In our story logic which we're making up, if we're saying he's alive, then like a quadriplegic who's in bed he can move his head and shoulders, but he can't move his arms. If he could just turn on that power to his legs and arms, the nerves could get through and he could walk.
The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.
Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country.