Objectivity During Crisis
The diverse (partisan) opinions I read regarding the current situation in Louisiana make me pause, and wonder if there is any objectivity. I include myself. This and several other issues make me question if our disagreement is really over our form of government.
The United States are not run like a corporation. The States are not subsidiaries of the Federal government. The President does not have 50 Governors who answer to him -- and he did not appoint them -- he has 50 Governors that he answers to. The power structure, as our founding Fathers saw fit, is from the bottom up. It is illogical to think that the President should dictate or unilaterally act in an issue involving a State. The President has more latitude in Afghanistan than he does in Louisiana. It's the residents of Louisiana who have power in LA -- and they have elected their leaders.
So wherever the blame lies, if mistakes were made, it's important to remember that the Mayor and the Governor are on the south end of the State line, closest to the people, and directing the peoples Federal Government.
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