2 weeks Ago
I’m grateful to the citizens who cared enough to save the Union Printers Home from developers. Not many of us are left who remember how important it was to retired and sick printers. I know the expense is great, but please, before the grounds are dug up, go stand in the arch under the “Union Printers Home” sign, look east beyond the grounds and see how they perfectly frame the “castle”, so said the many printers and families that came to see where their dues went.
The view will be destroyed with shops, apartments, etc. The first floor should be a great space for shops, etc. The upper floors for apartments.
The buildings in back, built in the shape of a parenthesis, also could be apartments or shops. Barbara Ermel Colorado Springs The national debt of the United States, exceeding $35 trillion, is a crisis, but soon to be a disaster. ABC must disagree because the subject was not broached in the questions for the candidates in the recent debate.
Indeed, both candidates want to increase spending and reduce taxes. Every dollar spent by the federal government has a constituency so there is only one fair and equitable way to begin. First, government expenditures for every department, including defense, veteran’s benefits, medicare and Social Security, must be frozen for one year.
There are no exceptions. This is fair because everyone suffers and all beneficiaries would be doing something for their country, as President Kennedy famously implored. Secondly, there must be a moratorium on legislation that either spends government money or imposes additional costs on businesses or consumers.
This would eliminate all legislation. Thirdly, because of the freeze on spending and legislation, the members of Congress would have lots of time to evaluate every government program: to determine whether it is effective and efficient, not whether it is well-intentioned. That is a duty Congress never exercises.
Fourthly, during that year there will be much whining and complaining from every quarter that spending must be increased. However, we supposedly elect people to Congress to lead, not to follow, and to look out for the common good, rather than their reelection prospects. Each member must stay the course and will find safety in numbers – a model of bipartisanship.
After the year there might be some programs and benefits that should be trimmed or eliminated. But if all are pronounced worthy of funding and entitled to annual increases, which is the likely result, then additional taxes must be levied to not only break even for that year’s budget, but to make a small dent in the national debt. Without a remedy treasury bills will become unsaleable, save at high interest rates and hyperinflation will begin.
If so, Jan. 6 will look like a stroll in the park. Newman McAllister Cascade Although Prop KK is by definition an infringement upon ironclad guaranteed rights of U.
S. citizens (“..
.the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”) there has been similar legislation passed that does the same, infringements all. These infringements keep on coming but don’t technically go against the 2A wording, so the agenda-driven politicians seem to get away with it.
But what’s puzzling is your remark about “the original intent of the 2A is long gone by government decree.” So when did the Constitution and Bill of Rights, any amendment to the Bill of Rights, not become part of the law of the land (government decree)? I wonder what your feelings would be regarding the rest of the Bill of Rights (illegal search and seizures of private property, free speech etc). Is the original intent gone from other amendments as well? I’m also puzzled at the lack of regard for the law of the land as written.
The ratified meaning and context within the Bill of Rights is non-negotiable but about 40 years or so ago politicians with political expediency as the agenda started to twist and spin the meaning of the law of the land to fit that same agenda. When it comes to the Bill of Rights, there is no morphing or twisting or reinterpretation, (with caveats of course, e.g.
yelling fire in a crowded movie theater) especially when the text is crystal clear. You also stated that owning a firearm should not be a private right and should be a luxury purchase like an ATV or RV (these I haven’t seen guaranteed in the bill of rights) but the only item we are talking about here clearly is a guaranteed right. I agree that private ownership should be regulated to keep these items out of the hands of criminals but that doesn’t seem to be working very well, yet you seem to believe private ownership to protect yourself, family and neighbors shouldn’t be guaranteed in an increasingly violent and dangerous world.
That doesn’t seem to compute. I suppose ‘common sense and fair taxation’ as you stated will be up to the voter. Thom Hill Colorado Springs Some voters really dislike both candidates and cannot bring themselves to vote for either.
The problem is, one will win, like it or not. And it is certain one would do a better job than the other. But not voting might help the one lacking the necessary skills and competency to effectively perform one of the most important jobs in the world.
In terms of competency, the job requires a certain acumen, the ability to think on one’s feet, to deal effectively with unexpected crises, and to always be mindful of the sacred responsibilities under the Constitution, as with Kamala Harris. We don’t want someone who lacks common sense and moral sense, and who is impetuous and makes decisions without knowing the facts and likely consequences. And we don’t want someone who attracts and encourages the wrong people, like conspiracy nuts and armed hate groups, as with Donald Trump.
Voters should consider who the president will bring into the administration. Cabinet officials and close advisers make the difference between a good or bad administration. We should worry about those clamoring for Trump’s attention, eager to assume positions of power and control.
They intend to dismantle the “deep state,” shouting that the executive branch is corrupt and filled with communists and such. Absolute nonsense — there is no deep state! And these characters talk of retribution, military tribunals, imprisonment of perceived enemies. Anyone having decided not to vote for Harris or Trump should reconsider.
Rick Richter Colorado Springs.
