Sir Francis Drake, an mercenary, naval pilot and pirate, landed along the California coast five centuries ago. His independent, piratical spirit is rising up once again among Santa Monica Bay–LA residents, who are tired of city, country, and state officials plundering them for more of their money.
The Argonaut reported that the Washington D.C. sequester may shut down the air towers at the Santa Monica Airport. For the record, that sequester was "land-lubber" President Obama's idea from the start, and remains a signal of his failure for his unwillingness to avert its implementation with real cost, cutting, budget-balancing compromise.
Furthermore, Mar Vista resident Walter Davie's letter represents the independent spirit of this country, and the "piratical independence" of her citizens. When the governments fails to do its job (as is often the case), the American people step up and finish the job better, as they often do. Trained pilots do not need an operating tower to operate their airplanes. In fact, most Americans do not need the government for much of anything, since the government either robs our time or wastes our money. As the late Robert Novak advised: "Always love your country, but never trust your government."
The ongoing pink-slip tsunami in our local schools validates that Prop 30 increased taxes, nothing more. Los Angeles City residents rejected a sales tax increase in the last election The tabling of LA County's Clean Water, Clean Beaches" initiative further proves that "We the People" rule, not "They the Government". Dedicated activists charged that the proposed tax would have cleaned out Santa Monica Bay residents' wallets, or force them to clear out of their homes.
Forget the "TEA Party". Santa Monica Bay residents are saying: "It's Pirate Time!" They are rebelling against the excessive taxation and legal piracy of "Big Government"!