Letters to the Editor
Cocasio
Published Letters: 9 Editor's Choice: 1
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laurel962
[Read the article: Don't ask, don't tell]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I can hardly believe that this comment was elevated to a editor's pick.
Laurel962 said the following;
"In the single state (Massachusetts) where gay marriage is law, the law was imposed by the courts, who have so far refused to allow the voters to have any say in a issue that is largely a matter of tradition, culture and religion."
The courts have had no say in whether or not voters have a say in the issue. The fact is that the State legislatures are the ones that have VOTED to not allow the issue to come before the voters. But then again aren't the voters the ones who voted those legislatures into office? Didn't a number of seats in the State house and Senate switch from people that opposed gay marriage to people that support gay marriage?
Additionally, aren't we talking about the legal state sanctioned aspect of marriage? No one is suggesting that anyone say anything about tradition or religion. We want to be able to participate in a legal device that allows two people whom love each other and are committed to each other to share certain privileges and responsibilities. As some one else said, this is about "living wills, medical proxies, probate, custody, estate law, medical insurance, rental law, mortgages, pension law and the like."
Equality for all people is not something special interests are trying to push for, it is something that is enshrined in our Constitution. "All men are created equal." It is something that everyone in our country should be demanding of our politicians.
Oh and BTW, Laurel, the republicans handed over the country to special interests. I can think of two off the top of my head. 1) Big Business and 2) Socially Conservative Christian fundamentalist.
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Pledged Delegates
[Read the article: Forget the superdelegates]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]WES is right. No one is forced to vote a certain way, there is no proverbial gun to their head. However, they have made a pledge to vote a certain way. They were elected into their position based on that promise. If they voted any other way, they would be misrepresenting their constituents. Delegates to the convention are elected officials. But hey, I guess it is totally ok for an elected official to not represent the people and to not do what they said they would do. Sounds like politics as usual.
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How can it flop?
[Read the article: V-DVD Day: Sony's Blu-ray wins the format war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]With the advent of digital TV and the reduced prices on HDTVs, almost everyone that purchases a new TV from here on out will be buying a HDTV. The quality difference between HD technology and NTSC is obvious. Now that we have a clear winner in the next gen DVD war, people will be buying Blu-Ray players the next time they need to purchase a player. With the war over, a lot of the low cost product lines with start to product Blu-Ray players. When someone buys a new HDTV,they will quickly find out that they need a new player to watch their DVD and why not buy a Blu-Ray player that can really deliver on the inherent quality of their new HDTV.
I am waiting to buy a Blu-Ray player because I anticipate that the costs will come down by the end of this year. I was waiting to see who won the war.
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Thank you
[Read the article: Chicago '68, remixed]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have watched, read and listened to a lot about this period of our history. The one thing that has always alluded me was an understanding of what it was like to be in the streets of Chicago. How did the court room drama really play out? Thank you for making this film.
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Why me?
[Read the article: Has Starbucks lost its soul?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ok, I'll admit it, I occasionally go to Starbucks, sshhhh! Don't tell anyone. More often than not, I go in there when I have a free cup coupon or was gifted a Starbucks card by someone from work.
The main reason I do not got to Starbucks is because there are a number of locally owned coffee houses in my town that produce a far superior product. Additionally, why would anyone want to go to a plastic, over filled, no room to relax "coffee house" when right down the street is a place with big comfy chairs, nice ambiance and better coffee.
Starbucks has shunned the local community for many years. Remember when they stopped carrying local papers (post Schultz). The ditched my community so why should I support them.
I am interested to see if Schultz can bring the company back from the brink.
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@ Xrandadu Hutman
[Read the article: Newest Clinton ad plays on security fears]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thank you for the laugh. I have really needed it.
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re: KateTex Story
[Read the article: Hillary's bridge back to the 20th century]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kate,
I am deeply sorry for the difficulty of the past few years. But I feel that I must point out that the National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Act was introduced by two senators, Clinton (D-NY) and Obama (D-IL). To use this as a basis for a decision about which of the two presidential candidates is better is faulty since they both share the exact same position.
Here is some background information on the bill from Senator Clinton's website: http://www.clinton.senate.gov/documents/092805sectionbysection.pdf
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Clinton did not expand her base
[Read the article: Obama can't close the deal ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This played out exactly like the expectations said. Neither candidate was able to expand their base. Why is it that all of the press coverage singles out Obama for not being able to expand his base, when the same is true of Clinton? If Clinton wants to win this thing, she needs to expand her base. But to date she has not done so. In fact, Obama has been able to expand his base in several states such as Wisconsin.