[EL] Bopp on Mann/Ornstein

[Lillie Coney]

I like people who know what they want and will not abide conflict--you know where they are coming from and can decide to deal with them or not. Unfortunately these people do not often do well in governance.

The Declaration of Independence took months to write-- they did not gather for that purpose, but after hearing each others' views they slowly came to that outcome.

Governing is hard-- no one ever gets everything they want.  You do the best you can with the people, talent and time you have.  Signing anything that holds you to a position that leaves no ability to consider new information means nothing may get done that makes governing even harder.

Principles are important, but they are not on paper, they are inside of people. Holding them makes getting something done hard, but what gets done can be made much better.

The problem occurs when nothing happens especially when we are in a serious race for which nation will control the next century. We were the only industrial economy left after WWII so it was not so hard.  This century will be more difficult--oil and gas or renewable energy or both; universal broadband or not; surveillance of everyone all of the time; consumer rights and due process: cyber or physical schools.

Government decisions must be made in small ways and on a large scale or we may follow instead of lead for no other reason than too many people in governance cannot, do not understand the role, or will not govern.

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On Apr 30, 2012, at 2:35 PM, JBoppjr at aol.com wrote:

> Yes, I understood.  Just suggesting another one.  Jim Bopp
>  
> In a message dated 4/30/2012 2:32:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
> Jim,
> To be clear, the quotation in my posting under the Mann and Ornstein headline comes directly from their oped--these are not my words. The oped itself is entitled: "Let's Just Say It: The Republicans are the Problem."
> Rick
> 
> On 4/30/2012 11:26 AM, JBoppjr at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> This should read:
>>  
>> Mann and Ornstein Blame Republicans for Washington’s Problems
>>  
>> "Dropping their thin pretext of non-partisanship, Mann and Ornstein condemn Republicans for being faithful to their conservative principles and call on the already liberal media to drop their thin pretext of impartiality and to join them in their over-the-top bashing of Republicans."
>>  
>> Regrettably it does not.  Jim Bopp
>>  
>> In a message dated 4/30/2012 12:09:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
>> “State of Texas says July trial in voter ID case possible; says DOJ/intervenors seeking delay so law can’t be used in 2012″
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>> Posted on April 29, 2012 9:03 pm by Rick Hasen
>> Texas Redistricting reports.
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>> Posted in Department of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off
>> “Wisconsin Democrats divided over who to best oust Walker in recall election”
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>> Posted on April 29, 2012 9:01 pm by Rick Hasen
>> WaPo reports.
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>> Posted in recall elections | Comments Off
>> “Deadline approaching for SC to say if implementing voter ID would be possible this year”
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>> Posted on April 29, 2012 8:58 pm by Rick Hasen
>> AP reports.
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>> Posted in election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off
>> “Nickolaus won’t run for re-election as Waukesha County clerk”
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>> Posted on April 29, 2012 8:57 pm by Rick Hasen
>> Journal Sentinel: She’s going, but not yet, and not quietly.
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>> In 
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