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Show -- r " . , Tinc V.' ' '.ft v .. ' -- - r 1 OPINION. 2 - July 2. 2002 Uintah Basin Standard d A I tew&moMiQujiwaae'ftS, Courts decision on Pledge must not stand Submitted liy Richard J. Santos The 9"1 Circuit Court gisincc is unconstitutional ( Opponents of the Hag protection amend- - of Appeals lias ruled lliatlliel'leilgeofAllegianccLsunuaLstilutiiaial. We sliould have seen this coming. The U.S. Supreme ( ourl lias already ruled that dcs- ecrai ing tl ic F lag of the United States is pro- tected speech." menthave wamedofaslipperyslopc."They were right, but the slope is not slanting in the direction they predicted. The Senate's failure to protect Old Cilory and the actions of the 9lk Circuit dcnKinstraletliiit when you trivialize the flag of the United Slates, you trivialize cvcry- thingassociated with it. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D S.D., has called the 9 Circuit's ruling just lfilie(,,Circuii'srulingisallowedtostaiKll millionsof American schoolchildren will be denied the right to recite the Fledge. 'Hie denial will exist simply because tlicplirascone nation undcr(fiKi"o(fendsoneatieistandlwojudgcs. According to the warped reasoning used by the judges, the words amount to a government establishment ofrcligion. Thus the Fledge is unconstitutional." I cant help but wonder i f these samejudges pay Ihcirbills via uiiconslitu- lional means. Aflcr all, is not U.S. currency emblazoned wilhtliewordsln( iodWeTnist? I ftlie word "God makes the Fledge un- ilutioiwl, is Uic oath taken by witnesses in the court rcxims unconstitutional? What about the oaths ofoffice taken by ourpublic ofTicials, nuts.lsharchisview.lcalluponhimtocxtcnd hisoulragctolheearlicrSuprcmeCourtruling, pcnnilting llagdesccration. Ixt usnot figlitthis battle halfway. Respect for the ilagand respect lor the Fledge of Allegiance go IfScn. Daschle is serious about protecting the Fledge and the Flag, I ask him to schedule a vnieaikl round upsupport for the tionannaidment immediately. If you think llial these court actions do not all'ect you, you arc seriously mistaken. In his dissent, 9rtlCircuit Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez warns that even patriotic songs arc endangered. (Jod Bless America and America the Beautiful will begone forsurc," Fernandez said. "And while use oflhe first and Banner second stanzas oflhe will still be permissible, we will be precluded from straying into the third. Perhaps this outrage would have never occurred if the judges had only read the Dec- larationoflndcpcndencc. With Preferences to ( iod, the "Creator and "Divine Provi- deuce, it is clear that our founding falhcrsdid not intern! for America to be an allieislic nation. lawscxistcd for 200 Moreover, years before the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. It is time to return to the American people the right to protect both; the Flcdgcof Allegiance and the Flugoftlic United Stales. Richard J. Santos is national commander liand-in-han- includingjudges? The 9,h Circuits decision clearly contra- diclsthc very words uttered during the opening ofcuch Supreme Court session: "( iod save the United Slates and this honorable Court. In addition, thcScnatcand I louse employ chap- - Suspicions pay off, UHP trooper recognized for halting drug trade d. A traffic atop over a year ago by Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Luke Stradingcr huljjed the federal Drug Enforcement Adminiatration abut down a large drug trafficking ring. To exi UflP trooper, lira DEA preHentud Slradingor with a plaque and certificate of appreciation laat week. Stradingcr made the routine traffic atop back in March of 2001 and ended upaearchingthe vehicle of Doug 1 lorton, ofDenver. Horton wax traveling through Ducheane County on Ilia way back from Park City. Investigator later learned he waa in Park City to teach a seminar on how to aell and traffic drugs." Star-Spangl- ed lainsandrecileprayersdaily.Itisobviousthat the members of these bodies have read the entire First Amendment, including the portion that states Congress shal I pass no lawpnhib- ilingtliefreecxcrciseofreligion. 