Who cares about morality or justice
Despite Turkey’s claims, supported by taped evidence that Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Embassy in Turkey, President Trump stated the U.S. is still looking into Khashoggi’s disappearance. POTUS further observes that the responsible parties could be the Saudi’s or a 400 pound man, lying on his couch somewhere.
More importantly, the President is inclined to dismiss Turkey’s evidence since the U.S. is planning to sell 100 billion in weaponry to the Saudi’s. President Trump makes a good point: who cares about morality or justice when billions of dollars are at stake? Besides, people only read The Bible on Sundays and worship Mammon the rest of the week!
—Charles Moton, Lucerne
Vote responsibly
Over the years it has been my practice to respect those of differing political positions. They have the right to their beliefs. However, it is very difficult to respect Maxine Waters as she encourages protesters to get in peoples faces whether at work, at the capitol, at home or while they are trying to have a pleasant meal in a restaurant with family or friends. Spitting is okay with her. Just get in their faces, shout, be as nasty as you can. Threaten!
Water’s unruly, aggressive nature first showed in 1994 when in the House of Representatives. She has also been a supporter of Fidel Castro and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
Another person who has gone over the edge is Diane Feinstein, who, along with Chuck Schumer, set out to do everything possible to prevent Judge Kavenaugh from being confirmed to sit on our Supreme Court. These two have also made it known that no matter how good a job our President Trump is doing for America, they will fight every thing he does for our country. In spite of them, we have seen one accomplishment after another.
We have seen California going down the drain for eight years. It is time to ask the question as to who should receive our votes in the November election. Gavin Newsom, who doesn’t have a snowy white sexual encounter background, wants to continue Jerry Brown’s work, which will only put California farther into debt and encourage more illegals to move into our state.
I suggest that it is time to change the atmosphere in Sacramento, as that is where we really need climate change. California has a great slate of Republican candidates, if elected, who will work for the needed changes to put California on an upward path. Look for these names – John Cox, Governor; Steven Bailey, Attorney General; Mark Meuser, Secretary of State; Konstantinos Roditis, State Controller; Greg Conlon, State Treasurer; Charlie Schaupp, Congressional District 3.
In the following statement, I believe Schaupp expresses the feelings of all of our Republican candidates. “I believe that we should ‘Restore Congress’ which means we must restore ethics, honesty, fiscal responsibility, common sense, personal accountability, trust, and restore the values and principles of our Constitution.”
Yes, Congressman John Garamendi needs to be replaced. In attending his Town Halls, I quickly learned that the longer he could take to answer a question, the fewer questions he had to answer, and then he could rush off to his next meeting.
Voting is a great responsibility. Study the issues, the candidates, use common sense. Look ahead to the future. How can we, the citizens of this great country, keep our country on an upward path. As our founders said, we are “One Nation Under God,” and we now have a president who believes it.
—Leona M. Butts, Clearlake Oaks
Prop 6: Where has all the money gone?
This proposition is perplexing to me. California was the 6th highest state for gas taxes before the tax hike last year, but the roads and infrastructure have long been pitiful. Where has that money gone? Will the new fuel tax money actually go to roads and infrastructure? The super majority legislators passed a fuel tax that made California the 2nd highest fuel tax paying state. The voters of the state had no input on that tax hike, and, don’t forget the added vehicle registration fee. So, we got two taxes! The legislators that gave us the tax hike did so on the basis that “roads and infrastructure” were to be improved, ya know, where the rubber meets the road, potholes, safety signs, guard rails, bridge repair, or improved traffic lines so the self driving cars know where they are. I understand that, and we all win with better roads.
But, on the last voters ballot there was proposition 69 that passed with 80.4% majority. Why was that even on the ballet? The same legislature that passed the increased road tax were the authors of proposition 69. Prop 69 stated that the new found wealth of tax dollars at the gas pump had to be spent on “transportation”. So, I have to ask myself, what is the difference between “roads and infrastructure” and “transportation”?
Was proposition 69 the first step in redirecting the added tax on fuel away from “road and infrastructure”? If I were asked to define “transportation”, I’d say that could mean new buses for Los Angles, new BART cars, or light rail cars, it could mean raises for road construction craftsmen (they are very well paid now), it could mean funding a high speed rail, or raises for CHP officers, or even try to help bolster the retirement fund Grey Davis gave public employees, that the tax payers can’t afford now. I’m not sure I consider that list, “fixing the roads”, do you?
—David Rogers, Cobb
