Reply #104: What else do you call it when they ignore the will of the people [View All]

[Spike from MN]

and impose a tax that the people don't want? Is that representation? And what if the vote had gone the other way and polls showed widespread support in the county for the stadium? I bet you'd be screaming for a referendum. And let's take a look at what the Minnesota Statute says in regard to local sales taxes:

Subd. 3. Requirements for adoption, use, termination. (a) Imposition of a local sales tax is subject to approval by voters of the political subdivision at a general election.

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/297A/99.html

Not only is the county board ignoring the will or the people, it's also ignoring the MN statute regarding the imposition of local sales taxes. Hmmm....looks like that statute was written to allow the people to decide on the tax for themselves rather than leaving it up to a handful of people on a city or county board. Imagine that. Maybe that was put in there to prevent "taxation without representation."