It’s time we elect those who can lead
America has always had the “can do” leaders of the world, until now. Our representatives in Congress are now “can’t do” non-leaders. Can’t fix immigration, too hard. Can’t fix roads/bridges, too costly. The list goes on. We see “it’s too difficult” behavior in our young adults because of the poor example set by our elected leaders.
The governor wants Georgians to buy guns and enrich the firearms industry, but health insurance for Georgia families is too hard and costly. It’s time for new leaders in Congress and Georgia. Time to get rid of crybabies and elect new leaders who believe we can solve problems and create a better future for our children and grandchildren. It is easy to identify the “can do” candidates. Their ads are about ideas and accomplishments, not about their opponents’ alleged faults.
DAVID SMITH, WOODSTOCK
Metro Chamber complicit in scandal
There is a un-indicted co-conspirator that should also be on trial for their part in the APS cheating scandal. In fact, the persecution of many low-level educators is an act to “throw them under the bus” to divert attention away from this co-conspirator. This guilty party is the Metro Atlanta Chamber and, next to Beverly Hall, the most responsible party for this debacle.
The chamber was involved in the selection of Hall, fought efforts to investigate the cheating scandal and even tried to select the people doing the investigating. The chamber attempted to bully Gov. Perdue into killing the investigation. That many of Atlanta’s children were shortchanged for so long is in large part because of the chamber’s stonewalling and disinformation.
I believe the Metro Atlanta Chamber is possibly guilty of violating RICO statutes and should be prosecuted. No doubt the chamber now relishes the trials of low-level people because they hope the public’s attention will be diverted from them. .
ERNEST WADE, LOGANVILLE
Sentencing reform needed in Georgia
Unfortunately, the experience conveyed by a reader in “Sentencing reform needs to be truly comprehensive” (Readers write, Aug. 10) is not uncommon in Georgia. My brother is serving year 13 of his 40-year sentence for a conviction of two armed robberies in which the only evidence was questionable eyewitness testimony; no other evidence was ever found.
Sentencing reform in Georgia will never take place as long as Georgia continues the one-size-fits-all mentality, and continues to rake in millions of dollars. When prisons are operated as for-profit entities in a state, said state has to fill those beds. Georgia is ranked ninth in the nation in population, but fifth in size of its prison population. One in 15 Georgians is under some form of correctional supervision, in prison or jail, on probation or parole.
STEVE COLKITT, JONESBORO
