The book’s premise spells out the dangers which our republic has encountered and how the 21st century presents new hurdles to surmount and reclaim our democracy. The author focuses on conditions which have eroded representative government and offers proposals to cement public control over government. Among the problems there has been a slow, insidious alteration in methods for the selection of representatives which are encapsulated in the words “gerrymandered electoral districts” and “representatives for sale”. The books stresses the diffi culty for people to realize how vastly different the 21st century is when compared the lives of our great grandfathers. The growth of multinational corporations and the rise of “State Capitalism” has altered free competitive enterprise which faces daunting challenges for survival. The growth of our nation and the free movement of people have resulted in nearly one in three Americans living in four states but our representative system is still tied to 1789. Significant suggestions are also proffered to protect the independence of our judiciary.
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Charles W. Thompson has spent a career in public management. He attended the University of Oklahoma and was selected to participate in an interdisciplinary program focused on municipal management. This provided eligibility to any colleges of the university – schools of law, business, engineering and social science – which were germane for a degree in public management. He also completed a Masters degree focusing on public management and economics. After three years as an Administrative Analyst in the Departments of City Planning, Finance and Public Works in Kansas City, Missouri he was selected as Assistant Manager in Middletown, Ohio. One year later he was appointed manager of that city and for the next 36 years served as city manager of Middletown, Ohio; Springfield, Missouri; Wyoming, Michigan; Downey, California and Huntington Beach, California. He was also employed by Governor Hearns of Missouri to draft legislation and the organizational framework for a State Department of Urban Affairs. He is now retired, living in Huntington Beach.
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