When You Call You Public Official

Michigan Stands for Democracy

"Respect the office of the public servant. It is a sacred duty — whether or not the person currently occupying the office is fully cognizant of its real obligations or not. At any rate, the office-holder works for you. His job is to represent your concerns and your interests to the legislature in Lansing, not to PR the interests or the wildest dreams and wish-lists of some corporation in Wichita or some crypto-lobby in Washington to you.

You are calling your employee to account for the quality of his job performance, including how and where he spent his time while supposed to be working on your clock and payroll. That is all you are doing — and that is your right.

So be a nice boss, but be a firm boss, and don't forget for a moment who is boss."

Michigan Stands for Democracy