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Why Politics Has Become So Destructive

jean-pierre — Mon, 02/16/2009 - 15:06

“Mindless zeal is the common denominator. What's right, what's wrong, what's best for the country, these things don't even enter the equation.”  Leonard Pitts 2009
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Truthfulness in Government ... Let's Discard the Term "War On Terror"

jean-pierre — Tue, 02/03/2009 - 09:59

“Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.”  Oliver Wendell Holmes
 
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Truthfulness In Government ... It Should Be The Law

jean-pierre — Wed, 01/28/2009 - 18:16

A “government by and for the people” should be a government that, at a minimum, does not lie to its people. Our laws prohibit citizens from lying to the government, but they do not prohibit the government from lying to its citizens. It is past time to correct this omission.

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Pay to Play ... One More Mole

jean-pierre — Sun, 01/11/2009 - 10:40

The efforts to reform our pay to play political system will remain a “whack the mole” exercise until we finally adopt public financing for election campaigns.
 
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Bailout ... Transparency and Accountability

jean-pierre — Sat, 01/10/2009 - 15:45

We are in desperate need of transparency and accountability throughout our government.  At this time, that need is particularly critical in the massive economic bailout program.
 
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Economic Recovery ... Include National Service

jean-pierre — Fri, 01/09/2009 - 16:28

One of the objectives of “This Is My Government” is to promote the civic engagement of people in furtherance of the common good.  Expanding national service as part of the economic recovery program would not only yield economic benefits, but would also make a significant contribution to the nation’s broader well-being.
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Our Response to Authority .... OK

jean-pierre — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 19:08

"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves."  Edward R. Murrow

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Stop Being Stupid … About Everything

jean-pierre — Mon, 12/29/2008 - 18:28

 "As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the lawgivers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end."  Adlai Stevenson (1956)

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Change – Yes, We Can … Ourselves First, We Must

jean-pierre — Mon, 12/29/2008 - 13:25

The country is ready for change, but there will be no real or long-term change unless we start with changing ourselves in the way we relate to our government and to our fellow citizens. 

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