Meredith SB-2 petition

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Originally Posted by ITD

Good letter from Mr. Miller. Thanks for posting it Less.

I too have problems with bills like SB2. I think we've turned into a society of sound bites. Everybody wants everything presented to them in neat little packages that don't take more than 15 to 30 seconds to digest. Then they want to act. Unfortunately, not much in life is that simple. The instant gratification we seek, be it in speed limits to solve a crowding, noise, large wake problem, that stock that will turn our $500 investment into $1,000,000, that pill that will allow us to eat like pigs and still lose weight, these things seldom work. The people claiming that they are too busy to go to town meeting will still be too busy to attend informational meetings and probably too busy to vote. The problem I have with SB2 is it gives too much power to the proponents and opponents who try to turn complex issues into 15 second sound bites. It gives too much power to voters who make up their mind based on these sound bites or worse use the einey meeney miney moe method. Voting is a responsibility, it's not supposed to be easy all the time. Tough decisions require information and thought, not quick decisions at voting time.

I think the people who think this will slow down spending are in for a shock.

SB-2 works very well for most every town that has adopted it. It has slowed down spending in Gilford for a recent example. What is great about SB-2 is that it allows voters PRIVACY. That's a big deal in small towns. I have seen how town meeting is stacked with the education groups, and the fire groups, and the police groups.....and I have seen the fire & police groups make a point of staring down the voters at town meeting. It can be ugly. This takes some of the ugly away....and some of the POWER of these groups to pressure the voters. In the long run SB-2 will be adopted anyway....it's proved to work well.
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