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Letter: Freedom of choice is being lost

By Mary Sobolewski, CAMAS
Published: March 6, 2023, 6:00am

We are losing our freedom of choice, when everyone has to have an electric car, an electric stove, electric heat. Gas cars now have almost zero emissions, so why do we need to eliminate them?

We will also be denied all the products made from oil derivatives. Our electric grid can’t handle our needs now, so where are we going to get our electricity, especially if they start eliminating our dams?

We are also losing our freedom regarding reading material. “Dilbert” was a comic about the office. It was somewhat entertaining, especially for people that could relate to that stuff. I don’t know if you can still find “Tom Sawyer” in the library, because of racial overtones. It was a story of its time.

I think we need to be reminded of our past, because it helps to shape our future. Race relations were terrible. Even our relationship with the American Indians was terrible. Do we burn books related to Custer and his last stand or the book about Anne Frank, who experienced Jewish prejudice?

I hope everyone is thinking ahead of the choices our government is making for us. I don’t want a government that controls where I live, or how I live, what I will eat, what I will read or my health benefits, or lack thereof. I want freedom of choice.

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