May 14, 2018
Dear editor;
Charles Coddington and I never have had a meeting of the minds, but his words on government and freedom of speech (See The Voice May 10 issue) hit the truth target on the head: “The two party system is corrupt beyond belief.”
On the Aurora Public Library dispute, “An elected and an appointed officials took it upon themselves to decide who shall have free-speech rights and who shall not.”
Hate speech is on the top of my list. It is a diversion used to draw attention away from the fact that they cannot provide the audience with a reasoned, researched answer to the issue being debated. A few recent well-publicized examples:
• On the U.S. Supreme Court’s agenda is the case of the Colorado Baker and a homosexual union over a wedding cake. The baker refused on the bases of constitutional rights, freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The couple was offered services by other independent bakers, but refused. The baker was made to submit to their demands or face legal action, fines, loss of business, and more. That is revengeful hate speech and actions on my list. The baker’s business increased through the public attention drawn to the case. The couple’s victory is the knowledge that financially due to legal costs the baker is ruined. What are the rights of private businesses?
• When Ron Paul was a candidate for president, the major media conglomerate blacked his candidacy off the air ways and printed news. Why didn’t he sue? His constitutional rights were denied him if the gay’s rights are found against the baker.
• Chai Feldblum has been nominated to a commission on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal Board. Her views: “Sexual orientation: As a protected class in employment matters. This means employers could be required to maintain a quota of homosexuals on the payroll or risk facing a federal discrimination lawsuit. Feldblum argues that “no individual exceptions based on religious beliefs” ever should be allowed if they conflict with “the goal of liberty for gay people.” Wikipedia reports she is a lesbian and of Jewish background.
Quoting Charles Coddington: “Sadly, more than 60% of eligible voters do not vote; therefore, any candidate…who claims a landslide victory is badly mistaken.”
I end with a truism: Can’t fix stupid.
Joan Solms,
Aurora
