Comments on: Amendment Seeks To Deny Voter Rights

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:30:28 +0000

Jon: Maybe you can get Mayor Dave to run his pet trolly from your parking space to the terminal.
Since neither of you approves of letting the public vote on such things, you should be able to work it out.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:12:13 +0000

Will voters ever get the opportunity to actually vote on bond issues anymore? Politicos like to call side stepping voters “tools” for city government. I call it a dictatorship.

We the people need to be “asked for permission” to spend our tax dollars above and beyond annual budget items.

When was the last time we got to vote on a bond measure that was not a school issue?

By: Zippo

Zippo — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:55:51 +0000

Yes, that’s right. Violate my rights so you have more parking that someone else has paid for. You can walk, use the free bus, or take a cab. Passenger counts are down at our little port so they are worried. This is a money/power grab before there is none left.

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:46:39 +0000

Paul, I do understand Article 8, but every time that I try to park at the Airport and end up off site due to there not being any spaces, I interpret the need as being pretty “normal and ordinary”.

Cyclops, what I’m really looking forward to are the 6 legged frogs.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:38:18 +0000

Every one of those big expensive $ failed $ cities with a big busy airports has one. All the Mayors were happy to have it until they found out they have no power over it. Not even the Govenor will be able to overpower this tax eating beast. Bad idea to start a port authority. Bad, Bad, Bad idea.

It will suck from the city and county and give to the airport. The airport will give to the airline so they will fly here more often. Like a football team the airline will demand a nicer building and cheaper rent. They will give it to them because the do not answer to anyone.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:32:40 +0000

Right next door Jon! At least the plastic will glow in the dark. Maybe his success is because he is correct! Maybe??

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:25:11 +0000

Jon,
As a voting member of the public I am not ready to forsake my rights to vote.

The whole idea behind voting is “they ask and we approve” items that go beyond one budget cycle. Check Article 8 section 3 of the Idaho constitution please.

The framers of the Idaho Constitution worked very hard to keep the “easy credit” people in elected office from obligating the public or future elected officials from incurring debts, liabilities or obligations beyond one budget cycle without the full faith and credit of the people saying YES.

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:16:40 +0000

Cyclops, thank you kindly for your words of caution, although I think his success has more to do with many of our judges having constructionist leanings than anything else (although I’m not against Dave on everything…recent freedom of information case would be an example).

Regarding the xfer station, I think they are putting it right next to the nuclear power plant aren’t they? 😉

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:36:10 +0000

Jon, I would caution you on taking on the Guardian with regard to these issues. He is 3 and 0 here and knows from whence he speaks. You go ahead and give up your voting rights, I’ll hang on to mine. By the way, did you hear about the city wanting to put a garbage transfer station in your neighborhood? Yup! That piece of property upwind from your home!

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:57:43 +0000

Be as rude as you want Dave, it doesn’t hurt because your logic is often specious and self serving. I can assure you that I’m not Dave and hold no government office, just someone with a different viewpoint than yours. Unlike you, I believe that representative democracy works. If my elected officials do something that I don’t like then I vote them out of office at the next election. I have neither the want nor the need to vote on nearly every large expenditure that the government makes. That would not be an especially efficient or effective use of government funds.

EDITOR NOTE–Jon, how about you at let the rest of us vote if we so please. We would be perfectly happy that you trust the politicos. If you read the bill you will see that it goes way beyond the issue of voting on a single expense. It allows all sorts of things–like using public funds to purchase property and then sell it to private individuals or corps.