True equality is missing
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Editor,
Someone needs to explain to me how “we the people” can be expected to live just about every minute of our lives by the rules and laws that are enacted, at an astronomical rate, every year, while our government officials are allowed to pick and choose those they will or will not abide by in the performance of their elected duties.
When did we lose sight of true equality?
Why shouldn’t our little, friendly, smiling city and county group of government officials expect special consideration for themselves while establishing or creating the infamous “good ‘ol boy network,” allowing them to skirt any and all laws, regulations, ordinances, etc., they choose, with impunity. Why shouldn’t we accept it as the gold standard for just doing business in America? We all know you can’t fight city hall … or can we?
We don’t live in metropolitan America; we live in rural, hometown America. We know corruption when we see it; we’ve just stopped looking. We’ve been led to believe that we can’t stop it or change it or have any effect on it at all, by those who enjoy wielding and abusing it for their personal advantage while fleecing us. How tough would it be to elect or appoint local people with a modicum of integrity and intelligence to follow our instructions in directing our ship through troubled waters without the good old boy network for personal profit?
I’m beginning to believe that we no longer question corruption and have been trained to accept it; fixing it is outside the realm of possibility. A real shame, since the last vestige of true Americana is within our grasp. For those who failed to make a New Year’s resolution, make a mid-year resolution to attend at least three city council meetings of your city and take a measure of how corrupted they’ve become, and maybe you will realize that it’s time to remove the rotten potatoes from the truck with extreme prejudice through petition or at the polls.
Michael Gale
Ronan
