We noted that the votes happened awfully quickly during the meeting, too much so for them to be deciding things right then. A friend, a local free-lance reporter, clued us in to a pre-council meeting where the whole agenda was discussed and each member polled, well before the actual public meeting occurred.

The ultimate end was the city council got what they wanted and we got the shaft. The councilman for our district was the only person that voted on our behalf. And I felt that it was only for show, since it was apparent the rest of the council couldn’t give a damn.

It is easier to hold a group of people to account when they have limited authority and are physically accessible.

Our government, and its many institutions, have become “too big for their briches”, too arrogant.

Tyrants, be they emperors, kings, lords, dictators, or titled by any other name, rule by their supporters.

We may very well be witnessing the rise of the Fourth Reich.

I have for a long time wondered what happened during the Nazi’s rise to power. Have we reached the point of no return? Is it time to act and with what means? Unfortunately, I do not have this answer.

The founders of this country were able to draw a line; but, as of now, we have not. I suppose we continue to observe, gather evidence, and, God willing, we retain the will and means to act when and if necessary.

The local paper did an undercover expose on the different branches of county government and their response to requests for information. Basically, every government body, e.g city, county, police school districts, in the county failed, and the police and schools were the worst.