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pk10534 t1_jbplyhs wrote

I mean, the religious comment was stupid, but this puts Nashville more in line with other large cities and makes sense. Chicago’s ridiculous number of aldermen has absolutely hindered its performance, and there’s no reason Nashville needs 3x the councilmen of cities like Boston and DC with even fewer people under its jurisdiction. And plenty of cities with minority-majority populations that are located in blue states also have vastly smaller city councils than Nashville’s (which has 40 members), so I just don’t buy that this is some racist, undemocratic power grab

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veringer t1_jbprciv wrote

One would presume it became that way because the citizens of that city wanted it like that, so yeah it probably is an undemocratic...something

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pk10534 t1_jbps6jz wrote

If the citizens of a town in California wanted to refuse to recognize gay marriage, it’s “undemocratic” for the state to circumvent that? I mean sure, by some definition it is, but that doesn’t mean it’s illegal or wrong for legislation to pass if residents of a city disagree with it

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veringer t1_jbpvb3s wrote

Not sure if it's accurate or fair to compare a city council's size with (checks notes), a civil liberty that's been adjudicated by the SCOTUS.

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