Comments on: Fremont to to consider applicants Wednesday for open City Council seat

By: West

West — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:19:03 +0000

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Thanks for calling attention to the Marshak Editorial, the Editor of our only, local newspaper. I would urge people to read it, carefully to fully understand what He is saying.
This is the type of politiking you would ordinarily read in the daily newspaper, if we had one!

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:26:09 +0000

Warble is right on this one.

Those who argue the expense of a one-off election as a rationalization for not taking the decision to the elctorate are clearly concerned about losing control of the decision making process. While they might argue the expense of the process as a rationalization for their position they simultaneously ignore the cost that small-town politicking has on our community.

By: WarbleFly

WarbleFly — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:12:11 +0000

If anything, it should be a run off between Dutra and Jones.

By: WarbleFly

WarbleFly — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:10:43 +0000

I would have preferred to spend the money on an election and let us decide. When city councils and other similar institutions appoint, it’s always, always an insult to the voting public. What kind of tricks are these “candidates” turning in for the position? We may never know. What are the politicos pimping these “candidates” for the position. Hate to be blunt about it, but council appointments get under my skin. I don’t appreciate having my vote compromised.

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:59:16 +0000

I thought that the most interesting (damaging?) statement Marshak makes in this weeks TCV op-ed was – “…the preferred outcome is orchestrated in advance, far from an open and deliberative process.”

http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2013-01-08&file=Editorial+++Political+math+FINAL+706TS+++TCV.txt