Letters to the editor July 30

Democrats and democracy

Hats off to the Democratic Party!  

In their zeal to protect our democracy, they have chosen to bypass the democratic process altogether to appoint their presidential nominee — what a testament to their protection of our democracy!

Now, if they can just get former President Trump jailed (or killed), get rid of all MAGA voters by any means necessary, stack the Supreme Court, ban voter identification, give non-citizens the vote, eliminate the Electoral College and the Senate, and censor free speech, they’re protection of our democracy will be complete. Sound good?

Thanks, Democrat Party, but protectors of our freedoms you are not.

— Cynthia Granmo, Whitefish

Project 2025 warning

There is something floating out there that needs your immediate attention before the end of the next 100 days when we exercise our current right to vote. It’s called Project 2025; you may have heard it in passing.  

For starters, if you are currently receiving your well earned Social Security and/or Medicare coverage, know that they will disappear in 2025 with the election of Donald Trump. You will need private funds to replace both.

This is not a scare tactic!  It is a wake up call. And that’s just part of what’s at stake if Project 2025 becomes a reality. Donald Trump currently denies knowing anything about Project 2025. Personally, I hardly believe that.

I strongly urge you to find out what Project 2025 is all about and how it will affect you and your family.  I assure you it is not encouraging.

— Vera Smith, Kalispell

Hoot owl restrictions

In response to warm water temperatures Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has enacted Hoot Owl regulations on the North Fork of the Flathead River.  

At the same time, Fish, Wildlife and Parks acknowledges that catch-and-release fishermen are stressing fish (intentionally), and inadvertently killing some.  

Hoot owl regulations do more to appease fishermen than help fish. If the fish are stressed to the point that these regulations are necessary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks should close the river to fishing for the same reason they’ve closed the North Fork’s critical spawning tributaries: to protect native trout.  

To this end, they should also encourage anglers to catch and kill invasive species that better tolerate warm water and rough treatment.

— Robert Love, Columbia Falls