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It's simple: If you are arrested by local, state or federal law enforcement agencies, then you should be given the full protection of the Constitution. But if you are in custody because we had to declare war on a country and send in the Marines, you should get a military tribunal.
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I prefer my odds with those terrorists on trial much more than trying to cross the street with a green light in New York City.
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Why doesn't NASA make Hubble Space Telescope II instead of spending time looking for water on the moon? We have that here.
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Government people will tell you that people will die if health care reform is not passed. That isn't a true statement. You won't be turned away at a hospital. It's the law.
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My niece just died because she didn't have health insurance. The hospital wouldn't treat her cancer because she was uninsured. The Republicans say if you are uninsured and get sick, just go to the emergency room. For cancer treatment?
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The Democrats' idea of a health care bill is any bill that will help suck the life out of America.
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The Democrats are ramming through ObamaCare. The only problem is that they forgot to read the bill. That's OK — they wouldn't understand it anyway.
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How does raising education standards keep jobs from going overseas?
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I have been a victim of a property crime three times. I live in a good neighborhood in Wichita where police give out tickets on busy streets constantly. Why can't they police the neighborhoods at night instead of just handing out tickets to speeders? Better yet, why can't they at least try to catch a thief?
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I long for an America that cares more about education than which celebrity has a better shoe closet or who looks best in her jeans.
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I honestly wish the Opinion Line was not in the newspaper, because if these are really people's opinions, we are doomed.
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I have noticed that comments in Opinion Line reveal ignorance directly in proportion to the amount of anger expressed.
