Re: influencing your vote?
Great topic,<br /><br />snapperbait,<br /><br />I hear you brother. That is what happens when politicians use zoning laws as a means to economic development. Land use planners are closer to the developers than to the codes they are suppose to enforce. Good news bad news. These things are cyclical. Evenually all those million dollar homes on postage stamps will be worth nothing when the quality of life is negatively impacted by the effects of ignoring the zoning laws.<br /><br />I would agree with the rest of the posts that education is of critical importance. My solution would be to focus on that which is most important. RRR. I would like to see a de-emphasis on athletics, (not elimination)we need to eliminate the mainstreaming of those with learning disabilities. Not physical. They are dumbing down the group and they cannot recieve the type of education they need. Extra schools, extra $'s, just do it. Burned out teachers got to go. We can't mortgage the next generation cuz a teacher has had enough but also has tenure. Good teachers get paid and bad teachers get fired.<br /><br />Our schools are not safe. Guns, knives, drugs, sex, etc. You can get more things in our high schools than you can get in tiajuana on friday nights. This type of environment is not condusive to learning and we can't penalize those who can follow the rules for the sake of personal slackers. Three strikes and you are out. And that means boot camp schools. If parents don't want to hear that little Johnny is a 16 years old drug dealing illiterate, then the wake up call has to be made. (Educational triage) Calculators in school should be off limits. Learn math before you learn the short cuts. Street culture is now the culture that our children are forced to exist within during their time in school, no more. We need to provide a safe, mature environment, based around learning. We have become a country of governmental or social accountability when what we need is personal accountability.<br /><br />I would encourage smaller neighborhood schools. It would encourage greater parental involvment and fewer logistical and transportation issues.<br /><br />Social engineering in our schools have to end. It would be my opinion that what makes a great teacher is someones ability to connect with kids, not how many liberal credits you recieve at the environmental awareness camp teachers can go to to maintain their licence.<br /><br />No more social promotions. It is called incentive to put forth the effort. No grades, no advancement.<br /><br />No 2.0, NO SPORTS. Far too many parents see their kids as property or toys, and when they turn 18 society can take care of them. In todays world, neglecting a child's education is tatamont to neglect. Failure is far to easily accepted and excused. OK OK rant over
<br /><br />Term limits is something that must be enacted to prevent the continued abuses of the professional politicans. Both sides of the isle. <br /><br />The judiciary is a mess. The 9th circuit???? These clowns are legislating from the bench and that creates a ruling class. This country is run by the will of the people within a framework outlined by laws created by ELECTED representatives.<br /><br />This post was long and probably boring but, that is what I would like to see evolve in the next couple of years, and I will try to vote to see to it that it gets accomplished.
