Seeing Red In Maryland

Hey! That's my tax dollars your talking about!

The group called Community Building In Howard County has announced that it is disbanding. I won't miss them, because I don't recall ever hearing of them before reading about them in this article in the Baltimore Examiner. The only reason I bring this up is that in announcing the disbanding, thier VP, Jean Toomer charged the County Council with two things: fighting "hate bias" and establishing a staff position or a commission to "promote diversity."

Give me a break! The purpose of local government is to provide services that can the private sector can't readily provide, such as police, fire, and infrastructure. Fighting bias and promoting diversity are not in that group because these are issues of thought and emotion! NO government has any business telling people what to think or feel! The only government involvement in this area should be solving and prosecuting any crimes that harm people or property - whether they are "hate crimes" or not.

If you want to persuade people to your way of thinking, do so with a private organization and keep your hands off of my tax dollars.

posted by Mike Milligan @ 5:50 PM