So, are you one of those people who still believes the high school civics lesson that says America has a government “by the people and for the people?” Now while that may have been true over 100 years ago, that simply is not the case today. If you don’t believe me, just ask the City of Concord, NH and City Solicitor Paul Cavanaugh. They actually are claiming that it’s unconstitutional for citizens to change the city charter.
No, really.
They have asked a Superior Court to stop a vote, scheduled for November, 2009, in which the citizens want to change the city charter. Mr. Cavanaugh actually claims that the citizens making a change is unconstitutional. I’m not sure which copy of the Constitution that Mr. Cavanaugh has, but I have never seen one that says, “No Citizen Shall be allowed to change this.” Well, I suppose Chavez’ might say that.
Of course, what’s really at issue here is power. The people of Concord want to limit tax increases. The city simply will not stand for that. And the city — AND ITS EMPLOYEES will do anything they can to retain their power to take as much money as they personally want from the subjects of the city.
Oh, how I yearn for freedom.