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Beach driving is harmful to the environment; filibuster must be removed

Beach driving is harmful to the environment; filibuster must be removed

A few parked cars on the beach north of Andy Romano Park,  Wednesday February 3, 2021,
A few parked cars on the beach north of Andy Romano Park,  Wednesday February 3, 2021,

Keep the filibuster

The Covid pandemic enabled Democratic operatives to expand voting practices in 2020, which was a boon for Democratic operatives living in large cities in the battleground states. Now, Kamala Harris (Vice President) claims that the U.S. won’t be the “rolemodel of democracy” if Democrats lose this advantage by not enforcing theirnational voting rights act prior to the 2022 midterm elections.

The bill would establish federal standards to protect and preserve the expanded voting rights of minorities, who overwhelmingly vote Democratic. It would also override the new laws in Republican states to ban the wide-open 2020voting provisions.

To succeed, Democrats must first remove the Senate filibuster. This can be done by using the nuclear option: a simple majority vote 50 Democrats plus a tiebreaker from Harris. This is an alternative to the traditional supermajority of 60 votes. This would be a grave violation to the traditional rights and privileges of the minority party. A future Republican majority would retaliate.

Dennis L. Breo, New Smyrna Beach

Driving on the beach

I read the paper every day and support Jeff Brower’s efforts to manage growth. I am confused by his support for beach driving. It’s a new day. The wildlife is in trouble, our eroding beaches are melting and the warm water is no longer supporting this type of recreation. Beach driving would still be possible if there weren’t these problems. But it’s a new day. We need tourists. And eco-tourism is what I see as the main reason people are excited about it. As you can see, the number of tourists is declining and beaches are being ravaged by cars and trash.

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