When Washington Takes Control of Everything

You Taught Us About Local Control

You always said the best government was closest to the people. You believed parents and school boards knew better than federal agencies how to run their schools. You trusted local control over Washington bureaucrats.

What if I told you all of that is being systematically dismantled?

Federal Control of Universities and Schools

The Department of Education is investigating 52 universities in 41 states, threatening to cut billions in funding unless schools change policies to match Washington's demands. Harvard alone has $450 million frozen.

Federal executive orders now dictate how local school districts handle student discipline, telling your local school board how to manage their own schools. Your elected school board members are being overruled by unelected Washington bureaucrats.

Federal Employees Purged for "Disloyalty"

You taught us that government workers should serve the Constitution and the people, not individual politicians. But thousands of federal employees have been reclassified under "Schedule F" so they can be fired for failing political loyalty tests.

These aren't political appointees - these are career civil servants who served under both Republican and Democratic presidents. They're being fired not for incompetence, but for putting their constitutional oath ahead of political loyalty.

State Laws Don't Matter Anymore

The federal government is actively suing states whose laws they don't like. Executive orders declare state environmental regulations "fundamentally irreconcilable" with federal policy and direct the Attorney General to challenge them in court.

Remember when Republicans believed in the 10th Amendment? "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

That constitutional principle has been thrown out the window.

Local Law Enforcement Under Federal Control

The 287(g) program has been dramatically expanded, turning local police into federal immigration agents. Local law enforcement agencies that previously served their communities now take orders from federal ICE officials.

Some sheriffs have expressed concerns about this federalization of local law enforcement, worrying that it breaks the trust between police and the communities they serve.

FBI Director's Children's Books About "King Donald"

The FBI Director wrote children's books featuring "King Donald" as the rightful ruler. Since when do FBI Directors write books teaching children about American "Kings"?

The FBI is supposed to serve the Constitution, not promote monarchy concepts to children. This is what they do in authoritarian countries, not America.

FBI Polygraph Tests for "Disloyalty"

The FBI is now using polygraph tests to hunt for agents who leak information to the press. While leak investigations have always existed, the current scope targets anyone sharing "negative information" about the administration - even if it's not classified.

Former officials report that "people are terrified" and "morale's in the toilet." The FBI is supposed to investigate crimes impartially, not hunt for agents who might embarrass politicians.

This Isn't Conservative Government

This is the opposite of everything you taught me about conservative principles:

• Local Control: Destroyed by federal mandates and investigations
• States' Rights: Ignored when states don't comply with federal preferences
• Limited Government: Expanded into every local institution
• Constitutional Principles: Replaced by personal loyalty tests
• Civil Service Merit: Replaced by political loyalty

You didn't vote for bigger federal government controlling local schools.

You didn't vote for federal agents purging career civil servants.

You didn't vote for Washington bureaucrats overruling your local school board.

You voted for smaller government and local control.

What Local Officials Are Saying

Even officials who generally support the administration are concerned about federal overreach:

The Founders' Warning

The American Revolution was fought against a government that:

• Imposed laws without local consent
• Used local officials as agents of distant authority
• Demanded personal loyalty over constitutional duty
• Punished those who questioned central authority
• Controlled education and local institutions

Sound familiar?

Dad, you taught me that America was different because power flows from the people up, not from Washington down. Local communities should control their schools, their police, and their policies.

What happened to that America?

The Choice Before Us

We can either have:

Dad, which America do you want to leave to your grandchildren?

One where communities control their own destinies, or one where everything is decided by distant bureaucrats who've never lived in your town?