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Letters to the Editor – Voter Guide, Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney, parole, Jason Villalba

Re: “Voter Guide Unlocks Election Day Treasures — We offer several tools to help you get to the polls and make informed decisions,” Monday editorial.
Thank you for providing this personalized Voter Guide detailing the candidates who will appear on my ballot in November. As I perused the guide, I was disappointed to see of the 10 state and local races, only five offered comparisons of all the candidates.
I was anxious to compare all the candidates and was perplexed by the fact GOP candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative District 26, Texas Railroad Commissioner, Texas Justice Supreme Court Place 4, as well as Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 did not respond to your questions.
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It makes me wonder if they are so confident of winning that they don’t have to share this information with The Dallas Morning News and therefore its readers. As a voter who has always been proud to vote for the candidate (not the party), I appreciate the effort The News expends to provide information about each candidate from those who do take the time to respond.
Jan Thornton, Fort Worth
Thank you to The Dallas Morning News for spending the significant resources necessary to compile and distribute the Voter Guide, a hugely helpful tool for citizens who vote.
While it’s always regrettable that our voting turnout is generally low, I was struck by the high proportion of candidates for election (about one-third) who did not respond to The News’ request for submitting their information for voter review.
Are they afraid that if citizens read their info that it will cost them votes? Even if they are running unopposed, shame on them.
Dan Siculan, Royse City
Re: “Cheney decision has costs,” by Gromer Jeffers Jr., Monday Metro column.
Jeffers’ political observations regarding Liz Cheney endorsing Colin Allred was especially insightful as to what is happening to the GOP. I have long admired her integrity in that she did and continues to stand up for her principles regardless of the fallout. There are too many politicians who no longer have any principles other than staying in office.
The most telling paragraph in Jeffers’ column came from his quote by Mark Davis about Cheney: “You can have reservations about Trump, but once he’s the nominee, anything that helps Kamala Harris win is an abandonment of conservatism.”
Davis goes on to tout Trump’s agenda as stronger borders, lower taxes, a more sensible regulatory environment, environmental sanity. Other than “lower taxes,” the other three terms can mean whatever anyone wants them to mean.
I do not feel that the current GOP is a true conservative party but a far-right party. With neither party truly what they used to be, many of us no longer vote “for the party.” I’m just wondering how many will be voting for the most stable person.
Danna Zoltner, Denton
Democrats have despised Dick Cheney for 20 years. It’s rich, now, that they’re clapping like trained seals with Cheney’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Now he’s seen as a brave defender of democracy.
This does not strike me as people who are interested in listening to your core values or viewpoints. They are hungry for power. They will take his endorsement today, but they wouldn’t want to go out to dinner with him, let alone allow him to have influence over the next government.
Beverly Walker, Fairview
Re: “Parole eligibility brings stress — Case now slated for review; Family: it would be ‘traumatic’ if killer’s sentence is cut short,” Sunday Metro story.
It always makes me sad when I hear society angrily protest against allowing felons to be released on parole. The family of Botham Jean said Amber Guyger “should serve her entire sentence to maintain the integrity of our justice system.” Parole is a part of our justice system, and it allows for someone who has reformed or made one mistake a chance to reenter society on a limited basis.
When felons are on parole, they have limits on where they can live and where they can travel, they have to work, and they lose their right to vote, have firearms and choose whom they can spend time with. They are also monitored in various fashions and pay fees to the court.
If a parole board approves parole, in many cases it is not immediate and they may render a decision that says after nine months from this decision the person may be released.
In Guyger’s case, the jury set the penalty based on the facts they heard and her parole viability should not be political or based on someone’s agenda.
Steve Uman, Dallas/Knox Henderson
Re: “I’m a Republican; I cannot vote for Trump — This is not the Reagan Republican Party I fell in love with,” by Jason Villalba, Sunday Opinion.
Jason, you said, “After eight years of watching the Republican Party morph into something I no longer recognize.”
That’s rich. So do you recognize the Democratic Party who has politicized our institutions such as the Department of Justice and FBI to attack their political adversaries with help from the propaganda press? Say what you will about Republicans, but I don’t ever recall them trying to incarcerate the Democrat opponents running against them.
Rex Ferris, Austin
Kudos to Jason Villaba for joining the ranks of Republicans who have publicly rejected Donald Trump. He failed, however, to take the next, necessary step: to say the words, “I will vote for Kamala Harris.” This moment in time, as Dick Cheney suggested, requires clear, decisive leadership.
It’s time for more Republicans to say the words.
Mike Sims, North Dallas
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