I find recent letters most intriguing, attacking ads that point out how a member in the House voted at the same time some in the paper claim they don't get enough information on a candidate to make an informed decision. This is a part of the process and it is voters that are tasked with the responsibility to learn for themselves how a candidate stands on certain issues.
While Brita Sailer defenders claim she represents you, the district resident, you have the responsibility to gauge that for yourself. Did she represent you when she voted to raise the gas tax in 2005? When she opposed legislation to outlaw frivolous obesity lawsuits and voted against initiative and referendum in 2005? Does she represent your interests when she has only voted with the MCCL in two years on just 37 percent of the issues in their scorecard for 2005 and 2006?
Did she represent you in the district when she voted against the Defense of Marriage Amendment in 2005 or voted against voter identification that would require proof of citizenship at times of voter registration in 2006?
Take a look at the other issues and weigh them with those mentioned above.
Does the candidate represent you? That is for the voters to decide.
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David Anderson, Lonsdale
gopusa.gov
