Letter to the editor: Questions to ask politicians

Residents of the swamp are noted for grabbing the nearest media horn and feeding the flock a diatribe of crap about current issues. What gets my dander up is that we have no chance to question them on anything they say. Here are some questions I would ask:

1. How can a “devout” Roman Catholic be an advocate for abortion?

2. A provision in the stimulus bill provides farmers of color a payment of 120% of their mortgage balance while a white farmer in a similar financial situation does not qualify. How is that not racial discrimination? Is the purpose of the 20% premium to satisfy downpayment requirements on a new mortgage on the same property?

3. With over 600,000 abortions performed annually in the U.S., what is the reasoning behind opening the southern border to some 18,000 (year to date) unaccompanied migrant children so they may begin a new life in this country?

4. Why is it a valid proposition that gender cannot be established at birth when looking at this simple explanation: Male: penis, sperm; female: vagina, ovum?

5. How will taking transgenders into the military, and adding women to the Special Forces, Rangers and Seals, increase the effectiveness of our armed forces in carrying out “boots on the ground” combat missions?

6. What was the purpose of awarding the $1,400 stimulus payment to incarcerated persons?

Maybe some of your readers could offer their input as to the reasoning behind the issues that prompted these questions.

Ken Mowl

Derry