Comments on: City council positions to remain at-large, at least for now http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/ Thu, 21 May 2009 21:13:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: baliad http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-317 baliad Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:48:25 +0000 http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/#comment-317 thanks... i truly appreciate you and look forward to all your posts here and on your personal site... thanks… i truly appreciate you and look forward to all your posts here and on your personal site…

]]> By: Girl.in.the.D http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Girl.in.the.D Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:46:48 +0000 http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/#comment-316 In this case, it wasn't really a question of it being passed, because not enough signatures were even collected. That is most likely the result of Detroiters for Reform being a true grass-roots campaign - they probably just needed more man-power in order to get the 32,000+ signatures they needed to get the proposal on the ballot. In terms of the other times it didn't pass, I am guessing it was a result of similar circumstances. Also, you have to consider human nature, and the idea that most people don't easily embrace change. If the campaign would have provided voters with enough education on the subject, this type of thing would have a better chance of passing; however, since "education", per se, would likely involve the repeated exposure of the subject to voters in Detroit - in the forms of advertisements, public forums, seminars, flyers, etc. - the task is made even more difficult because small organizations are usually lacking the key ingredients - money and manpower - that are necessary to even get the educational items out there to the public. In this case, it wasn’t really a question of it being passed, because not enough signatures were even collected. That is most likely the result of Detroiters for Reform being a true grass-roots campaign – they probably just needed more man-power in order to get the 32,000+ signatures they needed to get the proposal on the ballot. In terms of the other times it didn’t pass, I am guessing it was a result of similar circumstances.

Also, you have to consider human nature, and the idea that most people don’t easily embrace change. If the campaign would have provided voters with enough education on the subject, this type of thing would have a better chance of passing; however, since “education”, per se, would likely involve the repeated exposure of the subject to voters in Detroit – in the forms of advertisements, public forums, seminars, flyers, etc. – the task is made even more difficult because small organizations are usually lacking the key ingredients – money and manpower – that are necessary to even get the educational items out there to the public.

]]> By: baliad http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-315 baliad Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:00:46 +0000 http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/08/29/city-council-positions-to-remain-at-large-at-least-for-now/#comment-315 i think that's a great idea... do you think that things like that don't get passed because people in general just don't care or what??? i was hoping someone would post on here about the reorganization of the police... kinda surprised you didn't... you're so informed and all! hehe... i think that’s a great idea… do you think that things like that don’t get passed because people in general just don’t care or what???

i was hoping someone would post on here about the reorganization of the police… kinda surprised you didn’t… you’re so informed and all! hehe…

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