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Lock up Biden

What next? This so-called president and leader of the free world has destroyed the country. We no longer are a free country, but now a Third World banana republic.

What idiot would shut down oil production here, deplete our strategic oil reserves, borrow money from China, use those dollars to buy oil from Russia, and give a $100 billion of borrowed dollars to Ukraine in foreign aid?

Concurrently, he opens our borders, allowing millions of “migrants” to enter the country not vetted for diseases and viruses, then transports these illegals to their choice of destination within the U.S. — all on taxpayers’ funds.

How does President Joe Biden plan on raising the money? By hiring 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service agents to shake down U.S. citizens, of course.

It’s difficult to remove Biden because of the other dummy, Kamala Harris, who would be elevated to replace Biden.

As far as climate change goes, stop mandating silly requirements that these so-called elites know nothing about. All they do is kill individual inventiveness.

Intelligent individuals see a need and go about developing fixes to a problem or need. Airplanes, mass production, electric light, the internet, personal computers, smart phones, etc., were developed by individual initiative and not a government mandate.

Even today, Elon Musk is developing hydrogen-powered cars that would reduce the need for fossil fuels. And who knows, future cars might be powered using water. Water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen, and inexpensive methods to break down water to its basic elements would be used to power cars.

The government’s mandate for all electric cars by 2035 seems silly if cars were powered with hydrogen.

These nuts are out to make a statement to be revered, and not to help the people. Biden, especially, should be locked up with his Cabinet in a basement. Throw in Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell. They’ll do much more for the country doing nothing.

These days, all a criminal needs to say for his defense is, “I’m a Democrat.”

I have never seen such corruption open to everyone to see and get away with, just to be associated with the party in power. The media support this corruption, and in doing so, corrupt themselves.

James Igawa

Keaau

Speed limit change

Regarding the upcoming speed limit change on Volcano Highway from Kurtistown to Mountain View: If I am driving on this stretch today at less than the 40 mph minimum, I can be ticketed. Next week, if I am doing more than 35 mph, I will be ticketed.

This is ridiculous.

Yes, 35 mph is prudent within Kurtistown and Mountain View, but 45 mph on the highway between these two towns is absolutely reasonable and safe.

Who’s in charge of this rash decision?

Joel Aycock

Keaau