A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE??? I THINK NOT!!!

I am compelled to write this, partly with sorrow but mostly with disgust. Our forefathers founded this country on the principals of establishing a government " OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE", yet we experience nothing less than a government of whomever has the most bucks to change what our Constitution was intended to be. I write not only of our so called leaders in Washington, but it trickles down to our state and particularly our local governments as well.

This evening's post is directed to the local government of the community in which I live. One of our city departments is bullying a local homeless shelter into throwing formerly homeless people out into the streets, you read this correctly, throwing formerly homeless people out into the streets to fend for themselves, simply because of certain codes that are now inexplicably being enforced after having been dormant for seven years.

It appears as though this particular city department has no feelings toward the homeless in my community and for that matter, why should they, they have a cushy job, enjoy a nice salary, have great benefits, all at the taxpayers' expense, I might add, but do they care about what happens to those who were rescued from the JAWS of homelessness and  are now, once again, being forced out, into the streets and back alleys of my community?

My answer to this question is: ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

This shelter has housed residents that would otherwise have been arrested as vagrants or lived in back alleys, dumpsters, anywhere they could seek shelter from the elements. They were given a home, food, clothes, a job and an opportunity to return to mainstream society, most of them are still residents of this shelter, but now, a majority of them will be forced back out into the streets because of REGULATIONS......REGULATIONS.....How disgusting, how pathetic, how heartless is this department for choosing who gets to stay at the shelter and who gets cast out, because of REGULATIONS.

Where have we evolved as a society, that allows a REGULATION  to overpower common sense and decency toward our fellow man? One would argue that codes, and regulations are placed in order to maintain order, control and to keep citizens happy and in most cases, codes and regulations work for the good of the community, however, when these so called codes and regulations affect hopeless human beings, that's where government on any level needs to put on the brakes, draw the line and step back a moment and reflect upon the values in which this country was founded.

I wonder how these officials of this particular city department would feel about codes and regulations if the shoe were on the other foot and if somehow, these officials over crowded their homes by  needing to house their family members  who were victims of losing all they had....let me guess, their answer would more than likely be, " what codes, what regulations? "

Think about it everyone.....rules and regulations are only words written and adopted by man, they are not gospel and somewhere along the way, we need to bend a little for the good of mankind! Please post your comments and as always, thank you and may God bless you, may God have mercy on us all!!!

Ron Gauthier

http://www.helpinghomelessinamerica.blogspot.com/