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CONDONING OBNOXIOUS BEHAVIOR
I was appalled by the “Reporter at
large” column written by Fletcher Farrar [“Landlord
journal,” Dec. 15]. The gist of his article was that
it’s OK for a person to trash a rental unit, causing hundreds
of dollars of damage, “if the pressures of life had gotten to
him” and alcohol was involved. This is tantamount to saying
that a hungry person may hold up a convenience store so that he can
be fed. The article also condones fights and obnoxious behavior
that disturb others in the neighborhood for the same excuse. I’m sorry, but as a law-abiding citizen
I cannot agree with Farrar, nor should his viewpoint be accepted by
our society. Those who claim to be less fortunate do not have the
right to openly break our laws and cause damage to the property of
others. The final paragraph states that he sent the
destructive and law-violating tenant out of his apartment and down
the road to someplace else owned by others. If Farrar was so kind
as to forgive this gentleman for his unlawful and destructive
conduct, why didn’t he keep him in his own unit rather than
turn him over to others, where he likely will do the same again? Thomas Y. Pearson Springfield TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION
Keith Housewright stated that
“[President George W.] Bush has an obligation — an oath — to protect and
defend this country [“Letters,” Dec. 29].” If you go
to the actual presidential oath it states that the president
“will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend
the Constitution of the United States” — not
“defend the country” but “defend the
Constitution.” Thus, with Bush having the National Security
Agency wiretap American citizens outside the “constraints”
of the Constitution, it appears to be an outright violation of the oath
he swore to. To me, it sounds like a case can be made for impeachment.
Housewright also conveniently ignored the fact that Bush misled the
nation regarding the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
If Bush truly was the victim of faulty intelligence, why on earth would
Valerie Plame get outed and George Tenet get award the Medal of
Freedom? The things that make you go “hmmm. . . ” Just like
Bush, his supporters seem to conveniently ignore the facts when they
work against their cause. Bob Smet Springfield SOMETHING GOOD, SOMETHING BAD
The year 2006 will be very interesting! Two
plus six equals eight; the number eight means new beginnings. There will be a great change in Christian
churches in the United States, from men-pleasers to God-pleasers!
The body of Christ will come together in one accord and the
denominational walls will come tumbling down! The remnant will
start marching to Zion, the beautiful city of God, in 2006! Something bad will happen on June 6, 2006! George Culley Pinckneyville
This article appears in Jan 5-11, 2006.
