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Originally Posted by mygoldnhorse Ballot Language:
Question 1 - Constitutional Amendment
Disposition of Park Lands
The Board of Public Works may not approve the sale, transfer, exchange, grant or other permanent disposition of any state-owned outdoor recreation, open space, conservation, preservation, forest, or parkland without the express approval of the General Assembly or of a committee that the General Assembly designates by statute, resolution or rule. |
One of the BIGGEST problems we, the people, face in choosing our representatives is the creation of committees and boards and so on and so forth that are sold to us as these 'above board' solutions to sticky questions.
Sticky questions and the answers to them are precisely what we need to make our judgments when we vote. They are precisely the type things our public servants should have to decide, publicly. We can't elect or kick out some bi-partisan committee.
On the other hand, folks with specific interests, learn to focus in on these groups, out of the spotlight, to get what they want and no one ends up being responsible if it turns out to be a bad or smelly decision.
This isn't delegation in the interest of fairness, it is passing the buck. I want MORE accountability, not less.