I remember the fall of 2009. The country had just come through a summer discussion on the merits of government-run health care. Some favored it, many opposed it. My Congressman, U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly (District 2), voted for it. I remember the feeling of disgust that I had when he did. Donnelly felt he was better suited than I to make my own health care decisions.
I remember the anger I felt when it was revealed after the bill was passed that the government was going to tell the Catholic Church and other churches that they must follow this government mandate instead of their church doctrine. Clearly the federal government had overreached its authority. But, Joe Donnelly is fine with that.
The Supreme Court had an opportunity to restore liberty, but it failed. Our only remaining chance to get rid of this collection of mandates, increased taxes and intrusions into our lives is to repeal this law. We have a presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, who is committed to this end. We have a gubernatorial candidate in Mike Pence who also is. In the Senate race we have Joe Donnelly who voted for Obamacare and is against its repeal running against Richard Mourdock who is for repeal.
The repeal of this legislation is the biggest issue on the ballot this November. Good and bad economic times come and go. Once liberty and freedom are abandoned, it is unlikely they will be regained,
When you support a law that seizes control of one-sixth of our economy, forces religious institutions to abandon church doctrine and leaves life and death medical decisions in the hands of a governmental bureaucratic panel, you have failed your constituents. Joe Donnelly failed us as a congressman. He will fail us as a senator.
— Steven Rand
Elkhart
Letters to the Editor
Why would Joe Donnelly do any better as a senator?
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Remember the amnesty law of ’86?
The “Gang of Eight” U.S. Senate members have drafted an immigration bill that’s worse then the amnesty bill signed into law by Ronald Reagan in 1986. S. 744 gives those here illegally instant Registered Provisional Immigrant status, which means they are free from being deported if they register for amnesty.
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Don’t ignore signs of someone contemplating suicide
Everyone has issues that they have to deal with in their lives. It’s when we become overwhelmed and our issues become so drastic that they are unbearable that the results can be catastrophic. Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable.
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Why do immigrants come to the U.S. illegally?
With the current increased interest in fixing our broken immigration system both political parties are putting forth legislation.
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Safety along C.R. 35 is a concern
This letter is meant to bring awareness and hopefully corrections in regard to C.R. 35 in Elkhart County. Something needs to be done immediately to enforce the laws pertaining to the use of C.R. 35.
- Emphasis on gun control makes you wonder
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Goshen should stick with ‘Redskins’
I must respond to the letter to the editor from Mr. Ron Chupp (The Goshen News, May 9). What’s in a name, Mr. Chupp? I too have a Native American heritage, and for some reason, I am not offended by the term Redskins, or brown skins or any other color of skins.
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More important issues than a nickname
I would like to, in the most respectful way possible, respond to Mr. Chupp’s letter (The Goshen News, May 9) regarding the ongoing debate over the term “Redskins” being used as the nickname and mascot for the Goshen school system.
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There is hope through God
May I share what happened to me after praying about the issue of whether to have guns carried by school authorities at Goshen High School. While calling out to God, my question was: Why have we as a nation come to trusting in government agencies, such as Homeland Security, rather than obeying the Constitution in what you have declared through our forefathers?
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Sheriff has this reader's support
This letter is in defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in response to Shari Mellin’s letter (The Goshen News, May 8) about Sheriff Brad Rogers not obeying the laws related to anti-gun legislation
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‘Redskins’ nickname is offensive
The question posed (in the May 5 edition) was, “What’s in a Name?” In the case of the GHS (Redskins) mascot, it is insult, degradation, racism, and an ongoing slap-in-the face reminder of the disgusting manner in which my Native American ancestors were treated by Europeans.
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