By Tim Philbin
"One man one vote", "every vote counts", "true democracy" these are just a few of the catch phrases thrown around by the left when trying to convince the rest of us of their vision of participatory democracy.
What they really want is limited participation by the masses.
Case in point - A few months ago a group of concerned citizens decided they wanted a say in how their tax money was spent on education. The local school board wielded tremendous power and was in charge of all the school budgets.
Expenses continued to spiral upward and out of control. For the most part there were fewer students, more employees and the cost of education had nearly doubled in a few years.
Sure the local voters had a say about who served on the school board but that didn't seem to make a difference.
After a good deal of work the voters had a chance to weigh in by way of a ballot issue that would give them a say on the school budget.
True Democracy you might say,one man one vote, every vote counts etc. Well not when the citizens might vote against one of the pet issues of the left, education. Citizens could be in a position to disrupt the stranglehold the teachers union had on taxpayers wallets.
Local newspapers editorialized about the pitfalls of allowing "one man one vote" on this issue.
It passed and voters now have a say on the budget.
Now that same newspapers editorial writers are complaining about the Electoral College system that is used to select the President of the United States.
Why should the process that gives little states a great deal of clout be abolished?
Why it's fairer, one man one vote, every vote should count, true democracy.
I find it rather ironic that it's only true democracy when the far left thinks it will benefit them,
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I would even take it a bit further. In an oddly un-Taxachusetts move, Proposition Two and a Half passed many years ago. Citizens for Limited Taxation got the votes such that any municipal budget must stay under 2.5 percent increases per year UNLESS an initiative petition at the polls authorizes the school boards/towns/state to exceed the 2.5 percent cap. Initiative petition would be an interesting tool for Vermonters to consider. While that, too, could be exploited or used for "bad" it could also serve as a leveler whereby the little guy(s) could make sure that their wishes did, indeed, get the attention of the pantloads, er, politicians under the golden dome.
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