Effective Government
In Just a Thought, August 31st, 2009
Just what does effective government look like? I’d like to spend the next few days examining that question…not from my perspective, but from the perspective of someone who knows the subject better than me…or anyone currently serving in government. At the end of the week, I’ll reveal just who my “expert” is.
He said, “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
It seems my authority addressing the issue of what effective government looks like is supportive of small government. He says that we are in much more danger of too much government than we are from too little government. He suggests that if we err, we should err on the side of less rather than more government.
Looking at our federal and state government today, we’ve got to ask with regard to this principle, “How are we doing?”
Will Rogers said, “After seeing us, I’ll bet George Washington would sue us for calling him ‘Father’.”