'IIh: Courts niled long ago that reciting the Pledge cannot be mandatory. Thus, only the rights of those be- longingtotlicovcrwIidmingiivijorilyofAmcri- - cans arc beingdenied. As nut ional commander ofThc American Legion, I promise that our organization will During the search, Stradingcr found a .22 calilrer pistol in the front aeut and literature in the trunk about druglraffickingnnd contucts in Utah. Stradingcr realized tliut bail, which hod been Bet at $200,000 would Iks eusy for 1 lorton to come up with, so lie culled and hud a federal hold put on Horton because he was considered a flight risk. Strudingers findings led toaauureh warrant for Hortons Denver home wlierc DEA ugunls found 370 marijuana plants and otherdnjgpnrapiior-nali- u and equipment. According to law enforceinenl officials, Horton hud been growing the marijuana in Denver and then trafficking them to Utah where lie sold them for distribution. Horton said lie liud been muking $10,000 to $16,000 a week dealing drugs. He recently pleaded guilty to drugcliurgesandwassentcncedtotwo years in federal prison. Utah Highway Patrol Captain BrentShelhy (him Salt Lake City Utah Highway Patrol Headquarters and other UHP officials traveled to Roosuvclt lost Thursday to present Stradingcr with his certificate and plaque from the DEA. When congratulated for his award Stradingcr said, "It was a team effort. I om only as good as the guys around me. Roosevelt City Police Officer Derrick Nelson was also recognized for playings key role in organizingefTorts with the DEA. on stand with the American people all llic way to the Supreme Court ifnecessary to correct this grave injustice. It is sad that while American troops arc of the fighlinguwarugain.slterrorism,ourcounsarc war against the U.S. Flag. First the Supreme Court rules that flag desecration is protected speech. Now, the Fledge of Allc- - 2.R million-memb- er A merican gion, the nation 's largest wartime veterans organization. working in Vernul. Willi lln ulliludu of many of llie poopli; of Vernul, wc liuvi! qwsitioiiod why wc have Vcrnul urea biiHiiioHses, if Vernal lias no mutd of llic juilii in Ilia l of llic Basin . People from Priiilluiul, Duchosno, Tuhionu, and RinikcvcII liava expressed llic him w feelings to nia. Tluiy lliu wisdom liuve started to ofHiieuding tlieir money in Vernal. As for our family, we will simp in oilier ureas of llie Basin first, Ilia Wusutch Front second, and Vernal us a lust sup-liort- A very heart-fe- lt thank you n-s- mt rotes Nam The I'iatah Bam Standard welt omen ant! em'ourayes npmnms fnun tenders in the arm of li'llri i in the Mlihtr. . filers may In1 uiilued la espress opinions nr ammenis. la nightly, hi outstanding .ei ureal an individual or aryaniialmn, hi am other worthwhile purmse I eih 1 may mil lie used la reilare t 'aids of I hanks, ar la Ini sponsors, pat in ipiinls ar eonlrihuiors la a Ihiilu alar esvnl nr mrnise. LLJ 1IKS MUhl CUNJAIN 4W WJKUS UK i 1 I i ns. m: im:n i i.i nun: sioNun, SAMI.. .: ok ubiuhn ami ini ADDKHSS ANI) IllONI: NIIMHI'.K Ol- - flit: AlTHOK leans Hill lie published unless they rtinlain hMaus ar ileamalory statements H'e lesene the right la edit letters and la h ilhliald a name liy request t the nature i the letter i.s msilive. tellers may he Mihmillnl la the Slumlord idfiee at 2M V .'mil' Haasevell, Utah, Hdtltiti by the , published deadline normally Ihursdat s ul S Oil pm I All lellers Ih'i ame mqienv of the Ihnlah Basin Shllltluid Ahy support Vernal when they don't support us? Dear Editor, For Llie lust seven snd s hulfyeurs, I liuve worked in Vernal. I have always ituisidered myself lo be a resident of Basin. We Uintah live in Fruillsnd. lie My husband is s wildland firefighter for the Uintah Basin. Ourchiidran go lo school in both Tsbfona and I luclusne. We use both the libraries in Vernal and Roosevelt. Our children play baseball in Tabiuna, Allamont, and Dudiehiie. We have worked as volunteers at the food drop in Roosevelt. We go to doctors and hiwpi-lai- s in both Vernal and Roosevelt. We shop in Vernal, Roosevelt, and Ducliesne, because we believe it is important to keep our money in llie liusin. I have received criticism from people in Vernal for supporting llie extended area eallingplan. 1 have been told that Vernal baa very little to do with the rest of llie Basin. I have been mmit fas llirfniv In PsuUUurl gnrl qiu-stio- n Diunu Ludwig Main Street construction crews did a fine job Dear Editor, I would like to express appreciation Lo iuul Rasmussen and all his s memls-rfor the fine work Lliey crew liuve ucminplisliod on Llie Main Street side walk in Kisaievclt. Paul and company were very professiimal, plus a kit ol liard work was produced relulingUi thisjoi). Thanks also gms to thecity of Roosevelt and employ cs wild lielssl witli lliis project. Keep up tlie great work Paul! Chris Denver Duchesne WBBA says thank you! Dear Editin', I would like lo thank everyone tliut helped make our baseball season a success. Thank you to all of our sponsors, your donations helped buy new equipment snd uniforms. Thank you to the coHcliea, we could nut have made it through without all of you. Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped work mi the baseball field to make it a place to be proud of. Thank you to those who took our pictures and helped conk at our banquet. Thank yist everyone who helped umpire and volunteer in the concession stand. This was a great year and it was all mode possible by the awesome people I hud llie privilege of working with. Thankyou, Lori, Dana, and Sandy fur all of your help. I truly could not have dime this wilhoutyou. Last, thankyou to the boys, you were all great this year. I hope to aue you all hack on the field next year. TmIUa Dour Editor, I would like to Uiank the old and new KoouevullCity Council for all the hard work that has boon dona on our old city sirk. When I came to you a few years ago about replacing the basketball court and putting in now equipment I knew in my heart thul it was going to lie good. AuUurold court cameout we started our fund raising with rallies breakfast and softbull tournaments. I did not think that it would take as longas it has but in the end you pulled it together and it is better than I had dreumed. My hut is off to you! As my wife and I were in the park over the weekend there must have been ut least 20 or 30 kids playing on the new play ground equipment As we Bat there wstching those kids tear came to my eye as it all set in. Words cannot tell you how I felt an I looked around tlieoidpurkand saw how much iL bud changed for the better. The old park has come bock to life. There were people walking around llie (sirk looking at all of the new equijunent and basketball court and tilings tliut have been done and talking about I iow nice our park baa become, I have seen a dream come true because of your hard work and to all tliut have lielped over the course of this project. Thank you all. Dreams can come true when people work together. Todd Farley pluy-grou- U.S. Foreign policy responsible for terrorism Dear Editor, Thank you for the editorial, "Wo Reap What We Sow," I low true, true, true if we use the same logic, the congress, this and past UJS. presidents foreign policies are exactly why we are dealing with terrorism this very day! CharksGray AWARD PRESENTATION-- Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Luke Stradingcr received a plaque and certificate of appreciation from the Drug Enforcement Adniinislralion fix his efforts in shutting down a drug trafficking ring. Pictured left to rigid: UHP Cpt. Brent Shelby, UHP Col. Scoll Duncan, Roosevelt Police Officer Derrick Nelson, Ul IP Trooper Stradingcr, Crystal Stradingcr and daughters Morgan and Mesa, Ul IP Sgt. Russell Lee, and UHP LI. Stan Bench. Hamlin's poll watchers may be first in Duchesne County By Susan Collier Duciusuie County Com mission can- didate Kim Hamlin enliated poll watchers duringthe primary election last week. It inny well have been the first time in tlie county's history that poll watchers have been used by a candidate to monitor election proceedings. Candidates have the right to have their representatives keep a lookout at polling location!, but they must notify the county when they intend to have poll watchers. Hamlin sent a letter to the county dated June 18 naming his representatives. "I am a candidate in the June 26, Primary Election for Duchesne County Commissioner. It is my understanding that within tha Republican by-lathat I am allowed to have a representative present at the individual pracincta during the voting procesa, tha count of ballots at tha individual precincts and at tha final count of total number of votes," hia letter atated. Poll watchers selected by Hamlin included: Vicky Bailey, Altamnnt; Florence Smith, Mountain Home; Shelly Brennan, Ducheane; Gayle Thomas, Fruitland; Carol Mnnncn, Myton; Joan Steed, Roosevelt; Connie Sweat, Tahiona; Rom Harry, Ncola; and Kyle Bailey and S!heriyPeal trass, relief representatives. Hamlin lost his bid to run in the general election for Duchesne County Commissioner when incumbentCom-missloner Larry Rom pulled in more than twice as many votes. According to Utah code, poll watch-- era basicallyjust watch aa voters file in and out. They can come and go as they bulcanldo anyUiingelse. Most Th importantly they cant harass voters. Duchesne County Clerk Auditor, Diane Fronton said she knows that othur counties have had poll watchers, but even long-tim- e Duchesne county employees couldn't recall a time when a candidate requested poll watchers. Poll watchers donteoxt the to:xpayers any money, and maintain their vigils solely at the request of candidate!. Uintah Basin Standard Inc. Periodical postage paid al Ronseveti and Ducheane, Utah (USPS 646-90Publiahed weekly al 2(K S. 200 E Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310-9 POSTMASTER: Send add real change in the Uintah Danin Standard al 268 S. 200 H... Rooacvelt. Utah 84066-310-9 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a.m. lo :0Q p.m. Mimday, 9:00 a.m. lo 3:00 pm Tueaday thru Friday. Phone 0 Fax: DEADLINES: For all Near, Legal Nonces. Claasineda A Advertising, the Deadline ii Thuredny al 3 pm. PUMJSIIER: Cmig Ahhy EDITOR: Leatlee E. 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