To: Governor John Carney
Creating Civility
Whereas:
1. Dialogue regarding public issues has turned negative and acrimonious creating "more heat than light".And
2. The majority of the public expects public issues to be communicated in a fair and reasonable manner. And
3. Everyone wants this condition to change but waits on someone else to to initiate.
Be it resolved that I as a leader or citizen will pledge to establish and maintain a moderate and reasonable communication process in matters of public policy and discourse. I will take personal responsibility for assuring that civility becomes the norm in such matters.
1. Dialogue regarding public issues has turned negative and acrimonious creating "more heat than light".And
2. The majority of the public expects public issues to be communicated in a fair and reasonable manner. And
3. Everyone wants this condition to change but waits on someone else to to initiate.
Be it resolved that I as a leader or citizen will pledge to establish and maintain a moderate and reasonable communication process in matters of public policy and discourse. I will take personal responsibility for assuring that civility becomes the norm in such matters.
Why is this important?
Everyone knows the dialogue in the public square has turned negative and acrimonious. Everyone expects better but is waiting for someone else to change things. This petition is a vehicle to engage our leaders and ourselves as citizens in taking responsibility for making change occur. By pledging to initiate and maintain a standard of fairness,moderation and reasonableness signers will be creating a visible commitment to action. Similar to the Pass It On movement all citizens and leaders will apply this standard to their interactions in matters of public policy and discourse.