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. Please include “speak out” in the subject line.America’s dilemma: Helping those in need is more of an American tradition than helping those of wealth or those of political influence with their superficial needs. Much of the middle class and definitely the lower class have urgent needs that need to be addressed. Theirs are not like the irresponsible, make-believe needs that are often justified because of the size of political donations. The current topics of birth control, gun control and voter suppression must also be considered to understand America’s dilemma. Voters have a responsibility to vote in November for those who would best represent their views.
Losing democracy: While I agree with Lindsey Graham that there should be genuine concern over the potential loss of our democracy in the near future, it has nothing to do with riots in the streets over any Donald Trump indictment. Rather, it’s the repeated attempts by loudmouth politicians like Graham to undermine the legitimate efforts of the Justice Department to keep our nation safe.
Not convicted yet: Readers of Speak Out who seem to think they’re Trump’s judge and jury should know that he must be found guilty of wrong doing before you convict him. That is the order of things in America: innocent until found guilty, even if you object! So retract your claws, chill out and wait for all the evidence. He has never been convicted in the past and this is probably another partisan witch hunt and he’ll be free to run for president again!
All things must end: There is no such thing as eternity. Eternity is the same as infinity. And infinity has no beginning and no end Anything created, whether it be by a divorce or nature, has a shelf life and will end at some point.
Remembering Tammy: In 1992, 30 years ago, Tammy Zywicki was driving to Grinnell College in Iowa when she went missing. They found her dead body in Missouri and they found her car abandoned on I-80 near Utica. The killer is still at large; now only God knows who did this, where to find the evidence to prosecute and what the motive was. And he’s not telling anyone. Shame on him.
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