Yes, Mike, many Americans believe in Trump
Tell Mr. Mike Luckovich thank you for pointing out the truth in his cartoon, “True Believers,” Opinion, Dec. 27. Yes, children believe in Santa and, yes, 70-(I’m 71)-year-old men believe in President Donald Trump. The difference is that children — and the media — believe and cherish a fantasy, whereas the Greatest Generation (per Tom Brokaw) believe in the truth. Argue the point any way desired, but the facts of his accomplishments are anything but fantasy. And, oh— one other point in regard to border security. Why do people lock their doors? When the naysayers remove their locks, then they’ll see why their anti-wall argument is pointless.
STEVEN DAMSKER, MILTON
New voting system mustn’t repeat old mistakes
Regarding “Georgia moving to paper ballots” (Metro, Dec. 23), Georgia voters beware – paper ballots are not all created equal. The ballot marking system being pushed by the state’s incumbent voting machine vendor produces a paper summary that hides voter intent in a series of bar codes that are then read and tabulated by optical scanners. After 16 years of unverifiable ballot casting, voters could again be faced with a system that does not allow them to verify their votes are being recorded and counted as they intended. Only human-readable paper ballots should be considered, along with optical scanners that interpret human-readable marks. Ballots not completed correctly would be rejected, and the voter given another opportunity to vote, ensuring accuracy. Voters are being deceived into thinking that adding paper to another flawed system will correct mistakes of the past. That is simply not true.
SUSAN MCWETHY, DECATUR
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