statistics, choose alternatives that <br>>nobody likes, and deal with angry uninformed constituents -- all for the <br>>chance to help a school district that really needs direction and <br>>assistance.<br>> My guess is that they are candidates because they care about <br>>Moscow's schools and schoolchildren.<br>> BL<br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: Donovan Arnold<br>> To: Dan Carscallen ; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:27 PM<br>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Not Votng anymore-Waste of Time<br>><br>><br>>When less than half the population votes, that is the majority not voting. <br>> Out of 20,000 people in Moscow, less than 4,000, probably less than
<br>>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 <br>>beer that the winning candidate does not give a rip, only that they won <br>>and will do nothing serious during their term to try and get the majority <br>>to the polls in the next election.<br>><br>>_DJA<br>><br>>Dan Carscallen <areaman @moscow.com=""> wrote: Donovan <br>> says:<br>><br>>"I think I speak with the majority when I say I am not going to <br>>vote. At<br>>least not in elections that offer no choice, it is a waste of my <br>>time."<br>><br>>I guess I'm in the minority, because Donovan doesn't speak for <br>>me.<br>><br>>planning on wasting my time,<br>><br>>DC<br>><br>><br>><br>> __________________________________________________<br>>Do You
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