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[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]

Very right-wing: lets support the developers (the 1%), give them more of what they want while screwing everybody else.  The traffic is a disaster and the schools are overcrowded.  But sure, let them build more housing, that will bring more traffic and more students.  Oh, lets give them tax incentives to do it too.  [/quote]

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