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County must act on drug enforcement

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Early in January, the three members of Bucks County’s Board of Commissioners witnessed, as did all Americans, a disgusting, embarrassing, unpatriotic assault on the United States Capitol.
Although not necessarily agreeing with who or what the commissioners blamed for instigating such a despicable act, I, as did many Bucks County residents, applauded the commissioners for speaking as one voice in condemnation of such an outrageous black mark against American values.
For the past 18 months the three commissioners, acting as one unified governmental body, supervised the spending of millions of federal dollars in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 infection among Bucks County citizens.
During the July 21 commissioners’ meeting, referencing the popular best selling book, “Dreamland” (an excellent detailed telling of the havoc, greed and deaths attributed to the opioid drug industry) the commissioners lamented their forced acceptance of a statewide Purdue Pharma bankruptcy agreement.
To their credit, with every ounce of righteous indignation they could muster, speaking as one voice, the commissioners condemned the opioid industry in general, the Sackler family in particular, all those who fostered drug use and the untold grief inflicted upon hundreds of thousands of American families.

Once again, an action for which the commissioners should be applauded – as far as it went.
However, every hour of every day along America’s southern border American values are being assaulted. COVID-19 virus and illegal drugs are entering the United States.
Unattended 6- and 8-year-old children are, literally, being dropped over a fence and left to fend for themselves. On a daily basis smugglers of drugs and humans are becoming enriched.
It is unconscionable that Bucks County commissioners, if they were sincere (and I believe they were); who merely weeks ago spoke so effectively in condemnation of similar atrocities, today remain silent in the face of such an unchecked daily invasion along America’s southern border.

Andrew Warren, executive director of the PENJERDEL Council, served as a Bucks County commissioner for 15 years and PennDOT district executive for 10 years.


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