Tag: Government
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Some Truth About Elections in the USA
The United States of America is very proud of the election process that we have in place and have had in place for about 200 years. We revel in this process, and become more than indignant if anyone says that the elections were not correct, tampered with, forced, or somehow not on the up and…
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Understanding How Things Work
In all things governmental nothing is as easy as it should be. Once you have taken office the very next thing to do, I think, is to learn how things work for the government office you now hold. For instance, how is the sewer plant actually run, what are the State and Federal rules that…
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Become Acquainted with the Founding Documents of your Organization
No matte what type of government, or corporate office you find your self in, become acquainted with the founding documents. Sometimes these are in the form of a charter, but they can be incorporation documents, constitutions or some Other vehicle. Home owners associations usually have several documents including bylaws and operating procedures. Get to know…
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Promises VS. Realitly
When running for public office the candidate often makes wide ranging promises. Sometimes these promises are pie in the sky things, not doable in any since. As time goes on the new office holder, assuming he candidate has won the election, will be confronted with the fact that what they said bares no relationship to…
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What it means to represent others
After taking office, and for some years afterward, people elected to public office seem to only want to represent their views and interests, an other people that share those views. Representation is a bit more than that. Because when you represent your district, or ward, you by proxy represent people that oppose you as well.…
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What A Budget Really Is
In a few months governments all over the United States of America (USA) will begin their months long budget process. As an elected official you will be asked to pass a budget. If the budget does not line up with with your jurisdictions income, then you can expect that your local news media will point…
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Choice, The Evilness of Restrictions
The United States of America was founded on the theory that human beings do not need Kings. That there are, in fact, ways for the common people to govern themselves. One key element of this idea, self-governance, is the notion of choice. Choice when it comes to who the leadership is, choice in how we…
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Words Really do Matter – Part Two
I have mentioned this before and it seems like a good time to mention it again. Words matter a lot in the business of politics. Consider the stock market plunge in the light of the rhetoric coming from both the Congress and the President of the United States of America. First the government decided to…
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A very slight interruption
When making laws or other rules consider the effect on everyone. The fellow at the link below has some thought s about how the legislative stuff effects us all. http://inthetrenches-egor.blogspot.com/
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Get everyone on board with out creating extra fees
Government, as of late, in the United States of America is more about forcing social change than it I about governance. Everything from limiting the places where one can smoke, to what kind of fuel is available for their automobile. From a casual reading, of the Constitution of the United States, government should keep people…
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