I think we forget how much local politicians have more say in our lives than federal. But commentators get us riled up about federal. To get us not to vote local.

I think we forget how much local politicians have more say in our lives than federal. But commentators get us riled up about federal. To get us not to vote local.

Federal definitely the only job of the federal government or borders, and she gets on the American people. There are many laws I agree with that are technically governmental over reach.
for example, I LOVE NATIONAL PARKS. But that is government over reach.
the federal government is suppose to fight with both hands tied behind their legs while their feet or physically cut off. ( metaphorically speaking). The states are suppose to be Way way (1 quadrillion years later) way way are more powerful then the federal government under the constitution
State Constitutions and local charters are by design more broad in their powers to handle all the tasks required of goverment. As such in most cases they are not "overreaching" as they legitimately have such power.
This is manageable because not only do they risk losing their people if they go too far, but they are also checked in some abuses by 1-2 other separately elected levels of government.
This makes it safer to give them vast powers.
@oddbeme Federal overreach is by far the most dangerous, whereas State and particularly local overreach is relatively easily dealt with.
So of course in terms of Overreach we focus on federal, we as individuals have plenty of tools to deal with local and even State overreach. So they are not really anything even close to as serous a political problem.
This is not to say we should not talk about their abuses, we certantly should talk about it so that other people in other states should know the effect of bad policies and avoid copying them.
@oddbeme If I have a problem with my local goverment I talk to my neighbors and vote either with my ballot or m feet. I don't talk to you So why on earth would you expect to hear me talking about Local politics.
Don't get me wrong they are important to talk about but with you I would only mention it as a warning to stay away from it, or advice to try it.
Which one can keep you in you'd home and force you to take a vaccine you don't need?
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Both, but federal is worse because it's none of their damn business.
It's easier for the media to stir up trouble at the federal level. It's too much work for them to do it at hundreds of state and local levels. Too much work for citizens also. Which is why most couldn't name their local or state representatives, have never read their state constitution, and maybe even couldn't name their governor or mayor.
Last time I checked, my city council wasn’t sending billions to Ukraine. But I appreciate you de facto admitting that the federal government should be reduced to next to nothing so we can control the local folks.
@OddBeMe Depending on where he lives, the Ukraine either cost him a lot of money via inflationary taxes to pay for the war, or threatens his life and family via the Russian roulette of something happening that causes the war to escalating out of control.
We are already up to sending the Ukraine relatively modern equipment and now the Ukrainian leadership has finally discovered they don't have the numbers to win regardless of tecnoligy. So western boots on the ground are the next step their employee Joe Biden has to sell.
An escalation that puts us even closer to a situation where Russia feels their existence is threaten, and they have to use WMD.
Never-mind the countless other forms of dirty weapons Russia has such as Bio weapons they can safely deploy against us out of revenge or mere military necessity to slow the supply of weapons to their enemy.
How we reacted to COVID-19 bio weapon kind of proves Russia could get away with it.
Here is the federal deficit: fiscaldata.treasury.gov/.../
This is all the new money the Federal Goverment is adding to the economy, if that wasn't bad enough. In order to back their ridiculous spending and make their bank friends rich congress has given banks the right to engage in fractional reserve lending with Federal dept being given a special secure status on which they can multiply the the effect of this spending on the economy more than 10 fold.
Thus every new dollar competing for resources in an economy devalues every other dollar competing for the same resources. This is what we call inflation.
Are you seriously claiming that federal censorship, regulatory overreach and law enforcement overreach are not significant?
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Once again @Avicenna has the opportunity to vote with his feet to deal with local problems, as well as being a far more significant share of the far more homongous vote that elects theses local & state leaders.
Odds are @Avicenna already in part did so vote in choosing to live where he he lives, among people who have likewise soo chosen and are as such likewise more agreeable.
For theses reasons only idiots and a minority dislike their local leaders more than their federal leaders.
@OddBeMe They have more choice than they choose to recognize.
For even if they are there simply for a job, or family they have in fact voted for those provision as at this time most important to them.
If they are there because have yet to find something else to vote for they have yet again voted for their choice via being too lazy or busy to educate themselfs.
If they are there because they "cannot afford to move" they have in fact voted to stick with what they have for fear of what they might leave behind were they to leave as they can.
We may not think the reasons that we feel compel our choices are choose but they are.
@monorprise is absolutely correct here. Meanwhile. Odd sits there dazed and confused because reality doesn't align with his delusional woke ideology. Odd, you need to get out more.
And, Odd, honestly, concern about government overreach isn't (or shouldn't) be an ideological or partisan issue.
@monorprise @Avicenna What? Actual statistics? Let’s see…umm 8% of Americans moved in 2022. Down from 9% in 2021.
What were you guys saying? I’m so fcking stupid and need to get out more…to see your bullshit?
www.bankrate.com/.../#moving
@OddBeMe What are you talking about 8% is a huge number of Americans changing their vote with their feet and moving in 1 year?
People don't just up and move every year for minor reasons they carefully consister where they are going look at the local history, school districts etc...
As you say moving is a big deal which is why how you vote with your feet is a far more considered judgment reflecting your best interest then how you cast your ballot.
Now, Odd, we know how you leftists strongly support the Biden Administration's trafficking of minor children.
As for leftists who hate Jews, have you been living under a rock? Not only do you see some of the in GAG, but your beloved Democrats in the House, especially the ones known as "The Squad", have made their anti-Semitism clear. As do many, many other hardcore leftists, including large numbers in the State Department and Joe Biden's criminal administration.
Nazis+ National Socialist Party. And among his numerous quotes in support of Socialism, Hitler once said "If we are Socialists, then we must definitely be anti-Semites".
Now, Odd, I'll give you the chance to show you're not an anti-Semite by denouncing anti-Semitism in all of its forms.
No they are. Not all Repubs are kkk or Nazi, but all Nazi and kkk vote repub. PERIOD
www.azmirror.com/.../
Sorry you were saying …
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Federal is most obvious, local depends on where you live.
i think you mean state over local
pervasive at all levels
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