Re: The insane progress nobody is talking about

The Horny Goat  <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

On 29 Jun 2024 18:07:58 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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Again true a decade ago, but at least in our local party the sane people
are being driven out.  We have folks running for city council who are
obsessed with stopping abortion and promoting what they claim to be
Christian values.  One of the big deals is promotion of school vouchers,
which are likely of real benefit in some urban areas but which here are
primarily used to fund de-facto school segregation.  So many of the
small-government pro-business Republicans are no longer active in the
local party.

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So why are said persons running for municipal office? Surely they know
abortion and related issues aren't dealt with by city coucil?

Yes, precisely.  All they manage to do is to be disruptive and prevent
anything actually relevant from getting dealt with by the city council.

But I think they are talking about these issues because these issues
get voters excited to get out and vote.  It's possible they just want a
platform to rant but if that were the case they would probably not be
getting elected so often.

(And if they don't I have severe doubt in their mental acuity which to
my mind is #1 qualification for office even if I fundamentally
disagree with their beliefs or politicies)

I think it is the voters who have this problem, not the candidates.  But
I may be wrong.
--scott
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