To the editor: If you are making your decision on who to vote for based on the abortion issue, please consider the following.
First, the issue highest in voters’ minds, based on the polls, is the lawlessness developed by the Democrats in every city they run. Defunding the police, failing to prosecute felonies and misdemeanors has given the thugs in the streets freedom to shoot and kill as they please. The daily murders of young Black men who we would hope one day to be contributors to society is a horror story. I know of no Democrat at the local, state or federal government level speaking out against the soaring crime rate.
Second, this year the death rate from overdosage of illegal drugs is higher than the annual death rate from highway incidents. The open border policy fostered by the Democrats is allowing huge amounts of fentanyl to be carried into the U.S. Some drugs disguised as candy are aimed at our children. Almost monthly we see hundreds of aliens dead on arrival at our border from the manner in which they were transported. We read of a thriving system selling children and young girls into a system of slavery. Our Senator Warnock is silent on these atrocities like his fellow Democrats.
Third, the Democrats, as soon as they had complete control, destroyed the energy independence of the U.S. Where we could have moved our daily needs of fuels by pipeline, we now have to move that fuel by truck, actually increasing the carbon footprint. We have enough oil and natural gas in the ground to 100 percent satisfy our needs. The Democrats would much rather buy from Russia, Opec and now Venezuela at whatever price the dictators choose to charge.
Fourth, inflation is out of control. Attempts to curb inflation by raising interest rates have had an opposite effect. We now pay more for almost everything we eat or use. Filling gas tanks has generated stories of buying less food to pay the gas bill. Rental home rates have skyrocketed forcing many young people to live in overcrowded situations. Starter homes are out of reach for many young American families. Fueling inflation, the Democrats at every level are trying to raise taxes to pay for their excesses in spending. The interest spent daily on our national debt is just under $1 billion. Also, consider the $500 billion for the student loan handout.
The only remedy available to us is to replace every Democrat office holder at every government level.
Bruce W. Hallowell
Clarkesville