“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with people’s being not-like-us, but I do think there’s something wrong with how much control they have over everything that affect us but doesn’t affect them.
>>We need both a diminution and a devolution in government power: either take the authority away from them entirely, or put it at the city or county level,
>>>where the people making the decisions have to live with the results”
I take it you would favor that amendment a lot of folks want— That congresscritters be subject to ALL/SAME LAWS JUST AS WE ARE ???>
Oh, absolutely.
However, I would prefer even more that decisions be made by state representatives or county commissioners or city councilmember. I know some of my local officials are crooks - I see a particularly shady ex-county commissioner at the gym several times a week - but they still live here. They're personally affected by the tax rates, the state of the roads, the schools, the sewer system, and the crime.