Governmental accountability
When a parole board releases a prisoner who immediately goes out to commit another crime, the members should be held personally responsible to the families of the persons harmed by the recent parolee. Lawsuits should be allowed by the families and the parole board members held personally responsible. Not the state. We, the people are the state. We, as tax payers, should not bear the cost. How many persons would the parole board release if they would bear the consequences of the actions of the parolee personally?
When a legislator introduces a bill ( many of them are lawyers ) that is challenged in court to be unconstitutional, that legislator and those who voted for it should bear the court costs. Don’t you think they would write the bill better in the first place? That’s provided they just didn’t submit a bill written by a lobbyist. Maybe they would read any bills handed to them first.
Recently a magistrate allowed a man with a history of drunk driving to be released on a lower bail than recommended by the county attorney. The man proceeded to drive drunk again and kill two college students. The families of the two students should be allowed to sue the magistrate personally. He may make a different decision the next time a high bail is recommended.
Many people who work government jobs are spared personal responsibility because their employer ( the government, meaning you and me) have to pay for their mistakes.
I speak from jealousy. I am a self employed business man. I have to pay if I make a mistake. I do have insurance that I pay for that will cover large mistakes. I have to pay for smaller ones. But I am very careful not to make any large mistakes. We all make mistakes every day, hopefully only small ones.
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Yes I believe pelosi and the worse congress now after the 2006 election should be held accountable.I
They have defunded our troops and try everything possible to lose a war we were winning.They have repeatly lied to the American people while giving support to our enemies.They promise to lower gas prices when they are the reason why gas prices are going up.They lied saying to get rid of corruption in congress when they appointed the most corrupted individuals to chair commitees.They lied saying they were against wastefull spending and higher taxes for the middle and lower class,which they are trying to do the oppisite right now.This is the negative part of George W. Bush's legacy,not jailing and proscuting these lowlife criminals who are also members of that anti-American democrat party.
Yes I believe pelosi and the worse congress now after the 2006 election should be held accountable.I
They have defunded our troops and try everything possible to lose a war we were winning.They have repeatly lied to the American people while giving support to our enemies.They promise to lower gas prices when they are the reason why gas prices are going up.They lied saying to get rid of corruption in congress when they appointed the most corrupted individuals to chair commitees.They lied saying they were against wastefull spending and higher taxes for the middle and lower class,which they are trying to do the oppisite right now.This is the negative part of George W. Bush's legacy,not jailing and proscuting these lowlife criminals who are also members of that anti-American democrat party.
Keith, thanks for that perfect description of the Republic Party.
Posted by conservative media on May 10, 2007 07:11 AMLove your stuff, Keith. You are one mush-mouthed moronic monkey.
Posted by B. Drunk on May 10, 2007 11:18 AMKeith..why don't you stop vomiting back up the garbage that we hear all day on the Fox "Noise" Channel. You're nothing more than a broken record playing back talking points from the like of knuckle draggers like Bill O'Reilly (O'Liely), Sean Hannity, or Rush "Anal Pimple Deferment" Limbaugh. It's the Bush administration and your ilk that hate America by supporting a potentially endless war that has needlessly cost the lives of so many. As far as Congress goes, unhook your brain from Fox Noise long enough to notice that it is RepubliCONS from the last Congress who are being prosecuted for corruption. Keep posting your screed Keith, because you're just making everyone else's point about Bush and the RepubliCONS being far detached from reality more obviously valid.
Posted by Superfly on May 10, 2007 12:29 PMUh Jim....how about we punish the people that actually commit the crime? I know that it'ss a novel idea in this "blame eveone else" society. How about when judges hand out stiff penalties, we don't whine about it (like the life sentence for the road rager Reynolds). Maybe it's tme for some personal accountability in our society, long overdue in my opinion.
Posted by my name 2 on May 10, 2007 01:41 PMWHat do you mean "allowed to sue?" YOu can sue anyone these days for anything! A fault in the system! I think I should sue yopu for writing this stupid letter.
Posted by my name 2 on May 10, 2007 01:43 PM"Many people who work government jobs are spared personal responsibility because their employer ( the government, meaning you and me) have to pay for their mistakes. That’s if a lawsuit is allowed to proceed in the first place. I believe that is one of the reasons they seek government jobs. Not to mention it is also hard to get fired. Wouldn’t it be nice to see that change."
That is the stupidist thing I have ever heard! Workers in goverment are spared LIABILTY (not responsibilty moron) because people file many FALSE civil suits knowing it is cheaper for governments to settle than actually litigate the issue. People go after "The deep pockets" knowing goverments have money. And just to let you know, cities get sued all the time...there is no blanket protection. Do some research before you write this kind of crap.
Posted by my name 2 on May 10, 2007 01:47 PM