Faith in the Supreme Court
In my four campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives in Central California in the 1970s and 1980s, I raised the issue of protecting the Constitution of the United States as the Founding Fathers wrote and intended.
I said: The citizens of the United States of America needed to be continually on guard in that the executive and legislative branches of government would not be firm defenders of the greatest political document ever composed. However, I added that the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court could be counted on to protect this document as the founders intended.
I still believe this despite the present 6-3 division between conservative and liberal thinkers.
Vincent J. Lavery
Dublin, Ireland
Trump and Censorship
I just finished signing another petition about censorship—the effects on journalism from threats from the Trump administration is appalling and staggering—but we keep fighting for justice, our free press, democracy and an end to nukes warfare. Great article and research (referring to “Too Young to Die in a Nuclear War” in the March issue of the Community Alliance).
There should be a special piece covering all the murals in Fresno before they all get painted over. They are a part of our cultural historical landmarks.
Lisa White
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Principles?
A lot of these careerist Valleycrat types [elected officials] get so soft from being insulated from the kind of public scrutiny politicians in any other similarly large city would receive. And they don’t have any broader social principles, so critical community engagement just feels like a nagging obstruction to their career goals. The knee-jerk reaction to the specter of democracy in Fresno is always to first try gatekeeping it.
Anonymous
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