The fact that Senator Tim Leslie even managed to get Proposition 197 on the ballot disturbs me in a number of ways. Human overpopulation has that dubious honor. Now before anyone accuses me of being on an animal rights tirade, I would like to acknowledge that the soapbox I am currently standing on is rooted firmly in human survival. On the March ballot, bond issues were proposed to produce funding to alleviate the overcrowding of schools. Here in Encinitas, school board and city council members were complaining about class size and inadequate facilities, yet neither of these elected boards will speak out against over-development.
More families means more children.
That, my friends, equals too many kids and not enough crayons. If I had a time machine, the first thing I would do is find the person who initially thought you could develop your way out of a problem and slap him very hard. You know, like they did in the movies when someone had fainted or was having a panic attack. Bette Davis could slap anybody back to reality. I'm sorry people, but we cannot outgrow our current problems.