President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has stepped down and decided to run for mayor of Chicago. However, there are experts who have said that he is not a legal resident of Chicago and should not be allowed to run...
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/10/rahm_emanuel_experts_say_not_a.html
Should he be allowed to run for mayor of Chicago? Should limits be placed on who can run for office? Should someone who is a legal resident, but works in Washington D.C. primarily be allowed to be on the ballot? Does his experience in the White House make him more qualified for the office? Would this make you more or less likely to vote for a person? (PART I due 10/7 ; PART II due 10/10)
I believe that Rahm Emanuel should not be allowed to run for mayor of Chicago. The main reason he isnt a resident of Chicago. How could he run for mayor and not truly know the city since he isnt a resident. Limits should be placed because someone who lives in California should be able to run for an office position in Maine. Yes someone that is a resident and works in D.C. should be on the ballot only because he is a resident and from the area. His experience could and may give him an edge because with his experience he may know what to do in certain situations. I would be more likely to vote for someone in D.C. just because i would rather someone who knows what they are doing so they can make the right desicions.
ReplyDeleteI think that he should be a resident to run for mayor of the city. There should be limits on who can run for office and who cannot. I do think that his experience would make a difference in that position but if he isn't a legal resident of the city then he shouldn't be allowed to run. Since there is speculation that he isn't a resident of the city I probably would not vote for him
ReplyDeleteNo i dont think he should be allowed to run for mayor because he is not a legal resident. He has to abide by the same rules as every one else. I believe that if your a legal resident but work in D.C. then you should be able to run for mayor because you are a legal resident. His experience in the white house does make him more qualified but it would be unfair to everyone else running for mayor of chicago because he's not a resident. This would make me more likely to vote for a person because of their experience.
ReplyDeleteHe should not be allowed to run if he is not a legal resident of Chicago. Any mayor should know the people of the city they represent. However, his experience in the White House would help him to be a better mayor. I would not vote for him if he is truly not a resident of the city.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mason. His experience makes me more likely to vote for him
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Doug. I would not want a mayor from Indiana that works in D.C..
ReplyDeleteJacob made a good point by sayng that he should know the people of chicago, if he is going to run. You cant make desicions if you dont know the people you are going to help.
ReplyDeleteMason made good point by saying that he should have to go with the same rules as everyone else. What makes him special form everyone else.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jacob. He should know the people of the city he is about to represent. I wouldn't vote for him either. If he was a legal resident I'd be perfectly fine voting for him but not until then.
ReplyDeleteHe shouldn't be allowed to run for mayor of Chicago. If he does not live there, he does not know what problems that community might have; whether taxes are to high, or no one fills the potholes. It would make no sense for me to run for the mayor of New York because I am not there every single day. I do not know all things that are going on behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteMason made a good point when he said why should he get a special exception. Mason is right because he is not above the law.
ReplyDeleteI believe that if a man can run a state or any form of office better than anyone else, then it should not matter where he is from. He should be allowed to run for office and i would vote for him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Doug. What makes him different? he should have to follow the rules just like anyone else would have to.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Wyatt because his point goes along with my point in the fact of he should be a resident not someone who lives however far away.
ReplyDeleteI think that Rahm Emanuel should not be allowed to run for the mayor of chicago because he does not live in chicago. I don't think that anyone who lives in Washington D.C. should be able to run to be the mayor of a city they don't currently live in. Although I don't think he should be allowed to run, I think that his experience in the White House does make him a better canidate and would make me want to vote for him more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Doug's first part because he isn't a legal resident but I disagree with the second part that he said which was that someone who is in washington d.C. should be put on the ballot.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mason because Rahm Emanuel should not be able to be an exception to this rule just because he works for the government in Washington D. C.
ReplyDeleteI think he should not be able to run for mayor. This is for the simple reason that he is not a resident of Chicago and does not know how the city works as well as some others do. This should show that not all people are qualified to run for certain elections. Even if they have major experience.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he should be able to run for this position. His position was in the White House does not matter for this new position he is trying to obtain. I do not think that he should have more importance over the other candidates simply because he had a position in the White House. If he is not a resident of Chicago, how can he rightly represent the people of Chicago?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sam when he said that he would be more likely to vote for him because he had a position in the White House. That position would have given him more experience than the other candidates and I think that would sway people's voting choices.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Joe when he said that he does not know how the city operates as well as others. This would make it harder for him to help out the city in beneficial ways.
ReplyDeleteI think Rahm Emmanuel should still be in the running for mayor. Yes, I would personally like to have a local citizen as my major, but he can become one. He can learn about the city with his fellow workers and people of Chicago. I think his experience would cause me to vote for him.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Joe. Just because he isn't a citizen doesn't mean he doesn't know how to run a government of any city. He could learn about the city as he goes. He becoming the mayor is not going to change how the city functions. In fact, it may be better for an outside, blind source to look at things a different way and provide change.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Doug in that his experience would be advantageous and attract more votes. However, what does a "resident of the city" have to do with anything? If I applied for a job in Carmel, should they not consider me because I don't live in Carmel?
