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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  Doug Burlison - a Libertarian story worth telling
It'd be great if the LP HQ did a followup piece on Doug Burlison, who
won his race for Springfield City Council this spring:

http://www.lp.org/fp/article_480.shtml

and

http://www.showmefreedom.org/2007/April/BurlisonVictory.shtml

the news SINCE his election is more exciting than the win:

He (unsuccessfully, alas) opposed an annexation:

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071120/NEWS01/711200388/1007

and (successfully) spearheaded an audit of the town (it was his
campaign issue) that has showcased many of the serious defects of
government:

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071206/BREAKING01/71206057

The audit "... found plenty of problems. Poor planning. Poor
oversight. Free computers for city employees. Inadequate
documentation.
Hundreds of city credit cards and cell phones with few safeguards."

(though I have to say it's a bit odd that Doug's response to the audit
is to say the city should hire another employee).

 
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