I see a lot of your letters to the editor are critical of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has done some great actions. I saw first-hand the bridge he had built to help the people of southwest Florida and Sanibel Island which the state repaired in record time after Hurricane Ian.
The people of East Palestine, Ohio, are suffering greatly from the toxic spill from the railroad derailment with long-term disastrous health concerns. By stark contrast, President Joe Biden has been missing in action from helping out to visit the people who are greatly suffering there, and on the southern border, from Fentanyl poisoning — except for a briefly staged event.
President Obama once said there were no red states and no blue states, only the United States. It’s a shame that Biden doesn’t follow Obama’s precept and caters to his far-left radical base. Action is what counts in this world, not empty words.
By his actions, or inaction, to American’s suffering, President Biden speaks volumes. Remember this very clearly in 2024.
David G. Ellenberg, Pembroke Pines
Thoughtless legislation
To my Florida neighbors on the right side of the political aisle, how many of you are pleased if not overjoyed with recent bills enacted by the Republican majority in the state House and Senate and signed by Gov. DeSantis?
One of them is the permit-less carry gun bill which allows nearly everyone, without a permit or background check, to conceal the carrying of guns.
Will anyone wager with me that this law will not exponentially increase the murder rate in our state? Does it not make every one of us more susceptible to random acts of violence, such as the elderly Broward woman recently shot critically merely for sunning herself on her condo balcony?
What about the six-week abortion ban which the governor felt was needed to replace a 15-week ban? When women do not even know if they are pregnant at six weeks, can you imagine the burden on their doctors who fear for their licenses when having to make critical decisions impacting women’s lives in such an abbreviated span?
I ask you to recall the Declaration of Independence’s guarantee of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” It is seriously undermined and jeopardized by these egregious, thoughtless bills.
Sid Sussman, Hallandale Beach
Read the Bible, Rep. Barnaby
Claiming to be a proud Christian conservative, Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, said he had “religious indignation” against transgender people.
“The lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps who come parade before us,” Barnaby said in a House committee meeting. “That’s right, I called you demons and imps, who come and parade before us and pretend that you are part of this world.”
Perhaps instead of talking to Satan, the representative should put his prejudice and hate aside, pick up the Bible, and read for himself what God calls all of us to do. As in John 13:34, which states “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
Remember: Pride goeth before a fall, Rep. Barnaby.
Jaime B. Parent, Deerfield Beach
Did he grab the tab?
I am inclined to think that not many people agree with the description of “very best friends” that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas uses for his relationship with billionaire Harlan Crow. I would like to know how many times the justice has picked up the check when they socialized over the past 20 years.
My best guess would be never.
Jerry Utter, Lake Worth Beach
