Comments on: McAuliffe conducts blogger conference call

By: Max Shapiro

Max Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:52:58 +0000

I love the Dillion Rule, because of it I got my job working for Gary Byler. Found out the city did not follow the procedures the state laid out for making skateboarding illegal on sidewalks, called the city out on it, ended up getting a ticket and Byler did it pro bono, then gave me an internship.

Amen for Dillion, without him wed have all sorts of crazy laws that otherwise would have had to be passed through the state legislature in some form.

By: Britt Howard

Britt Howard — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:00:35 +0000

Riley, your suggestion is what is absurd. Since we’re into calling each other absurd now.

The Dillon Rule says that the local governments have the power granted by the state and no others powers. The Dillon Rule protects us much in the same way that the US Constitution does.

Without the Dillon Rule it would be OH so much easier to condemn land or zone people out of property rights. It provides structure.

In fact, the Dillon rule does not hinder growth. It actually assists regionalism as localities often act in a parochial manner in situations where they have more authority to act according to THEIR interests. So says, the Brookings Institute in a paper found here:

http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2003/01metropolitanpolicy_richardson.aspx

In some instances the Dillon Rule prohibits favoritism and crony style taxation/zoning.

If you like limited government, you like the Dillon Rule.

By: Wednesday news « VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local

Wednesday news « VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:31:51 +0000

[...] conference call with Terry McAuliffe this morning. Nothing new for me except that conservatives Jim Hoeft and Norm Leahy were also on the call. Hmm – ya think either one of these guys are going to be [...]

By: Terry McAuliffe and I agree on something BIG « Virginia Virtucon

Terry McAuliffe and I agree on something BIG « Virginia Virtucon — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:41:08 +0000

[...] McAuliffe and I agree on something BIG Posted on January 7, 2009 by Riley According to Jim Hoeft at Bearing Drift, during a conference call today Dem. Gov. hopeful Terry McAuliffe has [...]

By: Riley

Riley — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:29:15 +0000

Britt, your statement “The Dillon Rule protects us from power hungry local governments” is completely absurd. What it does is subject people and local governments, the bodies closest and most responsive to the voters, to the whim of Richmond. We need to junk the Dillon Rule.

By: Max Shapiro

Max Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:29:30 +0000

Republicans may be right in principal on all the issues, but it seems the democrats are light years ahead of us in campaign strategy and tactics. Its like Hitler in WWII, evil guy, bad policies, but he still managed to take over Europe with comparatively less resources than anyone else. That being said Obama won not because he had the best ideas, but because he had the best campaign.

By: Britt Howard

Britt Howard — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:11:53 +0000

The Dillon Rule protects us from power hungry local governments. This guy is horrible.

Good answer to Vivian’s weakness question. Always answer with a weakness that you can spin into a positive when you apply for a job. Those hiring often do ask for your “strengths and weaknesses”.

By: novamiddleman

novamiddleman — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:37:35 +0000

humm looks like he took a course in Obama math :-p