tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post2239825400315411405..comments2023-11-28T22:36:11.846-05:00Comments on Matthew Stone Dot Org: Democrats, Neighborhood Advocates Winning Image Game in SB621 DebateBlog Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-76610807622044480392013-04-03T20:48:02.837-04:002013-04-03T20:48:02.837-04:00UniGov certainly has some blatant political notion...UniGov certainly has some blatant political notions as its origins. But beside that, the vision of the At-Larges was to have some people thinking of the county as a whole rather than just their individual district. That isn't an inherently bad concept. We have that concept elsewhere in the United States Congress with the Senate. <br /><br />Now if I were put in charge of revising Indianapolis-Marion County government, I'd slap 13 (2 At-Larges, 11 district) councilors on the council, give them about $60-65k annual salary, and see if there's something I could do to limit the type of work they could be doing to supplement their income while on the council.<br /><br />Even without the At-Large portion, there's a ton of scary stuff in SB621, not least of which is the Metropolitan Development Commission appointments. <br /><br />As for electoral college, everyone complains about it after losing an election, Personally, it is an imperfect system but I think it is as close to perfect as we can get.Blog Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-66851828124370607352013-04-03T20:10:57.643-04:002013-04-03T20:10:57.643-04:00If the 4 at-large positions were currently held by...If the 4 at-large positions were currently held by Republicans, Common Cause wouldn't have shown up.<br /><br />Unigov itself, and the at-large positions, were established to dillute the votes of black people. The at-large concept either makes sense, or it doesn't, and IMO it is the antithesis of representative government.<br /><br />Note that the same people who HATE the electoral college LOVE the at-large council districts. How come ?Unigovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532072215831286109noreply@blogger.com