Voice of the People

I read all the praises for Rep. John Spratt. Although I voted for him and think that he is a good person, what the letter writers failed to mention was that 99 percent of the time, Mr. Spratt votes what the party wants and not what his public in District 5 want.

I cannot believe he said that. John Spartt said: “I voted to send it (the health care bill) to the Senate in hope that a conference will iron out the differences and make the bill better.” In other words, this is a bad piece of legislation, and he is hoping that someone else will make it better. Is this what he calls representing us? Letting Harry Reid clean up this mess rather than standing up for what is right?

I have been wanting to tell my story for a long time, but I figured nobody would listen.

This debate on health reform goes on and on without really getting to the point. Will this bill help us improve our health care, really give more care to the needy, help senior citizens or give health care to all the uninsured? The answer is no! This monster is the federal control of our health care and our lives.

On the evening of Nov. 7, Congressman John Spratt, with help from his liberal House allies, President Obama and Nancy Pelosi finally got what they have been creating behind closed doors these past months — a government-run health care bill passage that will increase families’ health care costs, increase the deficit, increase taxes on small businesses and the middle class and cut Medicare.

I recently found out that in 29 states, it's legal to fire otherwise qualified employees because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual. In 38 states, it's legal to fire otherwise qualified employees because they are transgender.

One question? How many more people can we possibly sqeeze inside the city limits of Fort Mill? It's incredible how congested we are becoming. Although I see growth as positive, it's becoming comical.

As a retired officer in the U.S Air Force, I would like to express publicly my sincere thanks for a job well done by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2889, the American Legion Post 34 and the city of Rock Hill in providing this beautiful tribute to the veterans in the dedication of the new veterans memorial at Glencairn Garden. It is an outstanding example of cooperation and dedication by all concerned to make this meaningful in the lives of all Rock Hill citizens. I also want to thank the volunteers and others who made the day of the dedication such a pleasure.

I have been reading these letters on smoking bans and am amazed at the people who think that smokers who bother people with their habit are the victims, and people who don't smoke and bother nobody are the villains.