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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with pp.  Now everyone has a Council member that represents them plus a couple at large members.  This would mean one person only.

The money behind the group pushing for this are Republicans and Developers (please don't, we'd like to KEEP the Ag Reserve!)[/quote]
[b]The problem is that if most of the At Large members are from one area, then it's a lopsided representation.[/b] And not everything thinks the Ag Reserve needs to be kept the way it is.[/quote]

Why is that a problem? Those are the candidates who got the most votes. If candidates from Clarksburg or Germantown or Potomac were able to persuade enough voters to vote for them, then they would get elected. There's nothing magical, or cheating, about living in Silver Spring. Nine Districts For MoCo is saying, "Well, I can't win under these rules, therefore these rules must be changed so that I can win."

Indeed it's true that not everybody wants to keep the Ag Reserve the way it is. Developers, for example, would love to be able to build subdivisions in the Ag Reserve. Which is why they're helping to fund the campaign.[/quote]
I mean clearly it’s not a problem if you live in Silver Spring or Takoma Park. If you live in less populous areas, it’s hard to overcome their votes. This is the whole reason we have an electoral college. [/quote]

[b]You assume that people are voting for candidates on the basis of "I live in Silver Spring and so do they, I will vote for them." That's ridiculous.[/b] Instead of whining and trying to change the rules, candidates from the upcounty or west county could try (1) broadening their message to appeal to non-upcounty/west county voters and (2) getting people in the upcounty to vote. Unlike the electoral college, that's how democracy is supposed to work.[/quote]
It’s not a ridiculous assumption. Your interests in Silver spring are far different than mine further out in the county. You will vote according and thus likely always win. It’s why we have a mix of popular and electoral votes.  You keep saying “oh just get more people to vote your way” but it’s not that simple. It’s much harder to get the votes out in less populous Clarksburg than Silver Spring. It’s not rocket science. 
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