Draft of the Moorlach/Grindle Mini-FPPC Ordinance
Posted by: Jubal | 01/07/2008 11:09 PM
As readers know, Supervisor John Moorlach's office is working with Shirley Grindle to "reform" the county's campaign finance ordinance known as TINCUP. Real reform would be abolishing that failed experiment in government regulation of political campaigns and replacing it with a regime if transparency, immediate contribution disclosure and no contribution limits. Instead, we have an exercise in putting lipstick on a pig.
The worst part of this effort is the proposed creation of a new county agency: the County Fair Campaign Practices Commission (CFCPC) that would, in Moorlach Chief of Staff Mario Mainero's words, "institutionalize Shirley Grindle." Couldn't we just install a plaque to her in the Civic Center, instead?
Obviously, the ordinance hasn't been finalized, but I managed to get my hands on a December 17, 2007 draft of "TINCUP2" and the authorizing ordinance for the CFCPC. Read them and weep. I'll be posting my thoughts as I digest them.
The worst part of this effort is the proposed creation of a new county agency: the County Fair Campaign Practices Commission (CFCPC) that would, in Moorlach Chief of Staff Mario Mainero's words, "institutionalize Shirley Grindle." Couldn't we just install a plaque to her in the Civic Center, instead?
Obviously, the ordinance hasn't been finalized, but I managed to get my hands on a December 17, 2007 draft of "TINCUP2" and the authorizing ordinance for the CFCPC. Read them and weep. I'll be posting my thoughts as I digest them.
Mr. Ayer registered as a Republican to be electable in an interim election with no incumbents. He did...
Last month, when I first heard that Moorlach's office was working on revising Tin Cup, I thought he was working to make it more reasonable.
The thought that he was working with Shirley Grindle to make things worse never even crossed my mind.
John Moorlach's constant attempts to take power from his fellow elected officials and create oversight of those he cannot control make it clear that he should not be allowed to manipulate the election system this way.
This guy needs to show restraint and limit his governance to the district he was elected to represent.