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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)
A big war chest of cash won’t overwhelm families who will be rezoned. If DemVA wants to stand with the candidate who stands against their own constituents on an issue that is close to home (rezoning their homes), then DemVA is making a big mistake. |
| If my reps bend over backwards to do the bidding of wealthy Langley families I’ll vote for anyone who challenges them. |
You were already going to vote for them. That’s an empty threat. And still focused on Langley, we see. How much of your time is spent seething over a school that you clearly know little snot? |
*About, not snot. |
Uh, Gatehouse, you can’t vote in Great Falls unless you live in Great Falls. But nice attempt to stamp out this idea. Nobody is buying it. Do not be discouraged by the chants of “you can’t win” or “they have more money” or “I will never vote for you.” They say those things because they are afraid that you will take action. They speak out of fear. Ignore it. They want to shuffle your kids around with no consequences. Take action now! |
Those who represent Great Falls also represent other areas and you are constantly trying to stir up others in the county who don’t live in Great Falls anyway. Sorry, but your efforts to convince others to carry your water will fail. We can see it’s all about preserving your current school boundaries and that you’ve never cared about anyone else. |
Thank you, totally agree with all of this. |
Hey Gatehouse. I’m not from the Langley pyramid. I have been looking for a way give people a way to have their voice heard. Here it is. They can be heard. Their delegates, if they serve their constituents, should not ignore a letter like proposed. I am not asking people to switch parties or vote for MAGA. I am suggesting that elected officials listen to their constituents. If they don’t, their constituents can replace them. You, on the other hand, appear heck-bent on ensuring that no one, other than you, has a voice in where kids go to school. That’s not how this works. People will stick up for their kids. People reach out to their delegates and find out if they have an ally, or if there is going to be a primary challenge. |
Come back when you’ve actually mounted these primary challenges, keyboard warrior. |
Thanks. These obvious gatehouse posts need pushback like this. |
I’m not here to score points on people in the internet. I am here to give people a plan of action to be heard. It’s up to them. The path is simple and clear. There is a clear choice: do nothing and let FCPS shuffle their kids where ever they want, or take action now and be heard in a way that will have genuine impact. It’s up to the families of Fairfax county. The fact that you are squealing so loudly at the idea of a primary challenge to a representative who will not represent their constituents shows how concerned you are about this course of action. All you can do is act dismissive To everyone who is concerned about this process: take action now! It is not unreasonable to ask for a pause. It is not a challenge to get 125 signatures. The alternative is to just take whatever FCPS decides without any consideration of you or your family’s needs. |
Again, declare your own candidacy. Reveal your slate of candidates. It’s not getting 125 signatures that’s the hurdle. It’s mounting an actual campaign and then making the commitment to serve. Your road map appears to be an invitation to others to do work on your behalf that you’re personally not prepared to do. |
I mean, Drainseville did elect Robyn Lady. |
Keep fueling the fire. Keep telling people they have no voice. See what that brings. Your actions will not only give rise to the campaigns, it will provide interest and energy for them. The goal is to be heard. If the delegate stands with their constituents, it is a success. No need for a primary. If FCPS backs off so as not to provide fuel for a rising tide, that is a success. If more people become aware of the actions you are taking as you treat their kids as your own personal property, to shuffle at will, it is a success. Not everyone is focused on “winning” a public office. That is not the motivation. Most people want to be heard. You can snipe all you want. All you are doing is showing your fear that people have a REAL path to be heard, not the theater of BRAC. A dog was chasing down a rabbit. After a time, the dog gave up and the rabbit got away. Another dog, who saw the chase, ridiculed the first dog for being outrun. The first dog replied “It is one thing to be running for your dinner, it is another to be running for your life.” This issue matters to people. It is clear now that FCPS has set up a process where they are guaranteed to get the rabbit. I am here to tell everyone: you do not have run their race! This is a race for your life. Take action now. You did not choose your community and invest in your children for FCPS to shuffle you around because they want to. Run like this matters. It does! Reach out to your delegate! I hope you find that they will be your ally. |
Sure but she omitted boundary changes from her campaign platform. They all did. |