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| Topic | the more involved I am in politics, the more I think local gubmint is important |
| Polycosm 07/26/17 5:10:45 PM #6: | City gov't is where I spend all of my time advocating IRL. Your voice definitely carries more weight in local politics. Unfortunately, in my state (CA), cities increasingly have less and less ability to actually govern their own local affairs. The state is slowly but surely reclassifying everything as a "matter of statewide concern," meaning that city councils will eventually have no power to decide anything. The latest affront to local governance: CA SB-649 which allows wireless telecom companies to install refrigerator-sized boxes on any public right-of-way or adjacent to any utility pole, without the consent of nearby property owners, the city or the county. Because if AT&T wants to put a huge utility box next to your property, that's supposedly a matter of statewide concern and not a local affair. The more I've researched local politics, the more irritated I've become over how much the state is able to get away with because not enough people are paying attention. Get involved while you still can, while there's still something left. --- BKSheikah owned me so thoroughly in the 2017 guru contest, I'd swear he used the Lens of Truth to pick his bracket. (thengamer.com/guru) ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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