http://www.brookfieldnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/135138803.html All comments for "ALDERMAN ELECTIONS 2012 PART 2 INCUMBENT ALDERMAN REQUESTS LEGAL OPINION" - sorted by newest first en-US Dec 06, 2011 7:21 PM Dec 07, 2011 2:18 PM http://www.brookfieldnow.com http://www.brookfieldnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/135138803.html?viewAll=1#comment-78024164 Dec 07, 2011 6:24 AM Scott Berg http://www.brookfieldnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/135138803.html?viewAll=1#comment-78024164 Let me copy my question (typos and all!) to you here for the convenience of your readers. It will allow them to decide if my question and your characterization of it are in sync as well as to offer their own advice. - Scott


"Dick, perhaps you could offer an opinion on something for me. The american government structure is based on separation of powers, separate but equal, checks & balances, etc. That's why the Federal Constitution defines an executive, legislative and judicial branch. That concept is carried through to state and local levels.

So, is it proper for an incumbant alderman to gather election nomination signatures for a judge and/or mayor? Doesn't that sound like an attempt to bypass the separation concept to create a monolithic, rubber stamp government? Political parties do that all the time (including for judges!) but local offices are supposed to be non-partisan. Doesn't this just confirm the conspiracy theory that the whole system is fixed to avoid dissent?
Scott Berg Dec 06, 2011 6:10 PM" ]]>