{"id":224676,"date":"2017-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/letters-to-the-editor-oct-27-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-10-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T07:00:00","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-oct-27-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/letters-to-the-editor-oct-27-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the Editor \u2013 Oct. 27, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supersize it<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you so much for enlarging the size of the crossword puzzle for us seniors who need the larger version to be able to see it. The words are still small but at least the puzzle grid is larger. Perhaps you can use a larger font on the words as well. Thank you.<\/p>\n

\u2014G. Armstrong, La Mesa<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s president<\/strong><\/p>\n

Re: \u201cGen-X in a millennial world: An unexpected lesson\u201d [Volume 7, Issue 9 or bit.ly\/2jWTL3q<\/a>]<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I love the La Mesa Courier and enjoy reading Genevieve\u2019s column.\u00a0I know her personally and she is a very nice lady and hard-working mom.\u00a0However, in her recent column Sept. 22 issue, while the point of the story was heartfelt, she got there by insulting our president.\u00a0While not everyone voted for him or agrees with him certainly 100 percent of the time, he is everyone\u2019s president.<\/p>\n

We, as a country, are only as strong as our patriotism and respect for our country, flag, national anthem and,\u00a0yes, our president.\u00a0He has many things on his plate and we need to show solidarity.\u00a0If you cannot, leave it unsaid for a newspaper article that is about seizing the moment and how life is indeed too short.<\/p>\n

This coming on the heels of the NFL disrespecting our flag during the national anthem before what used to be my favorite thing to watch on TV.\u00a0These types of actions are what lead to the downfall of great nations.<\/p>\n

I wanted to let you know, as the editor, that this should have been edited in my opinion: her \u201cRussian threats to democracy\u201d (which, as of yet, is unproven), and mostly \u201cthe most recent outrageous thing the U.S. president has done or tweeted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Marcia Tolin, La Mesa<\/em><\/p>\n

Hooray for HR38<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Re: \u201cLetters: Stop HR38 CCR\u201d [Volume 7, Issue 9 or bit.ly\/2xtAV9A<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes,\u00a0HR38\u00a0would nullify some, not all, of California\u2019s draconian and unconstitutional gun laws.\u00a0Hooray!<\/p>\n

California\u00a0has systematically attempted the nullification of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.\u00a0It has passed laws that have stripped California citizens of the uninfringed right to bear arms.\u00a0California has stripped citizens of the right to openly carry (bear) arms, California has also forbidden citizens the right to receive a concealed carry of a weapon (CCW or CCR), because it has made issuance of such a permit up to the capricious and arbitrary judgment of the county sheriff.\u00a0Unless you are politically connected or very wealthy you will find it impossible to be approved for a CCR or CCW.<\/p>\n

I have a CCW from the state of Florida, which is invalid in California, which required the same requirements for receipt as the California CCW or CCR. I have met all the requirements for the California CCW, except the arbitrary approval of the county sheriff. It seems that there is no acceptable published reason for the sheriff to grant such a permit, unless you are politically anointed.<\/p>\n

Ms. Wheatcraft deliberately and intentionally stated that \u201cCCR would allow violent criminals, domestic abusers, and convicted stalkers to carry loaded guns in public.\u201d This is a bald-faced, deliberate and outright lie.\u00a0Federal and state law forbid and deny any of these mentioned groups to even possess a gun let alone carry one at any time.<\/p>\n

To sum it up,\u00a0the three quarters of the states that have adopted \u201cShall Issue Policy\u201d to qualified and trained citizens have shown marked drops in violent crime (See John R. Lott Jr.\u2019s book, \u201cMore Guns Less Crime\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u2014Martin Van Boskirk, La Mesa<\/em><\/p>\n

Questioning the CAP<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Re: \u201cCity\u2019s draft climate plan is released\u201d [Volume 7, Issue 7 or bit.ly\/2yJIoBf<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re interested in the La Mesa Climate Action Plan (CAP), you’ve probably seen the updated draft noted.<\/p>\n

While it proposes a draconian greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction to 2 MTCO2e\/capita by 2035, it also points out that the city’s emissions in 2010 were 4.4\u00a0MTCO2e\/capita (p.26) and the Air Resources Board mandates 6\u00a0MTCO2e\/capita by 2030. That’s implementing SB-32’s 40 percent GHG emissions mandate and is the only statute setting a numerical limit.\u00a0So the city already complies with the only applicable state requirement and the CAP is unnecessary.<\/p>\n

The CAP proposal also used a Schwarzenegger 80 percent GHG reduction mandate by 2050 executive order, which the state Supreme Court ruled against a few months ago so that’s no longer valid.<\/p>\n

I’ve pointed this out to the city and they have promised a response but I’ve yet to receive it.\u00a0You may know this already and if you know what they plan to do, I’d appreciate knowing what it is.\u00a0If not, you may want to follow up on this with them.<\/p>\n

\u2014John Suhr, La Mesa<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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