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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: chalu2 who wrote (11876)2/22/2000 5:53:00 PM
From: Zoltan!  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
>>Why would it be so beneficial to pass the power back to states and localities when you do not know what laws state legislators, alderman and municipal councils will pass? My view is that state and local legislators are just as apt to pass oppressive laws and taxes, and probably (because less attention is focused on them) more subject to corruption and to the temptations of graft.

I guess you missed history class too. The idea of the Founders was that the government closest to the people was the best, along with that which governed least.

It may seem strange to you but local government is apt to be more responsive and less remote to people's concerns and about their money if it functions under their watchful eye. That requires a level of citizen involvement. It's still characteristic of small New England towns.

Contrary to what you say, I doubt anyone believes that local government or a local agency would be as unresponsive to local concerns as the Federal bureaucracy.
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