Tag: politics
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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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The New Year Awaits!!
In all legislative processes, Homeowners Associations, City, County, State, and Federal governments to name a few. There are always things that didn’t get completed. How will you address the legislation that is just waiting to become law? This is always an issue of sorts because some legislation is incomplete or should not have been created…
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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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Fight The Battles You Can Win
There are things that you feel absolutely passionate about. Very important to you, and in your view everyone needs what you have to offer. In American politics there is a need to enlist your fellow legislative office holders in creating the legislation, or polices you want to have in place. It is ok to disagree,…
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Endless Debt – A Better Way To Fund Government
Some time ago, under the topic A Different Way To Fund Streets, we broached an alternative to funding streets. Normally streets, roads, highways and such are funded by taxes. These taxes have no limit, which, over time, become a burden to the people who use the roads, streets or highways. In our alternative we suggested…
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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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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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How A United States President Can Govern Like A Dictator
We take a break to mention something that we all need to know about how to or not to govern. It is possible for the president of the United States to govern like a dictator. These are called Executive Orders and they are not debated in the public forum. All presidents have used them, to…
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Happy New Year – One Year Old!
This blog is a year old, this month, I trust that your New Year’s day went well.
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Repairing Ailing Infrastructure
Most of the elected people that I know, and I do know a few, have no idea of how to incorporate an upgrade of their utility infrastructure by using a street repair program. Street repair is normally just the street, as opposed to street, curb, gutter, sidewalk, water main, sewer main, telecommunications and the electrical…
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