Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Don't speak for them. Let me
The Examiner has some funny letters today.
First, as a background, the San Francisco board of supervisors, inlcuding such visionaries as Gerardo "Coast Guard, not military" Sandoval, is trying to close a part of Golden Gate park to cars on Saturdays, because a bunch of whiny bicyclists wanted them to (Apparently, the weather in this particular part of the park is much better than the rest of the park, or something). A ballot measure some years back posed this question to SF voters, and they said "FUCK YOU" to the idea, so the bicyclists just bypassed the voters by going straight to the supervisors.
John Rundin leaps to the defense of the idea:
Opponents of the proposed Saturday closure to cars of a portion of Golden Gate Park should speak for themselves and not for the presumed scores of "elderly and disabled" who would suddenly lose access to museums ("Ban on cars in park hits roadblock," May 3).
You hear that? Don't speak for the elderly! Later, in the same letter:
And most elderly visitors need, partake in and enjoy the exercise the park can provide far more than they enjoy the noise, congestion, pollution and danger imposed by the automobile.
Let me speak for the elderly instead.
Opponents should also please stop claiming that the will of the voters was ignored. Some things are simply not for voters to decide.
Like civil rights, indvidual liberty, and the presence of cars in a park on Saturdays.
James Miller knows San Francisco.
Real San Franciscans want fewer cars, less pollution, alternative and healthier lifestyles to dominate our unique, scenic and narrow streets, which are not suited for the SUVs imposed upon them.
In summary, real San Franciscans are exactly like me.
Jason Jungreis knows science!
First, hydrogen is energy and not fuel. It is not only highly dangerous but also difficult to contain and, if it escapes, causes great environmental damage.
Uh...
Second, through conservation and renewable energies we can immediately achieve vastly more than the meager future potential of hydrogen. As a simple example, if everyone drove a Toyota Prius we could utterly cease all middle eastern oil imports, which would also have profound positive foreign policy effects.
Guuhh...
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