GOP sends message by denying food aid<\/p>\n
Regarding the potential stoppage of SNAP benefits and food aid<\/a> due to the government shutdown, here is the Republican message to American citizens: If you don\u2019t let us take away your health care, we have no choice but to take away your food.<\/p>\n Maureen Gismondi Mount Dora<\/p>\n Outlawing sharia law upholds integrity<\/p>\n I support efforts to ensure that Florida\u2019s laws remain rooted in the U.S. Constitution and not influenced by any foreign or religious legal systems, including Sharia law.<\/p>\n Our state\u2019s judicial system is built on principles of equality, individual rights, and due process \u2014 values that protect every citizen regardless of faith or background. Upholding these standards is essential to maintaining fairness under one system of law for all.<\/p>\n A \u201cNo Sharia Law\u201d measure is not about targeting any religion; it is about preserving the integrity of our constitutional framework (\u201cThere\u2019s no sharia law in the state, but South Florida lawmaker files bill to outlaw it anyway,\u201d Oct. 25)<\/a>. In a diverse society, it is vital that no set of religious or foreign rules overrides the rights guaranteed to Floridians under state and federal law. This ensures consistency, unity, and protection for all residents.<\/p>\n Florida must continue to stand firm in its commitment to one law under one Constitution. Safeguarding that principle is not exclusion \u2014 it is equality.<\/p>\n Roger Agness Orlando<\/p>\n Drilling off coast threatens tourism<\/p>\n Wait until climate scientists dig into the effects of the 2025 \u201csummer furnace\u201d we\u2019ve just suffered through. Hard to believe 2023 ocean temperatures were warmer then (\u201c2 more Florida corals are \u2018functionally extinct\u2019 after 2023 heatwave,\u201d Oct. 27)<\/a>. Unfortunately, preventive measures that have been spoken about for decades seldom, if ever, find their way into enacted policy. It\u2019s all about the money, folks. So, let\u2019s talk about the money.<\/p>\n Florida could join the list of oil-drilling states, which would be a death knell for Florida tourism, which is all about the money. If you think tourists won\u2019t notice oil-drilling platforms within sight of Florida beaches, something once again being proposed in Tallahassee and in D.C., maybe you\u2019ll notice when an oil-drilling platform breaks apart and leaks oil on your vacation beach.<\/p>\n Another Category 5 hurricane has just formed as I\u2019m writing this. They\u2019re commonplace now.<\/p>\n Any legislation that causes Florida politicians to approve oil drilling anywhere on Florida\u2019s coasts must be considered a direct threat to Florida\u2019s DNA and its world-leading tourism economy that relies on environmental tourism that oil-drilling states can never match. There\u2019s a reason they\u2019re cheaper. And why would you want to ruin the place you\u2019ve chosen to visit or own a piece of?<\/p>\n Will Graves Winter Park<\/p>\n Communism begets oligarchy<\/p>\n