tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post113331386981117474..comments2024-03-29T08:47:16.366-05:00Comments on Dad29: American History Is History?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1133364413779343412005-11-30T09:26:00.000-06:002005-11-30T09:26:00.000-06:00Actually, Jim, I had no idea that you were so atta...Actually, Jim, I had no idea that you were so attached to taxation without representation...please accept my humble apology for offending your sensibilities.<BR/><BR/>Now tell me, Jim: WHO votes to extend the term of the stadium tax? Are those people ELECTED? By whom?<BR/><BR/>But here's a peace-offering: MMSD is equally "taxation without representation."<BR/><BR/>All flowery legal BS aside, the members of the Stadium District Board are NOT elected, nor the members of the MMSD Board (nor, for that matter, the members of the WCTC or MATC Boards.)<BR/><BR/>But all of them do, in fact, have taxing authority.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1133329523159984152005-11-29T23:45:00.000-06:002005-11-29T23:45:00.000-06:00I swear sometimes you just are out there trying to...I swear sometimes you just are out there trying to bait me on the stadium tax. :)<BR/><BR/>(Ahem) last time I checked it was taxation with representation. (the sainted) State Senator George Petak cast the deciding vote. Unless there's another stadium I'm unaware of.James Wigdersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127033614431286439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1133317809330025422005-11-29T20:30:00.000-06:002005-11-29T20:30:00.000-06:00The only history most High School students get is ...The only history most High School students get is 1877-Present. You need to take Advanced classes to get any mention of the Revolution or the Civil War. You do study the early history in 7th grade but I think this hardly covers it.Fidei Defensorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236784399852253136noreply@blogger.com