Dear editor,
Would you please confine your attack on Senator Tyson and Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach to facts, rather to innuendo and exaggeration. Sen. Tyson talked about illegal “voter fraud” in areas of our state, particularly the S.W. part because of the meat packing business, which would also include Emporia — a town bordering on her district — not 400 miles away. I never heard the word “rampant” and my dictionary says your word “allude” means to speak of or hint at, without mentioning directly. Also what about the statement that $100 will buy you an ID to vote? Doesn’t that upset you — it should.
Our Senator said nothing that a good citizen would be alarmed by or ashamed of. How can you defend “voter fraud” in any form or fraud — in any situation? I have voted in every election that I have been eligible to vote in and consider it not only my duty but an honor and privilege. If that requires me to show ID to prove who I am — so be it, no harm — no foul.
Just because you are protected by the First Amendment, that does not grant you the right to “allude” to knowing more than the authors of the 14, 15, 16, 19, 24, and 26 Amendments — all of which deal with the issues and rights of responsibility and eligibility to vote. There is not now, nor has there ever been a reason not to identify myself when trying to effect a change at any level of government. When illegal individuals, who reside in our country, are allowed to vote is the day we all lose all our rights.
Larry H. Walden,
A citizen of the U.S.A.
Iola, Kan.
Letter to the editor — January 22, 2016
