consistent?

I notice our new representative Tim Miller signed on enthusiastically with the local school district (MACCRAY) in its battle with Governor Mark Dayton over Dayton's desire to see it return to a five day week.  Local control is always best, said the representative.  I agree, mostly, even to the extent of supporting local control for schools which operate mostly by spending state money.  But it would be difficult, if not impossible for one who believes in local control for schools to speak against it when it comes to counties and townships who merely desire the same authority to zone and regulate that every municipality in the state assumes it already has.  Such an effort is gaining steam at the legislature this year.  Big Ag, as usual, wants no government interference with anything except when it benefits their attempts to roll over what others want. 

We will see how Miller votes.  There are a few of us yet that have not succumbed to the national state of political Alzheimers;  that think and notice and remember well enough to require a certain basic consistency in our representation.  We will no doubt be revisiting this issue here in a few weeks.

Jim