Prosecute them; Listen to the people on LSP; Second Amendment open to regulation; Cops in schools a bad idea – NJ.com
Bring charges after Jan. 6 hearings
Tuesdays Jan. 6 hearings showed Republican witnesses tie Trump directly to the fake electors plot. Moreover, a video produced by the House Select Committee detailed former President Donald Trump and his teams efforts to sway election officials and intimidate election workers by death threats and even a home break-in. This would be even more remarkable if the previous session didnt confirm a direct death threat to the vice president!
The truth is each session is more damning than the previous one and yet all of this will only serve history if our democracy survives this attack. Its important that the record is correct and accurate, but it is almost lost if there are no indictments or accountability and closure.
The U.S. has a proud history where the losing party is not persecuted; however, the previous administration has individuals that committed serious crimes. If we dont prosecute these criminals then I fear the hearings become little more than theater -- informative but passive. Ironically, no criminal charges would play right into the GOP conspiracy theories that this is all about politics and not about the insurrection or threat to democracy.
Henry Woodack, Bayonne
Listen to the people, not golfers
Please explain to me the problem with Liberty State Park. The people want to keep the park as is. How many letters and phone calls are you getting about this?
The people have spoken -- please take your fingers out of your ears AND LISTEN.
Ms. Agnes De Bethune (letter to the editor, Prohibit commercialization of Liberty Park) has suggested a few improvements with which I agree. We do not need a baseball stadium, a bigger or redesigned golf course. That seems to be the problem. The gentleman who owns the golf course is putting a lot of pressure on our elected officials to do his bidding. What he wants is something that will make his blasted golf course better. He has no concern about the damage he will do to the park. The wildlife in this park will be affected; this park is their home.
Our elected officials that are backing this project should be voted out of office. They are supposed to work for what the public wants, not what some golfers want. Next is the governor what in the name of God are you waiting for? tell this greedy man to keep his hands off our park.
Mr. Governor, do you want the demise of this park as your legacy? Please stand up and do the right thing what the people want and need.
Fred Regenye, Bayonne
Back then, it was BYO weapons
The Second Amendment is only one sentence and 27 words long. Theres a lot of controversy about it, but have we taken a good objective look at it in a while? Here it is:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The first part of the sentence is not to be ignored. Its presence there is for some reason. It not only establishes the purpose for which the amendment was thought to be needed, it is in itself a sort of regulation on the keeping and bearing of arms, which implies to me that some sort of regulation is possible within the basic rights given here.
In the original militias, as I understand it, the individual members had to bring their own rifles, powder and ammunition, since they werent given any. Therefore, the troops had to be allowed to own and maintain their own firearms, as the amendment provides.
Further details are not given in the Constitution. The Founding Fathers apparently thought they could rely on the citizens to develop rational regulations as needed for the future.
The rest is up to us.
David Mahler, North Bergen
Cops in schools a bad idea
In response to the stories dealing with police in schools, I can say this. After 38 years teaching in the deepest part of the inner-city in the second largest city in New Jersey, I believe that my experiences in this matter should be considered.
An armed policeman in a school will provide a false feeling of security. An armed policeman will become the first target for those that are sick enough to consider killing children and teachers. After the policeman, the perpetrator will continue on until he/she achieves his or her murders.
Entrance doors that are locked from the outside but remain open from the inside are probably the best solution. Individuals that can monitor these entrances would also be a help in keeping everyone safe. An armed policeman is not likely to use his weapon within a school building because of the real possibility of missing his target and hitting a child or possibly his bullet could penetrate a wall into a classroom. Many older schools have marble or some other stone inside the building and a misdirected bullet can kill an innocent individual.
A far better way to control this problem is to absolutely refuse to allow gun manufacturers to sell their guns to people under, I would say, 25 years old. These sales should be and must be approved by the local police. The potential buyer must pass a psychological exam by a licensed medical professional at his or her own expense and has trained under police guidance, again at their own cost, regarding on how and when to use this weapon. As of now, any mentally deranged individual can obtain a gun and shoot anyone he pleases until stopped by the police. You can even get the parts of a gun, from internet sales, and put it together yourself! These are ghost guns and will kill you as fast as a registered gun.
Gun manufactures look the other way! They make their living making guns and care not who buys them as long as they make a profit. They claim they are not responsible for the deaths that occur. Now lets be honest. If you cant buy a gun without some reasonable training and background check, wed all be better off. America needs to clean up its act regarding the liberties we enjoy. If not, well continue killing babies because of in-action.
James K. Aumack, Retired Jersey City Educator, Cape May
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