Sound Off
JEB BUSH’S PLAN Jeb Bush is right on immigration (“We Can Be Great Again,” April) — but there is another way. My family proudly owns legal immigration papers issued to our grandparents at the beginning of the 20th century, which we framed and prominently display in our home. I am grateful for their character building.
joan willenbrock Wentzville, Mo.
MORE ON JEB In Jeb Bush’s article, no mention is made of restoring value to the dollar, given the infl ation program ordered by President Barack Obama, in which more Federal Reserve notes will be produced in excess of need. This will drive the country to bankruptcy. Though he has embarked on this dangerous path, the president seems beyond reproach; no one has even mentioned it.
howard wilson Andover, N.H.
BEN CARSON’S FORTE Both Dr. Ben Carson and Sen. Marco Rubio speak fl uent common sense (“The Case for Common Sense,” April). That is a foreign language to the White House. What a joy both of these gentlemen are. They will be direly needed in 2016. gloria macdonald Sun City West, Ariz.
NO TO AMNESTY The Republicans are panicking because Latinos, comprising 10 percent of voters, voted for Obama over Romney by a 71 percent to 27 percent margin (“GOP Should Lead
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Immigration Overhaul,” March). This is an incomplete picture, since all voters other than Latinos, a total of 90 percent, were not polled by asking who opposed amnesty and who they voted for.
robert bickmeyer Troy, Mich.
MANDATORY VOTING SHOCK After reading the article, “Obama Eyes Mandatory Voting,” in the March issue, I thought the idea was so ridiculous as to be laughable! Vote or be fi ned? What about all the older folks living in assistant living facilities who can’t or won’t get out to vote? What about people in the hospital at election time? This administration just doesn’t have common sense to think any ideas through. And we the people have to endure this for four more years.
larue mitchell Twin Falls, Idaho
CURBING GUN VIOLENCE The cover story for March 2013, “Obama vs. NRA,” only cites the District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court case and its signifi cance to the gun control debate. This argument is
incomplete as there have been other legislative decisions. There are exceptions, but local and state laws may add to this fundamental right but cannot diminish its meaning. These rights must be protected and enforced by federal law. This is within the Bill of Rights. Our government offi cials have all taken an oath “to support and
defend the U.S. Constitution,” and must be held accountable by “we, the people.” If they cannot serve pursuant to this oath, they need to be removed from offi ce.
charles t. sherwin Pittsboro, N.C.
AMENDED CONSTITUTION I enjoyed Kellyanne Conway’s article on gun polls, but I must challenge her reference to the U.S. Constitution and “its amendments” in the concluding sentence (“Poll Questions Distort Support For Guns,” March). It was obviously her purpose
to point out, and correctly so, that President Obama’s oath to uphold the Constitution does not exclude its amendments. But it is inappropriate to refer to the amendments in a manner to suggest that they are something other than the Constitution. On adoption, each amendment became as much a part of the Constitution as the original document.
lawrence l. pauley Huntington,
W.Va.
WEST POINT DISAPPOINTS The March article “West Point Takes Aim at the Right” has the blood boiling in my veins. How the Army could allow this corruption of the minds of young offi cer candidates is totally beyond my comprehension. Conservatives were labeled “anti-
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