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4A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 1, 2019 O PINION The First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg- ing the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition their Government for a redress of greivences. Letters to the Editor Policy The Sentinel welcomes letters to the editor as part of a community discussion of issues on the local, state and national level. Emailed letters are preferred. Handwritten or typed letters must be signed. All letters need to include full name, address and phone number; only name and city will be printed. Letters should be limited to about 300 words. Letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. Publication of any letter is not guaranteed and depends on space available and the volume of letters received. Letters that are anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or without documentation will not be published. Letters containing poetry or from outside The Sentinel readership area will only be published at the discretion of the editor. Political/Election Letters: Mueller report is about much more than President Trump, Hilary Clinton or even Russian meddling lobbyists and others hoping look at just how ineffective to benefit from influencing and corrupt our political system has become because future legislation. While legislators and their — regardless of which side of the aisle you’re from — it's staff are prohibited by law a system that has developed from making fundraising Even as more layers con- a dependency on campaign calls from their offices, both tinue to be revealed from Democrats and Republicans funding from special inter- what seems to be an end- can utilize party-owned call ests. less peeling back of Robert centers within two blocks of In the 2004 general elec- Mueller’s investigative onion, tion, 95 percent of House Capitol Hill. it’s clear that the Donald This was documented in races and 91 percent of Trump, Hillary Clinton and Russian camps will be left standing among its pungent From the Managing Editor’s Desk aroma. Ned Hickson As I said almost two years ago, regardless of how you feel about our current presi- Senate races were won by a “60 Minutes” report last dent, his election and subse- candidates who spent the April, when Florida Rep. quent controversies — while most on their campaigns. David Jolly exposed “call polarizing Americans — has centers” in the back rooms This has only become also forced us to engage with more prevalent since 2010, of his own party’s headquar- our government and its poli- when the Supreme Court’s ters where legislators and cies more than we have since “Citizens United” decision staff can make “cold calls” the 1960s and 70s. utilizing a script aimed at began allowing unlimited And that’s a good thing. persuading individuals to spending by corporations, In that same way, I also donate. unions and individuals in believe that the multiple According to Jolly, the goal elections. This spawnned indictments Mueller has Super PACS (Political Action is to procure $18,000 a day. handed down over the “These are essentially Committees) that routinely preceding months are just sweat shop phone booths raise millions of dollars for the beginning of what I hope candidates by holding events that compromise the dignity will force us to take a hard of the office,” Jolly said in his hosted by special interests, interview. Sure, he was a Republi- can, but without question Democrats utilize the same banking operations that have become another cog in an out-of-control political machine. While issues of collusion, manipulation, money laun- dering, false statements and conspiracy are being leveled, they are merely symptoms of a political plaque that has been building in the arter- ies of our government for decades — and now threat- ens the very heartbeat of our democracy. Mueller’s investigation could prove to be one of the most important in our nation’s history, revealing a diagnosis of what we need to know rather than what we want to know. Only then can we begin to address the kinds of reforms needed to assure that the heart of our political system beats for its people rather than its pocketbook. Election-related letters must address pertinent or timely issues of interest to our readers at-large. Letters must 1) Not be a part of letter-writing campaigns on behalf of (or by) candidates; 2) Ensure any information about a candidate is accurate, fair and not from second-hand knowledge or hearsay; and 3) explain the reasons to support candidates based on personal experience and perspective rather than partisanship and campaign-style rhetoric. Candidates themselves may not use the letters to the editor column to outline their views and platforms or to ask for votes; this constitutes paid political advertising. 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