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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"So for the 40 people who oppose the Hearst pool, there are 3,000 who support....."

I don't know what you know about politics, but people who are anti anything are much, much more motivated than those who are content.

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Agree. I know a little about politics, and I know that anyone who says they know with precision how voters feel about a specific local issue is lying. It's the great conundrum of local politics: are the 40 people who showed up a community meeting representative, or all of the people who feel that way?

Notice that in any neighborhood dispute both sides will always characterize the other as a "vocal minority" and themselves as the "[b]silent majority[/b]."[/quote]

How Nixonian.

Both politicians and the law recognize that person who may be particularly and adversely impacted by a project are sometimes due special consideration.  That's why, for example, the zoning code or alcohol licensing regulations require service on nearby residents and may give them special party status.  Otherwise the obviously limited number of persons directly affected would always be at the mercy of the "silent majority'  who might enjoy the benefits but none of the impacts of a project -- a major highway or in this case the loss of park space for a pool.  [/quote]

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