They did their job as required if they made deadline, as far as time frame is concerned anyway.

“Century, Pensacola and Escambia County had no opportunity to offer any input whatsoever after the final draft was created.”

If it were subject to revision after the final draft, wouldn’t it be an intermediate draft?

I forget, weren’t there earlier drafts which essentially called for the final version? I can’t say because I stopped around page 20, figured I could read further if needed. Turns out it wasn’t needed.

“How many were held north of Ten Mile Road, Mr. Bell? One. That’s right. One meeting out of 85 was held north of 10 Mile Road. ”

That certainly made me feel better. I knew I missed all the north end meetings but it turned out I only missed that one and you covered it for us. I suspect they noted the poor turn-out and misread it to be apathy when it was antipathy. (don’t care versus agin’ to those who pretend to not know the words) It’s a natural mistake.

“To allow it would be a travesty of the American democratic system.”

I especially like that statement. Worse things are done in our system than it would have been, but it’s been amusing to read after seeing those who act like not putting it up for a vote would be a travesty despite the fact that the concept has been rejected several times in the past and continuting to insist the people are just too stupid or ignorant to understand might hurt somebody’s feelings.

We once had a preacher come down from Tennessee in view of a call. He was subprime so I figured we’d never hear from him again.

I was amazed when the pulpit committee announced we would vote on whether or not to call him as our pastor.

I asked if they endorsed him–maybe they saw something I missed; it happens a lot..Tthey said they just wanted to let us vote.

I mentioned he had spoken things which could be proven to be untrue from the pulpit. They didn’t say a thing.

We put it to a vote. Even a majority of the pulpit committee voting for him would have given him more votes than he got.

I asked afterward why they presented him for a vote since it was clear most of them didn’t think he was the right one for the calling. The head of the committee told me they just thought since we had spent all that much money bringing him down, we should get to vote on him.

They meant well.

David on a dead issue—until it comes back AGAIN

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