It is fitting that I should write this letter now, just after Memorial Day and before Independence Day. These holidays are set aside to remember sacrifices of the past that set in motion this Grand Experiment. The very notion that all people, not just the elite, should be able to make decisions for themselves and not be slaves to the elite was indeed unique. What is happening is contrary to this premise. Bureaucracies by definition are elite.
Bureaucrats have power over the common man.
In Warsaw, if you try to build or improve on your private property, you will run into this bureaucrat. That the government should be involved in property rights is not a new concept. What is different is the level of involvement. I have no problem with common sense restrictions on things such as property setbacks or septic systems. What has evolved is a far cry from this common sense level.