I don't think it hurts the Academy for one of our members to announce his non-academic pursuits on this list, nor even to seek help with them. I have on several occasions "advertised" my published short stories (I have a new collection out, BTW), simply because there are people I the ALSB be who might be (a) fond of me and (b) interested.
We have had puh-lenty of political discussions and arguments on this list, and when some have asked whether it's appropriate, others have emphatically replied that politics is directly connected to policy is directly connected to law. Now that we have a member who seeks to put his legal / policy / political views into practice (& Michael thinks more deeply and analytically on these subjects than almost anyone), it seems absurd to me to say that it's inappropriate.
In short, we have already decided to allow both politics and self-promotion on this list. There's no reason we shouldn't allow political self-promotion.
Ken
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On Jun 18, 2014, at 6:51 AM, "Bill Shaw" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
It certainly shouldn’t affect our tax-free status as an Academy to let our members know of your plans and how they can help if they want too. After all, the Academy itself is not planning to endorse you. This is very different from the Tea Pot Party issue that gathered such notoriety last election cycle. In that case, the IRS was simply eliminating groups that were trying to use their tax free status to promote Tea Pot Party policies.
Good for you IRS.
Whoa, I never thought I’d say a thing like that.
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Dear Family and Friends:
June 2014
I would like your help. I am a candidate for Nebraska State Treasurer. As you may have heard, money is the mother's milk of politics. This father's day week I could use some mother's milk for my statewide campaign. Will you help?
In the May primary my race was uncontested, so I limited my campaign efforts. But now, November 4th is racing towards us. A credible statewide campaign will require at least $100,000. Especially so since my opponent, Don Stenberg, is the incumbent running his eleventh statewide campaign. He lost five of those prior ten races.
Issues? Of course, there are a host of genuinely fascinating issues related to the office of State Treasurer. Fascinating if you are a policy wonk, which I am.
The Treasurer's primary job is cash management. That includes assurance of authorization for expenditures. My experience in my previous elective office (the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors) has given me relevant experience. When I served, OPPD was a $400 million organization and my colleagues more than once elected me treasurer. The high profile part of the State Treasurer's job is unclaimed property. Our Republican friends frequently campaign on returning the People's money via tax cuts. Unclaimed property genuinely is the People's money and I am confident I can do a better job of returning the People's money than my opponent has chosen to do. The Treasurer also is responsible for two savings programs that receive favorable tax treatment: the federal 529 college savings plan and the Nebraska long term health care savings plan. I will focus on expanding participation in both plans. The last issue I'll mention certainly is not the least important. The Treasurer's office provides a web site so that the People have a transparent view of how their money is spent. Given how the incumbent has chosen to manage that task I am certain I can improve the services due the People.
Quite likely this next campaign promise will be your favorite. I promise that, for this race, this will be the only time I'll ask you for a campaign contribution. Please consider supporting my campaign with some mother's milk. Legal formalities being what they are, credit cards and checks are the best way to contribute. To contribute using either credit cards or PayPal, please use this link.
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ActBlue is a shared digital resource that generates much of the disclosure documents I will need to file. If you lose the link above, there is a general contribution page for me on ActBlue.com<http://ActBlue.com>. Checks can be surface mailed to 2212 South 64 Plaza #216; Omaha NE 68106. Often very generous persons seek to avoid publicity. Thus, I'll note that reporting of individual contributors is required for aggregated contributions of $250 or more, so I set up the ActBlue page to offer a contribution option of $249 in addition to other standard amounts.
Thank you for reading this far. And thank you for considering supporting excellence in government. And, for those who are registered Nebraska voters, please vote for me on November 4th.
Michael J. O'Hara
Democratic nominee for Nebraska State Treasurer
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Michael J. O'Hara
Democratic nominee Neb. State Treasurer
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Daniel J. Herron
Professor, Business Legal Studies, Miami University
J.D., Case Western Reserve University
Executive Secretary of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (www.alsb.org<http://www.alsb.org>)
Director, James Lewis Family Miami Mock Trial Program (miamimocktrial.org<http://miamimocktrial.org>)
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