U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson not serving all voters

Wilson not serving all voters

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson has done a great job representing Republican voters. The rest of us, who believe in something other than spending billions on the military, we could use an elected official to represent our concerns.

Take for instance college debt: I don’t recall Joe introducing or supporting any legislation to help recent college graduates deal with thousands of dollars of debt. Maybe legislation to make college affordable? Then, there’s health insurance. Has Joe worked in any way to reduce enormous health care costs and unreasonably expensive insurance premiums? What about minimum wage? Is he willing to live off of $7.25/hour — which won’t even buy two gallons of milk? And let’s not forget the many children and seniors who won’t eat unless a food pantry feeds them. Any help there?

Joe Wilson has everything he needs: a good salary for life, the best health-insurance plan for him and his family. The only thing he lacks is the knowledge of how to walk a mile in another’s shoes. For that, we need a change so the rest of us receive the representation we deserve … and pay for.

Jesus wouldn’t support illegal immigration

Ronnie Miller (“What would Jesus do? Not this”) needs to read Rom. 13:1-7, where we are told to honor civil government. Civil government is a means ordained by God for ruling and maintaining order in communities. Illegal immigrants and asylum seekers were forewarned that their children could be detained in separate facilities. Yet they chose to enter this country. We were forced to protect their children. Most of the children probably had a much higher standard of care than they had ever known.

Our president has never said all people of color have low intelligence. The writer should not bear false witness.

By the way, Jesus would not be for abortions. Our bodies belong to God, not to women and their doctors.

Bullying unacceptable – on playground, in politics

Donald Trump uses the power of the presidency to bully his detractors. Bullying exists on playgrounds and on the internet everywhere. Bullying is less likely condemned between adults. When we condemn it between children but ignore it between adults, the children will figure it out.

Bullying happens whenever power is exerted against the interests of the weak. Democracy is a form of government where the weak are protected from bullying by the ruler of law. Where the rile of law is absent there is no democracy. Do we still hold the rule of law sacred? The rule of the jungle holds that each is responsible for his own place in the world. But then again, maybe we have progressed beyond the rule of the jungle.

Over time, national politics has evolved rules of mutual respect. Common courtesy and civility renders bullying unacceptable although those rules have been subject to amendment. The tweets coming from the Oval Office are degrading, demeaning, with the clear understanding that it’s OK to intimidate or bully if you have the power of the presidency. Bullying is unacceptable on the playground or the Oval Office.

Thank you, school bus drivers, for insuring kids safety

Unfortunately, we live in a time when all strangers represent a potential threat.

Today, as I was mowing my lawn, I observed school buses passing my house. One bus stopped in front on my next-door neighbor’s house, and two students (a boy and a girl) disembarked. The bus driver did not move the bus until those students were past me and well down the street.

I would like to commend that bus driver for watching out for those kids. There are good people in this world, and that bus driver represents one of the best. We in this subdivision are lucky to have such caring and observant school bus drivers in our area. Thank you.

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