civil service

This time from Mrs. Holmes. She probably won’t appreciate me posting this, but in addition to being very easy on the eye, she’s damn sharp too. Stolen from one of her forwarded e-mails.

Take out your Civics book class and turn to Amendment.

Ragsdale and his spokesman have been saying going to civil service for the county employees would cost 1 million dollars. I wonder how enforcing people are hired or fired with cause would cost that much, or anything extra at all?

Do the people who complain about wire tapping and warrantless searches by the federal government that might track their behavior also object to government surveillance cameras in public places that definitely track their behavior?  If public surveillance is acceptable because a person may have a choice whether or not to frequent surveilled places, is it okay for the government to condition the use of public roads, sidewalks or parks on everyone’s willingness to be watched?