Deer Isle town meeting votes by 67% margin to pass Maine's first Bring Our War $$ Home Warrant

Gary, Bruce, Lisa,

Deer Isle went 67% for the [Bring Our War $$ Home] warrant article — 44 for, 22 against.

I'm proud of our townspeople! It was the next to last article on the warrant and very few people (Yep, we had that few there) left before the issue was considered.

Several of us spoke in support, none spoke against. The first selectman (Who was quoted as saying to a colleague afterwards that, "We don't seem to realize, we'll have to fight 'them' over here.") and I both called for a secret ballot. After the announcement was made, the moderator — a notorious conservative who has no use for our politics, quoted Thomas Jefferson, to the effect that this was an exercise of fundamental democracy — citizens coming together to discuss important issues — a startling observation.

A number of citizens expressed their gratitude and were obviously proud of themselves.

Thanks go to the two of you and others taking the lead in the "Bring the War $$ Home" effort.

Dud Hendrick
dudhe@myfairpoint.net