Letters to the editor: Preferring Democratic priorities; showing up to vote is your duty
Time for a change to Democrats
Under Republican rule, Ohioans now have the right to carry a concealed weapon with no training or a license. We can't be pulled over for texting on our phones while driving. A woman’s right to make decisions concerning her own body is all but gone. Now in Congress, Republicans have shot down a bill preventing fuel price gouging by companies. This stops the president from declaring an emergency which would prevent gouging. Let’s not forget about Ohio House Bill 6; it was pushed through by Republicans who are now under investigation.
Ohio Republicans answer to big businesses and special interest groups, not to the general public. It is time for a change in Ohio. Get out and vote for Democrats — put a Democratic woman, Nan Whaley, in the governor's office and vote for Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate.
John C. Stouffer Jr., Akron
Complications from banning abortions
Those who support banning safe and legal abortions also support: domestic violence, suicide, medical complications, criminalization and back alley abortions because all of these will increase once women are denied reproductive rights. The decision to carry or abort should be left up to the woman and her doctor. Politicians make lousy doctors.
Jane Minner, Cuyahoga Falls
To 80% of voters, showing up not important
There has been constant dialogue concerning voting rights for some time. This includes those who see a need to tighten laws to be sure voting is accomplished correctly to those who desire a process that makes it easier and more convenient to vote.
However, in May's primary, just over 20% of registered voters in Summit County voted. I find this low number somewhat confusing in this time of continual discussion on voting rights and the arguments that these rights need to be even more liberal. Ohio already has early voting, absentee ballots, mail-in voting and so on.
Voting is not only a right, it is a duty. Primary or not, if all of these arguments to make voting easier are fought for, and there is an abysmal turnout, what is the point? I find much of this fighting for voting rights to be somewhat hollow.
Greg LeFevre, Wadsworth
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Opposed to constitutional carry, other Republican priorities
