RESPONSE: What can a local representative do?

In his June 11 Letter to the Editor, Mr. Daniel Flores comments on a piece by Mary Souza. Mr. Flores writes the following, I’m assuming regarding the North Idaho Republican group:  

They have “Never made a convincing case that they are a better alternative …” 

They have never published “substantive writings … confronting the issues of globalist open border policies … discriminatory policies of DEI, the extremes of the LGBTQ+ political agenda, and judicial overreach of progressive judges.” 

The facts are that the local city councils and other entities or jurisdictional representatives do not have anything to do with the authority, nor do they make decisions related to any of those things Mr. Flores listed. They also do not deal with abortion, gun Rights, or the other national-level issues. In my opinion, Mr. Flores is asking for virtue signaling, not solid vision and ideas to improve and benefit the local communities for the citizens.  

Local representatives, primarily, deal with planning and zoning, building codes, roads, snow plowing, infrastructure like sewer and water, law enforcement and first responders, parks and recreation, and day-to-day operations of their entities or jurisdictions.  

What can a local representative do about the “globalist open borders,” “LGBTQ+,” “judicial overreach, and the other things that Mr. Flores listed?”  

How about voting for the local representatives who have a vision to improve the local jurisdiction or entity that they will represent? How about voting for the most qualified person who will benefit the citizens of their jurisdiction? How about people before party? 

How about the leadership of the local party be more concerned with quality people who are more concerned about the local issues and governance?  

ED DePRIEST

Hayden