Sue government over Arizona suit
It’s time for a class action counterawsuit in feds versus Arizona! In filing this lawsuit, the feds opened themselves to a counterlawsuit. Law-abiding citizens, we the people, must join Arizona in filing a class-action counterlawsuit claiming blatant violation of the Constitution in refusing to enforce the law against a selected group of lawbreakers, people who illegally enter the U.S.
This counterlawsuit needs to include an injunction against all employees and elected officials in the judicial branch and the head of the executive branch of government, those responsible and sworn to enforce the laws. If we the people prevail, these people should lose their jobs/positions, all pay and accrued benefits.
Enough. We are not going to take it anymore! I, as a law-abiding citizen, am willing to join in a class-action counterlawsuit against these federal employees and elected officials. Our civilian, military, and governmental people place themselves in harm’s way to enforce our laws, here and abroad. If the feds are allowed to neglect enforcing laws that protect us, then we are in jeopardy of anarchy (a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority).
REX A. NELSON
Dalton, Ga.
Choose Crangle to fix problems
On Aug. 5, the people in the 3rd District of Tennessee will choose a candidate to run on the Republican congressional ticket in November.
This should be an easy choice. There are three attorneys, one career politician, one sheriff, one educator, two small-business men, and one professional engineer.
In my opinion, we certainly don’t need any more lawyers and career politicians; they seem to do best slamming each other on TV and radio.
My choice would be the professional engineer Tommy Crangle. Engineers are taught to fix problems, not discuss them.
Tommy Crangle stands for Fair Tax, the right to bear arms, a smaller federal government, a strong military and protection for our borders. If elected ,he will stand against ObamaCare and cap and trade legislation. I urge you to vote for the first candidate on the ballot “Tommy Crangle,” a concerned citizen. Thank you!
JIM GARNER
Behler has vision to be a leader
What a wonderful opportunity we have on Aug. 5 to make positive change in the Hamilton County Juvenile Court clerk’s office.
We are blessed with a candidate who not only has the necessary experience and qualifications to do the job but also someone who has the vision it takes to be a 21st century leader.
Maintaining the “status quo” is not good enough for Gary Behler. And I am thankful for that. As a taxpayer, personally I have seen enough mismanagement of my tax dollars. Paying a $41,227 utility bill for an empty court building is just not acceptable.
The current clerk’s accountability to our community is clearly nonexistent. I encourage you to vote smart on election day. Vote Gary Behler for Juvenile Court clerk.
EDDIE GRANT
Bal Harbor
Haslam cares about state and its people
With so many negative campaign ads, it is difficult for voters to know the truth. I would offer a personal insight into one of our candidates for governor. I have known Bill Haslam for over 35 years.
As a manager, his abilities were evident with his success in business. His talent as an executive and his leadership skills have been apparent through his accomplishments as mayor of Knoxville and his re-election with some 87 percent of the vote.
Bill is running for governor for the right reasons. He cares about our state and the people of Tennessee, and he simply wants to serve, to make people’s lives better, and to move the state forward.
Bill is smart and blessed with common sense. He is a hard worker, and he listens and brings people together to solve problems. Most importantly, Bill Haslam is a man of character and integrity. He has a strong faith and strives to live his life by the highest principles. He is one of the finest people I have known.
We are fortunate to have a man of this caliber willing to serve. Please join me and support Bill Haslam for governor.
TOM DOWNS
Signal Mountain
Smith will help cut taxes, spending
I hear a lot of talk about the need for change in Washington, and I agree. It is only logical to send someone to Washington who has been fighting at home to make a positive difference in local and state government.
Robin Smith is the only candidate for Congress in the 3rd District who has been doing just that for over 10 years.
Robin – wife, mother and nurse – believes in the sanctity of life, has demonstrated her commitment to conservative, Christian values and will go to Washington to help reduce taxes, cut spending, eliminate earmarks and repeal ObamaCare.
I am sure that Robin will be as committed to making her voice heard in D.C. as she was in leading the Tennessee Republican Party to the majority in the General Assembly in 2008 for the first time ever.
DRUCILLA GLASS
Collegedale, Tenn.
