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Let me address Mr. Jiben Roy’s letter about gun ownership or control of guns. I don’t know if Mr. Roy understands that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to have a firearm. If the law abiding Americans give up their ability to protection, only the criminal element will have them. Guns are not the problem, it is the lack of “love and respect” for each other, that has created the problem. Abel killed Cain with a rock. If someone breaks in my house and threatens my family, I’ll call Mr. Smith and Wesson to handle it.
Now to the spending freeze, I think that when everyone cools down the problems will be addressed. Something has to be done, when you are $880,000 in the “red.” The problem, as I see it, is that the CFO of the city has dropped the ball. The reason why is up for discussion.
Finally, Tuesday night the council questioned the claims docket and the city credit cards. This is the first time I’ve seen that in the years I have been attending council meetings. The days of rubber stamping the claims docket are maybe over. An expensive lesson learned. In my opinion the docket needs to be made public, so we can see how our money is being spent. I guess I could request a copy. There can not be too much transparency when it comes to government spending. Times are tough in Columbus, but together we can get through it. Notice to politicians who will be running for office in the future: Your first order of business is not asking for a raise. Hopefully you will be serving for the greater good of the citizens that elected you.
All the talk about the wall, first, it is not Trump’s wall, it is America’s wall to protect us. We have kicked this can down the road long enough, build the darn thing. Maybe if Trump was against it the Dems would be for it. Think about it.
God Bless Columbus and America.
Lee Roy Lollar Jr
Columbus
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