Warn citizens about voter fraud law
Everyone knows, or should know, that only a United States citizen may vote in a federal election. So why not post a sign in every voting precinct advising potential voters of this? Who could object to a sign that reads, “Only a U.S. citizen may vote in a federal election. It is a felony for a non-citizen to vote in a federal election.” Perhaps we should also advise potential voters that any non-citizen who votes may be prosecuted. Anyone who opposes this would clearly be in favor of violating federal law for a political agenda.
Prosecution would actually be quite easy. All states sign people up to vote under the federal Motor Voter Laws when someone applies for a driver’s license. That same agency knows who is and is not a citizen based on the documents presented to acquire a driver’s license. Ironically, these documents are prescribed by yet another federal law. One need only compare the list of people holding driver’s licenses who are non-citizens with a list of those who voted in a federal election, and compile a list of those who violated the law and should be prosecuted.
JOHN WATSON, MARIETTA
As a tactic, ASO lockout is bullying
The lockout of ASO musicians by the Woodruff Arts Center is a mistake on many levels. It is almost a perfect example of the old idiom of “shooting oneself in the foot.” Locking out symphony members does not equal leadership. It is a bullying tactic, the opposite of negotiating. It is not a creative solution to a longstanding problem in non-profit arts funding. It has been tried once already on these very musicians and obviously failed as a long-term solution.
It is not good for anybody’s business. It has angered and discouraged would-be donors and patrons. It has put a shadow over the whole operation of the Woodruff with the result that many patrons, myself included, choose to stay away from all activities on the campus until the lockout is lifted. As a supporter of the ASO and the High Museum, I can see no good reason that this failed strategy be continued. The only reasonable way forward through this impasse is for the Woodruff to lift this lockout immediately and the proven effective strategy of “talk and play” be put in place instead.
DENISE DUMAIS, ATLANTA
