Why Are You Here?: A Primer for State Legislators and Citizens - Softcover

Kury, Franklin

 
9780761864622: Why Are You Here?: A Primer for State Legislators and Citizens
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0761864628 ISBN 13: 9780761864622
Publisher: UPA, 2014

Synopsis

Why Are You Here? A Primer for State Legislators and Citizens is a challenge to America’s 7,382 state legislators and their constituents to critically examine their state legislature and take appropriate action to improve it. This is a handbook telling how legislatures came to be, how they function, and discussing how they have fallen in public esteem. The book provides an analytical discussion for evaluating how any legislature deals with four issues: personal greed, criminal and ethical scandal, the influence of money and lobbying, and self-serving legislative seat apportionment. The last section is a “Legislative Toolbox” that provides information helpful in evaluating legislatures and readings of a patriotic nature that enhance idealism and spirit.

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About the Author

Franklin L. Kury served six years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and eight years in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He was a leader in environmental and government reform legislation. His first book, Clean Politics, Clean Streams, was cited by name and used by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the landmark environmental law decision in the Robinson Township case in 2013. Visit the author's website at www.franklinkury.com.

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Publisher
UPA
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0761864628
ISBN 13 
9780761864622
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
110