Dear Editor:
It has been said that law is crystallized public opinion. At least time was when decision makers would read the daily "clips file" from yesterday's newspaper Public Opinion pages. I still belief that public opinion counts, but how to gauge an opinion such as filed by Steven Brown on Aug. 10? In his offing, Mr. Brown takes to task the views offered by Mr. Haslag on Aug. 5.
Whether I agree with Mr. Haslag or not is not the point, for he presented the annotated facts upon which his views were formed. If his views were subject to debate for the public's benefit, it would be my responsibility to refute his facts with source referenced fact that upheld my view. This is the sort of discourse that informs the thinking public and decision makers.
Mr. Brown on the other hand claims to have "a grip on the obvious." While perhaps the "obvious" is clear to him, but when underscored by name calling and modern political stump speech, one has to wonder where he is coming from. It may make him feel relieved for having offered his views, but he is preaching to the choir and not adding to the larger complex problems facing our society
By now, Mr. Brown is reaching for the same brush used on Mr. Haslag to "put me in my place." But in another context, if he knew of my military career and the special combat skills I once possessed, if he knew that I am a long time life member of the NRA and a supporter of the right to bear arms, if he knew that I once voted Republican before I gave up in disgust, would he call me a wild-eyed liberal? If not, then perhaps it would be best to put the brush back in the trash where it belongs.
In this society, one has the right to their opinion, but not unsubstantiated fact.
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