Chairman XX, members of the Board. In a few moments, you will be recognizing my friend and associate Dr. XX (my name) now retiring. But first I’d like to read this statement into the record. Rarely do people have the opportunity to know intimately or work closely with someone whose talent and accomplishments have impacted them not only personally but also others, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Such is the person of Dr. XX.
Those of us who have had the opportunity to work with her, have witnessed her epidemiology skills during scores of investigations and interactions with officials at the highest level including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. XX is known for her no-nonsense approach to not only disease and outbreak investigations, but also in Incident Command, and meeting management, which earned her the affectionate nick name General XX.
Dr. XX has always been willing and eager to work the extra time it took to lead investigations, and also volunteer time to help in other projects after hours and on weekend, like the recent XXXXXX survey. She always took time to explain highly technical information for consumption by her public information officer and the general public. Her intellect and dedication along with her humor and temperament make for a personality mix that endears her to everyone, and it will be sorely missed.
I could go on and on with stories of how she has epitomized the (agency’s name) mission of protecting and enhancing the quality of life for citizens of X county, but that would still fall short of describing the full appreciation that many of us here at the (agency’s name) for Dr. XX.
In closing, it has been a pleasure and honor to work with you Dr. XX. On behalf of myself and many many others, I thank you for your hard work and friendship and wish you the best in your retirement.
作為政府工,我知道我們的強項在那裏,弱點在哪裏。2020年的大選有沒有問題?今天談談我的一點看法。雖然我的專業不是Election, 但是作為一個傳染病流行病工作者,曾經參與過legislature process (比如給legislator寫有關專業方麵的評估,一個新提案或者修正提案對社區帶來的正麵負麵作用是什麽?有沒有financial impact? 等等),起草有關新的法律條文或者修正某些已經存在的條文,當然不是我一個,是一個小組,但我起的作用還是比較關鍵的。我們的工作也經常要引用到法律條款。所以一個法律條文的撰寫,修改時期,更新速度,還有執法的力度包括深度和廣度都跟我們的生活息息相關。
2020年的大選,有沒有非美國公民參與投票?你知道答案嗎?不知道!因為沒人知道。很多人會說,非公民參與投票屬於非法,如果被發現或被查出你就別再想規劃成美國公民了。是的,我同意你的這種解釋。注意到沒有,這裏的關鍵詞是“如果”。誰事後去查了?這麽多年來,有人事後去審計了究竟有沒有非公民投票?你如果去買酒,收銀員會問你要ID檢查你的年齡。你去賭場賭博,別人看你年輕要你出示ID證明你的年齡夠格,你也會願意掏出ID配合他們的檢查。但是大選這麽重大的事情,就憑一個“如果”,就靠一個“假設”就能過了?尤其在2020年大選全國的郵寄選票是以往的2.6倍,多出160%的情況下,你跟我說我們政府沒有係統來核實所有投票人是否是公民,這是不是天大的笑話? 在是否有非公民投票的可能性這個問題,我特地請教了我們這裏地方選舉官員。下麵是我的問題和官方的回複。我總共問了五個問題,下麵就citizenship vs. voting 問題單獨拎出來討論:
Q:Did our county ensure no non-citizens included in the active voter roll?
A:In regards to verification of citizenship we do not have access to any database to cross reference. It is on the honor system when a person registers to vote and they read the statement on the application swearing they are a citizen. If a non-citizen does get on the voting rolls they have now jeopardize their ability to become a citizen in the future.