[matt_wulfeck]

I love to see cities exert their power. In some ways we’ve acquiesced to a powerful central government, whether it be federal or state, but its local governments that should be powerful. After all, they have the best handle on the needs and desires of their citizens.

[white-flame]

I think the better way to state it is flipped around:

Citizens have a more direct effect on local governments than they do state or federal.