Now I Agree with Espresso Pundit!

Yet again I find myself seduced by the sensible rantings of a right-wing ideologue! Greg Patterson, the Espresso Pundit, a conservative blogger here in Arizona, seldom publishes anything I agree with. Be that as it may, Greg obviously has a fine mind and knows it quite well. But it was still surprising to find a fine public policy suggestion on his site that I whole-heartedly agree with. His post, Shake Up Update, outlines a case for reforming public notice laws to reflect the realities, and reap the efficiencies, of the digital age.

Here's the meat of Greg's suggestion:

"In fact, the last time I checked, the State already has an entire office dedicated to getting information to the public.  I'm told the office is well run too.  Here's one of GITA's values.

We believe the public has a right to easy access to public information within the constraints of privacy and confidentiality.

Many of the public notices come from government agencies.  Surely, printing these notices in agate type in the back pages of obscure newspapers isn't a way to provide easy access to information. 

If the Republic is going to abandon the unprofitable areas of the state, then the state should no longer force business and local governments to publish notices in the paper.  The technology is available.  The agency is in existence.  What we need now is a change in the statute."

I suspect Greg may be suffering severe cognitive dissonance as a result of suggesting that the guv'mint can do something better and more efficiently than bid'ness can. I just hope his medical plan includes good mental health care so he can have that looked at.

Comments

[shrimplate]

People who are magnificently messed-up mentally often show disdain for introspection and self-examination of a kind that might lead them away from their psychological troubles.

"Yeah, I know I've got a problem, but I can handle it!"- Jeffrey Dahmer.

[American Chauvinist]

Now let me take you into 2008!

NO BUSH NO CHENEY and a WAR IN IRAQ!ALL ABOUT OIL!!!!!!!

BUT WE HAVE OUR GIRL HILLARY!

Voted FOR the WAR!

Is a member of The New World Order with BUSH 41 and Bill!

Bill signed into law NAFTA that has destroyed the middle class and jobs in America and TANKED our Currency!

Least I forget HILLARY wants Drivers Licenses for Illegal Aliens;plus Healthcare ; Plus Open Borders; Plus Rights for Terrorists over your and my security interests; plus plus plus TAXES TAXES TAXES to SUPPORT Charlie Wrangles 1(ONE) TRILLION DOLLAR TAX INCREASE!!!!

WOW I CAN"T WAIT for Mike Commentary on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dwight D. Leister:Chair]

Let me address the Vice Chair of The Arizona Democratic Party Jeff Latas who as a Candidate for Congress ducked and dodged this very issue last year as being to complicated?!

I ask you Jeff what is so complicated about enforcing The Rule Of Law?!

Lets smoke out the phoney's who jump through hoops and support the term Comprehensive Immigration reform as does Giffords another player who hired the very illegal immigrants to work in her family business when she was registered as a Repubican, before taking advantage of a Democratic State House Seat then lying to you and me about stands taken when she ran for Congress!

Some day the Voters of Arizona will "GET IT" who is really on there side and stop voting fr these jerks!