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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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Who Are You Trying To Help.
One of the many reasons people run for public office is to help the community that they live in. But just how does that work and what does it look like? Defunding the police has led to an increase of crime in some cities, like Portland Oregon, defunding parks departments has the same effect in…
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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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Thoughts on Passing Bi-Partisan Laws.
In the last 5 years a lot of press has been given to governments passing laws in a bi-partisan manor. This is seen as a good thing because there is a limit of friction, name calling is held toa minimum and, according to the popular press, all is well. But consider this. A bad law…
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Decisions You are Not Allowed to Make
If you are a member of a city council, or an alderman, there are decisions that you cannot make. This is because the Federal, State, or County government has already made those decisions for you. In these you will have zero discretion. There is, generally, no appeal to make life easier either. For instance, the…
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Budget VS Money – Know the difference
After you have been in office a while your staff, or your treasurer will let you know that it is time to begin considering the budget your municipally, state, county, or Homeowners Association functions under. You will learn what the revenue streams are, what the expenses are, which projects take the biggest number of resources…
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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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The Effects Emergency’s Can Have On a population.
Serving in goverance can be a very rewarding experance. For the most part the population that you serve are nice friendly people, as long as you are helpful to them in the lives that they intend to live. There are chnages that take place in an entire population, how that population views their neighbors, first…
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Holding Office – Here to Help or Here To Get Higher Up The Ladder.
There are Many reasons to hold an elected office. The question, after your first 2 years of holding office is: Are you here to help, or to make a name for your self so that you can gain an elected office that is higher up the food chain? We all know of people that said…
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Living On Last Years dollar
One of the most often things I hear, about the cost of government, is that taxes and fees are to high. I don’t necessarily disagree with the statement. As an elected official to a public office, part of your job is explaining to people what it is that they are paying for, and why they…
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