Comments on: Legislature– Quit Picking On Boise

By: Jo Jo

Jo Jo — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 18:28:35 +0000

Forced Air, you’re going about this all wrong…

How about finding better candidates? How about finding a way to get more people to vote? All forced districts is going to result in is even worse factionalism–any candidate who can’t manage to attract votes from all over the city is probably just going to be marginalized in the council, anyways.

And ease off the rhetoric at little–it’s not helping your cause any. As a centrist, I really would have liked a different set of candidates last election. I have my own reasons for not running, but when I’m faced with regressives and progressives, there’s no middle ground left, and I have no desire to move backwards!

By: Forced Air

Forced Air — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:19:18 +0000

This is a clear case of illustrating just how “mobs” are ruled. This is why we should be REPUBLIC, and not a pure democracy. When I was carrying water for the Left, back in the day, they always cried about how the republican model of governance was obsolete and cruel and yes, even “racist.” They contrived their argument that somehow, only tyrants choose republican governments, so that they can gain controls over their “subjects” so quickly.

They push direct democracy at every turn. They all think that the “people” will rule justly, just because everyone has a equal vote. I know now that this is crap. The MOST powerful force in politics, is the propaganda power of LOUD voices. Legacy Media, with all its machinery and puffed up TV personalities. The new propaganda force is social media BULLIES. They are the new Left spear that has shaped the direction of where we are being drug in the political environment. This is why we have an AOC and many other Marxists pushing toward a socialist state.

When you allow the “masses” to vote directly, without checks (retained by a republican model), the LOUD bullies control the vote. Corrupt Legacy Media OMITS the truth, as they are now on steroids, all we here is Orange Man Bad, on a daily basis. They would have gotten away with the Jussie Smollett fakery, except for the fact that police officers in CPD had had enough and put their foot down, and the whole thing fell apart. MSM was ready to carry the Smollett Hoax to term, but they were reluctantly forced to report the truth. Unfortunately, there are TOO many examples of where fakery succeeded and the masses have been fooled into voting for crap they don’t understand.

Now, this is all important because without a restructuring of Boise City Council elections, we will be ruled over by a cadre of Leftist believers that come out of one basic groupthink that believes in turning this city into Portland. I don’t care how we do it. We MUST get genuine regional representation on City Council. We must defeat the BULLY model of mobs that have been turning this nation into a new Marxist colony.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:50:08 +0000

I agree 100% with Jo Jo. If Boise wants to, we can do it. We certainly do NOT need a MERIDIAN rep butting in on it.
IF he (and Goldthrope) want Meridian to do so he should initiate something just in MERIDIAN- or maybe his son, Ty Palmer, a former Meridian councilmember could do it. That should sell really well.
We only need to get to the real reason for the proposal.

The continued hypocrisy and paternal-control of the Legislature is gross.
Is Palmer now going to again live in the back of his business just to “live” the right council district(ward)? Some cities call the districts ‘wards’ ( weird, uh?).
https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2012/may/04/lawmaker-sells-house-fights-live-business/

Our legislators have a hard enough time ‘living in their own district’ and now they want to force that issue upon council members?
Junk!

https://www.nlc.org/resource/cities-101-at-large-and-district-elections

Cincinatti on their own:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/08/plan-elect-council-members-by-district/16911267/

By: Jo Jo

Jo Jo — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 17:01:41 +0000

Really, people? As citizens of Boise we managed to come up with the gumption to get TWO different initiatives on the ballot. I love the district idea, but how about we do it ourselves, instead of having it imposed?

I’ve always enjoyed the hypocrisy of the Legislature, and all the complaining about Federal mandates, while at the same time they are forcing things down on the counties and cities. This one is particularly awful–I would think if it was really needed to be established at the state level for municipalities, that the legislators from Boise would be behind it. Tell Palmer to leave us alone!

By: JB

JB — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:38:28 +0000

THANK YOU LEGISLATURE!
For doing something the Boise city Council has been too chicken to do on its own. They think too much about themselves and could care less about the voters.

By: Country Hick

Country Hick — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:32:02 +0000

Just looking at the titles of the ‘related articles’ above.

Team Dave in Near Total Control of Local Government

I don’t think that reign of power would have happened with Districts. SW Boise would not have voted Team Dave.

By: Country Hick

Country Hick — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:29:05 +0000

What other cities Boise’s size don’t have Districts? I can only think of one — Portland, OR.
Districts are kind of … obvious. And having all but one elected official living next to each other in the wealthiest part of town is kind of … obviously … an abuse of power.

By: Kent Goldthorpe

Kent Goldthorpe — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:58:36 +0000

I would agree with Dave Kangas 100% on this. It has worked fine at ACHD with zero district favoritism that I have seen.

By: A better way

A better way — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:13:52 +0000

BD, Where are you running for office now?

By: Think About It

Think About It — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:13:49 +0000

Bonnie’s commentary has a history of hatred towards cyclists and anything that does not vote like a right-wing nut. We need the GOP to stop being so hypocritical when it comes to touting local control while trying to take away local power. Our state legislature should take care of their own house. Fiscal responsibility does not mean wasting taxpayer dollars on defending unwinnable lawsuits. We do not need districts, we need the entire city to vote.