tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post8520088977921160288..comments2023-04-25T22:37:27.911-04:00Comments on Karen Johns - Life in Phoenixville: Contact your representatives and support House Bill 1275, the School Property Tax Elimination ActKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057911658878963451noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-11620413985434228212008-01-21T19:44:00.000-05:002008-01-21T19:44:00.000-05:00Ed Jones, the government which Lincoln identified ...Ed Jones, the government which Lincoln identified in the Gettysburg Address, as "...that government of the people, by the people, for the people...", almost has perished from the earth.<BR/><BR/>When is the last time you or I can remember a truly beneficial bill, without any "pork" or addendums, being passed by a congresscritters?<BR/><BR/>Doesn't happen.<BR/><BR/>We, as a citizenry, have not exercised OUR power. Collectively, we have the power to change the actions of our representatives, on all levels, by writing them, by calling them, visiting their offices, and by attending their local meetings. <BR/><BR/>WE have to hold THEM accountable. <BR/><BR/>They are OUR employees.<BR/><BR/>Today, everyone is always busy, too busy to do the things that will change our lives if we all push in the same direction.<BR/><BR/>This bill or any other beneficial bill will never pass if we don't engage those we send to office and make them work FOR us.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057911658878963451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-65896202736455000372008-01-21T19:25:00.000-05:002008-01-21T19:25:00.000-05:00Can we really expect anything to come of this new ...Can we really expect anything to come of this new bill? Probably not. Nineteen members of the house are not running for re-election. Why? Because nothing gets done. They're fed up.<BR/><BR/>An old saying has been changed to: "If you can't beat 'em, leave 'em" <BR/><BR/>And there are 5 seated Senators in Harrisburg that are giving up also.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if those 24 seats in our legislative ranks will be filled by new thinkers or lambs that will just fall into place and follow the do-nothings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com