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At-Large Seats Don't Deserve a Spot on Our Ballot |
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by Jennifer Hill
Email: lchill1 (nospam) uiuc.edu (verified)
Phone: 344-1905
Address: 407 West Pennsylvania Avenue |
11 Nov 2004
Modified: 12:35:36 PM |
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I wrote what I had to say about the sides of the at-large issue before election day. |
By now, the subject of whether or not to add 2 at-large seats in the city council has already be settled. But was it necessary to vote on it?
This is an issue that turns people of the same political party against each other. Some people feel strongly about different sides of this subject, and they have their own reasons to support them. One example is my parents. They are both democrats, but my dad is in favor of the addition of 2 at-large seats, and my mom is against it. All around my neighborhood (mostly democrats) the signs about this issue are not all alike.
After hearing my parents’ opinions, I figured out that the “+2 group” believed that adding 2 at-large seats could help our mayor’s position in the city council get stronger. The “no at large group” felt that the mayor didn't give good enough reasons to add these seats because he brought up the subject too quickly.
My own conclusion is that the issue of the 2 at-large seats should not deserve a place on the 2004 ballot because there are much more urgent issues that our country has to face right now.
JENNY HILL, age 11 Urbana |
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