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Letters for Oct. 23, 2009
Published October 23, 2009
Letters to the Editor published in The Facts:
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It’s time to move on
It seems that every time I open The Facts, everyone has something to say about their government. I would like to remind all of you that the people are in fact the government, and if you got a problem with it then you really have a problem with yourself. If your’re not happy with this administration or the previous one, then might I suggest to you that your voice isn’t the only one that gets heard along with your vote that gets counted.
If your party or your particular candidate loses in an election, then count your losses and move on to the next one. You can speak your mind all you want and protest all you want, but remember this — the venom you spew out of your mouth toward the winners will be repeated by those who will lose the next election to your party or your candidate. Hopefully by then we can be more civilized with each other than we are now.
Kevin Cantu, Freeport
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Health care proposal not worth supporting
I find it hard to believe all the people supporting the proposed health care bill that is blowing through Congress on it’s way to becoming the biggest fiasco the country has seen in a while. I have looked over the bill and there are two points that I can say are good about the legislation:
Trying to lower costs and pre-existing conditions will be covered.
Nothing else can be found that gives a warm fuzzy feeling anywhere in the bill. It’s all about giving government power over the people and nothing more. Creating another form of bureaucracy to take tax money from the only working people left in the country and giving it to someone who spends their welfare money on shiny wheels, cell phones and drugs.
Why would any working American support such nonsense? I had a long conversation with someone from England and she says all the lies about how well the countries are doing on this type of nonsense is just that — lies.
Tom Sawyer, Needville
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Wicker’s actions at meeting were legal
Chief of Police Mark Wicker is not a thief. His actions at the council meeting were not under the direction of City Councilwoman Shelley Key. Key and another actually brought the packets to the attention of Wicker, believing that one of the packets contained information from executive session, which is not public information. With that information, Wicker was instructed to collect one packet, by legal counsel.
People, this is not illegal, so before everyone that lives outside Clute starts spitting out words and opinions from their backside, they should have their facts together.
Every letter in Voice of the People has been from people who live outside of Clute and were not in attendance at the council meeting. People, do you not have anything else to do then send letter’s in, making accusations against people, when you do not know anything about it?
This might come as a shock to everyone, but not everything printed in the paper is accurate.
My advice, get a life and start becoming a productive member to society.
Detective Scotty Harris, Clute Police Department
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We must put a stop to climate treaty
I read the treaty. And what I think it says is this, that a world government is going to be created. The word “government” actually appears as the first of three purposes of the new entity. The second purpose is the transfer of wealth from the countries of the West to third world countries, in satisfaction of what is called, coyly, “climate debt” — because we’ve been burning carbon dioxide and they haven’t. We’ve been screwing up the climate and they haven’t. And the third purpose of this new entity — this government — is enforcement.
After health care and its trillion-dollar cost, the cost of cap and trade — a.k.a. cap and tax — will be upon us. Please tell me how, after I pay $12,000 per year on health care, I am to afford $6 per gallon gas and $600 light bills? How I am to pay my other bills? This is redistribution of wealth on a world scale.
We the people must put a stop to this and do it quick, as this president is prepared to sign this treaty in December. Call, write,
e-mail and fax Congress now.
James Milner, Freeport
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Obama administration nitpicking their news
I recently heard team Obama continues its effort to isolate Fox News. Sunday, senior Obama administration officials took to the airwaves to accuse Fox News of pushing a particular point of view and not being a real news network. Senior Adviser David Axelrod and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel both stated opinions against Fox. Emanuel said President Obama also feels this way Axelrod and Emanuel both have encouraged other news outlets to not treat Fox News as a news organization.
Both have said Obama likes to be challenged and is competitive. He has appeared on all Sunday news programs but Fox. Sounds like toes are being stepped on and someone in power does not like it. You might not like Fox, then do not listen to it — choose ABC, CBS or NBC where the real truth always comes out, or not.
Pam Willy, Angleton
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Controlled burn safest way to preserve habitat
A wildlife biologist could explain to Benny Sanders (Voice of the People, Wednesday), who complained of the prescribed fires set by the Wildlife Refuge personnel recently, in more detail as to why such fires are of great benefit; but I will try.
Close inspection of the land would reveal that invasive plant species are a much greater threat to the natural fauna than an occasional, well orchestrated fire. For example, if such non-native species as the fast growing Chinese tallow tree are not periodically mitigated (burned or destroyed) they would completely consume the entire salt plains grasslands that we enjoy living near and visiting.
Lightning starts most of the fires on refuges which occur during some of the most inopportune times and weather conditions. It should be noted that the prescribed fires are set with wind speed and direction, humidity and manpower available in mind to allow the most manageable eradication of the undergrowth and the least effect on the local residents.
Anyone with concerns and curiosity about prescribed burning of refuge property might consider participating in the numerous volunteer activities which are an excellent source of biological and zoological education.
Al Sterkx, Freeport
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