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George K. Staropoli is president and founder of Citizens for Constiutional Local Government, Inc, and author of "Establishing the New America of independent HOA principalities."

He has appeared before and has made presentations to several state legislative committees. He has been quoted in the New York Times, CCN/MoneyOnline, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine,Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government (2005), AARP Policy Institute Homeowners Bill of Rights proposal (2006), and acknowledged in the Thomson West legal treatise, California Common Interest Development Homeowner's Guide (2006).

Mr. Staropoli maintains several web sites on HOA issues: http://pvtgov.org, and http://pvtgov.wordpress.com that contains his Commentaries.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
AZ Senate violation advances gay marriage ban
An ethics complaint was filed against the chair of the AZ Senate COW session where a rules violation was permited to advance a gay marriage ban. This action reflects what Scott McClellan described in chapter 5, The Permanent Campaign, of this recent book, "What Happened".

Sunday, July 20, 2008
Arizona Senators violate rules in final session
A rules violation took place at the final Arizona Senate session on June 27th, reflecting party politics at work to defeat a bill.

Friday, July 18, 2008
Homeowner boards can't exclude democracy
Prof. Political Science and Homeowner rights advocate criticize HOAs for lack of democracy. The NJ Supreme Court heard this case pertaining to free speech rights at a cost of $500,000 to the HOA.