Sound Off: June 30, 2025

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

SCOTUS

The Supreme Court ruled that parents do have a say as to what their children are taught. Kids no longer have to read gay and LBGTQ+ curriculum. They can opt out. Thank you.

Ship names

Someone should tell Sec. Hegseth that changing the name of a ship is very bad luck. Sec. Hegseth may be worried about his own sexuality, but the rest of the Navy isnt. Most of these anti-gay crusaders end up being closeted gays.

It’s obvious

The media refers to the Big, Beautiful Bill, because that is what President Trump named it. How could the Sound Off writer not even know that? The political ignorance of Americans is scaring me. This ignorance is why we have Trump as our president.

Go check it out

Please prove to the rest of us, since you’re so sure, that Iran’s nuclear capabilities weren’t destroyed. Only way to do that is to go over and excavate the sites. Arrangements can be made.

Ut oh

The Supreme Court ruling about parents being able to pull their kids from classes that don’t align with their religion will backfire. That applies to Christianity, too.

14th Amendment

This seems pretty clear-cut: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” But, if not, I look forward to four years from now when a Democratic president goes after a different amendment.

NYC

If the citizens of New York City want to elect a sworn socialist and radical as their mayor, so let them. If his election comes to fruition, the city will see disruption like they’ve never seen before with no police presence, free bail, free or city controlled rent, state run grocery stores and protection of criminal illegal immigrants.

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