Wow, I can't help but feel like we've jumped from paranoid rant to pure farce at this point. --j
On Nov 25, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Glenn <[email protected]> wrote: > May 12, 2010, Philadelphia City Council, Committee of the Whole > > Testimony on Proposed Ethics and Campaign Finance Bills (testimony delivered > by Zak Stalberg) > > ...they include protecting whistle blowers, regulating attack ads by venomous > 527 committees, requiring greater disclosure of the relationship between > elected officials and non-profits receiving city money... (pg 2 of transcript) > > http://www.seventy.org/Downloads/Policy_&_Reform/Testimony/EthicsBillsTestimony5122010.pdf > > > The Clark Park Partnership could have never seized Clark Park if this city > adopted ethics and these specific suggestions of the Committee of 70! > > > Currently, the mayor, department of Recreation leaders, water department, > etc. can completely ignore citizens right to transparency (behind locked > doors with phones and e-mail which never works) by handing over taxpayer > money to secretive organizations like the Clark Park Partnership. These > entities like UCD and The Clark Park Partnership can conduct all of their > business in secret even though they take over the roles of government and > preside over our rights as citizens. They lobby the city officials daily > like K St. does, but are currently excused from accountability as if they > were charities. > > I can now see why the committee of seventy is in the cross hairs of corporate > bulldogs! > > Corporations set-up these front groups, like UCD, to enact their agenda. > Accountability requirements based on the principles of a democratic republic > are completely circumvented. Transparency is the worst enemy of these > ruthless soulless corporations. If you consider the local evidence of the > past 10 years, you also see the corporate cheerleaders going to extraordinary > efforts to attack transparency requirements. It's boring, wasteful, > inefficient, and only crazies and "wankers" waste everyone's time by > demanding transparency. The body of evidence from BID, the hotel, historic > designation, Clark Park, etc. is overwhelming!!! > > Before we forgot history and civics, people understood that a republic must > stand on transparency like a building stands on a foundation. The building > crumbles without a foundation. > > The apparent Public Record/West scheme to discredit proponents of > transparency makes perfect sense! > > Glenn (aka: the leftist wanker in the writing of intrepid reporter, Tony West) > PS: Good work Tony. I hope you get a door prize and an award. > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
