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Doug B

Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Posted on 06/08/12 at 02:23 pm in response to Minnesota's voter ID amendment: a Trojan horse with a surprise inside

Voters are disenfranchised if unqualified voters are allowed to vote. With a democracy comes some responsibility - like planning ahead to get registered to vote.

Who doesn't have a picture ID? You need one to drive, travel by air, cash a check, buy alcholic beverages, for some cold remedies (behind the counter meds), and at the Dr's office - just to name a few.

I think it is a conflict of interest to allow anyone to vote who receives government assistance, or doesn't pay...

Posted on 06/08/12 at 03:35 pm in response to Minnesota's voter ID amendment: a Trojan horse with a surprise inside

" Why put 2,500,400 voters to an expensive and unreasonable process for the 117 who voted in error "

Expensive and unreasonable? I would say that 98% of those 2,500,400 voters alread have a drivers license or picture id or a passport. So very few people would be inconvienced.

Your statistic is all wrong. 117 listed as ineligible is according to the way things are now verified. There was no real audit done, so we don't know how many people actually voted illegally.

Posted on 06/08/12 at 03:39 pm in response to What do Rybak and Coleman think about mayoral control of schools?

Give the parents vouchers to spend at a school of their choice.

Google: John Taylor Gatto - NY state teacher of the year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ogCc8ObiwQ

My wife and I both have advanced degrees. Our public school experience (in the 50's - 60's) was hell. Boring, mostly uninspired teachers, bland text books, etc.

We homeschooled our children...

Posted on 06/08/12 at 01:49 pm in response to When it comes to public subsidies, Twin Cities light rail seems a bargain

To quote the article: "The upshot was that the $25 million for the light rail was scooped out of the bonding bill, and the state left $225 million in federal funds on the table"

Those 'federal funds' are OPM (other people's money). You need to include that OPM in the construction costs. The Federal Gov is over $15 trillion in debt - where do you think that money is comming from?

I believe the auto is under attack. Instead of building the LRT above/below grade - they...

Posted on 06/08/12 at 03:25 pm in response to When it comes to public subsidies, Twin Cities light rail seems a bargain

"It's also not saving any money to refuse to take it."

We (the Federal Government) keep printing money, the Federal Reserve keeps buying the bonds - we are monetizing the debt. The Federal money is debt (with interest) that has to be repaid - by all of us. It's not 'free' money - nothing is free.

The other obvious anti-auto social engineering is the way they have ruined Lyndale and Franklin aves. If you get behind a bus on Lyndale - you're not going to pass it. They took a...

Posted on 06/09/12 at 09:27 am in response to When it comes to public subsidies, Twin Cities light rail seems a bargain

"Where new rail tracks are off road, these are effectively releasing road space for other vehicles as it replaces the bus service."

But University Ave does neither. The tracks are on grade, taking up space where vehicles used to drive, and I hear there will still be busses on Universtiy ave.

Let's face it, University ave is mostly low income/ghetto. I'm sure real thought was to 'give' these people a transportation system, and build section 8 apartments right near the transit...