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Ignorance is bliss
Published May 25, 2009
With an obvious disregard for the voters who put them in office, the Jackson County Commission once again shot down a security plan 10 years in the making Thursday night.
It is not only disappointing, but a disgrace to this beautiful county and its people.
As District Judge Ralph Grider said so well, it's time the county commission joins the rest of us in the 21st century.
If proof was needed, it was received last week with countless letters to the editor on this very page, all in favor of the much publicized courthouse security plan. We did not receive one letter against it.
There was further proof evidenced by the attendance at the county commission's meeting, which was played out before an overflow crowd. The people of Jackson County want security for their courthouse!
There is but one plan: allow one entrance into the courthouse, on the north side. It's that simple and sensible.
It works everywhere else there is courthouse security in this state.
The saying, "ignorance is bliss" rings true these days.
Commissioner Jack Smith joined hundreds of others by wearing a sticker that read, 'secure our courthouse.' Yet, he votes against the security plan.
Commissioner Jack Allen voted for the plan in 2006. However, voted against it three years later. And then, to top it all off, didn’t even vote Thursday night.
At least Commissioner Gaylen Stone tried to make a point on his stance of the issue. He claimed to have a long list of people against the plan. Who are these people?
Better yet, where were they Thursday night?
There was dejection following the meeting. But, the voters of Jackson County can't give up. Voters, being the key word. Not only did their presence speak loudly and clearly Thursday night - but when asked by Grider to stand if they were in favor of courthouse security everyone did. And in a little less than four years the voters will have the final say on the current commission. The voter’s decision will be the ultimate judge of what, if anything, this commission accomplished.
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