Sound Off: September 12, 2025

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Kirk shooting

There sure does seem to be an epidemic of Republicans being shot at public events. Perhaps it’s time for the Democrats to tone things down.

Socialism has always failed

Those, including liberal media and useful idiots, who are enamored with Zohran Mamdani running for NYC mayor by promising to open free grocery stores and reduce the criminality of crime in a plethora of ways are literally ignorant of history. It doesn’t help that they hide behind the moniker “socialist Democrat,” which intentionally further confuses the drive-by lemmings who hear the promise of a “chicken in every pot” and lure of the government taking care of everything for the individual without understanding there is still no free lunch. Socialism is the first step to full communism.

History

According to the AP, through the National Park Service, “The Trump Administration is reviewing material about Slavery, the destruction of Native American culture, climate change, and more” along with “other information that could be disparaging”. This administration’s attempt to “whitewash” history is a mistake. Our country is a work in progress to become better. Countries, as well as people, learn from their mistakes. It’s called progress.

Relax

The problem with eliminating FEMA-oversight by providing federal disaster recovery funds solely to state control is that it eliminates sober oversight as to how effectively these tax-payer-funds are appropriately expended by a state that FEMA reimbursement rules currently ensure.

Please do it

Hoo-Rah! President Trump wants to get rid of pharmaceutical advertising on television and social media platforms. It’s about time. Seeing so many of these advertisements can actually make a person ill.

Due process

If you are not familiar with the phrase “due process”, let me explain. When people are arrested, the police recite their rights to them. They inform the people why they are being arrested and that they have the right to an attorney to defend themselves. The arrested people are held in jail or out on bail until their trial date. Eventually, these people get a fair trial of their peers. They either are set free by the jury or sent back to prison. ICE says they do not have to follow “due process” because the people apprehended are not citizens. I am asking how does ICE know if they are citizens or not when they make their random attacks with no questions asked?

Here comes the fraud

If you believe that if FEMA is eliminated, federal disaster funds issued to states to administer will all wind up supporting those in need, then you probably believe that funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund and the Emergency Food Assistance Program were properly administrated and all went to needy families.

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