George Roof is a resident of Magnolia.
I find a recent letter by William B. King of Clayton to be disturbing on so many fronts (“Vote leaves me ‘ashamed of fellow Americans’”). As a 79-year-old, I would think that an 86-year-old would be wiser than to claim to be “ashamed of fellow Americans.”
Really? You’re ashamed that a majority of Americans, using a diplomatic process, voted to elect a person you didn’t like? Is there something missing in the logic that thinks that such a minority should have a say over a majority? Wasn’t that the system this was based on?
But the more obvious conclusion is that this person is the “denier” that his party has railed about for the last four years. He even resorts to the false statement that Donald Trump is a “convicted felon.” As I’m sure we attended grade school during similar times, I learned that “convicted” meant that a judge has passed final judgment to a crime. In this particular case, for a crime that was never specifically charged, a jury found him guilty. But a guilty verdict is not a conviction in legal vernacular. A person is only “convicted” after all due processes have been completed. In this case, the judge, a radical who contributed to the Democratic Party and whose daughter is heavily involved in the process, can simply set aside the jury’s findings. That would mean that this kangaroo court trial never existed. Most likely, however, the final decision will be made by the U.S. Supreme Court and, according to most legal scholars, will have a multitude of judgmental errors and flagrant abuse of the defendant’s rights to rule on and likely toss out. Either way, the use of “convicted felon” is a pejorative phrase uttered by a radical segment to foment political unrest.
So, I would remind Mr. King and those who share his bitterness that this is America. This is a country, founded on a system of governance as a democratic republic, where one person gets one vote. It means that every citizen has the right to decide the leadership of their country, and whether or not that is conducive to your private feelings, the democratic rights of the people will take precedent. Did you ever think that many of us felt sickened when an inept, geriatric Joe Biden was elected? Conversely to your feelings, we were never “ashamed” of our fellow citizens; we just never understood their logic.
So, to you and all the others, I will remind you of the obvious: The people have spoken. I, for one, am particularly proud of the overwhelming majority who showed up at the polls and made their feelings known.
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