Friday's Letters to the editor

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Seeking sanctuary

Dear editor:

President Trump recently announced he was moving his residence from New York to Florida. Some as we know just want to claim a place in the sun, but for quite a few years now there's been an exodus of people leaving. Tired of the excessive taxes, inane rules and regulations like how big a soft drink you can buy, in other words, tired of the goofy Democrats, like Trump taking their money, businesses elsewhere. It's not just New York even some Democrats in the New Jersey legislature have been alarmed by all the successful people fleeing there, as well.

Ever since gold was discovered in 1849 at Sutter's Mill, in what would fuel the Western expansion, people had been flocking to the Golden State. A recent poll, however, showed 52% of Californians would like to leave. This isn't new they have been fleeing for many years now. Once again they are fleeing because just the plain lunacy of the Democrats. Just like in Cuba and Venezuela everywhere leftist, socialist, communist rule people flee, some with just what they can carry some also take their businesses and skills elsewhere.

It varies, but roughly 150,000 people pack up and leave California per year. We're talking your average middle, and upper-class, hardworking people that like the citizens of other Democrat-run states just want to get away from the goofiness created by left-wing Democrats. Only one thing keeps California from losing population: illegal immigrants. The above people are being replaced yearly with approximately 165,000 illegals.

This is why the Democrats have created sanctuary cities and states. The census is coming if these states lost population they would also lose power because the census determines how many congressional districts a state has. So under normal circumstances California and maybe Illinois, New York, etc., would lose districts to Texas, Midwestern states, etc., and this is why they want illegals counted on the census.

I don't know about you, but I don't want Arkansas to maybe lose a congressional district or not gain a district because Democrats are breaking the law with sanctuary cities and states. By the way, they don't care about these people -- it's only about their power.

Larry Bauer

Hot Springs Village

Midnight ramble

Dear editor:

I can't sleep, so I decided to write this letter on random things.

What does government-run health care look like? It looks like the VA system where 1 in 3 veterans die waiting for care.

What does it mean to tell a veteran thank you? What are you thanking them for? Are you thanking them for fighting politicians wars that politicians start over greed? I think the last time a veteran fought for freedom was World War II.

Why would anyone want to immigrate to this country when we have the highest amount of violence per capita in the entire world?

What is freedom when your choices are an illusion to make you think you have freedom?

How is it legal that the state could prosecute you for failure to comply with a jury eligibility questionnaire?

Are we truly a home of the free because of the brave?

Michael P. Lucas

Hot Springs

Editorial on 11/15/2019

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