Comments on: Do What I Say! Even When I’m Obviously Wrong! http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2007/07/06/do-what-i-say-even-when-im-obviously-wrong/ Pragmatic Libertarianism Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:33:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reach Upward http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2007/07/06/do-what-i-say-even-when-im-obviously-wrong/#comment-8625 Reach Upward Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:54:53 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2007/07/06/do-what-i-say-even-when-im-obviously-wrong/#comment-8625 I think it's quite obvious that most Utahns believed that signing the petition would give Utah citizens an up or down vote on vouchers. Unless signature solicitors misrepresented what people were signing (i.e. "Sign this to save our schools from evil people.") and signators failed to read what they were signing, it would be disingenuous to now claim that they were misled. I'm sure most signators knew what they were doing. I know some that signed the petition that favor vouchers. But they also believe that Utah citizens should be able to vote on it. I think it’s quite obvious that most Utahns believed that signing the petition would give Utah citizens an up or down vote on vouchers. Unless signature solicitors misrepresented what people were signing (i.e. “Sign this to save our schools from evil people.”) and signators failed to read what they were signing, it would be disingenuous to now claim that they were misled. I’m sure most signators knew what they were doing.

I know some that signed the petition that favor vouchers. But they also believe that Utah citizens should be able to vote on it.

]]> By: Tom http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2007/07/06/do-what-i-say-even-when-im-obviously-wrong/#comment-8616 Tom Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:37:07 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2007/07/06/do-what-i-say-even-when-im-obviously-wrong/#comment-8616 The Herald was a few weeks late in printing the AG's "open letter". It first surfaced in the middle of June. http://www.kcpw.org/article/3777 I have to chuckle at the (alleged) coercion--yesterday I received an email from a voucher opponent citing an incident where a neighbor in favor of vouchers had been misinformed as to the law's eligibility requirements, concluding misinformation is rampant. Both sides need to understand that "data" is not the plural of "anecdote". The Herald was a few weeks late in printing the AG’s “open letter”. It first surfaced in the middle of June.

http://www.kcpw.org/article/3777

I have to chuckle at the (alleged) coercion–yesterday I received an email from a voucher opponent citing an incident where a neighbor in favor of vouchers had been misinformed as to the law’s eligibility requirements, concluding misinformation is rampant.

Both sides need to understand that “data” is not the plural of “anecdote”.

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