Comments on: Sunday 2/17/2008 DAILY NEWS DIGEST http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/17/sunday-2172008-daily-news-digest/ & Home of Lawn Mower Repair Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:54:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Don http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/17/sunday-2172008-daily-news-digest/comment-page-1/#comment-18258 Don Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:28:47 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/02/17/sunday-2172008-daily-news-digest/#comment-18258 Re: Mobile Press-Register - Commentary by Frances Coleman contends that legislators are acting like “spoiled brats,” calls for voters to turn them out in 2010 elections. She pegged it when she said, “Instead of tending to the public's business, our legislators act like petulant children. At least when children act immature and throw tantrums, they can't do much lasting harm. State legislators' actions and inaction, on the other hand, can affect schools, prisons, health care programs, road maintenance and much more. We deserve better. We won't get it, though, until we refuse to re-elect the same old clowns, and resolve to send some new people to Montgomery. I'm ready for us to clean house in the Statehouse in 2010. I'm hoping that the rest of the Alabama electorate will be, too.” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The problem with her solution is that entirely too many voters in Alabama are either un-informed, ill-informed apathetic, or all of the above. That’s why just today I sent emails to many newspapers throughout Alabama, several talk radio stations in the state, and everyone in my email address book who lives in Alabama. The text of my email to the talk radio show hosts was as follows: “Below is a copy of an email I sent today to many Alabamians that your listeners might also be interested in. Subject: To concerned Alabamians who want a means of improving our state government Below is the text of a "letter to the editor" that I just emailed to newspapers throughout Alabama. It would help if many other individuals would submit similar (but not duplicated) letters to the newspapers in their area. It's past time for our state newspapers to give this issue the attention it deserves and needs. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Concerned Alabama voters who want a means of improving our state government by seeing REAL reform and accountability measures put on the ballot should contact their state representative, as well as the members of the House Constitution and Elections (C&E) Committee, NOW and tell them to work immediately to get HB423 approved by the committee, sent to the floor for open debate, approved by the full membership, and sent to the Senate. Our legislature hasn't yet passed such REAL reform legislation, and it still isn't likely to in spite of all the rhetoric we hear. Many legislators will resist passing HB423 unless they feel that their positions as office holders will be threatened in the 2010 election cycle if they don't comply with our wishes, It's up to Alabama voters to make them comply and give us a way to have a government we can respect and take pride in. It will require a groundswell of voters demanding that this bill be passed to get it passed. If we want a better government, we have to actively work for it. Find out who represents you and then go to http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/houseroster_alpha.html, find their name on the roster, and click on the name. That member's page which contains information on how to contact them will appear. Members of the C&E Committee can be found @ http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/housecommittees.html#Anchor-CONSTITUTIO-57804.” Re: Mobile Press-Register – Commentary by Frances Coleman contends that legislators are acting like “spoiled brats,” calls for voters to turn them out in 2010 elections.
She pegged it when she said, “Instead of tending to the public’s business, our legislators act like petulant children.
At least when children act immature and throw tantrums, they can’t do much lasting harm. State legislators’ actions and inaction, on the other hand, can affect schools, prisons, health care programs, road maintenance and much more.
We deserve better. We won’t get it, though, until we refuse to re-elect the same old clowns, and resolve to send some new people to Montgomery.
I’m ready for us to clean house in the Statehouse in 2010. I’m hoping that the rest of the Alabama electorate will be, too.”
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The problem with her solution is that entirely too many voters in Alabama are either un-informed, ill-informed apathetic, or all of the above.
That’s why just today I sent emails to many newspapers throughout Alabama, several talk radio stations in the state, and everyone in my email address book who lives in Alabama. The text of my email to the talk radio show hosts was as follows:

“Below is a copy of an email I sent today to many Alabamians that your listeners might also be interested in.
Subject: To concerned Alabamians who want a means of improving our state government

Below is the text of a “letter to the editor” that I just emailed to newspapers throughout Alabama. It would help if many other individuals would submit similar (but not duplicated) letters to the newspapers in their area. It’s past time for our state newspapers to give this issue the attention it deserves and needs.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Concerned Alabama voters who want a means of improving our state government by seeing REAL reform and accountability measures put on the ballot should contact their state representative, as well as the members of the House Constitution and Elections (C&E) Committee, NOW and tell them to work immediately to get HB423 approved by the committee, sent to the floor for open debate, approved by the full membership, and sent to the Senate.

Our legislature hasn’t yet passed such REAL reform legislation, and it still isn’t likely to in spite of all the rhetoric we hear.

Many legislators will resist passing HB423 unless they feel that their positions as office holders will be threatened in the 2010 election cycle if they don’t comply with our wishes, It’s up to Alabama voters to make them comply and give us a way to have a government we can respect and take pride in. It will require a groundswell of voters demanding that this bill be passed to get it passed.

If we want a better government, we have to actively work for it.

Find out who represents you and then go to http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/houseroster_alpha.html, find their name on the roster, and click on the name. That member’s page which contains information on how to contact them will appear. Members of the C&E Committee can be found @ http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/housecommittees.html#Anchor-CONSTITUTIO-57804.”

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