Letters to the editor for Sunday, July 7, 2024

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : For the Fort Myers News-Press, email submissions to mailbag@news-press.com and for the Naples Daily News to letters@naplesnews.comIf Florida follows the lead of Oklahoma and Louisiana mandating the Bible in public schools, teachers will have this scene to look forward to: "OK, children, we're up to number seven in our study of the Ten Commandments, so take out your crayons and make your best drawing of ADULTERY -- while I go to the door to see why Superintendent Smith is waving that pink slip at me.
49% : Trump also has challenges in putting together a sentence and a complete thought.
40% : It reads: "Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion.
39% : I get it that many voters can't stand Trump.
34% : "The Left is now suggesting that if Trump is elected, he will kill his political opponents because of the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
32% : Our Supreme Court, three of whom were appointed by Trump, has decided that he, while president, can get away with just about any crime, past or future.
31% : I know Joe will blame Trump for today's problems, but please, it's time to accept what you are responsible for!
30% : The focus has been on whether this decision prevents the current court cases considering the indictments against Trump from going forward or dismisses the current 34 felony counts verdict.
27% : "News" anchors and strategists are concerned about what will happen if Trump is reelected, citing his statement about being a dictator for a day, the retribution he has promised, the implications of Project 2025 and the list goes on.
24% : The world was in tatters as is our system of laws and accountability of Trump for his crimes.
17% : The other candidate, Trump, lied through the entire debate.
13% : Avoid the issue (Biden's mental state), divert to another subject (presidential immunity) and then attack (making the outrageous suggestion that Trump would kill his political opponents).
9% : During the Trump presidency, Trump was impeached twice for a phone call and a speech.

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