Dear Editor,
I think that Brigham Young must be rolling in his grave, hearing Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson say that there should be, 'as few restrictions as possible (in Salt Lake's 2002 Olympic games) to allow the people to have as good a time as people are having (in Sydney).' Hmm ... I think I've heard this before: 'Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.'
I applaud Mitt Romney's decision to keep at least a little square of Salt Lake City alcohol-free in 2002. The Olympics should be a celebration of the healthy human body and it's performance, not a self-destructive frat party.
Second, I'm afraid that the FDA's recent decision to approve RU-486 will lead to a culture of abortion more destructive than that which already exists now in the United States. We have taken pregnancy and reduced it to little more than a disease, a virus that can be destroyed with a pill. Do women really feel this way about pregnancy? Why is it that a woman's right to choose to terminate a pregnancy and avoid the responsibility of parenthood is celebrated and protected while a man is afforded no such right? What do we call men who exercise their choice to avoid parental responsibility? Deadbeat dads. Women who engage in reckless sexual activity and use abortion to eliminate responsibility are a sad example of deadbeat moms.
If you don't think that it matters who is elected as president of the United States, or as senator or anything else, consider this: the next president will nominate, and the next Senate will approve, as many as four Supreme Court justices. This election will determine Constitutional interpretation for the next 25 years. Think about that when you step into that voter booth.
Chad Stewart
Bluffdale, Salt Lake County