Sentences with phrase «elected politician rather»
Combined was the disappointment that there would be no debate and certainly no «Citizens» Assembly on Electoral Reform» as were held in British Columbia and Ontario where a representative group of ordinary citizens decided on the alternative proposal to the existing system, normal people deciding on the alternative to how they elect their politicians rather than the politicians deciding on the alternative to how they will be elected, unthinkable!
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Even our politicians would rather get elected on arguements over these issues rather than proving themselves to be compassionate human beings concerned about their fellow humans.
Just as those who give to charity want to see as much as possible of their money go to the intended beneficiaries rather than chief executives» salaries, and investors in companies want to see overhead and administration costs kept down, elected politicians want to show voters that they are running a tight ship.
Is it not rather hypocritical when someone who hasn't turned up to vote starts to complain about what the elected politicians are doing?
The Times dissects the buzz that has elected officials, including Latino politicians in the Bronx, encouraging Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion to run for comptroller rather than mayor.
Asked why the county organization is going with Diaz, Garcia said, «It's the same old musical chairs» in the Bronx, where favored elected politicians move between Albany and City Hall, often being selected in a party process for a special election rather than through a primary.
By emphasizing citizen concerns rather than politicians interest, the Conversation breathed new life into the American tradition of town hall meetings, attracting 1,700 citizens, 64 elected officials, and 48 community leaders.
Gus Van Sant's Oscar - winning biopic of crusading San Francisco politician Harvey Milk — the first openly gay elected official in America — finds the director in multiplex - friendly Good Will Hunting territory, rather than on visionary Paranoid Park turf.