Statement of Principles


Nevada government keeps getting bigger and BIGGER. We deserve minimum, strictly limited, constitutional government in this State.

Forget all this blather about a $3B "shortfall". The budget for the '12/'13 biennium should be no more than $200M.



Monday, February 15, 2010

Public Libraries Are Political Institutions

Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum

The LVCCLD is a *political* institution. Its mission/goals include:
  • programs and services that promote appreciation and understanding of their personal heritage and the heritage of others in the community. (MORE diversity)
  • [provide citizens the] information they need to support and promote democracy (ie MORE government).
  • connect the past with the present through their family histories. (MORE LDS conversions)
  • a central source for information about .. programs .. provided by community agencies. (MORE government services)
  • [providing] the resources [needed] to identify .. risks .. that affect their lives. (MORE busybody paternalism)
  • succeed in school. (MORE public education)
  • Services for New Immigrants (MORE welfare magnets)
  • develop a Marketing Pan to [build awareness] of the Library District. (MORE government spending of taxpayer dollars to advertise for customers)
The Executive Director (mentioned in this article) adopts policy, approves the annual budget and ongoing expenditures, and sets an annual property tax levy. Gee. Nothing in the article about *that* power. According to NRS 379.0227 that power resides with the county commissioners.
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