Tonight was our Town Meeting, an annual affair where the voters and other interested parties gather to exercise their constitutional rights and decide how things are going to be done, how much money our town will spend during the upcoming fiscal year, and how much money will need to be raised through property taxes to pay for it all.
It is American democracy writ small, on a level with which even the most jaded progressive will be hard pressed to find fault. While not perfect, it serves the purpose for which it is intended - the People deciding how those governing us at the most basic level will do their jobs.
There is also this caveat that comes with this form of local government: "If you don't attend town meeting and vote, then you have absolutely no right to complain about anything."
It is American democracy writ small, on a level with which even the most jaded progressive will be hard pressed to find fault. While not perfect, it serves the purpose for which it is intended - the People deciding how those governing us at the most basic level will do their jobs.
There is also this caveat that comes with this form of local government: "If you don't attend town meeting and vote, then you have absolutely no right to complain about anything."
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