Letters: Kudos to those who stopped the bird shoot. And Marilyn won’t help the museum. – Desert Sun

Reader submissions, Special to The Desert Sun Published 10:53 a.m. PT March 21, 2021

A screenshot shows an animal rights activist attempting to stop a member of the S at Rancho Mirage from shooting birds on March 4.(Photo: video courtesy of Bettina Rosmarino)

Re: "Rancho Mirage bird shoot canceled," Page A1, March 20.

How could anyone with a soul and a heart kill an innocent bird or any animal? These barbarians forget that they are Gods creatures and they will not be forgiven when they die and try to get into heaven.

Killing innocents who have done nothing wrong to be shot out of the sky to suffer a very cruel death? It is likely they will be going where it is very hot for eternity.

Much gratitude goes out to the animal activists who tried to stop them.

Lisa Robertt, Indio

Re: Letters, March 9.

Seriously? Mr. Berger really thinks that throngs will visit the art museum because of the road closure and "Forever Marilyn"?

As a museum member of many years, I agree that throngs of hundreds did visit the museum after or before viewing Marilyn when she was placed downtown in the past. Unfortunately, that only happened on Thursday nights when the museum was free.

The rest of the time, meh, not so much.

Reinstall "Forever Marilyn" where it isnt a travesty in front of the museum and keep Museum Way open as a needed traffic diversion from Palm Canyon. Win-win.

Barb Kaplan, Palm Springs

Just as Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed himself to be the worst of all possible combinations, that of ignorance and arrogance, causing the deaths of thousands in New York, we are now seeing the same ignorance and arrogance repeated by the Biden administration.

Our southern border is being invaded by South America. And while the Biden administration saysCOVID-19 testing is being done, nothing is being said about those who are crossing the border undetected. Those people are making their way into the population, spreading out and spreading whatever infectious diseases they may have.

According to the Border Patrol, theres more to worry about than COVID-19. I have the distinct impression that many who voted for Biden are about to experiencebuyers remorse, on a scale no language can describe.

Charles Gabriele,Bermuda Dunes

The first year I voted in a presidential election was 1956. I voted for Eisenhower. The Republican Party platform for that election included federal assistance to low-income communities, protection of Social Security, asylum for refugees, extension of the minimum wage, increased coverage for unemployment benefits, strengthening of labor laws so that workers could easily join unions, and assuring equal pay for equal work.

Today, this would be labeled a radical leftist socialist agenda."Liberal" and "progressive" have become nasty words.The party that once stood for the abolition of slavery, voting rightsfor women and fiscal responsibility has become the party of white supremacy, voter suppression and huge tax cuts for the persons who need them the least.

Both parties have moved to the right of Eisenhower.

Dwight Fine, Palm Springs

Recently, everything gets politicized or someone's feelings come into play. Should we wear a mask? Is it ok to take the vaccine?Was the election a fraud?

Why not let the scientists and doctors decide the medical issues?If the doctor says to wear a mask, then you must wear a mask. Why would a politician know more than a doctor or a biologist? Read Dr. Mona inthis paper and you are covered. Why turn the election into a political item?What is the evidence and what does it point to?Who cares whether you are a Republican or a Democrat?Let's look at the facts and get to the truth.

So, look only at nonpartisan news, and assess the facts with your brain, and do your own thinking.There are a lot of angry people around whose brain capacity is obliterated by emotions, opinionsor political leaning.Learn to listen to the other side they can't always be wrong, because if they are, there is something wrong with your line of reasoning.

Opinions, feelings, and politics don't count. Your brain does, and if you use it wisely, a lot of discord can be eliminated, and we can move forward. This is how we heal our country, no matter what anyone says.

Alan Goldstein, Rancho Mirage

The recent opinion piece (Bob Henry, Valley Voice, March 1) on repealing the second amendment was very disturbing. Removing guns from law-abiding citizens and giving government control over guns reeks of pure socialism and the unlimited control of individual rights.

The authors of the Constitution personally all suffered the injustices of tyranny and the denial of individual rights. The Bill of Rights was written to ensure the freedoms they were denied could be restored for the new nation. The authors were acutely aware of the evils of total government control and without protections written in law that our freedoms could be again taken away.

Repealing the Second Amendment would turn many Americans into criminals. The next step would be to remove the guns from owners.That would require search and seizure so repealing the Fourth Amendment's rights would be necessary.Where would it end?

The author of the opinion piece, a retired public school educator, contends no one needs guns for their protection as we have police for that. Unfortunately, the police are being defunded by liberal progressives who believe we don't need them. It is unfortunate for the youth of America that public education and higher learning schools offer too much political and social bias from "educators."

James Dravage, Indio

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