Reading the following paragraph in One citizen’s experience: the failure of HUD/FHEO enforcement of civil rights under the Fair Housing Act « , I am wondering if this is not how Governor Daniels plans on balancing the budget:
"The larger issue here is the Indiana agency’s indifference to the case-handling requirements spelled out in 24 CFR — requirements which are the basis for their certification as a FHAP (enforcement) agency, as well as for their authority and their funding. The Indiana agency is treating the Federal law and regulations as optional — and the Regional and Federal levels of HUD/FHEO appear to be supporting them in this."This is looking like a trend. See my IDEM Under Fire.
We have seen the Bush model of governance is to not govern unless the act profits their friends. I cannot disagree that the federal government has limits on its range of action. Unlike the federal constitution, Indiana's constitution imposes duties on the state government to act. The most important duty of either government is protection of its citizens. When the state governments refused to protect all of its citizens, the federal government moved into the vacuum. We are really screwed when both state nor federal governments neglect their duties to their citizens.
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission has duties to perform. That it is not doing so needs to be laid at the feet of Mitch Daniels.
Comments for this post
