Opinion Line (April 17)

What’s the difference between the free speech of people protesting an abortion clinic and one man speaking at a mosque? Nothing. If either were doing anything wrong, they would be arrested.

It’s the left that is shutting down free speech, and it is the social justice people who demand that everybody else pay extra taxes to cover those who don’t support themselves.

Who got to Sen. Jerry Moran to force him to reverse his position on the Supreme Court nominee? Was it Mitch McConnell, or lobbyists, or other “dark” figures in the GOP who threatened to destroy him? Now he’s back to ignoring his sworn oath to uphold the Constitution.

What part of “Only U.S. citizens are allowed to vote” does the ACLU not understand? Showing proof of citizenship is not a difficult thing to do. Maybe citizens who can’t handle it shouldn’t be voting anyway.

The Legislature and governor have repeatedly failed to “provide, at each regular session, for raising sufficient revenue to defray the current expenses of the state for two years.” They have therefore violated the state constitution and are subject to recall.

Glad to see tax dollars hard at work. The state is broke and they are worried where someone goes to the bathroom. Maybe focus on failed tax policies. Or maybe keeping industry in the state, so there are more jobs. In Topeka you get paid to waste everyone’s time.

Where did those in the gay kingdom ever get the idea that every request they make will be granted? Their “discomfort” in using the bathroom of their birth sex does not trump our children and their developing sexual identity.

Ranchers miles away from Wichita are causing problems with Wichita air quality. Care to guess who will be hit with EPA penalties and restrictions?

The city of Wichita has a 6 percent franchise fee on our Westar Energy electric bills. So is the city getting a windfall in money when our electric bills go up due to increases?

Welcome to the surveillance community of Old Town, where you can’t even scratch your butt without being watched, recorded and analyzed by the Wichita Police Department’s security cameras.

I have a million-dollar idea. I am going to invent the VNP, or voting nose plug. You will be able to use it for the upcoming presidential election. Demand should be sky-high.

Hillary Clinton is up to her old tricks again, playing the race card.

If my dad had the ability to hand me $1 million nearly 50 years ago, which is more than $6 million in 2016 dollars, I’ll bet I could have been a big success story and not even filed business bankruptcy four times, as Donald Trump has.

On May 12, 1991, Sedgwick County sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Willems tragically lost his life while bravely defending the public. Let’s not forget him, his service and those who protect us all (April 14 Eagle).

This story was originally published April 16, 2016 at 7:03 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (April 17)."