2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 3/8/06 Section: Opinion
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To the Editor:
Funny how the U.S. invaded Iraq for the purpose of making Iraq more like the U.S., and now the U.S. is becoming more like Iraq.
Our President now has the same powers their President had, to imprison or spy on citizens in secret.
Iraq's new constitution calls for religious influence in their government, and now Missouri is considering declaring an official state religion. Some Idaho legislators want to establish government displays of religion (SJM 119) and to curtail judicial review of cases involving freedom of religion (HJM 17).
Shiite and Sunni religious factions in Iraq repress and kill each other. In our own state, a young man of one religion set fire to a church of another religion. Quasi-official prayer breakfast speakers denigrated Islam's god in favor of the Christian god.
I believe all these actions are headed in the wrong direction. Rather than join the rest of the world in religious conflict, I propose that we follow the First Amendment to the US Constitution, and have our government not establish religion at any level, and not interfere with the free exercise of religion by individual citizens.
Sincerely,
Paul D. Rolig, President
Humanists of Idaho
To the Editor:
Thousands of immigrant high school students can't continue their education at the university level because they face barriers that our broken immigration system imposes on them. Because certain students lack the necessary documentation to pay in-state tuition, they consequently must pay three times more in-state tuition as any other resident. I value education and I believe that everyone should have the chance to go to college. Imagine, you are a 4.0 student, you are graduating with honors and everyone believes that you will succeed in life and that you will be of great importance to this society. Now imagine how you would feel if you were told that you won't be able to attend college because of your immigration status? You would be hurt.
Our current immigration system is closing doors to many students that are wishing that some day they can become successful teachers, doctors, or lawyers. This is why we need to pass the DREAM Act to open the doors to these students that one day will become great contributors to our nation.
Sincerely,
Elysia Lora
ISU HALO Member
Funny how the U.S. invaded Iraq for the purpose of making Iraq more like the U.S., and now the U.S. is becoming more like Iraq.
Our President now has the same powers their President had, to imprison or spy on citizens in secret.
Iraq's new constitution calls for religious influence in their government, and now Missouri is considering declaring an official state religion. Some Idaho legislators want to establish government displays of religion (SJM 119) and to curtail judicial review of cases involving freedom of religion (HJM 17).
Shiite and Sunni religious factions in Iraq repress and kill each other. In our own state, a young man of one religion set fire to a church of another religion. Quasi-official prayer breakfast speakers denigrated Islam's god in favor of the Christian god.
I believe all these actions are headed in the wrong direction. Rather than join the rest of the world in religious conflict, I propose that we follow the First Amendment to the US Constitution, and have our government not establish religion at any level, and not interfere with the free exercise of religion by individual citizens.
Sincerely,
Paul D. Rolig, President
Humanists of Idaho
To the Editor:
Thousands of immigrant high school students can't continue their education at the university level because they face barriers that our broken immigration system imposes on them. Because certain students lack the necessary documentation to pay in-state tuition, they consequently must pay three times more in-state tuition as any other resident. I value education and I believe that everyone should have the chance to go to college. Imagine, you are a 4.0 student, you are graduating with honors and everyone believes that you will succeed in life and that you will be of great importance to this society. Now imagine how you would feel if you were told that you won't be able to attend college because of your immigration status? You would be hurt.
Our current immigration system is closing doors to many students that are wishing that some day they can become successful teachers, doctors, or lawyers. This is why we need to pass the DREAM Act to open the doors to these students that one day will become great contributors to our nation.
Sincerely,
Elysia Lora
ISU HALO Member