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  • Voting for the Common Good

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    My blogger friend, Allan Bevere, asked me to write a post for his blog regarding what motivates voters. Specifically, do voters vote for self-interest or the common good? I'm posting it here a day later. ************ Nearly a century ago, a young boy named Ezekiel Bulver overheard his parents arguing. It seems Mr. Bulver was…

  • From Robert’s Rules to Bulver’s Rules

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    If you have ever served in any leadership capacity in a deliberative body, you no doubt have a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order. Robert’s Rules is not in high favor these days. Some believe it does more to frustrate deliberation than help it. When I was the Speaker of the House for my college…