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| HOORAY! |
Coffee County, a short ride from where I collect advertising circulars and pay taxes, is on the hook now.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/26/atlanta-school-board-memb_n_909831.html
I have two issues with this law:
1) The BOE affected by the law may be dysfunctional, but at least it's functional. OK, really bad joke.
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| A more appropriate accreditation |
My real issue with this law is: It takes away the rights of the voters.
"But Coffee County schools are in danger of losing their accreditation! That means graduation diplomas are worthless, not valid and not considered an actual high school diploma," you say.
So?
"Think about the kids. They can't get into college unless they graduate from an accredited high school!" you say.
So?
"The School Board is making a mockery of the education process! The board members are idiots! They won't do what's right, what's needed and necessary!" you say.
So?
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| Teach 'em to cut off and steal labels instead of buying the product |
"Explain already!" you say.
Glad to. The members of the Board of Education targeted by the Peach State law are elected by residents of that community.
The new law strips away the rights of the voters to determine the course and destiny of the school system.
The fact that voters put complete morons into office is irrelevant. What is relevant is voters, VOTERS, chose to put those refugees from rationality into office. Voters made the decision.
Voters got what they wanted.
The simple fact that voters, in Coffee County for instance, left their brains in the freezer at home when they went to the polls is no concern of mine, yours or anyone else except the people in Coffee County.
Voters, I reiterate for disbelieving amongst you, got what they wanted.
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| A universal truth. |
It is not up to you, me, the State Legislature or the Governor to overrule the will of the people.
Think about it. This sets a precedent.
A law could be passed giving State leaders the power to overturn City Councils, County Commissions, and roll right on down the list.
For those of you not in Georgia, don't think you are safe. It can happen where you are. In some places it has happened.
When government at ANY level overrules the will of the people what you have is a tyrannical dictatorship, NOT government of the people, by the people and for the people.
Do you want someone who disagrees with you to come along and arbitrarily cancel your vote, your decision, tell you your opinion is no longer considered and won't be factored into the decision?
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| Not mine. Yours maybe. Theirs definitely. |
This nation was founded in blood because we had no representation in England. Our ancestors' pleas and requests were ignored by the King. Our ancestors went to war to give us the right to self determination.
And now, so many of us are hell-bent on throwing that right away.
Call me extremist and an idiot if you want to, but the real question here is not about local control of a Board of Education.
The real question is, how much of your life are you willing to turn over to government?
Ben, you're an extremist. Fortunately, it's the extremists that get things done. Everyone else who sits around and mumbles about how "somebody ought to do something" kinda deserve to be overrun by excessive government, but if we let that happen then we're squished in the process.
ReplyDeleteThere's no easy answer, but the voters put the board in place; the voters can replace it. I do worry that there may not be any competent people willing to take the jobs, though. Hm...