Comments on: Technical Violation Cited In Denying Public Funds To Tate http://old.furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/ You're furious. I never taught you to sing. You carry rocks in your head and pitch them. Without warning. Happy drunk. You're furious. I beg you for sin. I beg your skin. You buy a whore. Don't give her water. You're furious. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mr. Magoo http://old.furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-135 Mr. Magoo Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:16:57 +0000 http://furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-135 No doubt, Sten & Blackmer screwed the pooch on this one. However, the VOE concept is a good one, and it would reduce the influence of the fat cats at City Hall. I hope VOE survives in some improved form, though it is doubtful the voters can be convinced that is worth the price. It's too bad VOE was carefully crafted and sent to the ballot in the first place. No doubt, Sten & Blackmer screwed the pooch on this one. However, the VOE concept is a good one, and it would reduce the influence of the fat cats at City Hall. I hope VOE survives in some improved form, though it is doubtful the voters can be convinced that is worth the price. It’s too bad VOE was carefully crafted and sent to the ballot in the first place.

]]> By: Jack Bogdanski http://old.furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-134 Jack Bogdanski Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:22:37 +0000 http://furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-134 To make this work, you would need a much different qualification scheme, and some "passive traffic controls" to weed out obvious fakes. Politically, you would need clear and obvious majority support (which this never had), and some way to fund it other than property taxes. But that's all water under the bridge now. It's going to get voted down if it isn't voluntarily repealed first. To make this work, you would need a much different qualification scheme, and some “passive traffic controls” to weed out obvious fakes.

Politically, you would need clear and obvious majority support (which this never had), and some way to fund it other than property taxes.

But that’s all water under the bridge now. It’s going to get voted down if it isn’t voluntarily repealed first.

]]> By: b!X http://old.furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-133 b!X Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:19:17 +0000 http://furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-133 Well, not that anyone remembers, but despite being a VOE supporter, I wanted the Council to refer it directly to the voters, which would have meant no one was using it during this cycle, including Sten. I argued at the time that there was a political smog around passing it just in time to use it oneself. Well, not that anyone remembers, but despite being a VOE supporter, I wanted the Council to refer it directly to the voters, which would have meant no one was using it during this cycle, including Sten.

I argued at the time that there was a political smog around passing it just in time to use it oneself.

]]> By: Jack Bogdanski http://old.furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-132 Jack Bogdanski Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:05:00 +0000 http://furiousnads.com/2006/04/technical-violation-cited-in-denying-public-funds-to-tate/#comment-132 You're right -- that's as ludicrous as the contentions that VOE would (a) attract lots of new blood into municipal races and (b) restore integrity to the electoral process. Sten got his free money, though, and that's important. You’re right — that’s as ludicrous as the contentions that VOE would (a) attract lots of new blood into municipal races and (b) restore integrity to the electoral process.

Sten got his free money, though, and that’s important.

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