“THE POLITICIANS WANT TO TAKE AWAY YOUR VOTE. THEY WANT TO APPOINT YOUR SHERIFF, YOUR TAX ASSESSOR, YOUR TRUSTEE AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. THEIR PLAN IS CONSOLIDATION AND THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.”
Well, still trying to find Memphis blogs to blog about and I ran across this one. What caught me was the line: “to retain the right to choose your own Sheriff, Tax Assessor, Trustee, Register and County Clerk. Letting the Mayor appoint these important jobs gives any Mayor too much power over your lives and pocketbook.”. I just thought to myself, ‘shouldn’t people get to vote for that kind of stuff anyway?’ I know I’d be displeased being a tax-paying Memphian (and I will be as soon as I actually move out >_<).
I’m all for freedom, so letting the Mayor control me like that would make me a little ticked off. Especially controlling my nonexistent pocketbook.
I think people should sign this petition-‘it’s for a good cause.’ 100,000 signatures is a lot, I hope they make it. More voting could be a good thing, at least it gives people the thought of knowing they can control something. Of course voting does leave the chance of someone uncapable being elected. But I’d rather take that risk personally.
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