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TO THE EDITOR
2) Citizens who understand the world has
long been this way but who exemplify the
courage to go on living and dying in the
faith that we can make a better world and
who enact a story we must reject as naïve
or share by moving from spectators to
participants.
3) Protesters from the Arab Spring to
the Occupy Fall, who know that when
we take stands, we may not only be
inconvenienced but also pepper sprayed or
even shot dead. 4) Knowing the difference
between a deep, enduring hope and a
shallow, fragile optimism. As Augustine
said, Hope has two beautiful daughters
whose names are Anger and Courage:
anger at the way things are and courage to
see that they do not remain so.
5) Knowing that the word is love, as
the Beatles sang, but that justice is the
way to bring love to fl ower. 6) Most of
all, a commitment to, and from, friends
and family, who love me even when I’m
unlovable, freeing us from guilt and self-
absorption to lead lives of concern for the
most vulnerable, including nature.
Sam Porter
Eugene
LOUIE’S POOR POT
My compassion for Dante Zuniga
West for tackling the medical marijuana
procurement problem (cover story, 11/23).
This is a logical consequence of what
happens when states pass initiatives that are
in opposition to federal law. In the article
Louis Armstrong referred to marijuana as
being “a thousand times better than whiskey.
attorney — appeal the actions of the county
commissioners to the Oregon Supreme Court.
Our elected representatives are our
agents and do not operate independently.
As long as the issue is not for a specifi c
individual and affects many citizens, any
citizen can appeal to the judicial branch of
government — the same way we petition
the other two branches of government.
The judicial branch is no different and
the mandatory “procedures” only apply
to lawyers not citizens. If the “staff
attorney” at the court blocks your petition,
immediately fi le a complaint with the
Oregon Bar Association.
Due process and equal rights cannot
be blocked by “procedures” or the
monopolies that attorneys have. (Note: all
monopolies are evil.) The judicial branch
of government must serve the people —
not the lawyers — or the courts will be
abolished — we have the votes.
Frank Skipton
Springfi eld
It is an assistant and a friend.” It’s important
to know that the pot smoked by Louis
Armstrong (1901-1971) had very little of
the psychoactive ingredient THC. It is well
known that due to genetic engineering,
cloning, chemicals, etc. THC has increased
up to 10 times in potency since the ’60s.
Sally Smith, LCSW, CADC
Albany
TAXES ARE STIMULATING
Increasing taxes on the wealthy will
reduce unemployment. The only time
in the last 30 years the marginal tax rate
on millionaires rose (during the Clinton
administration,) the economy improved
and added millions of jobs. Higher tax rates
encourage wealthy people to reinvest profi ts
in their businesses to avoid paying taxes.
Paul Spencer
Eugene
KNIGHT WATCH
Show of hands: How many believe that
the UO president would still be on his way
out if Uncle Phil wasn’t OK with it?
Bill Smee
Springfi eld
REDISTRICTING
Regarding Gary Crum’s viewpoint Nov.
17: If Crum believes the redistricting is
unconstitutional then instead of writing to the
EW, he should do the same thing I did with
Judge Gillespie’s decision under the public
meetings law. As a citizen — without an
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