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David Lon Page

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David Lon Page holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and works as a Research Scientist at a national laboratory. David has also received a Bachelor's and Master of Science degrees from Tennessee Technological University (TTU). He is an “engi-nerd” by training and an amateur political junky by birth. David has never held public office, but he has been active in politics since the age of ten. David has a research background in 3D computer vision and is an author or co-author of over 50 refereed technical articles in international journals and conferences with over 2,600 citations. David is also an inventor with a patent in 3D holographic displays and has served as a key partner in a technol ...more

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Where Do You Land? Take the Madison Governing Test

We spend a lot of time asking people where they stand politically. Liberal or conservative? Republican or Democrat? Left or right? But that leaves out another important question:

How do you want political leaders to govern?

Should elected officials treat an election victory as a mandate to push ahead with the program they promised? Or should they be willing to modify that program, compromise, an

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	The Art of the Compromise: Returning American Democracy to Better Days 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knox County 2012 Charter Review Committee: Personal Notes and Position Papers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Part Decomposition of 3D Surfaces it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomographic Methods for Resolving the Constant of Integration Problem it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scruffy Little Essays: A Collection on Knox County 2007-08 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	More Republic, Less Cowbell: Renewing the American Experiment through Institutions, Not Noise 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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