HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0372.165 2024-2026General Plan 2045 Section 4.6 Integrated Systems
Section 4.6 Integrated Systems of General Plan 2045 is exactly the opposite of what is in the
peoples' interest. Integrated Systems is centralization which is where power is gradually
centralized toward a single entity. Freedom is the result of the opposite, decentralization, where the
power to make decisions is decentralized down from state to local entities and on down to familiesG_
and individuals.
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The case for centralization always sounds great. Dictatorships can be efficient like the famous
quote about Mussolini able to make the trains run on time. But at what cost? Centralized banks can
issue a common currency for everyone, but at the cost of their ownership and control causing -r,
depression and war for their own benefit as they consolidate power with ever more centralization.;
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Ultimately, the control would be centralized to the point of one world governing body dictating a
rules and regulations for everyone in the world as each local government is "integrated" with their
larger state and regional governments. It has already been shown to committee members that most
of the General Plan 2045 has been handed down from higher level organizations such as the state
government, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
General Plan 2045 is a big step for more centralization of power. This is clearly shown in the plan
having the OSCER office being a lead decision maker over the other county agencies. This enables
unelected officials to rule and even overrule our own individual decisions about things like using
our own rain water and solar energy, This is like the dictatorial state government now claiming the
power to control everyone's farms and livestock using new biosecurity powers of the state
Department of Agriculture.
Since most committee menbers get their water, food, and energy from utility companies and grocery
stores, it's easy to understand how they might not see the importance of people having individual
freedom, power, and sovereignty over their own decision making. I want to emphasize that future
survival will depend on natural sources and even if someone does not grow their own food now
they should recognize the need to do so in the future and not give that power away to centralized
decision makers.
Most of the objectives recommended for integrated systems in the General Plan are for better
sharing of information between agencies. This objective is restated over and over seemingly to hide
the one startling policy (Policy 40.8) establishing OSCER as the lead agency. The sharing of
information is already established with computer networks and databases. Any necessary
improvements can be made in the normal course of county operations. Hence, the entire Integrated
Systems section of the General Plan can be eliminated.
Better yet, the Integrated Systems section should be used for decentralization instead of
centralization, by increasing public engagement in county decision making. An online capabilty
can be easily created which would enable all interested citizens to express their opinions on all
decisions. As one tiny example, a system for the public to determinine county goals could be the
following.
Each permanent resident of the county gets their own password to access the system. When they
enter the system they see the list of existing goals and proposed new ones. They can 1) add a
comment or candidate replacement, 2) vote their approval or disapproval of any displayed item, or
3) click on an item to open a list of that item's own comments or candidate replacements. This
functionality creates a tree and massive approval of any candidate replacement can move it up the
tree to where it can eventually become a new goal. T _ Y
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