tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771892655051987797.post7618736196075506107..comments2023-07-26T05:01:10.813-07:00Comments on DC's Musings: Voters: Now What?Dennis C Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00914332467365539148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771892655051987797.post-15721156643897352982009-11-04T11:36:53.702-08:002009-11-04T11:36:53.702-08:00I don't think the problem is LAUSD. Granted, ...I don't think the problem is LAUSD. Granted, there's room for improvement, and the local teachers' union can be a pain - though it's not the worst I've seen. And not surprisingly there are some people in the organization who may not be working as hard or as smart as they might be. <br /><br />The real problem is in Sacramento, where the government seems to have mostly stopped functioning. They were falling all over each other today congratulating themselves on solving our water problems, when it seems that they mostly just ducked and set up one more useless commission. <br /><br />As far as electing different people, what seems to be true is that changing our Assembly Member or State Senator won't do much. By themselves, they can't make much difference. In fact, if we had all new people in the legislature, we'd still have the same forces working on them, and the same cranky bureaucracy that doesn't seem to be controlled or led by anyone. <br /><br />Let's change the State Constitution to place real power in the hands of the government, eliminate most of the boards and commissions, and allow legislators reasonable terms in office. We can decide whether to change the ways Assembly and Senate districts are drawn when we see what the new panel does for 2012. <br /><br />I know it sounds drastic -- but I think it may be the only way.Bob Schillingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771892655051987797.post-21341778175294497602009-11-04T07:33:55.335-08:002009-11-04T07:33:55.335-08:00Dennis,
You're making some good points here. ...Dennis,<br />You're making some good points here. However, you were a little late on the "Get out and Vote for Measure T" post (11/2). That post also made some good points, but it was too late for the absentee voters and addressed to a limited audience (parents). The problem with LBUSD is it's practice of cronyism, ol' boys club, tenure and CYA policies. My wife and I are products of the LBUSD as well as our two children. We have had our share of problems with our local school talent (or lack of) and resent the entire protectionism attitude of TALB. Don't get me started on this issue, I could go on for pages. I believe there is still some dead wood in the LBUSD management chain that should be weeded out (or clear cut and start fresh). <br /><br />If the local community came to the rescue of their school district, wouldn't the state just take more (with hold funding)? So why enable the inept state government by increasing resources for them to pillage? We need to fix the problem, and this post is a good start. Thanks.CharlesShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199761436961749801noreply@blogger.com