Letter: Citizens’ views rarely matter in today’s politics

Monday, June 26, 2000 | 9:28 a.m.

What is confusing to me is if 75 percent of the people are for something, and only 25 percent are against, why do the agencies vote against? How does this mathematically work out as "for the people"? Local council meetings have this pretty well down pat when you're voting against something. Those magnificent words always come out: "We know what's best for the people."

I've always theorized that politicians were voted in by the people to be for the people to be for the percentage of the people unless it presents a real problem to humanity. What makes a minority of members on a panel always smarter than the majority of the people? If you voted for someone else the outcome could have gone the other way.

Locals are always complaining about growth. The headaches it's causing. When the words "eminent domain" are used in council meetings, citizens cringe, wondering who's going to be next and where. Speaking for the majority of citizens in my area, "we the people" would like to know why the word "moratorium" is never used to slow down our growth so the city has time to play catch-up instead of always being behind?

Why is it so important to overpopulate our city when government officials keep telling us we can't keep up?

So, you see, all your life from childhood on with mother knowing what's best for you until your dying day, someone else will always be there to know what's best for all of us.

CHARLES A. HAGEN