tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post2672875735344863988..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #64 / Step ThreeGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-63092301663357341982012-03-04T11:18:17.385-08:002012-03-04T11:18:17.385-08:00As it works out, these decisions are most often ma...As it works out, these decisions are most often made by unelected staff, rather than elected officials. True, the officials must approve recommendations from their staff, and citizens have the power to vote officials out of office, periodically. <br /><br />Nevertheless, many, if not the majority of municipal projects are conceived, planned and implemented outside the political process and beyond the reach of the citizenry.<br /><br />Voting is an limited means of democratic participation in government. Yes, we do vote for our representatives buit our involvement cannot stop there. <br /><br />"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance." John Philpot Curran, 1790Michael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.com