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...mind that our goals and values are the same; we just have different ideas about how to get there. Kathleen Presnell Roseburg, Oregon, U.S. As someone who mostly votes republican, I want to think that only one side takes part in voting shenanigans. But as an intelligent American citizen, I know that the "funny stuff" is probably pretty evenly divided. I believe people should vote because they've educated themselves on the issues and are ready to make an informed choice, not because election-year propaganda has told them what to do. But unfortunately, being informed isn't a prerequisite...
...EMILY ROBISON Dixie Chicks Member As a fertility patient, I am concerned with the average citizen's lack of knowledge on stem cells and want to urge you to help educate people instead of making this a divisive issue. Few people know that stem cells, like mine, are being thrown away every day at fertility clinics after patients have no use for their remaining embryos. Thrown away! Think of the gift we can give people through this research...
...Does the U.S. need the draft?" [OCT. 18] missed one point about why politicians and the military would resist the reinstatement of any draft. The all volunteer military works to the government's advantage. To bring back the draft would give ordinary citizens more of a say-so in Pentagon affairs. The brass don't want this. As things now stand, the conduct of the military isn't considered to be the business of the average citizen. It is assumed civilians don't sufficiently understand the true meaning of service in the armed forces. That may be the case...
Killing a citizen of a sovereign nation in order to bring him freedom is morally abhorrent. To be sure, such calculations usually occur in a context where soldiers’ lives are at stake, but if America is to be true to its stated goals of bringing security and stability to the Iraqi people, it is necessary that forces err on the side of civilian safety. At the very least, America must demonstrate a stronger public commitment in this area. In the run-up to these operations, American commanders complained that Falluja General Hospital, an early target of the operation...
...Before one is a writer, one is a human being, one is a citizen. But when I finally get down to writing I try to take revenge for the periods of deprivation...