Dozing off to the local news last night, I heard a report on the recent push for Sunday alcohol sales in Georgia. As I understand it, the state legislature has allowed for cities and counties to decide the issue for themselves. In the course of this report, one gentleman -- who I assume is some sort of councilman or government official -- expressed his concern that we need to approach this issue very carefully because we could have a situation where a county approves the Sunday alcohol sales before the city does and that could be "frustrating" and "confusing" to people. Yes sir, it could. That is quite a reason to continue this Sunday Prohibition until that issue gets worked out. We citizens are a "confused" and "frustrated" lot. Why, I might do something crazy if the Decatur Kroger refuses to sell me my Miller High Life -- in my frustration and confusion, I might even drive down the road to the other Kroger that's not in the city limits! The horror.
This guy is just some low level state (or city) bureaucrat, but can you see the contempt and disdain he has for us regular folk? The paternalistic sensibility that he needs to protect us from feeling confused or frustrated? Now, multiply that by about 1,000 and you approach the contempt and disdain that those in the federal government feel for us.
I think it's worse than that. He really doesn't care if you feel frustrated or confused. He does however care that you might call to complain, and he - and most politicians - is doing his best to try and avoid actually interacting with constituents. Now you can be frustrated!
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