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century of the powers of government, put in our State
constitutions shackles and restraints which made our State
governments incapable of meeting the needs of the people
in a rapidly changing urbanized society.
The inability of State and local governments,
because of these constitutional limitations and restric-
tions, to meet the simple everyday needs of people --
the need for pure air and water, sewer systems, education,
cultural advantages, recreational opportunities, mass
transportation, created a void, a void into which our
federal government has stepped to an ever-increasing
extent.
These needs of the people -- needs so vast and
complex that they can only be met by governmental action,
needs which traditionally had been and, by all scientific
principles of government, should continue to be met by
state and local government, simply had to be met. These
governmental services required by the people had to be
supplied. The inability of the state and local governments
to do so has forced the federal government to meet the
demand and supply these purely local requirements. |
