Interestingly, every time we “stick it to the rich”, the people who are less rich pay the price in many hidden ways, such as in the form of fewer jobs and other opportunities that otherwise would have been created. When the government beats up on “the rich”, claiming to benefit the “masses”, they really are just lining their own pockets and playing us for fools.

Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania was put in charge of the committee to draft the final copy of the Constitution. Other men who had much to do with writing the new Constitution included John Dickinson, Edmund Randolph, Roger Sherman, James Wilson, and George Wythe. Morris was given the task of putting all the convention’s resolutions and decisions into polished form. Morris actually “wrote” the Constitution. The original copy of the document is preserved in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. Jacob Shallus who, at the time, was assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State Assembly, was given the job of penman of the Constitution. After the Constitution’s text was agreed upon, he engrossed it prior to the signing.

Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of the constitution. Out of all the people with him he was the youngest and ‘forced’ to write a paper that he did not think would turn into a great document.

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Editor

What needs to be noted loudly around Louisville is the major involvement John Yarmuth has had in the past several decades in blocking the progress. Him and his handful of elitist in River Fields have been the only real obstacle. All blame is rightfully placed on him and his groupies.

Now they say we could put one across for less money if we knock two lanes off of the plans. No! If we are going to put one up let’s plan it for projected traffic patterns out forty years or so.

Likewise, the Southwest part of Jefferson County is landlocked by Ft. Knox and the Ohio River. A bridge must be added on that side as well. I recommend it be placed at the end of Trade Port and Indiana 211. At this time a single pier two lane could be put in (the river is narrow at that point). Indiana could then add a new road to I-64 between Lanesville and Corydon. An incredible amount of good living space would then be added for subdividing to our local market, an easy route to the Riverport would be opened and relief for downtown would be added for trucks coming up I-65, from Lexington on I-64 or down I-71 wishing to go towards St. Louis.

I would also add a new route from the Snyder and New Cut along the LG&E hi-tension wire route to Dixie and on to the Riverport. A right of way like that done for Hurstborne Parkway last decade would do immeasurable good for the entire western and southwestern part of the Metro, including the adding of strong manufacturing jobs at the Riverport.

The SW bridge could be half funded by Horseshoe Casino, naming the bridge for money. Such would have a tremendous impact for SW Jeff. Co. and the property values of the farm land on the ridge above the river in Indiana. It is needed for our future development. I have spoke with KIPDA about this and they give me a glad-hand telling me what good ideas these are, but then they do nothing with them in long range planning. Fact is, the less than wealthy people of the SW just cannot get an ear for such items and it is sad. So much potential for the Metro lies in that corridor.

Thanks for letting me vent!

Mark

PS: I wonder how much neglect we have experienced on the federal level because of having Republican Senators and a Republican 4th District Congressman for so many decades (before Yarmuth). That would be an interesting study to see how many times the appropriations committee threw out our funding requests.