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"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
... but every citizen is directly affected by their decisions. so they are rather important, IMVHO I suppose it depends on your definition of "important". Municipal governments generally are in the business of providing services (parks, police, fire, utilities, etc.), with some zoning oversight thrown in (e.g. don't construct a building that might kill someone). They are NOT generally in the business of restricting basic rights or setting social policy. The federal government, on the other hand... In this context, I'm using "important" to describe politicians who can significantly and negatively affect what I feel are basic concepts of freedom. Municipal governments theoretically could attempt similar interference in individual rights, but they are much easier to overthrow, and so they do a better job taking care of the people they're supposed to be taking care of. Of course, the larger the municipality, the less this is true. Major cities (1 million residents or more) often feel more like the individual is impotent, while relatively small cities (10,000 residents or fewer) depend on each and every citizen to set policy and to run the city. I find it ironic, actually...the portions of our government that have the most power, and are the hardest to avoid, are also the ones that are the most difficult to change. Pete |
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