My city council member (that is, the city council member for my district) has
resigned. That's kind of unfortunate because she was probably the best member of the council....which, yes, is not saying much at all. It basically means that she was the only one to respond to me when I contacted the entire council about an issue of concern, and then later wrote a
blog post about it supposedly inviting discussion from the community.
I'm thinking maybe I should run for her spot. There's no way in hell I would win, of course, but it might be fun. I'm thinking something like:
"Hey everybody, I live in Place 3, and you should vote for me. I'm 31, libertarian bordering on anarcho-capitalist, and have a PhD. If elected, I hereby promise to vote for absolutely no tax increase that comes before me, ever. When given the opportunity, I will vote in favor of any measure which reduces....any other measure. You might ask why a person opposed to government would run for office, but I think Plato was onto something when he said that one of the penalties for not participating in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. If that's not enough to convince you to elect me, then you don't deserve to have me elected."