President has right to nominate justice
Several Republicans have stated that the voters should decide in the presidential election who should nominate the next justice to the Supreme Court.
Actually, the voters already decided that issue when Obama was re-elected in November 2012; he has that authority and the responsibility per the United States Constitution until the last minute of his last day in office, Jan. 20, 2017. So much for Republican talk about upholding the Constitution.
If a Republican is elected, will he surrender that right – to make appointments, his last year in office, so the voters in 2020 can decide?
The argument that presidents don’t nominate to the court in election years is just not factual. Since 1792, 19 individuals have been nominated to the high court in election years, and about 85 percent of them have been confirmed. In the past 100 plus years, several have been nominated in election years. Obama should nominate a candidate, and the Senate should have hearings and vote on that person. It is in the Constitution.
Dean Gibbs
LaFayette, Ga.
Student needs TFP readers’ help
I am writing this letter as part of a school assignment. My classmates and I are contacting newspapers across the country in states we have chosen to learn more about. I have chosen Tennessee because it is one of my favorite states. I usually pass through on my family’s summer vacation in Florida. I hope to one day visit Tennessee as a mini vacation.
I am writing to ask Times Free Press readers to please write back and tell me why they like Tennessee, interesting facts about the state and what visitors can do there. Your readers can write to my school’s address: Queen of Peace Catholic School, 4508 Vistula Road, Mishawaka, IN 46544.
I would appreciate a copy of the newspaper where my letter appears.
Thank you for your consideration.
Carson Caudillo
Mishawaka, Ind.
Georgia House action correct
Thanks for sharing the great news. In the ever leftward shifting mindset of America, God is truly being removed from our nation. While progression to either the left or the right is not necessarily bad, an anti-Christian society has become a side effect.
The bill that was passed through the Georgia House of Representatives seems to be a huge step in the right direction, for people of any religious background. Whether Muslim, Christian or anything else, Americans have the right to free speech, and expressing themselves in this way should absolutely be allowed. I find it extremely sad that a high schooler was disqualified from an event for a headband with a Bible verse on it.
Hopefully, however, this step towards justice will be just the beginning of things to come.
Matthew Smith
McDonald, Tenn.