Bueracracy Fails Again

There are many flaws in the way our State and our Nation does business on a daily basis. Recently Marty Toohey wrote an article, City Misses Deadline to Receive $400,000 in Low-Income Assistance, that demonstrates the flaws of bureaucracy and big government.  The city of Austin was in line to receive $600,000 for weatherizing Low-income homes. However, due to a complex and drawn out checks and balances process, the lack of a quick response doctrine to act on matters of urgency and significant miscommunication and lack of integration between the cities different departments the money was lost.

It is about time for the State and the cities inside the State start behaving as they promised. All government organizations should be streamlined and have in place a quick response doctrine for both emergencies such as natural disasters and fiscal concerns that are on a short time line. So that emergencies  can be addressed efficiently and effectively in the quickest amount of time possible. I also propose that each department hires a liaison, whose sole job is to facilitate communication between the departments so that issues like those addressed in “City Misses Deadline to Receive $400,000 in Low-income Assistance” will not occur again.

Critique of "need for changes"

While I understand that you believe the majority of the problems in Texas is the result of a poorly written constitution there is a definitive lack of supporting facts for your argument in your article, a need for changes. It appears to me that you felt like insulting the State and the people in it rather than providing ways to motivate people to empathize with your belief that the constitution must be streamlined and updated for our times.

 I do agree that there are flaws in the Texas Constitution, but can not agree with your choice of approach to the topic. If I were a Texan I would likely have stopped listening to your statement that there are flaws in the Constitution and would have focused solely on the insults that you chose to fling instead.

It is highly advisable to stay way from name calling and all forms of insults in general when trying to persuade people of your position whether it be on the constitution or what movie to see tonight. One of my favorite Southern sayings seems to fit well here. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.