The
problem with the House and Senate is that their leaders are more concerned
about supporting the work of the House and the Senate than doing the “will of
the people”. Their loyalties next go to the folks who work in the federal
government. This is their team. Only a few lonely Constitutionalists even
consider that their loyalties belong to the US Constitution and the People.
When
Republicans won the House in 2010, John Boehner was more concerned about
controlling the GOP reps than stopping Obama’s unconstitutional, ruinous
spending. When the Republicans won the
Senate in 2014, Mitch McConnell was more concerned to reestablish the budget
process than stopping Obama’s spending. When Paul Ryan took over the House in
2015, his main priority was to restore the budget process in the House. These leaders are more loyal to their House
and Senate than they are to the Constitution or the people.
The same
dynamic exists in State and local government.
Its government vs. the people, while all the time claiming to be working
for the people. 90% of the 300 Bills moved forward by the GA Legislature are
for municipalities and federal enabling.
Local
governments routinely ignore their rotting critical infrastructure in favor of
some ‘news grabbing’ “economic development” boondoggle. In Metro Atlanta, storm
sewers have rotted, sink holes are prevalent, water treatment breeches have not
been fixed, new reservoirs have not been built, water supply lines are worn
out, roads are pot-holed, road-beds are rotten, bridges need maintanance and
highways are inadequate and have needed to be expanded for some time.
DeKalb
and Fulton act like government is just a ‘jobs program’. The Public School
Systems acts like they exist to build multi-million dollar schools to keep
contractors in business. Cities and
counties are insular and would rather hire PR help than attack the real
infrastructure problems.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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