Opinion: ‘Local control’ is a fancy term for big government
saying
that you can ignore everything a person says before the word “but,” as in “I believe in the lower taxes, but …” That’s because everything following that word will contradict what the person said before it. Likewise, whenever a conservative politician uses the term “local control,” you can discard whatever else that pol might say about limiting government. It’s an excuse for empowering bureaucrats.
That should be a dream come true for conservatives, who argue bureaucrats have too much discretionary power. The proper right-of-center regulatory framework is for officials to produce simple and objective standards – and let citizens operate freely within those boundaries. By contrast,The California Legislature doesn’t get much right, as it usually favors ham-fisted government.
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