06/17/03  Who needs Ethics without Voters?

Great content regarding the Ethics Bill and the problem with Dallas politics. However, at the end of the day nothing is going to change until the apathy of  registered voters can be overcome.   If it became a requirement to pass a comprehensive written exam to earn the right to vote, perhaps people might start to appreciate it and use their right to vote.

Maybe we should stop having elections in Dallas all together.  They're very expensive.  Let's just let the council make all decisions for the citizenry. Most decisions of consequence are made in the corporate boardrooms anyway.  It's just a matter of manipulating the system to accomplish their goals.  

An we should stop complaining about robber barons, millionaires and billionaires getting their way.  Of course, they do,  since no one really cares to go vote.  People are sheeple, and that's the way 'they' like it.

If we must continue the voting process, let's treat it like the lottery.  Until we hit a magic number, the game continues.  I.e., until 25 - 50 % of registered voters have cast their ballot, the election continues.  You never know.  Citizens might become interested as they wait to see if enough people turn out to make the election count.

How about we just choose our representatives from the pool of registered voters?   We would again save the expense of conducting an election, and possibly end up with better representation.

Let's start by getting a real police chief  for our police department  -- not a skip-promoted politician who needs a handler to make sure he says the correct thing.  

The City Manager got us into our financial difficulties.  Time for him to go, as well.  Perhaps. the City Manager should be elected, too.

Depending on what happens with the illegal totally nude bars across from Bachman Lake, we may also need a new City Attorney.

Gary Turner