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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 4, 2006
Page: 04A
Section: Section A
Citizen-protest right gets boost
John Kerry gave a speech recently in Boston, whereupon he came out unequivocally against the attack and occupation (aka war) of Iraq. Kerry, on the 35th anniversary of his stirring testimony to the Armed Services Committee, compared ( finally) Iraq to Vietnam. More important, he gave credence to the need and the right of citizen protest. He went so far as to call it the patriotic duty of Americans to dissent against a government that has lost focus.
I have been on the corner of Dunlawton Avenue and U.S. 1 in Port Orange for 20 months straight, once a week, in protest of this administration, its policies and its war on Iraq. I could easily take Mr. Kerry, and most mainstream Democrats, to task for their "Johnny come lately" strategy. I could rightly state that Kerry is three years and 2,400 plus American deaths too late. I could further state that if Mr. Kerry had made his recent speech in July 2004, at the Democratic convention, he would now be speaking as "President Kerry," not U.S. Sen. Kerry.
What would me saying that do to stop this madness coming from the crew occupying the White House? How would it change things? How would it stop this illegal and immoral disgrace in Iraq and bring fiscal sanity to our economy?
No, what Kerry's speech can and will do is shake up those who drive by our group each week honking in support. It may just get those who have spent three years "venting" their disgust to drive over, park and join us on that street corner. Our protest has never been sponsored (or encouraged) by the Democratic Party. Alas, "hope springs eternal," and we accept all comers on that corner. Forgive and forget
and stand together!
PHILIP A. FARRUGGIO
Port Orange
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