OpenGov - Open Government Brainstorm

I don't understand. You just made two contradicting statements.

What are you trying to say?

If you read the "Getting Started" section on the home page of this site you'll see there are numerous questions they provide to get a discussion going, thus allowing only their agenda as a viewpoint.

I see your point but I still fail to understand how that is exclusive of other ideas being added rather than simply a vague, if somewhat politically motivated, starting point.

The objective of the thread is to provide insight to operating government.

Questions like, "What policy impediments to innovation in government currently exist?"

or

"How might federal advisory committees, rulemaking or electronic rulemaking be better used to drive greater expertise into decisionmaking?"

my be marginally based in misleading subjective assumption under certain arguments, but do indeed betray an agenda; though I would hardly consider it political, and certainly not divisive.

So then you would agree that government interventionism is currently the stigmata affecting capitalism in our country.

When I was a child, and I acted like a spoiled 5 year old and I whined and stamped my feet and DEMANDED attention because I didn’t get my way…my parents sent me to my room. And I’d holler and wail and stamp my feet until I realized that I would not be invited back to participate with the adults and have my voice heard until I changed my behavior and quit acting like an ass.

I could stamp my feet all I wanted, and nobody cared…because I was acting like a rotten little creep and no one wanted me around. When I got tired of being excluded from adult conversation I told my parents I was sorry and that I was ready to be a part of the discussion again.

We would talk and I would express my needs and they would listen. Sometimes I would get the things I’d ask for and sometimes they would explain to me why I wasn’t going to get things the way I wanted them, but they would be respectful and consider my wants.

It’s time for “birther” conservatives to be sent to their room and ignored. To be left out of the conversation by the adults until they are willing to quit making demands and screaming and stomping their feet…to be sent to their rooms until they are willing to work WITH their family members to make a pleasant, peaceful and respectful home for all of us…instead of dominating the environment with selfish, childish pettiness.

However, who decided to limit this forum? It is contrary to the intent of the memo.

It is the least connection between government and people. Participation and collaboration are stronger.

Frankly, the minions don't want any part of it and are trying to present open government as a failure.