tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818111637898313184.post3793995966026117168..comments2024-03-29T05:28:34.861-07:00Comments on Kissack Adventures: No More Ads!!!!!Nancy Kissackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03225296192386107554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818111637898313184.post-70482594279725044992014-11-06T06:38:42.223-08:002014-11-06T06:38:42.223-08:00It came from us being tired of getting walked on J...It came from us being tired of getting walked on Jim. Sorry about that ... I really don't do much political stuff!! LOL You're certainly right about NO PLAN!! That's why I'm so happy the "right" Supervisor won!! At least he had something of a plan! I agree there should be penalties. Two of the candidates had billboard signs up ... a definite breaking of the size limitation rules ... but nothing was done, even though we complained about it. In the end, what won both positions was our door-to-door and Facebook-to-facebook campaign to get the truth out there in spite of the threat of lawsuits. Seems it worked ... for once!!!Nancy Kissackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225296192386107554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818111637898313184.post-88841013343323487862014-11-06T06:31:35.903-08:002014-11-06T06:31:35.903-08:00I hope it helps too Dave ... I'm not much of a...I hope it helps too Dave ... I'm not much of a political person, but having worked for the County for 25 years, I've seen where the money is wasted and think it's ridiculous!!! Hopefully the new Supervisor can get some things changed!!Nancy Kissackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225296192386107554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818111637898313184.post-64796233205290721682014-11-05T14:01:20.353-08:002014-11-05T14:01:20.353-08:00Nancy, the answer to your question in paragraph 1 ...Nancy, the answer to your question in paragraph 1 is hidden in your comments. It is easy to find fault with the competition and seems to be rewarded in our society. Thus the negative ads. Most of the politicians do not have a plan and even if they did it is generally not realistic, or they make ridiculous statements like, "I have a plan to..., I have core values" what do those wasted statements mean? Generally nothing but people still vote for them. The politicians claim their lies are protected under the freedom of speech concept in the constitution. However, the freedom of speech doctrine has been reigned in by the legislators. It is illegal to lie to the police, it is illegal to lie to a government official, it is illegal to lie under oath and several other instances. Our option is to reign in these ads that lie (and most of them do, at least by twisting the truth) by imposing legal limits based on the good of the citizens. Few would argue that todays ads are for the good of our citizens. Penalties could include fines (think banks and brokers), forfeiture of office, a life time ban from politics (think Lance Armstrong) and a lifetime ban from participating in future political advertising (think insider trading) as well as jail time (think they deserve it). Any time there is a conflict of interests, politicians and people with too much money versus the general public, the courts find it necessary to weigh on the side of the greater good. To date the courts have been impotent in considering the interests of the public (think us) are not greater than the politicians and the people with too much money that believe they have the ability to control our lives. Wow where did that all come from. Nancy, look what you started. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818111637898313184.post-3618288734777226192014-11-05T10:11:40.506-08:002014-11-05T10:11:40.506-08:00Total agreement about the ads. Here in Florida we...Total agreement about the ads. Here in Florida we had a choice for governor of a "fraudster" -vs- a "faker", the fraudster won. I just hate it when our only two choices are both bad choices. Anyway, glad your local area voted well...hope it helps things out. --Dave (GoingRvWay.com)Dave Burdick (GoingRvWay.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10706797381982584920noreply@blogger.com