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Anthony Trendl
12:16 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Can I vote against those whose campaign signs are up and down Winfield Road? Somehow I don't think the owner of the bridge gave them permission.
St. Martin
12:39 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Can I vote that Anthony is not allowed to participate in the elections process.
There are those that complain about signs.
There are those that complain about the mailings
There are those that complain about door knocking..
For those that do,, a place like Cuba or North Korea is the place for you...
No elections, no hassles...
Anthony Trendl
12:54 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
My issue is not with the signs in and of themselves. It is the aggressive placement of them on property where permission is not granted. While I personally think political signs are less attractive than graffiti, I respect the freedom of speech. If you've got permission, place all the signs you like.
I never complain about the mailings. I toss them immediately into the recycle bin unopened or use them underneath a houseplant. I never complain about door knockers. I politely tell them thank you for thinking of me, but I need to do other things. I do research who I vote for, but on my terms.
These are precious freedoms, Mr/Ms. Martin, that I embrace more loudly than most -- both the freedom to speak and the freedom to ignore the speech of others. Similarly, I do not like when others try to shout down a speaker on any topic. I have stood against those who would try to shut down this freedom.
I really do go out of my way to not vote for candidates who place signs illegally. There is freedom, and there is an abuse of public property. If a candidate is willing to do a small illegal thing to become elected, I dare not trust them to ethically handle the larger position for which they are running. Simple as that.
Francis Urquhart
1:11 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Well said Anthony. Who was the candidate?
Sean Johnders
2:18 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The only still standing sign I saw was Hage. Others were horizontal on the ground.
Anthony Trendl
3:12 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
@Sean - Sometimes the winds of change are literal, not figurative. :)
Sean Johnders
5:16 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Francis didn't get the name that she or he was looking for so Mount Urquhart didn't erupt with their usual nasty negativity towards one of the candidates.
Anthony Trendl
5:57 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Who they were (are?) is not relevant. I actually don't care who it was. Next time I'm by there, I'll take notes, and vote accordingly for a different candidate, or, if the remaining candidate is disagreeable for other reasons, skip voting for that race. I am convinced about the ethics issue being important in such a small thing.
It would be easy to make this a partisan issue. I'm non-partisan. The wrong thing is the wrong thing. For myself, bursting into any negativity -- what's the point? I just vote. That is emotion enough.