VIEWPOINT | South Dakotans feel mocked, excluded by their Legislature
Guest column by Michelle Oftedahl, Residents United for Rural and Agricultural Land
“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” Andrew Jackson
The people of South Dakota are frustrated. And rightly so. It appears there is still a segment of our legislature that feels it’s acceptable to run roughshod over the rights of the citizens. I had hoped that the political grandstanding and intimidation might have ended after the carbon pipeline. Alas, there’s a new game in town — data centers.
