Cuccinelli defends Virginians from federal encroachment
Re: “Attorney general should not sue over health care,” from readers, April 1
I am responding to the letter from Stephen Schwartz regarding the lawsuit filed by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Mr. Schwartz’s outrage is unfortunate, but I find myself equally outraged that he feels he has the right to tell Virginia how to conduct its business.
No one in Virginia is prohibiting Mr. Schwartz from acquiring health insurance. As a Virginia citizen, I am proud that Ken Cuccinelli is our top lawyer and is doing the job we elected him to do. He is upholding the laws of the commonwealth and protecting the rights of its citizens.
Our rights are not a political agenda, as Mr. Schwartz seems to believe. Which is one of many reasons I choose to live in Virginia, not Maryland.
Rose M. Brahin
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Columnist hurls unfair accusation at pope
Re: “Uncovering the Vatican’s cover-up,” March 30
In his tirade against the pope, Cal Thomas pretends to divine what satisfies the “Higher Authority.” He, too, should have taken advantage of Holy Week and examined whether there may not be a wooden beam in his own eye before calling for an investigation into the pope’s.
In any event, a careful review of the documentation (as opposed to reliance on predetermined conclusions) shows that if there was a player in the Murphy affair who was adamant about finding out the truth and taking action, it was the Vatican Congregation once headed by the reigning pope.
Nothing new under the sun, though, in the persecution Pope Benedict XVI is being subjected to as Vicar of Christ: “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” (John 15:20).
Maurizio Ragazzi
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Despite disagreements, Constitution is doing its job
Re: “The ever-shrinking Constitution,” April 1
Gregory Kane notes several recently discovered rights in the Constitution, offers his opinion that the health care reform is unconstitutional and concludes that the Constitution is a dead letter. Assuming this wasn’t an April Fools’ joke, I’ll give this a serious response.
Kane feels that the right to abortion isn’t in the Constitution. I believe that the right of citizenship doesn’t apply to corporations. In time, the Supreme Court may reverse one or both of these decisions. But just because we disagree doesn’t mean the Constitution is dead.
The Supreme Court, which has six justices named by Republicans and three by Democrats, will decide whether the health care reform is unconstitutional. Its decision will be criticized regardless of what it does, but will likely be accepted as the law of the land.
One could argue that the separations of power and voting systems set up in the Constitution are ultimately more protective of our rights than the Bill of Rights. Barack Obama was freely elected, and our senators and representatives still leave office when they are defeated. Folks can put down the torches and pitchforks for now. The Constitution is alive and well.
Carl Henn
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