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Judicial override puts U.S. democracy at risk

To the editor: I read the editorial in The Breeze last Friday, “Honor and defend.” That is a challenging article. The part that is most challenging is the all-encompassing idea that anyone in America is given constitutional rights. That would include aliens, illegal migrants, illegal migrant criminals, terrorists and must also include supposed enemy combatants that are fighting in America against Americans. The latter poses the idea that any retaliation against the enemy combatants could only be done after going to court and obtaining permission. They would have to find an ...

Eating our young is not a good idea

To the editor: The Cape Coral Police crowed recently about the arrest of a 14-year-old and gleefully released his photograph. It was then reprinted in full color in the regional press. Maybe we could be honest about what we are doing here: We should simply cook these kids on a BBQ spit and eat them. We really should have legislation requiring treating these kids as kids. Specifically, we should prohibit release of photographs and identifying information related to juveniles, unless and until a court of proper jurisdiction certifies them as “adults,” after a proper hearing and for ...

Hands off

To the editor: Dear Donald/Elon and the selfish people in our United States Government, Keep your selfish hands off my Social Security check and my personal information. Keep your hands off of my local Social Security office. Keep your hands off my Medicare and the people on Medicaid. Kathleen Callard RNBS North Fort Myers

‘DOGE Act’ is fool’s gold

To the editor: I would like to take a moment to express my deep concern about HR 2006, often referred to as the “DOGE Act.” This bill is not just misguided—it poses a real threat to our communities by exacerbating issues of waste, inefficiency, and insularity. Instead of uplifting American families, it suggests cuts to vital programs that countless individuals depend on for support. We deserve better than this! It is important to note that the U.S. federal government employs approximately 3 million civilian workers, which represents less than 2% of the country’s total workforce ...

Guest Commentary: A letter to the community

Dear Alliance Community, My name is Neil Volz, and I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new executive director of the Alliance for the Arts — Monday, March 24, marked my first day in this role! It is an absolute honor to have the opportunity to serve this incredible organization and the ...