On June 3, at the all-day budget referendum in Richmond, “The “Ruling Class” lost the “Spending Game” by a mere 18 votes. “Big Deal! So what! That’s not a mandate! Let’s move on.” Eighteen votes! That’s nothing!

Wait a minute, “The Ruling Class” was supposed to win, and win big. For them, it was a lay-up! A done deal! This was their “best ever budget!” What in the world happened on Tuesday, June 3? Fair question?

The people, yes, “We The People,” proved the political experts wrong. The people threw history a curve ball. The people showed up. They let their voice be heard. They voted. It took only 18 of them to defeat the most powerful group in Richmond — the Town Council and the town bureaucrats — “The Ruling Class!”

Big Deal? Before the referendum, the Queen of the Town Council proclai

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