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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am for it. The current political environment has become stale and entrenched with many council members becoming unaccountable. The only way to get rid of a bad council member now is through a primary, but no person who wants a political future as a Democrat in this county would primary any ther Democrats. Therefore, we get the farce that we had last time Berliner ran where he was only opposed by a developer backed candidate as retaliation for his ten mile creek vote. Now Berliner has not seen a since development he has saw fit to oppose, like a Chevy Chase Lake, Westbard and downtown Bethesda. Despite significant opposition from communities.

So you see that as the political alliances become more entrenched, it becomes harder to get them out. While at the same time they become less accountable to residents. If someone had to form a coalition and raise campaign money today in District 1, I can guarantee you the outcome would not be a Roger Berliner and our District would not continue to be represented by someone living in Potomac while making life miserable for everyone else in the District.

So if that doesn't convince let me put it another way. Do you want more great public policy like 10% increases in property tax while continuing developer impact tax exemptions for roads and schools? Because if you want more of that, then vote no.

I myself will be voting yes. [/quote]

+1 Next step is finding good candidates & cutting the bureaucracies in Rockville. MoCo should really have more local representation similar to the ANCs.[/quote]

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