We live in Interesting Times
How are you feeling? Overwhelmed? Trying to figure things out? Are you getting Good Information? Bad Information? Dis-information? Deliberate Lies? Fictitious Websites? Do you know the outside influences that are affecting the election? Do we have enough Fact Checkers? Truth Checkers?
Ballot Issues 2B & 2C are on the ballot but nowhere else. Not in the Blue Book or El Paso County handout? Why? Let us know if you believe the reasoning. Sure, Yeah, a balanced budget. If the city has a hiring freeze why are they advertising for positions on the city’s cable channel? Do you deem that a cruel joke on the people looking for work?
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Yes. Ranked choice voting. The cream will rise to the top.
Sarah is calling her own shots w/r to 2B and 2C because the appearance of dueling issues is unprecedented. To challenge her decisions is guaranteed to see the HomeRule card being played. It is entirely possible under her rules (have it straight from her in an email) that a charter change can occur WITHOUT a majority of voters having approved that specific change. I believe that is just plain wrong. Overall, I like home rule, but it is being (mis)used as a “license to kill)