I hate to comment on events in Anderson County politics two days in a row, but with the South Carolina Supreme Court handing down Wilson v. Preston on Monday, there is little choice.
First, the decision to deny Council member Wilson’s demand for a write of mandamus was sound. I agree with Chief Justice Toal that the matter was a political question.
Boss Preston’s faction in Anderson County could not be happier on the Cocklebur blog. They declare complete vindication of him and his tax and spend Republican allies.
I disagree. The decision was no victory for Anderson County. It was no defeat. It did not vindicate Boss Preston and his big government cohorts. It did show how ineffective the nutty approach of the current leaders of opposition really is.
Ms. Wilson and her crowd have chosen personal attacks and lawsuits instead of engaging in rational political debate. For far too long, their approach has been recognized as the conservative approach to government in Anderson County. The unreasonable nature of Ms. Wilson and her followers has blinded traditional conservatives to the fact that government in Anderson County grows more than the economy does.
Ms. Wilson and her ilk have failed miserably in convincing the council and the people to stop the growing government. They failed because they dwell on things that seem petty and irrelevant to the average voter. As a result, they give Boss Preston and his tax and spend allies on council a so called free ride.
Hopefully, the Supreme Court decision will allow someone else to step in and lead the conservative movement in Anderson County. What passes for that now has failed.
Mr. Preston might call himself and Anderson County the winners in the Supreme Court decision handed down. But, the people of Anderson County are yet to be winners. For the past eight years, the people of Anderson County have been presented with false choices. One side says,”Support bigger government or be unreasonable”. The other side says, “Support our wrong approach or be for bigger government.” The truth is the people deserve and can get better.
The truth is also that the people of Anderson County, the people who work hard everyday to pay their bills, raise their families, and make a life in Anderson County, are bigger than either Joey Preston or Cindy Wilson. Those people, the people who really make Anderson County what it is, will be the real winners the day that free, open and rational debate creates a county government that is limited and responsible.
First, the decision to deny Council member Wilson’s demand for a write of mandamus was sound. I agree with Chief Justice Toal that the matter was a political question.
Boss Preston’s faction in Anderson County could not be happier on the Cocklebur blog. They declare complete vindication of him and his tax and spend Republican allies.
I disagree. The decision was no victory for Anderson County. It was no defeat. It did not vindicate Boss Preston and his big government cohorts. It did show how ineffective the nutty approach of the current leaders of opposition really is.
Ms. Wilson and her crowd have chosen personal attacks and lawsuits instead of engaging in rational political debate. For far too long, their approach has been recognized as the conservative approach to government in Anderson County. The unreasonable nature of Ms. Wilson and her followers has blinded traditional conservatives to the fact that government in Anderson County grows more than the economy does.
Ms. Wilson and her ilk have failed miserably in convincing the council and the people to stop the growing government. They failed because they dwell on things that seem petty and irrelevant to the average voter. As a result, they give Boss Preston and his tax and spend allies on council a so called free ride.
Hopefully, the Supreme Court decision will allow someone else to step in and lead the conservative movement in Anderson County. What passes for that now has failed.
Mr. Preston might call himself and Anderson County the winners in the Supreme Court decision handed down. But, the people of Anderson County are yet to be winners. For the past eight years, the people of Anderson County have been presented with false choices. One side says,”Support bigger government or be unreasonable”. The other side says, “Support our wrong approach or be for bigger government.” The truth is the people deserve and can get better.
The truth is also that the people of Anderson County, the people who work hard everyday to pay their bills, raise their families, and make a life in Anderson County, are bigger than either Joey Preston or Cindy Wilson. Those people, the people who really make Anderson County what it is, will be the real winners the day that free, open and rational debate creates a county government that is limited and responsible.
Cindy Wilson is being sued. Soon, you will know the feeling. Preston is going to fry your ass.
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