Letters to the Editor
Jennifer72
Published Letters: 12
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The DNC is responsible!
[Read the article: Whose fault is the Clinton-Obama stalemate?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Under Delegate Selection Rules for the 2008 Democratic National Convention Rule 20.C.1.a., Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, and South Carolina should have ALL lost their super delegates and had their pledged delegates reduced by HALF since they ALL violated Rule 11.A. which stated the timing and order of primaries caucuses allowed.
Instead of strictly adhering to Rule 20.C.1.a. and reducing their pledged delegates by 50%, the DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee decided to take it a step further. Despite the fact that Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina ALL voted earlier than the rules allowed. None of these three states were punished so why should MI and FL get extra punishment! MI and FL have been harshly and unjustly punished for breaking rules that were OK for other states to ignore.
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This is easy - Clinton should get Senate Majority leader and VP veto rights.
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The DNC is solely responsible for the rift with/about MI and FL voters. This fiasco was arrogance on the DNC’s part. If it had been corrected in a timely manner the voters in those states could have gotten their voices heard without all the fighting over if they could effect the nomination outcome. IA, NH and SC broke the exact same rule; they voted early… without getting sanctioned!
At this point Obama needs to seat MI and FL exactly as the votes were, counting the MI undecided as his. This will not give Clinton what she needs to win but will avoid losing voters. They may not go out and vote for McCain but they could just stay home on Nov 7th.
The DNC has made some major mistakes. Dean and company seem to think that they won congress. The Republicans GAVE them congress. There is a huge difference. A November win is not guaranteed. Obama seems to be ignoring the general election campaigning in favor of just winning the nomination campaigning. While he’ll have a few months to switch gears, all his “scandals” have been a slow switch from IL style politics to national politics. Keeping an eye on winning in November was something Clinton has always done. Obama needs to realize this is part of why he's had so much trouble closing the deal. I'm sure Clinton is getting ready to win in 2012 if Obama loses in November.
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[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Has it ever occurred to either of you that a lot of people are against Hillary because they disagree with her?
Has it occurred to you that Obama's only difference from old typical male politicians is that he's allowed the MSM to be negative for him? There has been plenty of calls for treating Obama right and not allowing anything that could remotely be construed as racist. I have yet to hear Obama, his supporters or the DNC leadership tell the MSM to lay off the gender baiting. Obama supporter’s are quick to say we have to vote Democrat in November no matter who gets elected or women’s rights will get set back 35 years. If Obama is ok with a candidate getting threatened, insulted, ignored, belittled, and marginalized based solely on gender then he will NOT be a President who is committed women’s issues.
The main pattern to the debates was ask Clinton first and then hear Obama start with “I agree with Senator Clinton.” Anyone who does not like Clinton’s political positions cannot approve of Obama’s as he votes just like she does most of the time. The difference is he does not vote on controversial legislation. He is out of town that day, or votes present, or claims the buttons confused him and he didn’t mean to vote that way. Show me the substance.
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DNA is not the end all be all
[Read the article: Has our reverence for DNA gone too far?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=172
Not every cell in every person is an exact copy of the same DNA. Researchers are still learning about DNA and most DA, judges and juries are far from experts on DNA.
After conviction keeping DNA along with fingerprints is a good idea. We need to understand current limitations of DNA. We also need labs with rigorous standards and do-able workloads.
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Of course!
[Read the article: Stillbirth is not necessarily murder]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]duh, America...life could be a lot nicer, and less complicated, if rules were more strict.
-- Cataract
...as long as you get to make those strict rules. Just ask anyone living in an Islamic state with sharia law; as long as you believe in conservative Islam it's great. I guess it's just too bad humanity has diversity.
There are over 1 million miscarriages and stillbirths a year in the US. They are an unfortunate fact of life. Pre-natal care helps but who really believes that is on a druggie's todo list? Treat/prosecute the cocaine habit. Let's face it, the stillbirth was only tacked on to increase the sentencing time. I would also be interested to know if the DA in this case was pro-life.
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Funny he's never come across like a poor southern boy before...
[Read the article: Quote of the Day: Barack Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ok, I get called sweetie by the old southrern folks. These are the same people that ask young family members to come give them some sugar and we know they mean a kiss. However outside of this single exception, we all know that it is not a term of respect.
I am tired of it being ok to not care about the appearance of sexism. Saying "I am not a racist" is not an excuse to use terms that can be offensive. Saying "I am not a sexist" should not be used as a free pass to say traditionally misogynist things either.