State doesn’t need Deal’s background
Re: your article about the debate between Nathan Deal and Karen Handel for Georgia governor. We’re stunned Nathan Deal could utter the words “There are a lot of labels thrown around, but I am someone that stays with the job until it’s done”! Does he think we have a short memory?
Nathan Deal is the same person that, in 1996, as a Democrat, realized he couldn’t win a seat in the House since Republicans took control of the House in 1994 so he switched parties. Said it was a matter of principle, not politics!
Nathan Deal is the same person who resigned his 9th District House seat on March 21. One day later was the deadline for the Ethics Committee to announce they were taking action against Deal for his involvement in shady business dealings. But, because he resigned, he’s no longer under the committee’s jurisdiction and faces no punishment (terrible law). This also was probably a matter of principle, not politics!
Deal’s resignation and the need for elections cost the 9th District over $350,000, and it isn’t over yet.
While we are independent voters, we don’t think Georgia deserves someone with Nathan Deal’s background and proven self-preserving outlook as our governor.
RAY and LADALE
TRIMBLE
Blairsville, Ga.
Grumpy employees mar early voting
Perhaps it was Monday, or the last week of early voting, or the full moon or the heat … but what a crabby bunch of employees at the Election Commission when we voted July 26. It really made us feel as if they were doing us a favor by being there and allowing us to vote early.
It is a shame there is not a ballot to replace these employees with some of the unemployed who would certainly enjoy having a job! I truly hope this is not the norm for early voting at the Election Commission.
VIRGINIA GRAY
Harrison
U.S. sought aid for Gulf cleanup
It would be much more useful if Republicans would get their facts straight before they start railing against President Obama and his dictatorial mandates. A letter states that the White House has said “thanks, but no thanks” to foreign aid for the Gulf oil spill. According to a June 14 article in The Washington Post, The White House has indeed requested help:
“In the past week, the United States submitted its second request to the European Union for any specialized equipment to contain the oil now seeping onto the Gulf of Mexico’s marshes and beaches, and it accepted Canada’s offer of 9,842 feet of boom. The government is soliciting additional boom and skimmers from nearly two dozen countries and international organizations.”
The United States has also accepted Mexico’s offer of two skimmers and aid from the Netherlands and Norway. Granted, the Obama administration delayed in requesting help waiting to see what BP was going to do. When it became apparent BP didn’t have a clue as to how to cap the leak, Obama then turned to other countries for help. Once again, government money has to be spent to clean up big business’s greed and total lack of accountability.
REBECCA ROCHAT
Oil spill a fraction of the big picture
I wonder if others have come to the realization that the oil spewed into the Gulf over the past three months is a tiny microcosm of the pollution that issues into our planet each hour of each day. The cameras are not projecting real time video, but compared to the overall picture, the Gulf oil spill is not even a “spit in the ocean.”
Prospectively the incredibly thin atmosphere that makes all life possible is comparable to the sheen on a billiard ball. Less than 1 percent of the planet’s water is presently drinkable. Our biosphere which we take for granted at our own peril is precisely balanced and incredibly fragile.
Those who scoff at environmental controls and mock the environmentalists are unwitting dupes of the Republican Party leadership, the protectors of big corporations who in the name of profits pollute our nest, our home, our planet.
If it were possible for the TV cameras to show the total pollution picture, it would affect the total political picture!
BOBBY LOGAN
Cleveland, Tenn.
Take vote seriously, give it to Crangle
I am so thankful to be a citizen of our great country, America, as I know you are. To be able to choose our governing officials is a great privilege that we cherish and enjoy.
However, the word “politician” somehow turns our stomachs, causes us to throw up our hands and say, “Why bother. They are all the same.” But this year, those who are running for office are not “all the same.”
Some men and women of integrity have stepped up to take places of leadership who do so, not for personal gain, but because of a deep sense of calling to protect our community values that mean so much to us. Such a man running for Congress is Tommy Crangle.
We must take our duty to vote seriously. Whoever we choose to put into office this year will effect us and our loved ones for years to come.
Choose carefully and prayerfully. Then take your neighbor, your friend and your adult children and vote and be proud that you are an American.
MARETA KEENER
Dayton, Tenn.