Strippers win, Sonics lose
Published Wed, Nov 8 2006 4:14 PM
Technorati Tags: Entertainment, News and Politics
SEATTLE - Strippers were winners and Sonics were losers in voting in Seattle.
City voters rejected an attempt to restrict strip clubs.
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Voters approved an initiative that heads off a taxpayer subsidy for renovating the Key Arena for the Sonics. Initiative 91 requires that the city receive at least fair market value for any taxpayer investment in the arena.
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The strip club vote doesn't affect me. I don't go to the places. I did when I was a younger man, and wasted a lot of time and money doing it, but I don't anymore. The people that were behind the move to reject the new restrictions claimed it was about free speech, but I think that's a pretty bogus argument. Really it was about the City of Seattle trying to drive strip clubs out of business altogether. In a city full of liberals that don't believe you can legislate morality I think this result is totally expected.
The Sonics issue doesn't affect me much either. I've never been a great fan of basketball, and the Sonics haven't done much to make me one either. I am tired of professional sports teams trying to blackmail taxpayers into subsidizing their teams with threats to leave.
The Mariners did that and the people voted against the funding of their stadium. The state legislature declared an emergency and funded it anyway, overriding the will of the people. The Seahawks did the same thing, with essentially the same results. The King Dome was destroyed, still unpaid for, and a new stadium was built in it's place.
The Sonics have said they'll leave Seattle unless they get a world class facility, paid for by the taxpayers. The taxpayers have said no.
It's time for the Sonics to go.
Buh-Bye.
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