I woke up to find Super Tuesday had passed me by. I’d actually forgotten to vote I don’t think I’ve done that many times in my adult life.. it just.. well… happened.  Feeling a little sheepish for not having cast my vote, I sleepily pawed through the internet looking at election results that I cared about.. Amy Lord made it to the select board for Richmond.. I think she;ll do a good job. Hmmm. 2 Humvees purchased for the town of Richmond.. Not so sure about them..  I was glad to hear that our town voted like much of the state to call for a repeal of  the ‘Citizens United’. ruling.  The law that claims that Companies are people too.. I found this blurb on that in CNN moments ago

March 7 – Town meeting voters in Vermont yesterday overwhelmingly approved measures calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United and restore limits on corporate campaign spending.

According to the latest tally, voters in 55 towns passed resolutions to amend the Constitution to ensure that corporations do not have the same First Amendment rights as people.

 

GO Vermont. !. I just love this place.    The best news for me, however, was on a race that I couldn’t have voted in even if I had voted. My ECHO Board colleague and friend Miro Wienberger won a strong victory for the post of Mayor of Burlington !.

The headline made big news that this is the first time a Democrat had been in City Hall in 31 years !. Anywhere else that would be signs of a slide to the left..  Here  if anything, it meant the reverse.It’s all a relative  Burlington has been run (quite well I might add) by the Progressive party since the year I moved here in 1981. Bernie Sanders was our first big time progressive.. and there were many after him. I list myself as an Independent.. but I end up voting Progressive quite often through the years.. and still will. This time, , I’m very happy that Miro won. From my work with him on the board, i know he’s really bright, really engaging, very organized and a really great guy.  I wish him lots of luck. I’m really glad we have a guy who likes science leading our biggest city !  Congrats Miro !

nite all, nite sam

-me