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Insanity prevails

The legislature has lost its mind.

Let me get this straight. A man ends up not only killing his wife with a gun, and blowing his own son’s brains out of his head with another gun, and gets life in prison.

However a woman makes a mistake, has an abortion for one reason or another, and a few clowns in our legislature want to put a needle in her arm and kill her.

Our magistrates let potential arrested felons who have attempted murder on their record out on bond. Our judges give long term prison sentences for nickel-dime drug infractions, and now let’s kill any and all women who make choices for their bodies and have to have an abortion.

I may be against abortion in some cases, but I have no right to condemn a woman to the gas chamber.

Neither does the S.C. Legislature.

Pat Clark, Columbia

‘Outrageous idea’

No one likes the idea of taking a life. It is often a painful, heart wrenching decision that, ideally, is made between a husband, wife and doctor.

Unfortunately, some people become unwillingly impregnated or unknowingly pregnant. Some have little access to birth control.

You say “What are we to do to stop abortion?” How about penalizing the men who do the impregnating?

How about arresting those who don’t marry the woman and support her and his child?

How about considering educating the males (and females) in our society about birth control?

If you start holding men accountable, perhaps you won’t consider the outrageous idea of putting women to death.

Diane Lacey, Hilton Head

Preserving life?

I appreciate the irony of the recent headline: “Abortions in SC could be punished with death penalty,” thereby taking two lives when those who wish to prevent abortions claim to want to preserve lives.

Elizabeth A. Russell, Columbia

Who are we?

So we fought the Taliban in Afghanistan and decry the way the Taliban rules now in Afghanistan.

And yet we have Rep. Rob Harris, R-Spartanburg, proposing the South Carolina Pre-Natal Equal Protection Act which would prosecute women who have an abortion, either sending them to prison for 30 years or imposing the death penalty.

Of course, the men who impregnate these women have no concerns, and may just run for the House in the next election.

Stan Frick, Columbia

Timely solution?

Once or twice, every year there is a big wah-wah about the time change.

In the past, someone suggested shifting the time one half hour, permanently.

What is wrong with that solution?

Wayne Wicker, Beaufort

Trim jobs

I worked in corporate life for over 45 years. About every three to five years, and if we forecasted less profits than the previous year, all department heads were asked to cut 10% from their expense budget.

Since 70% of most corporate budgets are represented by people (headcount), this is always the place you go to reduce expenses.

Our current feckless Congress continues to try to reduce or eliminate time-aged programs (i.e., welfare, Social Security, Medicare, etc.).

Why not do what companies do? Reduce headcount by 10% across all departments (ex., clerical, administrative assistants, mailroom clerks, etc.).

Can you imagine how many of these positions work in the White House alone? Now add the Pentagon, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, the Post Office and the various military branches.

Did you know our government employs more than 2 million people?

Imagine if you cut headcount by10%? This would take a huge bite out of our national debt.

And here’s something to ponder: Isn’t it time our government starts acting like a corporation?

Jeff Harlow, Bluffton