Letters: November 24

3:36 PM, Nov. 21, 2012  |  Comments
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Judge's decision puzzling

The PNJ reported that a judge had labeled unconstitutional a requirement that a veteran undergo a random drug test to receive a welfare check ? paid from our tax dollars. The judge called it an example of unconstitutional search and seizure.

Can this be true? I get searched if I enter the public courthouse and experience seizure if I have a penknife or a container of liquids in my possession. I don't mind because I am receiving "public" service funded by public dollars.

My question: How is this constitutional, but taking a drug test to receive public funds is unconstitutional?

Sounds to me that if true, this is an example of judicial incompetence. The answer for the welfare applicant: Don't take the money. It's not required.

- Leonard Gilbert
Seminole, Ala.

Seminole, Ala.

America lost

Earle Bowden's column ("Hate, fear can't build true power," Nov. 11), was partially right.

He's right that "hate, fear" can't build "true" power. But the Obama campaign proved you can build "power" on hate and fear.

The campaign strategy was to demonize Mitt Romney and destroy his character. With no record to run on, this strategy pitted one American against another in a craven, ugly appeal to envy, loathing and hatred of success. It was straight out of the class warfare playbook of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez.

It was Obama calling his opposition "the enemy." Obama telling supporters to get "revenge." Top Obama staff calling Romney a "liar" and suggesting he was a felon. Obama devaluing small businesspeople with his "they didn't build that" nonsense.

Their goal was to get people to "hate" and "fear" Romney and his support base. "Them" vs. "Us." "They" succeed because "they" take from "us."

Yes, Romney said the 47 percent wouldn't vote for him. But he didn't refer to them as the "enemy" to take "revenge" on.

That territory was staked out by Obama alone. In doing so Obama won - but America lost.

- Guy Rodgers


Obama policies

In response to Mona Clark's letter "God's word" on Nov. 12, I, as a voter who chose Obama's opposition, will agree with her prayer to God that none of the opposition voters receive any of the benefits of Obama's policies with one caveat.

I also want no responsibility for or consequences of his policies. I pray that God bestow all of the destruction for his policies on the people who voted for him. I also pray that God bestow upon the people who voted for the opposition to not be burdened with the responsibility for taking care of Obama proponents when the medical and economic structure of this country breaks down due to Obama's overspending, failure to get a balanced budget passed and the disastrous results of Obamacare on the medical profession and patients.

These are the results that the Obama proponents should reap all by themselves.

- Bonnie J. McAfee

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