Comments on: Team Dave Seeks $60K To Deny Citizen Voting Rights On Airport Debt Projects

By: Dale

Dale — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:29:35 +0000

If the lawyers in this state had any souls! These actions are a violation of the oath of office and is treason against [ we the people ] When are we going to wake up and take back the offices that are set up by us for us? All of these parasites do ,is violate their oath of office to uphold the constitution!

By: cyclops

cyclops — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:21:48 +0000

I am curious Lisa. I also am a frequent flyer. Just how does the Boise airport need to be upgraded?
We wait less time at the ticket counter than any city with airline “hubs” (which we have to go through)/
The time at security is much shorter than other airports. Your baggage gets to you faster than many, many other airports. What are you looking for that you are so willing to give up your rights of oversight?

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:30:53 +0000

Lisa do you really think we could trust them? I for one don’t.

By: kent

kent — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:39:11 +0000

I DO want to vote for every issue that the government wants to go into debt for and I want it to be a required 66.66% vote! Without it EVERY governmental agency will be going after more and more money.

The evidence is the fact that the governments try so hard to get around the State Constitution!!

Our elected folks are NOT smarter than the voters…even if they say and think they are. They work for us…and we need to require them to ask for our approval to spend…and spend..and spend…and tax…and tax…and tax.

By: dh

dh — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:36:38 +0000

My Dearest Lisa

I “vote” for you as the first participant in our newly instituted
“Soylent Green program, aka Food for the masses from the Masses. . .”
Baaaa-baaaa-baaaaa. . . Trust me hon, you won’t notice a thing this time either. . .

It was a sad day when we first allowed non-property owners to vote on ANY issue.

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:36 +0000

I agree with Opie. I DON”T want to vote on every issue and want government to be able to function as efficiently as possible.

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:59:22 +0000

I, for one, wish Mr. Frazier would stop acting as my “Guardian”. As a frequent flyer, and someone who wouldn’t have a vote because I don’t live within Boise, I have no problem with the airport making decision to improve service as long as no tax dollars are on the hook. The amendment they are proposing clearly states* that no added tax dollars can be used and that the city cannot be on the hook. Whoever is financing these projects knows the limitations and make their decisions based on viability of the project. Let the airport operate like a business and stop putting barriers in their way.

*”…shall be payable solely from fees, charges, rents, payments, grants, or any other revenues derived from the airport…and shall not be secured by the full faith and credit or the taxing power of the subdivision or regional airport authority…”

EDITOR NOTE– Lisa, read the entire proposal because it pretty much opens the door to ANYTHING deemed to be “public purpose” and is not limited to airport and travel related items. Even if you don’t want to vote, please allow us to retain the constitutional rights we current hold! I didn’t put any stumbling blocks in place, it is the CONSTITUTION!

By: Opie

Opie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:04:12 +0000

I think Dave is right on this issue the way the law stands. However, I wonder at what point we would cease having a representative democracy and start having an actual democracy. This issue may be large enough to justify a public vote, but we probably don’t want to vote on every issue that comes up. Like them or not, that’s what we have elected officials for.

By: serendipity

serendipity — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:28:13 +0000

“Airport passenger traffic has been down and is not coming back anytime soon
What this is all about is government spending money on a dead horse.”

Dave: If passed, there is a good chance millions upon millions of dollars will be lost as currently private property becomes GOVERNMENT property and rented to the private sector.

me: so we can easily see from the above why this farce is being foisted on the faint of heartlies who don’t bother to vote nor to find out about the issues.

Congrats, Dave, on being interviewed by the local paper. Like someone said, Go Dave!

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:42:39 +0000

I am actually starting to believe that no one at city hall speaks, or reads, ENGLISH!!!!
My Lord, what will it take for them to get the message?? We can’t AFFORD these idiotic ideas that do nothing but waste money! If they want to rig an election through “education” just start handing out cash to the citizens!