[iceskater]

Bobby Scott is at it again.

[iceskater]

Richmond ping.

[society-by-contract]

It would be nice to replace the Richmond Mayor and City Council with nothing and let individuals make decisions about thier own lives.

[Ligeia]

Oops, sorry. I should have made the Doug Wilder comments on this thread. Here's a link to the article: [Doug] Wilder's entry forces exits in mayor's race

He's doing very well in the online poll at the link.

[Ligeia]

Defeat Bobby Scott -- Help Elect Winsome Sears for US Congress

[craig_eddy]

the plan "will dilute the current minority voting strength."

So let me get this Dems "logic" straight...if we let the people of Richmond actually VOTE for the mayor, we're dilluting their voting strength? What strength do they have now? They vote for the city council, one member per district, and then the council votes for the mayor.

So what's so bad about allowing the people to vote for the mayor, unless you think that the people in "certain" districts don't vote in the same numbers as the people in "other" districts and thus those "other" people will be able to control the mayoral election.

Well, too bad. Get "your" people to vote then.