Posted on 08/04/2004 11:57:57 AM PDT by truth49
Each year the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) puts together a play book for Democrats to use in their campaigns and policy recommendations. The DLC describes these recommendations as "a ‘menu' of effective, field-tested New Democrat policy proposals from which you can model initiatives in your own states, cities and communities." Under the DLC's budget section for the 2004 campaign, performance reviews (audits) are the DLC's top priority.
This recommendation bodes well for the prospect of Washington state finally adopting and authorizing independent performance audits on a bi-partisan basis. In fact, Washington's Speaker of the House, Frank Chopp, has signed the Evergreen Freedom Foundation's (EFF) performance audit pledge and has encouraged other House Democrats to do the same. Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi has also signed EFF's audit pledge. This bi-partisan support should translate into overwhelming majorities of both parties in both houses signing the pledge.
Below is EFF's performance audit model language state officials have been asked to support:
(Excerpt) Read more at effwa.org ...
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