Comments on: The Recall Fizzle http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/the-recall-fizzle/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Frank Kalinski http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/the-recall-fizzle/#comment-5214 Frank Kalinski Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:57:07 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/the-recall-fizzle/#comment-5214 I was involved with the recall group here in Livonia when we tried to recall 5 of the 7 board members. They also tried a to sue to stop the closing of neigborhood schools, both failed. Recalls and lawsuites are very wasteful but they are telling us something too. Anger, frustration and worse, hopelessness. Here in Livonia the schoold board election may go uncontested. This is sad, very sad. What does this say about Public Schools? What is at the root of our political process that large numbers of voters/taxpayers feel such antipathy? I would submit that it is the election PROCESS! We are in a continual state of "electioneering" not governing. Read Winston Churchhill "The Gathering Storm" the first three chapters about post WWI Germany. I was involved with the recall group here in Livonia when we tried to recall 5 of the 7 board members. They also tried a to sue to stop the closing of neigborhood schools, both failed.

Recalls and lawsuites are very wasteful but they are telling us something too. Anger, frustration and worse, hopelessness. Here in Livonia the schoold board election may go uncontested. This is sad, very sad. What does this say about Public Schools? What is at the root of our political process that large numbers of voters/taxpayers feel such antipathy?

I would submit that it is the election PROCESS! We are in a continual state of "electioneering" not governing. Read Winston Churchhill "The Gathering Storm" the first three chapters about post WWI Germany.

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