[Watchdogs] How many do ya need!!!!!!!!!!

[Andra Jacoby]

Was reading the current article on the Statesman this morning and saw 
this "Also on Monday, co-op directors discussed proposed state 
legislation geared toward open access at member-owned utilities. Some 
directors expressed concerns that a joint proposal sponsored by Sen. 
Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, and Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, 
would impose too many limits on Pedernales." This was already posted in 
another email. The board - the OLD guard - still is trying to keep 
things from being open so the MEMBERS WHO OWN PEC can't see what is 
going on. They don't care about the future goings on. They care about 
the past goings on. Do NOT want it to come to the light of day.


Bill Christensen wrote:
> Of course, you *do* need at least two (identical) bills:  one for the 
> House and one for the Senate, in order for it to be passed into law. 
> It's that "checks and balances" thing which theoretically keeps one 
> ideology from running amok.
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> HB 3820 of course is sponsored by the entrenched interests, as an 
> attempt to water down the Fraser/Rose bills.  They'll argue for it, 
> and will 'try to come to a compromise' with the (stronger but not as 
> good as they could be for the member/owners) F/R bills, perhaps 
> winning a few concessions for their rich friends.
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> At 2:46 PM -0500 4/6/09, Joseph Fantozzi wrote:
>> Well Folks let me see.  If we have a system that doesn't work 
>> correctly we need to have a new series of laws that need to be 
>> enacted to correct this so we just start SB 921, HB1390, and now the 
>> really ridiculous HB 3820.  What a circus!!!!  Puts me in mind of all 
>> the deregulation garbage that was going to solve all our electrical 
>> problems.  How about if we could only simplify the jurisdiction of 
>> all the electrical entities to the PUC that should be minding the 
>> store in the first place. No that's not right we need more 
>> bureaucracy and of course we have plenty of time to banter all this 
>> around as we are not producing much but hot air anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!  
>> I don't mean to belittle the efforts of Fraser and Rose but really 
>> can't we simplify even a simple coop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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