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0 pointsgiraffe_lady2y ago0 comments

They absolutely did not say that non-residents should have "more say over the nature of that place." Simply and narrowly that residents should not be able to block housing development, a much different and more straightforward position.

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rootusrootus2y ago

If the residents don't have the most say, who is the authority that is enforcing housing development? How would that not be non-residents?

giraffe_ladyOP2y ago

Residents do have the most influence and the most concentrated control. That's not quite the same as being the only authority, or having absolute influence however, and this is a correct allocation of power.

Residents don't and shouldn't expect to have the final say on who can live in their area. This is explicitly acknowledged by, for example, racial housing covenants being illegal these days.

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rootusrootus2y ago

If the residents don't have the most say, who is the authority that is enforcing housing development? How would that not be non-residents?

giraffe_ladyOP2y ago

Residents don't and shouldn't expect to have the final say on who can live in their area. This is explicitly acknowledged by, for example, racial housing covenants being illegal these days.

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