No more sweetheart deals for Panthers
In response to “Bill would give sports teams tax breaks on leased land” (June 14):
We shouldn’t be giving the Carolina Panthers financial breaks on both sides of the equation.
They already have a sweetheart deal on the land lease – $1 per year for 34 valuable acres. Why should state Rep. Bill Brawley want to give them a tax break on top of that?
Without revenue from the stadium, how can the city maintain the substantial infrastructure required by a stadium?
I’m all for working for the common good, but why should we give a billionaire relief in two ways?
Jim Godfrey, Charlotte
Suffer the little children under Trump
Suffer the little children under Trump
In response to “Trump says he won’t sign ‘moderate’ GOP immigration bill” (June 15):
The current occupant of the White House apparently has been studying the scriptures again.
In three of the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, he apparently found that it says, “Suffer the little children...” With this Biblical instruction, he concluded the only right thing to do is separate babies and young children from their mothers as soon as they cross the border.
Maybe the problem is that he reads the scriptures translated into Elizabethan English! Maybe he never reads them at all?
Joel B. Miller, Hickory
Trump is following law on immigration
When a U.S. citizen is sent to prison he is separated from his children. Why would we treat illegal immigrants differently than our own citizens?
For decades politicians have said they are working on illegal immigration. Now we are starting. What hypocrisy shown to this president for following the law.
Carol Henderson, Fort Mill
No need for a voter ID amendment
Several recent Forum letters have been about the proposed constitutional amendment to require a photo ID in order to vote.
Seems folks don’t understand that this is a solution looking for a problem. The last I saw a state election board audit of the 2016 election showed there was one instance of in-person voter fraud in the state of North Carolina and that person was caught.
Let’s reserve constitutional amendments for solving real problems, not to ensure that one party or another gains or retains political power – especially when we don’t know exactly what the proposed amendment will cover.
Richard A. Helms, Charlotte
No question, the FBI, Comey showed bias
In response to “Clinton report finds insubordination, no bias” (June 15):
If it looks like a bias, swims like a bias, and quacks like a bias, it is a bias.
Mark Linch, Charlotte
Sanford is no victim, gets no pity from me
In response to “South Carolina's Mark Sanford falls in GOP primary” (June 12):
Poor, poor never-Trumper, Mark Sanford. What do you expect when you are a member of the same political party as the sitting president and you’re a pain in the rear end?
Why wouldn’t President Trump support a candidate who is more in line with his agenda?
This isn’t any different than a sitting president from either party handling a problem child. The only difference is that Sanford is acting like a victim.
Grow up and take a hike.
Robert Cassell Jr., Charlotte
Corker is the poster child for term limits
Republican Sen. Bob Corker from Tennessee – what a guy! He speaks the truth, says what he’s really thinking, criticizes President Trump and the rest of the GOP, stands up for what’s right for the country, etc.
Coincidentally, he’s not running for re-election! Bob Corker is the poster child for term limits.
Don Reiner, Mount Holly
Mergers like this hurt consumers like me
In response to “Judge approves merger of AT&T and Time Warner” (June 12) and related articles:
It is unbelievable that the courts have allowed AT&T to take over Time Warner to become one of the biggest monopolies of all time, making it comparable to utilities where we have no choice.
AT&T is saying that it will be good for the consumer. Monopolies and no competition could never be good for the consumer.
Pat Sherrill, Cherryville