Letters to the Editor

ABORTION: Letter to the President

An Open Letter to the President of the United States.

Mr. President, a core principle of the constitution is protecting the lives of citizens of the United States. An unborn child in the body of a citizen of the United States is also a citizen of the United States. Abortion is a pre-planned conspiracy to assassinate a citizen of the United States on a predetermined date. The United States is duty bound with absolute authority to prevent assassinations of its citizens, overruling all state’s rights.

FRED QUINTO

Hayden

PROP 1: End the euphemisms

Clump of cells, inconvenience, unwanted, result of violence. These are euphemisms used to dehumanize the unborn. Stop, end, terminate, abort. These are verbs used to explain the stopping of a beating heart. I can’t even describe the process because it would violate the decency standards of this paper.

A euphemism is the substitution of a potentially offensive or unpleasant word or expression with one that is more pleasant or inoffensive. Or to put it another way, it is a mild, indirect, or vague term to replace one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.

Don’t get distracted. The bottom line of Prop 1 is about abortion not healthcare. A life is on the line. Human life, innocent, unborn, preborn, precious. No need for euphemisms. Keep, cherish, love, blessed.

Most mothers remember that precious moment when their newborn child was placed on their chest — skin to skin. I remember looking at my son and saying, “Well, hello. Glad to meet you.”

As a parent, the overwhelming responsibility hits you, but at the same time, you experience a sense of wonder as you have the joy of helping your child discover the world around them: splashing in a puddle, smelling a rose, tasting a lemon, opening a present, watching a sunset, riding a bike, and blowing out a birthday candle.

Then, the end of innocence. I remember my 10-year-old daughter asking me what an abortion was. What do you say? You can’t candy-coat abortion; how a human heart is terminated or how an innocent body is ejected. Reality is cruel.

JENNY HOLMES

Post Falls

ELECTION: Communist midterms

Who would have dreamed a year ago that the democrat party would have communist candidates running for high political office in most every state? The Muslim/communist mayor of NYC is just among the first. His clones are like yellow jackets on a pulled-pork sandwich — viciously swarming out of nowhere. The yellow jacket problem is mine alone to deal with, but the communist takeover is for every American to face straight on. Folks, every good and commonsense thing Trump has done will be reversed and he’ll be impeached. Midterms are coming and the America we grew up in will be lost forever, and for what? The communists’ main talking points are affordability, free stuff and “tax the rich.” They also love the 25 million illegal aliens who crossed Biden’s “closed” borders. Yes, gas and diesel are high but is going back to the Obama-Biden debacle AND racing towards communism the answer? NO! I’m sick and tired of the “tax the rich” nonsense. The top 25% of Americans already pay 80-87% of all federal income tax (depending on the tax year). That’s plenty! I guarantee without the rich to create opportunities, jobs and pay taxes, we’d all be poor (communism!). Remember America was built on hard-working people doing their best. And the beauty of it all is anyone can do it! An old Montana bit of wisdom, by way of Thomas Jefferson, comes to mind: “The harder I work, the luckier I get.”

America’s mighty heart and soul set high standards for the whole world. We welcome immigrants who want to enhance and embrace these standards instead of destroying our nation. Please, think of your grandkids!

MARVIN GEORGE MILLER

Coeur d ‘Alene

ACCOUNTABILITY: Who is responsible?

In Idaho, a doctor can be charged with murder for performing an abortion.  If a woman dies from a problematic pregnancy, who is accountable for her murder when it was possible to save her?  When a child dies from a disease when a vaccination would have prevented the disease, who is accountable for their murder?

KEN FERGUSON

Rathdrum