President Clinton has been running campaign commercials praisinghis so-called crime bill and using police officers as politicalpawns. As a police officer, I find these commercials very divisiveand offensive.
By using police officers, Clinton wants to demonstrate that hisassault weapon ban is going to save the lives of police officersaround the country even though these weapons are used in fewer than 1percent of crimes committed with a firearm.
Let's not drag police officers into politics. It's bad enoughthat the federal agencies are used by the president for his politicalplan. The street cop should be left alone to do his or her jobwithout being displayed in Clinton's political circus. Michael J. Sulla, Park Ridge Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
So Albert Einstein's prediction of a new state of matter hasbeen confirmed by an experiment. Fantastic!
Pro-life doctors and lawyers predicted more than 30 years agothat the legalization of abortion would not only fail to "liberate"women but would have numerous other negative consequences, especiallythe loss of respect for human life.
They predicted that the logic of Roe vs. Wade justifiesinfanticide, euthanasia and assisted suicide. We're beyond thosecrimes already, debating the rationing of health care for those withpoor "quality of life" and whether to legalize lethal injection.
They predicted an increase in child abuse. The U.S. AdvisoryBoard on Child Abuse reported recently that more babies and youngchildren die at the hands of their parents than in car accidents,house fires, falls or drownings.
You don't have to be an Einstein to see that these predictionshave all been confirmed by our country's costly experiment withabortion-on-demand. When will the media recognize it? Richard O'Connor, executive director, Illinois Right to Life Committee The Great Conciliator
Thomas F. Roeser's claim, in a recent column (May 31), thatHouse Speaker Lee Daniels has done little to advance the cause ofsocial issues in the Illinois Legislature has the taint of sourgrapes.
In fact, Daniels has opened up debate on the House floor to bothmoderate and conservative views and has successfully brought the twofactions together, presenting a unified Republican front in theHouse.
This session was historic not only in the legislation that waspassed, but also the cooperation that occurred. For the first timein recent memory, conservatives and moderates joined to craft acompromise on the parental notification bill to protect the healthand safety of pregnant minors.
Giving individual members of the House the floor to voice theirdiverse philosophies, Daniels called for a vote on theconservative-backed cutback of the Medicaid-funded abortions bill,only to see the bill fail on the House floor. Daniels allowed thebill to be called for a second vote and it passed.
Roeser also criticized legislation to improve the quality andexpand the services of early childhood facilities.
The voluntary program is aimed at increasing the education andhealth services of Ready to Learn facilities. This is neither aliberal nor a conservative bill; it is legislation that puts ourchildren first.
For Roeser to assert that Daniels broke a pledge to top socialconservatives is nonsense. Daniels promoted debate on all issues,ended the stagnation of political gridlock in the House chamber andrestored dignity and openness to the governmental process inSpringfield. State Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) Truckers for Sanity
The editorial page cartoon (Steve Benson, July 7) depicting anoversize truck with a "states' rights" sign barreling down on a carthat says "55 saves lives" was off the mark.
The implication that the trucking industry is pushing for higherspeed limits under the guise of "states' rights" is absolutely false.We strongly support a uniform, national 55 m.p.h. speed limit forboth trucks and cars for one simple reason - it save lives.
I understand that editorial cartoons are designed to exaggeratein order to make their points. But they should at least have a basisin reality - yours does not. Thomas J. Donohue, president and chief executive officer, American Trucking Associations Inc., Alexandria, Va. Trick or Treat
It seems every time there is a holiday approaching, the Rev.George Clements (Personal View, July 2) feels it is his duty toremind us about the horrors of slavery.
He uses the holiday to put his own personal spin on the issue.This time the bandwagon is the Emancipation Proclamation and hisnotion that both black and European Americans were granted realfreedom. He does not mention Native Americans, or Americans of otherracial backgrounds. If Clements is so intent on rehashing the sameinjustice from different angles, I can't wait for Halloween! Mike Koskiewicz, Portage Park
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