Multiculturalism’s war on the war on terror

To the editor:

In connection with the failed terrorist attack on the Christmas flight to Detroit, I am forced to draw the following conclusions:

First, all terrorist attacks are performed by young Muslims. However, these people carry only 50 percent of the guilt.

Second, these terrorists are empowered by those who have forbidden the profiling of young Muslims. Our politically correct proponents of multiculturalism carry the other 50 percent of the guilt.

Marc Jeric

LAS VEGAS

Bah, humbug!

To the editor:

John L. Smith's Christmas Day column quoted Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" dialogue between Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present concerning the poor, starving and neglected children not being helped by the Scrooges of the world.

I would like to tell Mr. Smith to get off his sanctimonious, social progressive soapbox insinuating the heartlessness of modern humanity.

The truth is that even in these hard times, Americans in particular continue to give of their time, money, and goods to help others, as attested to by all the media at this time of the year. What most people object to is having a government entity telling them how much and to whom their hard-earned money will be given regardless of their desires.

Why do social progressives assume that because people want the freedom to choose how to spend their money, that they are misers because, perhaps, they do not necessarily agree with the social progressives as to those they feel are worthy of charity?

KENT RISCHLING

LAS VEGAS

Napolitano must go

To the editor:

The committed terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up an airliner as it approached Detroit. He wanted to murder at least 300 innocent civilians in the name of Islam.

And what did our distinguished secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, say on CNN? She said, "One thing I'd like to point out is that the system worked." The system worked? It failed in every respect!

The lady is an incompetent dunce. She is so full of herself and her ideology that she has no idea of how to do her job.

The president and our distinguished Sen. Harry Reid should call for her immediate resignation.

Burton J. Simpson

LAS VEGAS

Gerrymandering

To the editor:

I read with interest about politicians from across the state discussing the redistricting (gerrymandering) process that is to take place after the next census ("Tough choices await new lawmakers," Saturday Review-Journal).

Every 10 years the party in power gets to rig the elections for a good part of the next 10 years. Does this not disenfranchise a large percentage of eligible voters by making it impossible for them to be truly represented?

I challenge any politician to explain to me how it is either ethical or legal to rig elections in favor of one party over another. And please, I don't want to hear how everyone does it, because I am sick and tired of politics as usual.

We need a truly nonpartisan commission to draw district lines based on common-sense geography and let the chips fall where they may.

Terry Ostlund

LAS VEGAS

Right to a fair trial

To the editor:

Regarding Thomas Mitchell's Sunday column and his support for transparent voir dire:

I don't understand the newspaper's interest in this. The right to a fair trail belongs to the defendant. If the defendant is satisfied with the answers on prospective jurors' questionnaires, then that should be the end of the matter.

Being drawn by law and civic duty to sit on a jury and then forced to reveal private matters to the public does not enhance jury service, nor does it make those who participate honest in providing their answers. In such cases, everyone loses.

Mr. Mitchell should hope to never be on trial before a jury. It won't be a fair trial.

Marcus Krebs

RENO

Credit card limit

To the editor:

Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., voted for the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to run the government next fiscal year. She also voted for the $675 billion defense authorization bill. When it came time to vote to increase the government's debt ceiling to $12.1 trillion, she voted no.

It seems she plans to use this no vote to convince us that she is a fiscal conservative during her re-election campaign next year. I just wanted to point out that before you and I exceed our credit card limits, we must request an increase in our debt limit. What makes Rep. Titus think that she can spend beyond the debt limit and then vote not to increase it?

This is politics at its worst. She must realize that those of us here in Nevada are growing angry that she and her cronies are spending our kids and grandkids into bankruptcy. Does she really think we are too lazy or stupid to notice?

Skip Blough

NORTH LAS VEGAS