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Tag: Government Reform

Speaker Dillon talks about government reform, but his inaction speaks volumes

By dennislennox, Section News
Posted on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 10:53:54 AM EST
Tags: dennis lennox, drain commissioner, andy dillon, government reform (all tags)

Cross-posted at FireDennis.com

Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, a Democrat candidate for governor, was on WJR with Frank Beckmann this morning talking about the need for "commonsense" reform of government.

He talked about restructuring, consolidating and streamlining government.

Yet his record with government reform at the local level is one of inaction.

After I was on Beckmann's show on February 13, 2009, to discuss my efforts to abolish my own office, Dillon called in and promised to support legislation in the House of Representatives.

Well, the legislation, House Bill No. 5216, was introduced last summer and there's been no action.

Dillon has the power to move this commonsense reform of local government, yet he hasn't.

Why?

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Peterson is out of touch

By J Baranowski, Section News
Posted on Wed Dec 02, 2009 at 11:18:09 AM EST
Tags: Mike Bouchard, Gubernatorial Race, Paul Peterson, State Legislature, Government Reform (all tags)

This is from my blog at Some Other Viewpoint

Mr. Peterson is correct in pointing out the merits of checks and balances.

His support of pols pay (above national average for Bachelor degrees), benefits (lifetime after being elected one term), and pensions (ever heard of a 401K?) is disturbing. He has a sense of entitlment that is not in line with core Republican values.

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