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...Fried made the case of `statism' [in the rentcontrol debate]," Turk says. "He argued that localcommunities have very limited powers and that itis the state which grants and withdraws powers atits whim. I think he has severely warped what wasthe home rule relationship between localcommunities and their states...
Does he spend much time there? "Sophomore year, kind of on a whim, I ran for a spot on the town meeting, one of three governing bodies in Lexington. I didn't do much, but I ended up losing by less than one percent...At that point, I realized this was something I could do, so the next year I campaigned, wrote in the town paper, the Lexington Minuteman, and distributed flyers. I won a three-year term...It's a very tough job, but it's fun too. You get right involved in running a town...
...think that's so in the U.C's case," Reichel said. "Nobody votes in our elections anyway, and to give a so-called popular mandate to the person who wins a limited popularity contest kind of puts us all at the mercy of his or her whim...
Sometimes supporters show up unexpectedly. Like Ben, who arrived in an old pickup last week and knocked on the door. Ben had met Weaver once in Idaho and told him he would see him again. On a whim Ben decided it was time to keep his promise. So Ben, his granddaughter and their dog drove 30 hours straight just to sit in the same room with Weaver. They visited for dinner and then turned around and drove home. Weaver was a gracious host but shared little besides hospitality...
...written on a whim in 15 minutes...