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'We
the people' was a nice idea, but...
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
U.S.A., 2020 For
the first time since the founding of our nation, Americans are living
under a dictatorship.
Something
seems to be missing here
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
The Florida election
was certified on Sunday, Nov. 26. After an initial vote count, a recount,
and in some cases, a third and fourth count, Governor Bush is still
the winner in Florida and has been awarded the electoral votes.
Rudolf,
my Rudolf . . .
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
While we all have
some time, waiting patiently on the edge of our seats on the further
legal actions regarding the presidential election, everyone in our country
should rent and watch the claymation classic, "Rudolf, the Red-Nosed
Reindeer," for in it, we can find direction to the quagmire our
country has become.
Letters to
the Editor
Enough:
Democrats should be ashamed
Enough is enough.
The general election has been over for about three weeks and we're still
waiting to see who is going to be the next President. After weeks of
counting and recounting, Bush has still won Florida. It's time for Gore
to leave. He won't do this as long as he can challenge every count until
he gets a favorable count.
How
sad to watch our rights be blatantly stolen from us
How shocking and
sad to watch 225 years of American Constitutional law disappear right
in front of us. The sadness is in the realization that our freedoms
have been taken away while we weren't looking and that they will be
nearly impossible to recover.
If
tables were turned, wouldn't Bush be scrambling for every available vote?
As a Canadian living
in the U.S., I'm both amused and entertained (as are all of you) with
the goings-on in Florida over the past 2 weeks. Canadian elections are
never this interesting! Two letters in last week's Citizen made me laugh
but forced
me to write from a mostly nonpartisan viewpoint.
Outrageous
is the word for Democrats' actions
I am outraged by
the actions in Florida by a couple of Democrat-controlled counties and
the Florida Supreme Court which appear to be aimed at making Al Gore
the winner in Florida, regardless of true intent of the voters.
Count
the votes, but keep the ballots secret, protect military
It is my understanding,
or it was my understanding, that we have the privilege of a secret ballot.
I question how we can expect a ballot to be cast in secret when it has
to be witnessed at the time of the ballot, and then the signature has
to be verified by those opening the ballots.
Demos
not supporting military
I am outraged that
most Democrats are not supporting our men and women in uniform. Shame
on you for remaining silent.
For
the next run at elective office, there will be a campaign
My name is Bill
Bryan. During the past six months I ran as a "Goldwater Conservative"
Democrat on the "Choice in Education" platform for the Fayette
County Board of Education, Post #3. Frankly, I ran a terrible campaign.
At a minimum, I should have had a few thousand flyers printed and hand
delivered them or had kids deliver them as I have in other races in
Fulton CountyI did not do that. I should have contacted the Fayette
homeschooling networks and Fayette parents who send their kids to private
or parochial schools (and, whose SAT scores are most probably melded
with Fayette government schools to raise the government schools's overall
SAT scores about 80 points.)I did not do that. I should have tried to
arrange speaking venues at local churches, Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber
of Commerce, etc.I did not do that.
What
a difference that day Dec. 7, 1941 made to us
Last year, on Dec.
7, I was bemoaning the fact that no one paid any attention to the anniversary
of the attack on Pearl Harbor any more. I was a freshman at Indiana
University and alone in my dorm room when the radio program was interrupted
to announce the attack. I guess I wanted to find another person that
was alive that day with whom to remember and share recollections and
feelings.
Herewith,
pupils, some needed rules of the road
This started as
a brief letter, but, like Topsy, it grew... Perhaps instead of a letter,
having a reporter do an article on traffic and public safety in Peachtree
City will be better. Although I believe the following points and advice
are correct legally, getting an expert opinion would be wise. All I
know is that the problem is getting worse. Children and teenagers, out
of ignorance and sometimes to be rebellious, do these things. Nevertheless,
I have seen many adults, who should know better and set the example,
acting even worse.
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