For John, BLUF: I think one of the consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic handling will be that the Common Man may be unhappy with the way local government has handled the situation. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From Hot Air, by Blogger Ed Morrissey, 23 June 2021, 8:21 AM ET.
Here are the exceprts at The InstaPundit:
How does a public comment period at a school board turn into an unlawful assembly, and then into an ugly scrum? The Loudoun County school board apparently got tired of getting lectured over critical race theory by angry parents, who already were upset over the suspension of a teacher from a previous public-comment session. The school superintendent suddenly declared the meeting closed and told police to start arresting people who refused to leave, and … we have this great moment in woke representative government. . . . Bear in mind that this took place at a public comment session — whose explicit purpose is to hear points of view from the community on proposed regulation and policy.While the Democrats in Congress are thinking about "Court Packing" the Common People are thinking about voting out the autocrats on local school boards. I wonder if that kind of thing could ripple up the levels of elected office all the way to the Halls of Congresss?Plus
In that sense, it’s not even about critical race theory or transgender pronouns. This conflict is about the definition of representative governance in local school systems, the First Amendment, and abuses of authority. Its eventual resolution will show whether accountability actually exists for politicians in Northern Virginia, and perhaps in many other places as well. Speaking of which, accountability takes more than one form.
Local elections tend not to pull many voters, but if the people are aroused that little bit of wisdom might be found to be wrong.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
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