Thursday, February 23, 2012

Conflicts of Interest: SB367

Virginia Senate Bill #367 would, if enacted--or will, when enacted, which seems likely--create another loophole for those weaselly "public-private partnerships" that end up being accountable to nobody and doing a disservice to everybody. Full text:

http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB367

There are "public-private partnerships" that work, for as long as an unlikely combination of good people are working on them. Washington's Metrorail used to be a world-class example. And if you've ridden on Metrorail lately, you've seen some of the reasons why, even though they can work well for a short time, "public-private partnerships" inherently tend to be a bad idea. In the long run it works better for projects to be either public or private, with a mechanism of accountability that will remain clear when responsibility has to be transferred to the next generation.

Is this part of "Agenda 21"? If you've been keeping up with this topic, you know it is. Frankly, Gentle Readers, I'm scared...enough to start considering a review of Seventh-Day Adventist apocalyptic fears as our next theme, after the General Assembly wrap-up next week, unless youall really want me to study something else. I think at least 85% of the bills I've read, the ones that aren't bids for state seals of approval on local business, have been groundwork for "Agenda 21." And I suspect a large amount of the local business, which I've been leaving for local people to critique, has been groundwork for "Agenda 21" too.

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