Letters: This could lead to an explosive situation

Demonstrators protest corrupt governments and corporations on Guy Fawkes Day, which marks when English authorities arrested Guy Fawkes, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot, a 1605 plant to blow up Houses of Parliament. Pablo Martinez Monsivais AP

Columbia, SC

In reading the Feb. 26 article, “Road-repair proposal running out of gas in Senate,” I was reminded of a bumper sticker that I saw when the Florida legislature was beginning its annual session: “Where is Guy Fawkes When We Need Him?”.

And a bonus question: How many of our genius legislators know who Guy Fawkes was?

Bill Schmidt

West Columbia

This story was originally published March 5, 2016 at 6:12 AM.

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