Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Democracy is dead. Long live democracy!
The disputation about 'nearly nude' espresso shops continues with a beautiful and unique development.
Normally a dispute like this would involve the city council. Both sides would lobby the council and the side with more money or more blackmail power would win. In states that have referenda, both sides would set up competing referenda with clever phrasing to deceive people into voting the wrong way, and nobody would be satisfied with the result because nobody would believe that the people understood the question.
This time something new and utterly unique has happened in Spokane. Both sides are pushing for the SAME REFERENDUM, because both sides are willing to TRUST AND OBEY THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Amazing!
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