Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor:

Marion McVey's letter of Tuesday, Feb. 6, piqued my attention, because until the day the letter ran, I believed in ideology. At the age of 45, I still believed in pure freedom of speech, I still believed the public should know the truth. I believed right was might.

I came face to face with a commentary that could change my life before I graduate, and yet if I break the truth, the implications will disturb the future and ruin me before I even get further in my career.

My father raised me to adopt all of the formidable beliefs mentioned above. He practiced what he preached. I am disappointed and jaded that nothing is clearly defined by the Constitution any longer because humans have mucked the whole thing up.

We have laws that counter the Constitution and others that are enforced by the Constitution. That is why felony conviction carries a stigma that should follow you for life. But this only applies case by case as I can see. Then you have people like Bill Clinton who erases the slate for his friends.

I don't know how old you are, Marion, but I know, having lived through the 1960s, that ideology and ethics are dying a slow, painful death. I empathize with you, but only those in the law control the law. Lawyers are localized politicians. (And some of my best friends are lawyers.) That, my friend, is gridlock.

Respectfully,

C. Nanette Clark