East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Aug. 2, 2022
Natasha BakerThe Jan. 6 hearings have wound down for the moment but I won’t forget what I learned — that what happened that day wasn’t an isolated attack on our Capitol. It’s part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy to undermine our freedom to vote and to choose our elected leaders.
Never before have we seen so many candidates running for office on a platform that promises to destroy our democracy from the inside out. Many of these right-wing extremists are looking to take over election administration, running for offices like secretary of state and county clerk. The only way to protect our elections is to fight back and make our voices heard. If our vote wasn’t powerful, insurrectionists wouldn’t be working so hard to take our freedom to vote away. It’s up to us to hold election deniers accountable at the polls and elect democracy defenders on Nov. 8.Many gun rights proponents say that security in schools and other public places should be enhanced. They also say that there should be enhanced oversight for those prone to use guns violently.
Modest proposal: Manufacturers, purveyors and owners of guns should be taxed to provide whatever is needed to prevent gun violence. They also should be taxed to alleviate the tragic aftereffects.One thing is perfectly clear at this point: People either support Donald Trump or they support the United States of America. There’s no overlap.
Even the formerly Trump-loving New York Post is telling us that the ex-President’s behavior on Jan. 6 cannot be defended.BA.5 has led to a surge in COVID cases within the Bay Area similar to what we’ve seen with previous COVID variants.
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