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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Here's what I see as the danger in the proposed LTE aspect
of the campaign." It could look like a series of form letters that fail to
address the specific arguments presented against the ordinance. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This approach may not take into account that there are some
intelligent and organized people that support fracking and are currently developing
arguments based on a list of fears about this ordinance. If a
letter to the editor does not <b>specifically
address</b> those fears, it will may appear emotional and uninformed. The
fears could be that this will cost the county some frightening sum, that the
ordinance will have a chilling effect on jobs and new businesses and the
economy in general, and that it violates the sacred individual rights of the
property owner to make much-needed money from this wonderful new technology. Can anyone else imagine other arguments against the ordinance? The implication of all of these fears is that the ordinance is simply the
result of worry-warts, technophobes, and tree huggers. In my opinion, it would be a mistake to underestimate the power of fear as a motivation for voting in a non-presidential year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">So how do we find out what the opposition is most likely to claim? What
is the possibility of creating interaction with any people that are likely to
oppose the ordinance? This would give us information about how their arguments
are likely to run. That would provide us with the context for building
arguments that specifically counter those against the ordinance. Perhaps signature gatherers remember what people that did
not want to sign the petition provided as their reasons.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">A Bit of a Challenge to Strengthen Our Force,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">john</span></p>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Shannon Biggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shannon@globalexchange.org" target="_blank">shannon@globalexchange.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">I am happy to work with folks on their LTEs. I have cc’d Prajna, as they developed a schedule of topics week to week so that there were many angles, and each letter was asked to write to that week’s topic. Could be from a farmer’s perpective, someone with a well they are worried about, something from the paper the week before, etc. Just a thought. <br>
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Best, Shannon<div><div class="h5"><br>
On 7/15/14 2:44 PM, "karinajoy" <<a href="http://karinacotler@gmail.com" target="_blank">karinacotler@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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</div></div></span></font><blockquote><div><div class="h5"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">The only thing that is important to me to stress is that this ordinance is ONE subject - <b>protecting our water by banning fracking</b>. We are basing our right to ban fracking on our inalienable right to protect ourselves, our communities, our water. Our rights are not a separate issue, but what we are basing our ordinance upon. <br>
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This is a crucial point, as if it is deemed to contain multiple subjects, it could be thrown off the ballot. We should all come on board with this, even tho you may think the real main issue is "community rights." The one subject is "protecting our water by banning fracking." Can we all agree to this?<br>
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We are all adults and all have a right to write letters to the editor. But if you want your letter to be edited or vetted, pass it around a bit to get feedback. Maybe some people can get together to make a list of possible thoughts/ideas/issues to include in a letter, from which you can choose what to focus on. Simple is good, too.<br>
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We are all needed for this phase. <br>
Karina<br>
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On Jul 15, 2014, at 2:27 PM, <a href="http://bodhirobin@pacific.net" target="_blank">bodhirobin@pacific.net</a> wrote:<br>
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</span></font><blockquote><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Phase 4 requires many letters to the editor. Ideally, one of us should write on every week until November. I don't think we need to vet each LTE; I think each person writing should say it in their own words even if their view is not precisely right. <br>
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Or else we can compose a template to be modified by each writer. What do you think? <br>
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