tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post1991037350718801974..comments2023-07-16T06:34:24.888-04:00Comments on Tales Of Two Cities: Referendums and American Democracywordboneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00250201271555676642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-68181420598045506512010-05-25T17:52:06.989-04:002010-05-25T17:52:06.989-04:00Responses out of order......from the last 24 hours...Responses out of order......from the last 24 hours<br /><br />1:jessiex ....thanks for your compliment, it was<br />pleasant to have a chuckle together... .:-)<br />never anonymous, Mary Pivar<br /><br />2,Dennis, back to the Hug statue and Mort H. I am very reluctant to assign any value system relating to current issues and specifics thereof, to dead people. Therefore, I must rely on what live people say. When Alan posts his remarks where concerned, or interested folk can read, it will be revealed without fanfare, drums or fireworks, that Alan Klein supports development in town center.<br /><br />anonymous @ 7:32 am 5-25-2010 points out some<br />of the frustrations of ordinary Americans, if there are any besides Columbians, about situations way, way , way out of control.<br /><br />anonymous @ 8:52 am 5-25-2010 I applaud<br />those who want to know what is going on out of<br />their particular context, because, in the big picture,<br /> it is in their and all of ours' context. <br /><br />As far as referenda are concerned, that is a longer<br />issue than this blog site can manage. But, if you<br />believe that democracy means ordinary ones among us, of which I am one, should<br />have a collective voice at election time on specific issues which will have an effect of one sort or another, then it is an issue one can push for with a few keys on a computer.<br /><br />response to the blogger who wanted to know more<br />about Alan and works all day.. When that was posted, his announcement wasn't even 24 hours old. In the meantime, check<br />out the Coalition for Columbia's Downtown (CCD) and read the position paper. That is the background and Alan is the spokesperson.<br />Mary Pivar, never anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-45657931751362477722010-05-25T14:13:56.454-04:002010-05-25T14:13:56.454-04:00Sarah,
who is your council rep? You seem pretty a...Sarah,<br />who is your council rep? You seem pretty aligned with my sensibilities and i'm wondering if you have interviewed the person and could give us your perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-45592350337026107182010-05-25T08:52:00.941-04:002010-05-25T08:52:00.941-04:00Thanks for all the posts about Klein's announc...Thanks for all the posts about Klein's announcement-- I don't live in his district, so my vote doesn't count, but it's good to know anyhow.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242584402907862830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35921470.post-82394775279162370112010-05-25T07:32:23.857-04:002010-05-25T07:32:23.857-04:00Yes, it is very interesting. The history seems ri...Yes, it is very interesting. The history seems right on from what I've read.<br /><br />The fact remains, it's a legal right (not a priviledge) that is illegally being denied. <br /><br />People with positions that diminsh Democracy as stated in our current Constitution are playing with fire. But then, I also thought that when all that lending and derivatives thing was going on and Wha La! They justAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com