http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2012/09/12/unanimous-vote-for-fluoride-referendum-expected-this-afternoon Comments On: Unanimous Vote for Fluoride; Referendum Expected This Afternoon by Denis C. Theriault en-us Copyright 2013 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Notable quotes from scientists on dangers and negligible gains of fluoridated water; http://www.nofluoride.com/quotes.cfm

This needs to be stopped.
Posted by EdwardBanana]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:16:42 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Benjo The Unique]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:47:15 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by adlangx]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:17:05 -0700 Portland Mercury
The vast majority of nations on earth is not a lunatic fringe.
Posted by Demondog]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:05:08 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:10:58 -0700 Portland Mercury
If we're going the direct democracy route, we could save a lot of time and money by abolishing representatives altogether and decide everything via American Idol-like text message voting.

Fucking internet. Fucking google. Everyone's a goddamned scientist, doctor and lawyer all rolled into one. Everyone's opinion matters because they're special and unique. Leave policy decisions to the people we hire to decide those things. Otherwise, what are they even there for?
Posted by theterminizer]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:05:33 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by LokNaar]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:58:55 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by LawyerPepper]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:45:25 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by azure]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:28:50 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Fruit Cup]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:26:17 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Rusty!]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:09:44 -0700 Portland Mercury
This is a flat out lie and indicative of the type of BS the City Council fell for. The vast majority of nations on this planet have banned fluoridation of water. This list of nations includes Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Russia, Japan, China, ... and many more.

So, these nations are all wing-nut conspiracy theorists?

Your straw man arguments are so tedious.
Posted by Demondog]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:01:40 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:58:21 -0700 Portland Mercury
So if there's such a "dental health crisis" in Portland like the fluoride lobbyists are claiming (nice banner by the way Merc), why are they basing that claim by comparing statewide numbers for Oregon with other states?

They like to say children in Oregon have the "fifth worst teeth in the nation". Gee, if that's the case than why aren't they using Portland metro's readily available dental health numbers? Hmmmm, could it be because when compared to other states Portland kids actually rank as having the 15th lowest cavity rate in the US even when compared to states that are heavily fluoridated?

http://www.cleanwaterportland.org/wp-conte…

I think the real "crisis" here is that the City Council weren't going to have big enough houses by the time they left office.
Posted by Spindles]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:53:19 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Fruit Cup]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:43:56 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:40:06 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Drunk & Write]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:35:37 -0700 Portland Mercury
I'm also curious about any referenda they're going to file. Sounds like the earliest will be 2014? That's great. By that time, fluoridation will be an accomplished fact, and its opponents will be trying to take dental health away from poor children, all for superstitious reasons.

No, this isn't purely democratic. Folks need to realize that democracy is more a liturgy than a recipe, it needs to be interpreted. It's waaay too easy for people to be confused, propagandized, and just not have the time or smarts to properly understand issues. A system where people elect representatives just works better, as long as safeguards are in place to prevent corruption.
Posted by jamdox]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:24:06 -0700 Portland Mercury