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Behind Open Doors


We want to know what our government is up to.If officials do bad things or just extremely clumsy money-wasting things, we need to know. Then we can try to do something about it. It’s called oversight.Oversight requires transparency. If officials hide their activities it gets difficult to learn what they’re up to. I don’t say we should be told secrets the public unveiling of which would compromise our national security. But almost everything else is fair game. [Read More]

The Sammies

See who won the Sammies!

Our 2007 Sammie Awards were a huge success. Check out our winners, and stay tuned for how you can enter the upcoming 2008 Sammies!  [Read More]

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Government Gone Wild!

Free Paul Jacob publicity tour begins on Monday 

January 25, 2008


Following the second arraignment of "The Oklahoma 3" in Oklahoma City, Sam Adams Alliance senior advisor Paul Jacob will begin a publicity tour around the country, informing people about the citizen's initiative process and how important it is in a thriving representative democracy.

Cleaning Up His Own Backyard: 

Charles Moran, Brighton Township, Michigan
September 21, 2007


It all started when Charles Moran received a phone call from a friend.

She explained to him how her plans to build a modest expansion onto her home and add a sandbox and swing for the kids had run up against a wall-a $40,000 wall of government rules and regulations. The incident prompted Moran to organize local citizens in support of a ballot initiative that would eventually restore the property rights of residents of Brighton Township, Michigan, and curtail a local government that has gone too far.