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When 137 to 0 Is Not Enough

The Washington Post: “Whoever the culprit, the bill’s death is a fine example of the opaque art of legislating in Annapolis, where transparency and good government are no match for the special interests, monied contributors and backroom deals that are the General Assembly’s stock in trade.”

April 14, 2008 - Posted by nooneinparticular | editorials, quote of the day, right to know, wordpress political blogs | | 2 Comments

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  1. Fro the article…

    Such a system could cost the county a couple of million dollars. That’s pocket change compared to what might be saved by council members who, feeling less beholden to campaign donors, would be able to say no to special interests at budget time.

    So the elected officials need to be supported by the taxpayer to be honest ?

    Comment by in2thefray | April 14, 2008

  2. So the elected officials need to be supported by the taxpayer to be honest?

    Yes, that seems to be the insinuation.

    Comment by nooneinparticular | April 14, 2008


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