Question G References & Readings
[1]
“Battleground Baltimore: House passes police reform legislation” subsection “Mosby introduces fund to honor Dante Barksdale”
Lisa Snowden and Brandon Soderberg, March 12, 2021
https://therealnews.com/battleground-baltimore-house-passes-police-reform-legislation
Good overview by Abby Isaacs:
“Proposed fund for city students honors murdered activist Dante Barksdale”
Mar 08, 2021
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/proposed-fund-for-city-students-honors-murdered-activist-dante-barksdale
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[2]
promotional article by Mosby’s team, March 8, 2021:
https://www.baltimorecitycouncil.com/content/city-council-president-nick-j-mosby-announces-legislation-create-%E2%80%9Cdante-barksdale-career
[3]
Mosby ends with the statement “I look forward to a very spirited debate” but of course theres nothing resembling that, all councilpeople ultimately signed on and most coverage just states the promotion materials for the bill.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=203817268154907
[4]
2022 General Election Voters’ Guides
League of Women Voters of Maryland
Baltimore City Question G
https://www.lwvmd.org/2022_general_election_voters_guides
[5]
Congress: The Electoral Connection by David Mayhew, 1974
especially page 52 to 77 (2nd edition 2004)
(essentially, David Mayhew analyzed the US congress as a group of single-minded seekers of reelection. They fit this lens extremely well back in the 70s, and the analysis still holds up. One argument he makes is that elected officials are more highly rewarded for “position taking” and “credit claiming” than in “achieving effects” — saying you are “for” something produces almost as big a boost in constituent support for waaaay less work, and makes fewer enemies in the process. To create a job preparation project named after a heroic activist gives a councilperson almost as much electoral capital as actually increasing employment, but with the added bonus that it doesn’t have to actually work, or even happen. I’m not a fan of this practice)
