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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
I understand you. However polling the most interested group is not really the point. The citizens own the lake and have the responsibility, through their elected representatives, for regulating it.
If it were a law regulating large trucks would you only poll truckers? For a poll on casino gambling in NH, would you only poll gamblers?
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It would depend on the law being proposed. For example, if the law was for regulating large trucks on restricted access highways, then I would want to poll the people who actually use those highways. I think the highway users opinion should carry more weight than the opinion of one who never uses the highway.
My opinion is that polling the most interested group is the way to go. Sure, all citizens opinions matter. As stated above, the users opinion should carry more weight than a non-user.