Dear Neighbors: This Election Is Not About Personalities — It is About Stopping A Dangerous Republican Party

by Mike Bock | Nov 3, 2022 | Local/Metro

I have prepared a letter, 647 words, one page both sides — lots of information that I hope is not too much to be read. My goal is to print this one page and to distribute it to the voters in my precinct — Kettering 4-K. This is what it says: Dear Neighbors In Precinct...

Why I’m Voting For Steve Abshire For Juvenile Court Judge — Disregarding The Democratic Party Endorsement Of Julie Bruns

by Mike Bock | Oct 6, 2022 | Local/Metro

Yesterday, I received in the mail the flyer sent by the Montgomery County Democratic Party urging Democrats to vote for the candidates the Party endorsed for judge. I am an elected member of the Montgomery County Democratic Party Central Committee but in the contest...

Rather Than Working For Unity, The Montgomery County Democratic Party Rejects Democratic Primary Voters And Chooses Revenge Against One Of Its Own

by Mike Bock | Sep 30, 2022 | Local/Metro

Very disappointing meeting last night of the Montgomery County Democratic Party Executive Meeting. The party leadership extracted revenge on David Esrati, refusing to endorse Esrati as the Democratic Party candidate for the US Congress to represent this district...

Angry Words And Accusations At The Elephant In The Room Conclude Local Democratic Party Meeting

by Mike Bock | Jul 29, 2022 | Local/Metro

At the conclusion of our MCDP meeting last night — after the proposed MCDP Constitution was approved with almost zero change — Casey Whitten-Amadon was given the microphone and after a slow and conciliatory-sounding beginning, launched an angry denunciation of the...

At Tonight’s MCDP Central Committee Meeting, A Proposal To Make Radical Changes In The MCDP Constitution Will Be Discussed And Voted On

by Mike Bock | Jul 28, 2022 | Local/Metro

The agenda for this evening’s MCDP Central Committee meeting is the approval of a new MCDP Constitution. The focus of this meeting will be a proposed MCDP Constitution developed by a Constitution Committee chaired by Brandon McClain. This proposed Constitution...

The Proposed MCDP Constitution Needs Revision — So The Anti-democratic Practice Of Early Endorsement In Democratic Primaries Is Prohibited

by Mike Bock | Jul 27, 2022 | Local/Metro

At Thursday’s (July 28) meeting of the MCDP Central Committee, a new MCDP Constitution will be decided by majority vote of those in attendance. I’m disappointed that the Constitution Committee is recommending a MCDP Constitution that continues a practice that I see as...