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Political Cultures
photo credit: www.charlietphoto.com There are two political cultures that we need to change in order to have a healthy “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” in this country. The first is the culture among the … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged change congress, civic participation, discourse, Elevated, legislation, power
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Eight Ideas for Reform
Kyle Mathews shares eight steps he believes would produce a more functional congress at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen. It is an interesting list including ideas I’ve heard before and a few new ideas. There is also some good discussion … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged change congress, civic participation, connections, ideas, thoughts, voting
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Term Limits for All
One year ago today I pointed out that the subject of term limits becomes popular after an election. Like clockwork it came up again this year. Jim DeMint jumped the gun a bit by announcing three weeks ago that he … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National, State
Tagged amendments, civic participation, connections, Jim DeMint, term limits
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Hit Them Where it Hurts
[quote]As Congress finds new and ever more inventive ways to spend money (both real money and imaginary money) more and more voters are waking up to find themselves becoming fiscal conservatives. First off, I must say that there are not … Continue reading
You Must Answer These Questions
Jim Matheson voted against the health care bills – that’s old news already. Some Democrats have, with varying degrees of seriousness, questioned whether they should run or nominate someone else for his seat – that’s not really fresh news either. … Continue reading
Posted in State
Tagged civic participation, connections, Deseret News, parties, questions
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Why Life Imprisonment is Wrong
photo credit: BlatantNews.com When I read Jay Hutchinson’s post about Why Capital Punishment is wrong I could not sit still without sharing the opposite perspective so that some people can recognize that the issue is not one sided or clear … Continue reading
Constituent Communication Can Innoculate Against Insiderism
When I wrote about a legislator’s role as an information analyst the comments initially centered on Sen. Bob Bennett because of a quote I had used despite my desire to not single anyone out. Later in the comments on that … Continue reading
Posted in State, technology
Tagged 2010, Bob Bennett, civic participation, connections, discourse, Orrin Hatch, reactions, senate, twitter
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Individualism vs Collectivism
photo credit: 416style It seems that the churning within the GOP is a conflict at various levels between the forces of individualism and collectivism. There is the question of whether the party faithful should do what they think is best … Continue reading
Decision Time – GOP or ATTAP
photo credit: Pat Rioux When I learned that Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the NY-23 race, and even more when I learned that when she dropped out she endorsed the Democratic candidate rather than the Conservative candidate, it really got … Continue reading
Go Vote
I’d like to add my voice to that of at least six other blogs today by encouraging everyone who is registered to go out and vote today. (Props to Jason for posting four of those.) As this is the year … Continue reading