ReplyDeleteNo he shouldnt be able to run. yes they should make it a rule that only people who have not been in office with the president can runfor it. No he shouldnt even be allowed to be on the ballot. im not old enough to vote but if i was i would vote no because you should let someone else get a chance
ReplyDeleteI believe he shouldn't be allowed to run as major. He is not a legal resident and rules are rules. If he doesn't meet the requirments to run then he shouldn't be given any special priviliage just because he worked for the president. He does have a lot more experience then the people he is running against,so he is qualified however if he is not legal resident he shouldn't be allowed to run for this position. I would definitly not vote for him just from the fact that he is abusing the rules and is running as a ilegal resident
ReplyDeleteI do not think that Rahm Emanuel should be elected mayor of Chicago because I think you need to be a citizen of that city to run for mayor of that same city. A mayor needs to know their city they are running for and I do not think that he does. He is very qualified, but he should not run for mayor. If everyone else abided by this, he needs to also.
ReplyDeletei dont think that he should be allowed to run for mayor because he is not a resident of chicago. I think that if he was a resident he would have a better understanding of the people and attitudes of the city. this would allow him to be a more proficient leader.
ReplyDeleteEven though i disagree, i agree with harrison in regaurds to the fact that he will be able to learn about the city and become more comfortable in that environment. if the people are willing to vote for him than he should be able to hold that position.
ReplyDeletei also agree with mason that he shouldnt be above the law because he held a position in the white house. he should be treated as just another candidate.
ReplyDeleteI think that he should not be allowed to run for mayor because he is not a resident. It does make him more expirenced because he had stepped down from the white house but residnets should only be allowed to run for office in their states
ReplyDeleteI believe he shouldnt be allowed to run for mayor since he is not a resident of the state. Even though he is a member of the white house, he should not be albe to do whatever he wants. But if everyone likes him then there could be a possibility they could run for him maybe he just needs more votes than normally needed to win an election.
ReplyDeleteI do not think he should be allowed to run for office. You cant truly know a city unless you live there. How is he supposed to know what Chicago needs if he lives in D.C. They should get people that really live in Chicago and people that know what that city really needs.
ReplyDeleteI agree with alex. Emmanuel lives in D.C. and should not be able to run for office in a different state. Mayor Ballard is not from another state and thats how it should be.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with sam. This is just the President trying to get a friend in office and not someone that Chicago truly needs.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Robbie. Someone else should have the chance to run beside someone who is not a citzen. This goes along with what I said about knowing about what the city once first hand.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex. I think that you need to be a resident of the state not just the nation. It once again goes back to the point that Rahm does not know as much as a citizen of the state would know from experience.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kim when she says I do not think that he should have more importance over the other candidates simply because he had a position in the White House. Just because he has more experience doesn't mean we can bend the rules to let him run for mayor.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jack when he says You cant truly know a city unless you live there. How is he supposed to know what Chicago needs if he lives in D.C.
ReplyDeletei agree with doug, he shouldnt be able to run for mayor if he is not a citizen of the city
ReplyDeletei agree with what joe, that some people shouldnt be able to run for some certain things.
ReplyDeleteI agree woth nick, the mayor should know his city and be a resident to run for mayor
ReplyDeleteI also agree with mason. Him being in the white house does make him more qualified but it is unfair because he is not a residnet
ReplyDeleteI agree with Harrison. He should be able to run for mayor because he has a good amount of experience.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Jason because it should not matter it he is a resident. The best candidate should get the job no matter where he is from
ReplyDeleteI agree with harrison because he does have a lot of experience, and that can definately work to his advantage for elections.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wyatt also because there should be a law saying that the electee needs to be from the city that they are running for.
ReplyDeleteI agree with mason's response because being this high up in office gives you an unfiar advantage for other people running against them. It is good though because it gives Chicago a better opportunity to have a well run city.
ReplyDeleteHarrison is correct. Even though he is way more qualified than anyone he is running against it is a good thing. He will know how to run the city because he was just with the President learning how to run the country.
ReplyDeleteI agree with mason it would be unfair to put an ilegal resident to run over a legal resident.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Doug because regardless of his experience he is still no a legal resident and I believe it would be wrong to give him special privliages just because of his previous positions
ReplyDeleteI believe that he should be allowed to run for the office. If the people like him enough they will vote him in. The experience as a chief of staff will benefit him if he were to become mayor. He would better know how to deal with problems in the city.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Doug because it is up to the people to decide. If he is the best candidate for the job, then he should be allowed to get the mayor job.
ReplyDeleteI agree with harrison because the people of the city should be able to choose what they want. He could easily become a citizen and the mayor. He gained valuable experience working with president Obama.
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