Moms for Liberty is an extremist group that peddles hate and fear. A member of this organization has no business on the Florida Commission on Ethics.
But it should be no surprise that a governor who fails to condemn Nazis in his state would appoint a member of a group that quoted Hitler (in a positive way) in one of its newsletters. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ choice of Tina Descovich, a founder of Moms for Liberty, should remind every Floridian of how important their votes will be in 2024. Make sure to register to vote and check the status of your voter registration. If you vote by mail, make sure your signature is up to date.
Our state Legislature is doing everything possible to make it harder for you to vote. Your vote is that important.
Holly Rothkopf, Boynton Beach
Remembering Sept. 11
It has now been 22 years since the heartbreaking tragedy of 9/11 occurred, an event that changed our country forever.
The lives of many Americans were affected that day. Whether they lost a loved one, were there to witness the attack live, or faced difficulties following the disaster, there is no doubt that its effects still echo through the Unites States today, more than two decades later.
With its anniversary here once again, it is important to take time out of our day to remember those who were lost and to honor those who gave their lives to ensure that others made it out safely. There are many activities we can partake in to recognize the victims, such as volunteer projects, local memorial services, or participating in a moment of silence.
In the end, we as a nation can only come together and hope that a catastrophe of this scale never occurs again.
Sania Chaudhry, Miramar
Defending the Electoral College
Does your editorial board get free lunches for coming up with bad ideas? Or is it just a function of liberalism?
You bang your favorite drum about doing away with the Electoral College, and you trash the makeup of the Senate, again and again. America doesn’t need proportional representation in the Senate. We have that in the House.
Now, if you want to call for abolition of the Senate altogether, I’ll co-sign that. That sounds like a good way to trim fat from our bloated bureaucracy.
However, the Senate is the only sub-branch of government that allows equal representation for every state. So unless you can explain why that’s bad, knock it off.
You don’t seem to be in favor of equal representation. Instead, you want to replace the Electoral College with mob rule. So why have states or electors in the first place? Under your plan, a candidate (only a Democrat) could win the popular vote by one vote by blue-washing NY (really only New York City), California (really the illegal alien vote), Illinois (really only Chicago), Michigan (really only Detroit) and all other areas of the country would be forced to cast electoral votes for that winner based on the will of a tiny geographical percentage of this vast country.
Blocking Sen. Tommy Tuberville from holding up confirmations is as simple as giving the president a line-item veto. Our presidents have increasingly governed by fiat via executive order for too long. Why shouldn’t Congress take the next step and abdicate its power of the purse? Nobody in Congress seems to care about the checks and balances prescribed for them as long as their side controls the pen. I don’t hear any discouraging words from the Sun Sentinel about that miscarriage of governance.
Mark Hoffman, Deerfield Beach
