Government efficiency

The new Monroe City Council is wasting no time eliminating waste in city government. The most recent episode was the unceremonious firing of city manager Debbie Manns. It also seemed to come up as an afterthought during the Monroe City Council meeting. Came up under member's time when council members usually talk about the free dump day planned in their precincts. The funny thing about this was that the action was so quick and efficient. Almost too quick for some citizens. Council eliminates a $100,000 post without any discussion -- as if the deed was decided before the meeting even started -- and all they get are a bunch of whiners about technicalities like open meetings law. That's the problem with this country today -- too many whiners about due process. Listen, folks, America always was meant to be the land of the free. If you want to spy on someone without a warrant, you should be free to do that. If you want to fire someone without discussing it before the public or giving them a chance to make their case, you should be free to do that. This is government efficiency. Get with the program, whiners. You don't like it here? Go live in some place where they have a dictator who thinks he's above the law and public executions are held unceremoniously. Wait a minute ... that sounds a little too much like Monroe now, doesn't it.