http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2006/06/30/lessons-from-siegelman/ & Home of Lawn Mower Repair Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:22:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2006/06/30/lessons-from-siegelman/#comment-148 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2006/06/30/lessons-from-siegelman/#comment-148 Right on, Danny, but also “right now” there’s not a snowball’s chance in Hades that we will ever have systems in place to change the situation as far as donations to legislators (either by lobbyists, or through PAC to PAC transfers) simply because it would be detrimental to the legislators who would have to pass the legislation to put those systems in place. If voters want such systems, the first thing they must realize is that the only way to get them is to first unite and demand that their two legislators fight for, and give to them, Initiative and Referendum (I&R) as was proposed in HB325 in the last legislative session. Once I&R is obtained, then the voters can initiate the required legislation which would by-pass the legislature and the governor and be put on the ballot in a referendum. That’s why I keep pounding away at that one issue, and until enough voters join me (@ www.doctoriq.com) we will continue having business as usual on Goat Hill, and Alabamians will have the government they deserve for being so apathetic. Right on, Danny, but also “right now” there’s not a snowball’s chance in Hades that we will ever have systems in place to change the situation as far as donations to legislators (either by lobbyists, or through PAC to PAC transfers) simply because it would be detrimental to the legislators who would have to pass the legislation to put those systems in place.
If voters want such systems, the first thing they must realize is that the only way to get them is to first unite and demand that their two legislators fight for, and give to them, Initiative and Referendum (I&R) as was proposed in HB325 in the last legislative session. Once I&R is obtained, then the voters can initiate the required legislation which would by-pass the legislature and the governor and be put on the ballot in a referendum.
That’s why I keep pounding away at that one issue, and until enough voters join me (@ www.doctoriq.com) we will continue having business as usual on Goat Hill, and Alabamians will have the government they deserve for being so apathetic.

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