Good reading. This is not something they teach you about Davey Crockett in school.
Anyhow, like I said, the Constitutional basis for such disaster relief is tenuous. I also recognized that popular sentiment is usually approving of it. Some of my family live in New Jersey and they did alright during Sandy, in fact better than most, because they are disciplined, self-reliant people. But, they too resented some of the opposition to the Sandy bill.
Of all the wasteful and unconstitutional spending done by the Federal Government, disaster relief, especially in the immediate aftermath of such events, cause me the least objection. Ideally, local communities should take care of most matters. However, sometimes, the Federal Government is the best source of rescue assets and immediate medical assistance. The spending objections for me usually come later, weeks or months after the initial disaster.
God bless all the people affected by this tornado.
“However, sometimes, the Federal Government is the best source of rescue assets and immediate medical assistance.”
This is exactly why you should be opposed to it up front! The state, county and municipality should have the resources instead of having to plead with the fedgov for it. They are the closest to the issue and should be able to handle it best! We should be self-sustaining, but we aren’t; this is specifically because the fedgov wants all of us to be subservient to it.
The main reason states are running shortfalls and have all of the red tape they do is because we fall in lockstep with the idea that an all-encompassing fedgov should help us in times of need. “Times of need” has grwon into an ever expanding, nay, nearly all-encompassing state these days.
If the fedgov were to stick to its role (which is ultimately very limited - or it at least used to be until we all got complacent) along with the citizens keeping to their role of ensuring that government in all shapes isn’t over-reaching, then we don’t need to have this subservient dependence on the fedgov to begin with.
We really shouldn’t be where we are today. Sandy relief should’ve never gotten off the ground to begin with, especially in the shape it ultimately took (a ton of lard for much to do with anything but Sandy victim recovery)!
Sandy victim recovery should’ve been left to those few things that were directly related to the fed gov. (Federal assets used to make federal losses whole again - things like interstate roadways, federal buildings, port issues, etc...)
The Oklahoma Senators voted correctly on this...
The American people can do much better, but the will is gone, we have been drained by being separated, marginalized and alinskied since well before the 60’s. Our moral compass is broken and our ability to pull out of the miasma that is gutter politics; as well as the mainstreaming of moral decay may finally prove to be our downfall.
When I talk about gutter politics, I hope you understand that I am referring to political correctness, alinsky tactics, communism, the dumbing down of education, et al...