Tag: Democrat
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Accounting For The Publics Money.
Of all the things that government does spending money wisely, is the single thing it does the least well of all. Contracts that grow mysteriously larger after they have been signed, costing thousands of tax dollars to be spent, is all to common. As an elected official you should drive to be accountable for every…
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Unions And The Public Work Force
One of the many areas that cities and towns all across America have lost control is the public workforce. Unions in the United States of America, originally, were designed to curb the abuses of the owners of industry, and of businesses. These days, unions also control a vast about of the public sector. The blame…
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Hidden Agendas
The numbers of public officials, elected and otherwise, that have portrayed themselves as middle of the road or conservative, are many. The greater numbers of these people have hidden agendas. That is to say they will tell you one thing while really wanting to do another Presidents are not immune to this sort of thing,…
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Why It Takes So Long To Build A Building
There arises, now and again, the question of “why does it take so long to build a building? The answer is both oddly vague and vaguely odd. Inspections must be done to insure that processes and codes are followed. Several different disciplines are followed, plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and communications. Each needs several inspections over the…
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Bone Up On The History Of The Office
One of the things that bug people about government is the apparent loss of continuity. When newly elected people take office the second thing that hey should do is find out what previous councils have promised, and then never followed though with. It is not at all uncommon, for a town or county council, to…
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Take The Time To Learn The Process
Just because you think you know the process that governs your jurisdiction, does not mean that you actually understand it. A great number of elected persons think that they, once elected, can ignore the constitution of the United States of America. They firmly believe that they are endowed with special powers, somehow, and can do…
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The Second Page – Expanding on the Ideas Listed Here
I have created a new page for this blog in order to expand on the topics I have covered here. The second page, called “Pontificating On The Obvious”, will expand a given topic by adding new material. As a result the new page will only be updated once a month, as time is needed in…
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What Politicians Can Actually Do
Promises and reality often become mixed up in the process of running for elected office. The candidate often promises to take an action, close down a business, lower a tax, raise a tax, halt progress, and make progress happen. It is always good to know where the limits are. For year’s governmental candidates, in the…
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Thinking Legislation Through – Why You Want Government to Act Slowly
This year we have a presidential candidate that has become disenchanted with the political process. He promises change and change is thought to be a good thing. True there are times when the political process grinds slower than one would like. The issue is do we the people really want, or even need, our legislative…
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The Difference Between An Ordnance And A Resolution
The one great misunderstanding that newly elected, and some older elected, officials have is the difference that exists between and ordnance and a resolution. One is must do while the other is a can do, or not do, as the case may be. One contains no hooks or fines and the other is replete with…
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