Letters to the Editor - Sun Journal, New Bern

Liberals in NC

September 11, 2010 11:03 PM


Is North Carolina more liberal than California? It seems so at times. California voted over 10 years ago on marriage between a man and woman by over 60 percent. Has N.C. even been allowed to vote on the issue? Has the legislature even wanted to protect traditional marriage? I haven’t seen it.

Jessica’s law was passed in California years before North Carolina. At a “town hall” meeting at Havelock library when I asked Rep. Wainwright about Jessica’s law, he asked, “What is that?” For a legislator not to know what that law is shows something is wrong. Uninformed? Or what is the problem? When I asked him after a Havelock Chamber of Commerce meeting about drilling for oil, he said, “We have to protect the trees.” I think people are more important than trees. I also asked him if he realized that his pro-abortion stance may have helped kill the future scientist who could have found a cure for cancer and he walked away. He should walk away from his job and let Mark Griffith help our state.

Going to Village Butcher a couple of years ago Alice Underhill was leaving it and commented on my bumper sticker. It reads “Drill for American oil now.” She came up to my car and said, “That’s not possible.” I asked, “Why not?” “It would take 10 years to drill if we found any.” “That’s what Bill Clinton said 10 years ago,” I reminded her.

“They don’t think there is much oil off North Carolina,” she said and I wanted to ask, “‘Who are they?’” as she rushed off. I think she needs to rush away from the law-making body also. Norm Sanderson’s business experience is actually better preparation than school teaching for representing us. In my opinion he legally won last time. Everyone should support him this time and keep an eye on the ballots.

Also, the UNC Board of Governors appointed Wake Forest University President Thomas Ross as the 17th president of the UNC system. Civitas reveals several questionable marks on Ross’ record, including over $200,000 given to ACORN. Do you want ACORN to control ballot returns?

If you love high taxes and big spending on plane rides, vote for liberals. If you think we deserve to keep more of the money we earn, vote for conservatives. (Don’t forget what caused the USSR to fall; the second S, socialists.)

J.E. Parys, New Bern
CCTA MEMBER



Editor’s note: Ross was president of Davidson College.


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