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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Bowser wins on Tuesday, which I feel that she will, it will be because this is a DEMOCRACY. It is too bad that the elites in here, "here" being basically a self-serving echo chamber for overly-indulged, overly-entitled will be upset. 
However, that is what democracy is--if Catania is so well liked/his policies so well supported, as everyone on here wishes to believe, then he will indeed win. [/quote]

Holding one's government officials accountable and expecting them to do the right thing is being "elitist" and "overly-entitled?"  Expecting value for one's hard-earned taxpayer dollars is "indulgent" and "overly-entitled?"  Pfffft.  Your rhetoric is pretty lame.  No, scratch that, your rhetoric is asinine.
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You misunderstand the purpose of DC Government as requiring a servant mentality. DC Government was constructed to help build and sustain a new middle class in DC. It's worked well and has extended into PG County somewhat. It's not a good idea or time to upset things.[/quote]

"It's worked well and has extended into PG County somewhat?"  If it worked well, it would be attractive for citizens to stay in DC as they improve their lifestyle, rather than fleeing to the suburbs.  So your argument runs counter to itself.

As for the rest, sorry, but I'm not into authoritarianism or fascism where the people have no say or voice.  You need to understand something at a fundamental level.  Whether DC or any other city in America, government officials *are* public servants.  And, the Mayor and Council in particular, are there serving at the pleasure of the voting citizen, and are there to represent the will of the citizen constituent.  If you don't understand that, you've flunked Civics 101.  Many people seem to forget that they have a voice in politics, and folks like you seem to want to not only exploit that suppression of the citizen's voice, but also to try and demonize those of us who know better by trying to call us "indulgent" and "elitist" and "overly-entitled".  Sorry, but no.[/quote]

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