Regarding the letter from J. Edward in the Nov. 13 edition (“The voters have spoken”):
I would suggest his/her disdain be directed toward the voters opposed to the fireworks ban who couldn’t be bothered to drop their ballot in the mail rather than at the City Council who by all rights should honor the wishes of the majority of those who voted.
That’s how democracy works here in the USA. No election has ever had 100 percent turnout, so decisions are based on the number of ballots cast.
And, for the record, Edward’s math is a little fuzzy. While their may be 120,000 people in Kent, there are nowhere near that number of registered voters. Last time I checked, you have to be at least 18 to vote.
While we are on this subject, I’d like to ask Councilmember Les Thomas about his concerns for the veterans he brings into the discussion. How does he think the veterans with PTSD feel about their “one chance a year they can legally discharge fireworks?”
– Bob Schutzner
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