ONLINE FEEDBACK
Commenters on theday.com discussed the editorial “Don’t let new law allowing secret trials stand” (Sept. 29).
“If found guilty or if pled guilty the records are released. Of course, a newspaper would not like this law. They won’t get juicy headlines. That sux for them. On the other hand, the not guilty won’t have their life ruined at the young of 15 or 16. After all, newspapers don’t care about false claims, they care about sales.” — J L Paradis
“The Editors are right about this. Are our legislators illiterate or craven or lazy or all three? They seem to vote on bill after bill without knowing what’s in it. Or, do they know and then claim ignorance when the political winds blow the wrong way? Whatever the reason, they all need a sharp reminder next year that their jobs are not tenured.” — Lynn Young
“How can our legislators sign into law a bill when they don’t even know all the parts it contains? I’m so tired of the way we govern in CT. We need new blood in our government. And, BTW does anyone think we have too many legislators? I’m starting to think we should combine districts because we have too many of these legislators to keep track of. 151 legislators and 36 state senators? For a state as small as CT?” — Scott Matson
“Our lawmakers are not intellectually equipped to manage the states judicial system. And in all fairness, the public can not really expect them to be, as these folks are no different than anyone else. Unfortunately, that is the root of this states issues across the board. This particular issue is representative of just a small fraction of ill conceived laws, such as the new tax scam being handed to mom and dad for shoppers at the local grocery store. In my view, food purchased in stores should be tax exempt, period. Taxing restaurant fare, as long as the service staff is paid a decent wage up front, instead of relying on the generosity of patrons for their livelihood, is acceptable. I find it interesting that many of the posters to the Day, have absolutely great ideas for our state, and its various problems. I have said it many times, call or write your elected reps and talk to them, clearly. Explain what is on your mind. Silence equals complicity in the issues that face all of us. So please! Speak up!” — Dean Morse