DALLAS, TX – Texas state politicians have no spine! They are afraid to do what all of them “know is right” vs. “I want to look like a real Texas Rebel.” Unlicensed carry is beyond stupid, and I say that as a retired 28-year military man with a license to carry.
I hope that the state’s business leaders will now step forward and support a statewide program of “signs in every business window” that state: “Entry here with an unlicensed firearm is strictly forbidden and violators will be arrested and charged with trespassing. It is a Class A misdemeanor to carry an unlicensed gun or deadly weapon with fines of up to $4,000 and jail time of up to one year.”
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Then they must carry out these arrests and court cases!
Albert Brewster, Frisco
Keep swingin’, Liz
Re: “Why I admire Cheney,” by Andrew L. Norton, Friday Letters.
I agree with this letter writer. I have been a lifelong Republican, but our last president and the current Texas Legislature have turned me off the party.
I salute U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, for showing more moxie than the rest of the party by standing up against the Trump bandwagon. I hope she keeps up the fight, changes some minds (Kevin McCarthy) and the party moves away from former President Donald Trump and his lies.
Thank you, Ms. Cheney.
Robert Moore, Grand Prairie
GOP losing its moral compass
Re: “Utah GOP’s bid to censure Romney fails,” May 2 News Digest.
When Davis County delegate Don Guymon was quoted as saying Sen. Mitt Romney’s votes to remove Donald Trump from office “hurt the Constitution and hurt the party,” the first thing that came to my mind was bless you, Sen. Romney, because you voted your conscience, rather than toeing the hypocritical Republican Party line. You voted against a divisive president who deserved to be removed from office for many reasons.
This repudiation of Trump was instead an affirmation of the Constitution, rather than something that hurt it. Yes, perhaps this did hurt the Republican Party, but the Republicans deserve to be held accountable for not having a conscience or moral compass to depend upon in times like these.
Thank you, Sen. Romney, for showing us what a good American looks like.
Kathryn Nash, Combine
Demonize someone else
Re: “Wright vs. Ellzey could get nasty — Runoff rivalry pits Trump pick against a Rick Perry pick,” May 3 news story.
It is very interesting that this article made the front page of The Dallas Morning News, but it should not surprise anyone who has subscribed to this paper for any length of time. For the last four years, we have read so many negative articles about the former administration. Now that Donald Trump is no longer in office, the paper’s sensationalism has diminished with the election of “Sleepy Joe,” yet somehow Gromer Jeffers can continue to find Trump connections to political candidates.
This may sell papers, but maybe The News should give Trump a rest and move on to more relevant events. After all, the newspaper now has Ted Cruz to demonize.
Lynda H. Leake, Dallas/Uptown
Cool it on the Kool-Aid
Re: “Here’s Why Texas is Getting 2 More Seats — Our congressional delegation is growing because it’s simply better here for people and businesses,” April 30 Editorials.
This native-born Texan suggests your editorial writers might want to cut back on their Kool-Aid consumption. Sure, we Texans can rightfully brag about lots of things, including the influx of folks and businesses from other states due to low taxes, reasonable home prices, light regulation and low labor costs.
However, a reality check will help us recognize that in many important areas Texas falls short when compared to the other 49 states. U.S. News & World Report gave these 2020 rankings: No. 31 in health care, No. 34 in education, No. 39 in opportunity, No. 37 in crime and corrections, and No. 40 in natural environment. The overall rank is in the bottom half at No. 31.
Our economy did come in at No. 9 because of our government’s business-friendly philosophy. Newcomers should take note, though, that our state officials’ laissez-faire approach to business can result in the interests and welfare of citizens taking a back seat. The horrific power outage during the February winter storm is an example. U.S. News gave our energy infrastructure a No. 25 rank. Anyone doubt we’re looking at No. 50 next time?
Fred R. Neary, Far North Dallas
Get out of abortion business
The abortion issue is once more front and center for the Texas Legislature. It has been dragged into the public square by the religious right in a continuing attempt to co-opt the state into doing its bidding. These so-called Christians have inflamed public opinion without regard to the impact their strident voices have on the lives of those who can least afford to add an additional mouth to feed, clothe and educate.
In the interest of trumpeting their moral rectitude, they care nothing for the result of unwanted pregnancies. I know of more than one such family of morally upright citizens who, upon learning that a teen daughter had gotten pregnant out of wedlock, kicked her out into the street to fend for herself.
God alone knows how many others hypocritically took their pregnant progeny to a clinic to have an abortion. The state should get entirely out of the abortion business and leave the matter to patients and doctors to sort out, and quit trying to legislate religion.
