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Just sing

Regarding “Concert review: Jason Aldean goes off on his critics — and the crowd in Charlotte goes wild,” (Aug. 11):

The audience greeting Jason Aldean’s diatribe with cheers really ignores a lot of history.

Aldean believes people are trying to snuff his First Amendment rights? So do his followers. Do you think that same audience had the same feelings when the Dixie Chicks voiced an opinion?

Yes, artists use their platform as a megaphone at times, and all of us should know that we either agree or disagree because of a specific narrative that resonates with us.

At the end of the day, most of us just want our favorite musician to sing. Leave politics alone. Don’t take it personal when your message could be taken as offensive to others.

Jim Fortner, Charlotte

Dan Bishop

Dan Bishop is an honest, hardworking and true conservative. Ned Barnett’s Aug. 9 Opinion column was deplorable.

Bishop went to Washington to try and drain the swamp. He joined the Freedom Caucus and took hard votes trying to stop Washington’s runaway spending and abuses.

If elected North Carolina Attorney General, he would be fair and straight up, but take no nonsense. You punch this guy and you’re going to get punched right back. Buckle up, buttercups.

Jim Cherry, Charlotte

Bishop’s support

Seeing that Dan Bishop has received the endorsements of Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz tells me all I need to know about what kind of attorney general for North Carolina he would be.

Tip Nicholson, Statesville

GOP and abortion

Regarding “After Ohio vote, will GOP get the hint on abortion?,” (Aug. 10 Opinion): I hope you get lots of letters from conservatives like me who wish our Republican legislators would give more consideration to living women than to “right to life.”

Phil Clutts. Harrisburg

CMS referendum

The $2.5 billion school bond referendum approved by the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners is ludicrous and outlandish. What were these elected representatives thinking? These folks need to take a hard look at the impact that statewide universal private school vouchers will have on public school enrollment. We are about to see a mass exodus from public schools to private schools and charter school alternatives.

Ed Carlson, Charlotte

Tricia Cotham

State Rep. Tricia Cotham has taken a lot of heat for betraying her constituents by switching parties and renouncing her previous support for abortion and LGBTQ rights. As an elected official she should gracefully accept this criticism and learn from it. But like so many Republicans, from Donald Trump on down, Cotham seems to feel she should be immune from questioning and criticism. She appears to be offended that some constituents disagree with her political decisions. She believes she deserves praise for her political choices and shouldn’t be held to account for previous stances. Cotham wants to have her cake and eat it too. Voters in her district do not agree.

Michael A. Clark, Charlotte

Wells Fargo

Regarding “Wells Fargo Has a New Fake-Account Scandal,” (Aug. 4):

Wells Fargo is at it again. Fake accounts. If I took a credit card application out of a mailbox and applied using the name on the application, I would be sent to jail for identity theft and fraud charges. Yet it seems no one at Wells has suffered any real consequences other than paying fines. When will the government take more serious action against Wells executives?

Bill Lane, Polkville

Supreme Court

Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ethics bill... Why do we need an ethics law for the U.S. Supreme Court? Isn’t ethics a major job requirement for all judges?

Lower court judges have been kicked out for ethical offenses, so why should U.S. Supreme Court justices be any different.

Maybe we should expel them all and start over — and remind the new justices that they are commanded to leave their personal, political and religious feelings at the door of the chambers and judge the cases by existing law.

Rick Wingate, Mooresville