OT: Get out there and vote!

[Jason Carson]

>> I suppose it's possible for a politician to have some redeeming
>> qualities
>
> Understandably so, but at the municipal level politics are significantly
> different, and IMHO, a lot more pragmatic since they aren't so many
> levels removed from the nitty-gritty of how the city, and
> people/businesses, work. But people are people...
>
> Mind you the mayor is only one vote on council and has little or no
> additional real power if he does not have the backing of council.
> Collectively speaking your councillor (sp?) is of more actual value as
> there are more of them, but everybody must indeed play their part.
>
> What makes this particular mayoral and council election so important
> (and I'm skipping over school trustee as I don't know much about that
> right now) is that in local politics around here it's rare that the
> incumbent *does not* win. This time, there is *no* incumbent, which
> means we are effectively electing someone who will, in all probability,
> be in power for the next 10-15 years.
>
> Things (i.e. more specifically people and parties) have changed, or will
> soon, on all levels of government in this country and we have an
> excellent opportunity to make this a better place to live.
>
> I could mention who I'm voting for, but I would like people, at the very
> least, to read everything from everyone relevant to their location and
> act with wisdom. Knowledge is power and as much as I think democracy is
> effectively tyranny of the majority, I can't think of a more functional
> system.

Well, we do have a constitution which protects minority rights so it kind
of balances out the whole tyranny of the majority thing... in theory
anyways.


> Regards,
> Byron
>
>
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