Letters to the editor for May 21

Edwards’ ‘mob rule’ comment disrespectful

Shame on Thurston County Commissioner Gary Edwards for referring to those who led an informed and respectful public effort against a plan to build on the Rocky Prairie property as “the face of mob rule.”

Edwards does a real disservice to the leaders of the Friends of Rocky Prairie organization and hundreds of his constituents who organized opposition to a massive proposed development in rural Thurston County and the rezone that would be necessary for it to advance.

Commissioner Edwards, it’s your job to listen to public input and to respect those who bring forward their opinions and offer their views on what they believe to be in the best interests of their community.

Mark Brown, Lacey

Herd immunity

Trump wants to fight the virus by “herd immunity.” He conquered testing and masking. Quit crying — suck it up, America. This is war.

Let the virus separate the weak from the strong. Be a warrior — take one for the team — get the virus, and if you live, get the economy back.

Numbers of infected or dead do not bother our President because he is always a winner. Is this the type of “winning” you promised campaigning?

Meat industry, hospitals, and nursing homes, are you ready to be the guinea pigs of the herd immunity defense? Afraid? scared? You should be. But if you refuse to work, no unemployment checks for you.

Spreading fear of illegal immigrants stealing your jobs is not selling these days. The virus walked through airports undetected.

Republicans dragged Hillary Clinton through multiple years of Benghazi hearings over four deaths by terrorism in a foreign embassy in a war-torn country. But 92,000 virus deaths warrant no Hillary-type investigations of how this whole virus thing happened and where fault lies.

Somehow, it will end up being Joe Biden’s fault with his secret China ties and WHO dealings. And I bet those whistleblower treasonous spies had a role. What a disgrace indeed. We need to respect the rule of law, Mr. Flynn said to Mr. President.

David Cahill, Olympia

Trump doesn’t open national forests, parks

President Trump urged his supporters to protest against stay-at-home orders, but he does nothing about the closures in national forests, parks and public lands. Yet, these are directly under his control. If he thinks the governors should relax stay-at-home orders, then he should put his money where his loud mouth is and open up the lands under his control.

Mr. Trump is playing politics with COVID-19 in this and in his putting his name on the relief checks passed by Congress (passage of which he had no involvement), and sending CDC guidance under his name when he steadfastly stood in its way.

Michael James Riley, Olympia

This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 5:45 AM.