tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post1402444258578936238..comments2023-11-05T05:05:34.610-04:00Comments on Alter of Freedom: June 12th Primary Day: Get the Vote OutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-30220813779899907702007-06-14T11:50:00.000-04:002007-06-14T11:50:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous,Obviously you misunderstand the peo...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Obviously you misunderstand the people of Bermuda District. WE prefer to vote for candidates who communicate with us personally. She has given all of us faith that local government is really about the PEOPLE not the PARTY machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-53497963494250753772007-06-13T19:32:00.000-04:002007-06-13T19:32:00.000-04:00The idea that Jack Wilson would win "outright" did...The idea that Jack Wilson would win "outright" did not seem to materialize too much did it "anonymous said"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-72665062576636965252007-06-12T00:16:00.000-04:002007-06-12T00:16:00.000-04:00It’s refreshing to know that at least one blogger ...It’s refreshing to know that at least one blogger out there is concerned with these basic issues in Chesterfield County. And I applaud your effort to communicate at least a modicum of information to the electorate prior to the primary.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I imagine most county residents will vote out of vague name recognition, or based on the number of signs in the “sign war” encountered on the drive to the polls.<BR/><BR/>We have the government we elect and we have the government we deserve.<BR/><BR/>Having a district supervisor represent approximately 60,000 residents on average (and this is the best ratio of citizen to an elected representative at any level of government for a Chesterfield County resident), is indicative of the disconnect between government and the governed. <BR/><BR/>When there are more people at a Board of Supervisors meeting than there are at Hooters on a weeknight, then I will start to have some faith in the people to govern as our founders intended.<BR/><BR/>With the growth of the Internet and blogging in particular, I have some hope that power can be divested from the privileged few and that broader citizen participation will follow along with some attention to quality of life versus unfettered development for development’s sake.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you might even consider how the Internet might be used to help better inform and motivate county residents to promote their own collective needs and values over the current special vested interests.Bill Garnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315250956086524858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-3603545236633244342007-06-11T22:44:00.000-04:002007-06-11T22:44:00.000-04:00While I agree that Jack Wilson will most likely wi...While I agree that Jack Wilson will most likely win the nomination rather easily, I think its more to do with the party elites being able to get access to more money than the opponents. It must be very difficult for Independents or lessor knowns within a party to get adequate funding to really have a true debate of the issues in the rhelm of the media. Most simply do not have the resources to do so and its a shame because those are the people that closest resemble the constituency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-71238594857431506152007-06-11T17:50:00.000-04:002007-06-11T17:50:00.000-04:00I seen very little in way of signs for the Collins...I seen very little in way of signs for the Collins campaign against Worthington. I can't remeber the last time we had a different clerk. Collins has placed ads in the paper addressing the issue you raise though, but I think her name is like a brand in Chesterfield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-159913208223796702007-06-11T16:19:00.000-04:002007-06-11T16:19:00.000-04:00I think the comment that Dorothy Jaeckle "just joi...I think the comment that Dorothy Jaeckle "just joined" is not accurate. She has been involved with CCRC for almost just under two years and in fat worked the polls on lection day quite a few times for them. She has spent time on committee after committee working with our schools and Chesterfield future, while Jack Wilson has been content on supporting the developers. We saw this last month where the power structure of the Party backs the guy who will keep Chesterfield controlled by the interest of business and development and not the citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-86253193140252857712007-06-11T15:49:00.000-04:002007-06-11T15:49:00.000-04:00Your comment, "Both nominees have been involved wi...Your comment, "Both nominees have been involved with the Chesterield Republican Committee" regarding Jack Wilson and Dorothy Jaeckle does not reflect on either candidate well. Jack Wilson was the Chairman of the Chesterfield GOP during the 2000 Presidential election and during Cantor and Forbes first elections in 2000 and 2001. Jack has been working in the Republican trenches with grassroots activts. Dorothy Jaeckle just joined the Chesterfield County Republican Committee a few months ago. Jack Wilson will crush her in tomorrow's Republican nomination contest. Dorothy Jaeckle even ran an ad in the Chester Village News that invited Democrats and Independents to vote in the Republican nomination contest tomorrow, June 12, 2007. Dorothy Jaeckle is the first Republican in the modern history of the Chesterfield GOP to openly invite non GOP members into a Republican nomination contest. She will be rode hard and put away wet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com