North Korea does not fear Obama

To the editor:

About seven or eight years ago, Iran and North Korea were testing the waters with President George W. Bush. Iran and North Korea feared retaliation from the Bush administration and the United States, so things calmed down, somewhat.

Then along comes President Barack Obama, and every nation that hates our guts (quite a lengthy list) closely watched the leadership of these United States. Those nations realized that these United States will not retaliate for attacks on our nation. Our leadership apologizes, then sends aid and comfort to those who would overthrow our nation.

The war with North Korea is coming. When? I don’t know, but it’s near. North Korea doesn’t fear Mr. Obama.

WAYNE BROTHERTON

AMARGOSA VALLEY

Undercutting Americans

To the editor:

I read about the new immigration bill that will allow 200,000 low-skilled workers per year into the United States to fill jobs in construction, hospitality, nursing homes and other areas where employers say they have a difficult time hiring Americans.

I’m sick to death of hearing about jobs that Americans won’t do. Before illegals flooded our markets, the jobs were filled. Americans worked in construction, cleaned hotel rooms, worked in health care, did landscaping, bussed tables, drove cabs and did anything else that needed to be done. Illegals came in and took our jobs because they were willing to work under the table for half the pay.

The truth of the matter is that there isn’t any work that Americans can’t or won’t do. We just won’t do it for low wages.

BARBARA WATSON

LAS VEGAS

Big government

To the editor:

In his Wednesday letter, “More,” Larry Whyte expresses the desires of many yearning for smaller governments, lower taxes, fewer laws and regulations and simpler times. But I often wondered if those with strictly conservative views have taken into account the huge increase in our country’s population, along with changing conditions in the world since our Constitution was ratified.

Ever since humans started to live together in ever larger groups, individual freedoms have had to be compromised out of respect and consideration for others living with us. Society created customs which governments later made into laws that protect us.

Did President Andrew Jackson worry about immigration laws? Do we still pour our sewage into a ditch on the surface of the street? There was no need for our government to regulate railroads in the 17th century, or create an air-traffic control system in the 19th century. Who can remember boarding a commercial aircraft without your person and belongings being searched? Do we now resent an interstate highway system, public health laws or government-built hydroelectric power?

We all would love to pay lower taxes and be able to do whatever we wanted whenever we choose. Smaller government with fewer politicians and bureaucrats would be a large plus, too. But what would be the cost to our country and society as a whole, not only in money, but how we all go about our daily lives?

JACK CORRICK

BOULDER CITY

Synthetic drugs

To the editor:

Synthetic marijuana sold at smoke shops is not a fake marijuana. It’s much more dangerous.

Smoke shops are selling this product to our kids. We need to sound the alarm in our community that synthetic drugs are extremely harmful. They’re targeting our children and we must put a stop to it immediately. These drugs are legal, undetectable in drug tests, extremely addicting and sold under the guise of a “fake” marijuana.

The state of New York has banned it completely. They’re not buying into the loopholes of changing chemical products. It must be pulled from shelves permanently and immediately. Please don’t wait for an epidemic to occur, help protect our children now. Smoke shops that sell these products are drug dealers, and we can’t allow this to go on.

The city of Henderson has issued a letter to retailers in an attempt to end the sale of synthetic drugs. However, they have continued, and the city has no way of enforcing compliance even though the letter states that merchants who continue to sell are in violation and failure to comply will result in some type of fine or citation and/or an arrest. Henderson police don’t enforce it. They said any enforcement must come from the city of Henderson.

People must realize that this is serious. It’s not only the tools being sold at these shops, but the drugs can be purchased right in the neighborhood smoke shop as well. I know we are a better community than this. We must act now.

MICHELLE FLIPPEN

HENDERSON