Texas Scorecard by Michael Quinn Sullivan September 9, 2022
As citizens, we have failed to inspire sufficient fear in our elected servants.
Fear is a powerful tool. Improperly applied, fear causes us to make irrational choices without thinking. Yet it can also, in the words of the Book of Proverbs, be the “beginning of wisdom.” The difference is what we fear.
In Proverbs 9:10 we find, “fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom”. Scripture is replete with examples of the foolishness of man. Individuals, prophets, and even disciples often make the mistake of fearing men more than God.
A healthy fear is critical in all facets of life. And, frankly, it is very easy to fear the wrong things.
I have come to believe what underlies many of our problems in the American body politic is too little fear. That is, too little fear by the politicians of the voters and taxpayers. As evidenced just by their performance in recent years, most politicians in the Texas Legislature very clearly fear the retribution of lobbyists and bureaucrats more than the taxpayers and voters.
Were this not so, for example, they would have rushed to end the corporate welfare programs opposed by both parties and large majorities of citizens that fund unreliable energy companies. Instead, we are treated to the spectacle of those politicians tripping overthemselves to find new ways to get the taxpayers’ cash to their cronies.
The fault rests with us.
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