After watching members of the Senate and Congress say one after another that they did not want the detainees from Guantanamo Bay in their state, I thought to myself, what a bunch of crap. Our brave soldiers travel to the other side of the world to bring these terrorists to justice only to have politicians turn their backs on them and the justice system. Did these politicians spit in the faces of our troops for political reasons, or are they just cowards?
Keeping these terrorists in prisons outside our borders shows our fear and lack of full commitment to fight terrorism. If we are going to fight terrorism, we must have the guts to house these detainees on U.S. soil. Maybe the creators of this mess, President Bush and Vice President Cheney, can supply some of their land in Texas or Wyoming as terrorist prisons. Holding these detainees here to stand trial is the American way and leaving them in prison without a trial is the old Soviet Union way. We cannot allow fear to cloud our judgment when it comes to justice and doing the right thing. In this time of many troubles all over the world, we need people in Congress who are brave enough to stand up for American principles and not a bunch of political cowards that make things worse by towing a their party’s line.
Let’s turn Guantanamo into a resort where Fox News loyalists can go.
Tim Mahaffey, Middletown
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Letter: Don’t allow fear to cloud judgment
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Letter: Public should have say on library space
As taxpayers, does the public have no say-so what happens with their tax dollars? With some proper schedule management, those existing meeting rooms can fulfill everyone’s needs.
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Letter: Election fraud tales turn voters away
Columnist Maureen Hayden asked, “Why did 3 million Hoosiers choose not to vote?” She gave a few reasons but I can think of another one.
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Letter: Elected officials should buy insurance
I may be wrong but I thought the city and county were hurting for money, and that’s why services keep getting cut or eliminated. One thing is evident. There is no shortage of money for lawsuits.
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Letter: Source of inequality is not economic
The truth of the collapse of a living-wage economy for working-class America is a social catastrophe and, increasingly, a severe embarrassment to free-market ideology.
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Letter: America following road to tyranny
Global elitists behind our government have methodically been guiding our government toward the New World Order.
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Letter: Let’s work through the problems
On May 14 I attended the county council meeting in hopes that I could understand what is happening in the legislative branch of our Madison County government. What I saw was politics at its worst and I cannot applaud either party.
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Letter: Columnist Brown ignores truth
It’s hard to understand why The Herald Bulletin carries columns by Susan Stamper Brown, who has such a blatant disregard for truth in her conservative propaganda.
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Letter: Taxpayers should thank the ‘few’
Are those who worry about the loss of the wheel tax concerned about the roads or about their jobs? Most of them could care less about people’s needs.
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Letter: Government officials should answer to us
We, the people, have allowed government officials to lead us into the crazy one world order. But, is it working? Well, look at the results.
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Viewpoint: Schools, volunteers reach out to pre-kindergartners, parents
On behalf of Born Learning Connection as service of the United Way of Madison County, I would like to thank all Madison County elementary schools for their generous support in making Blast Off to Kindergarten a countywide success.
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Letter: Public should have say on library space
