Posted on November 6 at 3:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
SAD and TOOOOO TRUE, JIM!
I continue to be OUTraged as our Milton School District does NOT respond to the ECONOMIC CRISIS of the area. WHY is there NOT direct strong advocacy for a FREEZE of ALL SD-Milton salaries? The reality is that it has been the practice, as I was told at the Annual School District Meeting, that ADMINISTRATORS receive the SAME PAY INCREASE as teachers (members of Milton Education Association)... so, is this not a CONFLICT OF INTEREST? No wonder the administration does NOT seriously negotiate for a PAY FREEZE!!!!
Well... WE THE PEOPLE (voters and taxpayers) are the ones who are the VICTIMS! here we go...
John
On Do state lawmakers deserve a break?
Posted on November 3 at 4 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
WHY do we NOT move to PAY for a part-time legislature since our LEGISLATORS work PART-TIME? Time for some accountability!!!!! Thanks to the Janesville Gazette and Greg Peck for this incisive and poignant editorial.
On Time for EXPULSION! WI State Assembly on trial.
Posted on October 31 at 4:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
We NEED to follow developments on Rep. Steve Nass' Resolution for the EXPLUSION of Rep. Jeff Wood from our WI State Assembly. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty!" I realize that readers apparently do NOT continue to follow a topic/issue days after the original posting.
In spite of that observation, I am adding this comment today with the LINK to Patrick Marley's post on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's "All Politics Blog" posted last Tuesday (10/27), http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/66658....
The blog cites Rep. Wood's statement that he will not run for re-election next year but will not resign. NOT ACCEPTABLE to me! This is just a delaying tactic to protect his OWN INCOME to complete next year with FULL LEGISLATIVE PAY. As a taxpayer and citizen, I feel that Rep. Wood is INappropriately trying to keep income - GREED?! - in spite of NOT working. One ought to note that while the Assembly was in session last Tuesday, Rep. Wood was ABSENT! Our WI State Assembly has REQUIRED ATTENDANCE except when a member is excused by the Speaker! So, Speaker Sheridan, are you supporting Rep. Wood in his manipulation of the system to keep his $$$ from WE THE PEOPLE - voters and taxpayers?!?!
Yes, DUE PROCESS is part of the LEGAL PROCESS. The definition of DUE PROCESS is variable. I wonder what DUE PROCESS ought to REALLY MEAN in terms of the PRIVILEGES and REPONSIBILITIES of a member of our WI State Assembly. Is there NOT appropriate DISCIPLINE which is put in place IMMEDIATELY? Suspension without pay pending investigation? School districts impose IMMEDIATE EXPULSION after a hearing. The hearing is DUE PROCESS. So, why the delay in our WI State Assembly? I wish Speaker Sheridan would explain to WE THE PEOPLE - voters and taxpayers! Where is the JOURNALIST who will put Speaker Sheridan ON THE RECORD for this information for voters and taxpayers?!
How about a TREAT or we TRICK you, Speaker Sheridan? Why not? What do you - readers - think?
Here we go...
Mr. E.
On Time for EXPULSION! WI State Assembly on trial.
Posted on October 28 at 3:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
SPEAKER SHERIDAN's appointment letter for the Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct is posted on today's THE WHEELER REPORT (basic source on WI State Government - www.thewheelerreport.com) - the URL is: http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases....
COMMENDATION & GRATITUDE to SPEAKER SHERIDAN! Now, however, the key issue is whether the special committee moves ahead with all deliberate speed so that a recommendation will be taken to the floor of our WI State Assembly before the FALL FLOOR SESSION adjourns on Thursday, November 5, 2009. JUST A WEEK TO GO!
Mr. E.
On Time for EXPULSION! WI State Assembly on trial.
Posted on October 28 at 2:23 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
THANK YOU SPEAKER SHERIDAN!
Today's Wisconsin State Journal adds more information on the latest arrest of Rep. JEFF WOOD, including a video of that arrest. The URL to read and see is: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/c...
Very disappointing to read and hear in the media that Rep. JEFF WOOD continues to maintain that he will NOT RESIGN from our WI State Assembly.
VERY GOOD NEWS to read that SPEAKER MIKE SHERIDAN did appoint the special committee to hear REP. JEFF WOODS' case. THANK YOU, SPEAKER SHERIDAN!
The end of this FALL FLOOR PERIOD of our WI State Assembly is one week from tomorrow - Thursday, November 5, 2009. HOPE the WI State Assembly will move WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED NOW.
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty!"
Mr. E.
On Time for EXPULSION! WI State Assembly on trial.
Posted on October 27 at 3:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
HAPPY to read the letter from SPEAKER SHERIDAN & Minority Leader Fitzgerald telling Rep. Jeff Wood that the hearing committee "will be named in a timely fashion." You can read the full text via The Wheeler Report http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases....
Speaker Sheridan, WHAT IS A TIMELY FASHION? Will there be follow-up with FLOOR ACTION before the end of this Fall Floor Session coming on November 4, 2009? IF NOT, WHY NOT?
Mr. E./John
On Time for EXPULSION! WI State Assembly on trial.
Posted on October 26 at 2:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
marienburg - I agree with your point, but suggest that there are different governments involved. One is our WI State Government and our Assembly. The other is our US Congress. Correct? So... let's deal with the state government in this case. We can, of course, take up the issues of FEDERAL CONGRESSIONAL accountability as a separate discussion and campaign. Okay? John
On AUDACITY of HOPE! Yes, Obama!
Posted on October 20 at 9:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
See today's new posting, "Rebranding America" as we continue this discussion. Mr. E.
On AUDACITY of HOPE! Yes, Obama!
Posted on October 20 at 9:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
See follow-up with new posting today (Tuesday, October 20, 2009) - "Rebranding America."
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On BLISS OF IGNORANCE!
Posted on November 9 at 4:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
MONDAY morning... THANK YOU for your very deliberate and conscientious comments on my "BLISS OF IGNORANCE" posting! I am GLAD for "ZOOM's" comment, "If someone takes the time to read your Blog Mr. Eyster, I don't think they have chosen the "bliss of ignorance". FOR SURE! COMMENDATION to YOU, "Zoom"! Re. CAPS. IF we were able to have a podcast so that readers were able to HEAR me talk, I think the CAPS would be the MORE meaningful. I note that through the months of WE THE PEOPLE blog, there have been several persons commenting on my ALL CAPS style asserting that having heard me speak, they did UNDERSTAND the ALL CAPS well... so... I can tell you, having taught high school at PARKER HS as well as college classes at UW-Rock County and now UW-Whitewater and UW-Waukesha, I will assert that an instructor must use the EMPHASIS of ALL CAPS in speaking to communicate effectively. WHY NOT IN WRITING?! Yes, this is a TRADEMARK which I have chosen. I welcome y our comments with the HOPE that YOU will focus on the subject/issue rather than the trivia of ALL CAPS. Here we go... Mr. E.