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daria (MID)'s avatar

It's time to quit kidding ourselves about who and what we are as a nation.

The founding fathers had no intention of ever considering all men equal just as they never intended women to be considered equal to men. These truths are obvious in the original language of the document, the legacy of that very clear and specific language, and by the continued shameful treatment of people in the United States who are not white and male. Despite the good intentions of many over the last two and one half centuries, the amended constitution has been repeatedly hijacked to reflect the will of those in power; those with enough money and clout to dominate and push their agendas at the expense of the rest of us. Yes, the constitution has been amended but when the behavior of the people does not change to reflect acceptance of an amendment the amendment is a sham. Until our constitution is upheld by every human being in the country, from the top down, things cannot and will not get better. When there is no real accountability for violating an individual's constitutional rights, we have failed. This is where we are today.

My deepest sympathy for Breonna Taylor’s family and friends. Disgust and anger for the members of the grand jury, the police department and individual officers responsible for the murder of a sleeping woman. Breonna Taylor is yet another victim of the hideously lopsided system designed to protect out of control members of law enforcement who commit murder and get away with it because the victim's skin color is black. We have indeed failed. Again.

(I am raging mad as I write this at 3:30 a.m. Maybe I'll regret my cynicism later today but somehow I doubt it.)

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Mary Beth  (Niskayuna, NY)'s avatar

The most disturbing news in this letter is a Judge declaring that a reasonable person would know that Tucker Carlson is using hyperbole. If true, then 40% of this country and the President are simply not reasonable?

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