Before getting totally absorbed by “March Madness,” I just wanted to throw a few more random thoughts out there for my fellow Americans to ponder.

On the census forms, the first three questions are all that is legally required.

All the Constitution requires is a count of the population. Let’s put down (202) 456-1414 for our phone numbers. After all, the White House is our house. For race, let’s all write in “American” since that is what we are.

A recent poll in the New England Journal of Medicine reports a number of responding doctors will consider quitting the medical profession now that this health care thing has passed. How’s that change going to work?

Let’s see, 30 million more patients and doctors quitting/closing practices. Some 62 percent believe reform should be gradual and 72 percent think a public option will have a negative impact. Are they listening to them? No. Are they listening to you? No.

We, in the 12th Congressional District, do have an option. I encourage you to vote for William “Doc” Gillenwater. Please check out www.docforcongress2010.com. Together we can take this country back.

In the Declaration of Independence, the founders wrote that they pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to each other. Then they each signed the document. They were willing to be accountable.

Now we have a Congress that doesn’t want to sign their name to anything.

Now they want to use backroom dealings to force upon us something they aren’t even willing to go on record with a vote/stand.

Where are the real men/women in Congress that aren’t ashamed to put their name to legislation?

Navy SEALS capture a terrorist. Rewarded? No. Put on trial in Iraq instead.

Stop the insanity. Where’s the media? Had enough yet?

Perry Davis

High Point


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Police dash-cams must be violation of privacy

In regard to the article about police dash-cams not being public record, it just seems to me that if they are not public record, there would have to be some kind of warrant to be taping someone without their knowledge in a case-to-case basis. But just to tape all things is a violation of privacy if it is not public record.

Marlena Shoe

Archdale


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