Asking people to vote on matters that are kept secret from them is a farce. It's a joke to say you can operate a free government when the people don't know what's going on. -Dennis Bailey

 

Asking people to vote on matters that are kept secret from them is a farce. It's a joke to say you can operate a free government when the people don't know what's going on.


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Asking people to vote on matters that are kept secret from them is a farce. It's a joke to say you can operate a free government when the people don't know what's going on.

Dennis Bailey

We've lived there 15 or 16 years. We knew they were there. We never got to see one close up. When you live in the woods, that's the price you pay.

Dennis Bailey

The wording of the manual will hopefully mitigate the problem. But for somebody looking for a reason to begin withholding the information, the form gives them that justification.

Dennis Bailey

We count on the city for fire service, but we've contemplated starting our own fire service in the past. (Universities) have two options: you either work with the city or you start your own fire service.

Dennis Bailey

It doesn't concern me that they might have check lists to follow. I've seen the ones that have been proposed by the county commissioners, and it seemed to me reasonable that their lawyers would lay that kind of information out for them like that. I see it as a reasonable method to make sure they comply with the law.

Dennis Bailey