“We finally get a chance to sit down and do the hard work of negotiation and there wasn’t a Republican candidate to be found that could share their ideas and be a part of this new type of spirited cooperation between Elbert County, its citizens and the developers who wish to shape our futures.”
Negotiate? What are you bargaining for Mr. Thomasson? What property of yours is on the table? What rights of yours are on the table?
You are bargaining for things you don’t own and have no right to represent, and you imply that the citizens of Elbert County should applaud you for this usurpation.
Your “new type of spirited cooperation” is plain old socialism dressed up in new planning-speak language, and your excitement over the process of controlling other peoples lives and property is a testament to the corrupting influence of power.
You act in the interest of your own vision because you think the entire county should look the way you want it to, and you would eagerly use the power of government to bring that about. The citizens of Elbert County may or may not need protection from developers Mr. Thomasson, but the bigger danger is from the government the crew at your focus group would unleash upon us.
It should not surprise you when Republican candidates, who hold constitutional individual rights to be superior to the whims of central planners, do not participate in a forum conducted by progressives and planners dedicated to controlling those private rights.
Brooks Imperial