Observer Forum: Letters to the editor 04.22.16

Council’s ordinance did represent all

Forum writer Frank Harrington reminds the Charlotte City Council that it “represents and speaks for all of the people, not just a few.”

Did he even read the words he wrote?

By ending discrimination against a few, Council truly does represent all of the people.

Don’t like Roberts urging donations

The mayor urges performers or executives to protest in different ways other than pulling out of concerts or moving their businesses elsewhere.

As is the progressive way; spend someone else’s money on your pet project.

Does the blood let ever stop?

Laws must protect all; no HB2 vote needed

Bringing to a vote an issue concerning a minority is ludicrous.

Do you think the South would have passed a civil rights bill? Certainly not.

That is why we need a government that will see to the good for all people.

Federal law surpasses state law. Those who believe in the Constitution surely believe that.

LGBT people deserve respect, so hypocrites “get over it.”

Hold elected officials to higher standard

I think elected officials are and should be held to a higher standard.

When we vote for someone we invest our hope and trust in them. We want them to do what is good for the entity – city, county, state etc.

I don’t see Jerry Healy’s case as an example of white privilege because we don’t invest our precious vote in charities. Not everything is about race.

That said, I think Healy’s sentence should have been even longer because a charity was abused.

Not about race with Cannon and Healy

Patrick Cannon, an elected public figure paid by the taxpayers, embezzled money.

Jerry Healy embezzled money from a private organization.

They were both wrong. They were both punished.

How in the world can you possibly conflate those two sad circumstances to make it a race issue?

Sadly we are in a terribly difficult time of racial division in our city and country. This kind of conversation only fosters it.

Donald, quit whining, get tough and win

Apparently if the election is “rigged” in Donald Trump’s favor, he’s OK with it, but not so if Ted Cruz wins. He can’t have it both ways.

It is critical that we deny Hillary Clinton. So Donald, grow up, quit whining and compete.

You’ll have Hollywood, academia, mainstream media, superPACS and left-wing smear groups relentlessly attacking you. Get used to it. Get tough.

And let’s win so we can reverse the damage Obama has inflicted on the USA.

ACA not solely to blame for rising costs

This Forum writer claims the ACA is not working, despite the fact that over 20 million more Americans are now covered and the number of uninsured Americans is at a record low.

He cites the fact that UnitedHealth is pulling out of North Carolina because of cost.

But what about the huge wages and bonuses hospital and insurance execs receive? And our skyrocketing medical costs?

Let’s help immigrant kids teach parents

In my volunteer job I have encountered some very smart immigrant kids and U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.

We’ve given them an education and they’re using it in a positive way.

We should encourage those children of immigrants to teach their parents enough English and citizenship education to pass a naturalization test.

The rest of us should take responsibility to facilitate that so they can become naturalized citizens.

This story was originally published April 21, 2016 at 4:05 PM with the headline "Observer Forum: Letters to the editor 04.22.16."