Here are this week’s letters to the editor of the Sheboygan Press. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views.
Terrorism definition and civic responsibility
The Department of Homeland Security defines terrorism as “a premeditated threat or act of violence against persons, property, environmental or economic targets, to induce fear or to intimidate, coerce or affect a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political, social, ideological, or religious objectives.”
By all accounts, according to the Department of Homeland Security, Trump is a terrorist.
What can be done to stop this escalating insanity and Trump’s obvious mental deterioration?
The Republican Party controls both houses of government and refuses to do anything.
Conservatives, the Republican Party no longer works for you — and no longer works for any of us.
Steve Griffith
Sheboygan
Electric vehicles and community benefits
As communities across the country grapple with rising fuel costs, air pollution and the growing impacts of global warming, one solution is becoming increasingly clear: the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Electric cars offer a cleaner, more sustainable alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles. By producing zero tailpipe emissions, they reduce air pollution and improve public health, especially in urban areas where smog and poor air quality disproportionately affect vulnerable populations.
When you factor in that EVs cost roughly 40% less to fuel, and with fewer moving parts require about half the maintenance of internal combustion engines (eliminating oil changes and frequent brake replacements entirely), the total cost of ownership is now a clear win for the consumer.
Advances in battery technology have extended driving ranges, while the rapid expansion of charging infrastructure is making electric vehicles more convenient than ever.
Many governments and utilities are also offering incentives that make the transition more affordable for everyday consumers.
Owning an electric car is not just a personal choice, it is a meaningful step toward a more sustainable future. By embracing this technology, we can reduce our dependence on carbon dioxide-polluting fossil fuels, lower greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a healthier planet for future generations.
Ron Sadler
Sheboygan
Democracy, liberty and civic vigilance
Whenever I see the sign on the Sheboygan County Democratic Party headquarters “We the People,” I feel like a sheep sighting a pack of wolves. It doesn’t help that at our last State of the Union address every Democrat lawmaker refused to stand for the principle that the chief role of government is to protect its citizens.
It wasn’t that long ago that The People’s Republic of China, fearing the loyalty of people to their faith, family, land and culture, starved or shot more than 50 million of its own citizens to benefit The People and still sell body parts of useless citizens on the world market. Murder by and for The People has become so routine that few even noticed when The People’s government of Iran shot 40,000 of its own citizens and, to make a point, gang-raped nurses who came to their aid.
Closer to home, even while the People’s paradise island of Cuba circles the drain, having squeezed their citizens dry and run out of other people’s money, giddy Democrats on an island in New York harbor cheer the second coming of Fidel Castro in the form of Zohran Mamdani.
We really need the down-home wisdom of our founders, one, probably Ben Franklin, who dryly observed, “Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch.” Fortunately for us, he continued, “Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.” By arming citizens, not with guns but with a system of limited law and a hard-core Bill of Rights, these clear-eyed colonials gave us a chance to defend our lives, liberty and property from packs of “we the people,” both foreign and domestic.
When citizens don’t bother to vote or trot mindlessly off to the polls to put wolves on the judicial bench, the sheep become mutton. Pray that our Good Shepherd not give us what we so richly deserve.
Art DeJong
Sheboygan
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