This commentary is by state Rep. Charles Wilson. He is a resident of Lyndon and the House member for the Caledonia-2 district.
In just two months’ time, approximately 500 bills have been introduced to the Vermont Legislature. With this in mind, will the session ever end?
On March 3, we debated for over two hours H.40, the so-called “stealth bill.” This bill was introduced by the Progressives. I left the floor session not wanting to hear any more filth and wondered how this even got onto the House floor in the first place. Then the next day there was further debate and then a vote. I chose not to attend and hoped that my fellow Republicans and conservatives would not even dignify H.40 and to leave as well, in that way, leaving the supermajority alone in their support of this vulgar and inappropriate bill that shows their lack of morals, reason and plain common sense. This bill would fundamentally be impossible to enforce and would lead to multiple lawsuits.
Also, the same week:
- S.37 was introduced, which is a bill against Christian Pregnancy Care Centers and which also attacks free speech.
- H.53 is a bill concerning driver’s license suspensions. If a person loses their license, they would still be able to drive. This means there would be no personal, legal responsibility to drive or to even have a valid driver’s license.
- H.148 raises the question of the legal age to marry — but a child (minor) can seek gender affirming care/surgery and gender change with no parental consent.
- H.435 was introduced as a Progressive bill that would create and institute what they are calling a “Vermont regenerative economy,” which would establish “appointed” consultants on 11 “Regional Peoples Assemblies” to oversee and authorize what businesses are feasible for an area to have, and which would dictate everything people do and chose to support. This is blatant Social/Marxism. This does not at all adhere to constitutional law, the Bill of Rights, or the history of our founding upon a free enterprise system.
Our citizens in Vermont look to the government to lead and initiate sound policy to solve problems and to protect our rights and lives. But we must look at our current supermajority Legislature to judge whether they are leading us down a path which endangers and undermines people’s individual responsibilities and integrity.
Vermont’s New England culture is made up of “all the people” — not just a few elites who think they are in charge. It is a dangerous thing to deny God, and can lead to man playing God. This indeed limits and destroys social and legal equality in our state and nation.
Is Vermont as we have loved it disappearing?
Yes indeed – the Vermont we were once so proud of is long gone!
Rep. Wilson, you state, “Our citizens in Vermont look to the government to lead and initiate sound policy to solve problems and to protect our rights and lives.” No they don’t, or they wouldn’t elect the majority of people we find in our legislature today. Our residents are getting exactly what they vote for.
Welcome to the West Coast of New England
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
News flash. It’s already disappeared, it started in 30 years ago. Like frogs in slowly boiling water, your just now noticing it after it’s too late.
Vermont has become the testing ground for progressive perversion and stupid ineffective climate hoax laws. We are not represented by lovers of the land but by flatlanders who love socialism and leftist agenda. Vermont died after the 70’s we are commiefornia east now.
I total agree the Vermont I relocated to because of its freedom of expression, community diversity and laid back in the moment lifestyle is gone. Over regulation. Need permit for this, that, everything. But as an elected official it’s your job to represent those that put you in office. If I got up and walked away from my job because it wasn’t my way. I’d be gone. Unemployed. This is where the problem lies, our representatives are not taking stand and fighting for a vision in change. If they don’t agree, they just say screw it. It’ll be to much commitment on my part to at less put forward my view. Got other stuff in my life to do and I didn’t seek this job to work that hard. It’s not a party problem, it’s self absorbed politicians lack a vision and dedication to the office they hold.
Any of us that are in our late 70’s that grew up anywhere in Vermont know that the industrious folks (our parents) that came back after WWII to grow a civilized life in a wonderful state would be totally disgusted and disappointed in Vermont today. Those folks were fiscally conservative first and foremost and were morally centered.
So is Vermont disappearing? That ship sailed years ago – the Vermont I knew and loved growing up is gone and in it’s place is a contortion of political mishmash unrecognizable other than as residue from Bernie’s outhouse.
Come on !! Vermont and America. We getting our selves in a hick of mess! I am too old to run for office! But , if I was a young man I would try to fight these old farts and get the right legislation passed.
Wake Up!!
Disappearing?
I would say it’s gone Mr.Wilson because look at what you just described.
Yes, VT is disappearing, It’s just a matter of a few years till the fiscal crisis hits. Saw this in an Op-Ed, and it fits the Dems, Libs & Progs who run VT now… to a “T”:
““…..When it comes to politics, Democrats are capable of anything. There is no bottom for them, no line they won’t cross. And the only way that works is with an ignorant public. Explains the schools in every left-wing stronghold in the country, doesn’t it?…What are Democrats so afraid of? The answer is simple: an informed public……the ignorance of information where people are kept in the dark about reality, therefore draws manipulated and pre-selected conclusions, and people act accordingly. This is where Democrats live.”