Sound Off for Friday, April 1, 2016

Not enough then … or now?

Governor Deal says my freedom of religion is safe by way of the First Amendment. Tell that to the African-Americans who suffered under Jim Crow in spite of the 14th Amendment.

And he’s not even a freshman

Governor Deal seems to have brought the old Georgia whip down on young Senator McKoon for his freshman behavior antagonizing the "Big Boys."

Attack of common sense

Conservatism at work: Kansas law requiring able-bodied food stamp recipients without dependents to work at least 20 hours weekly decreased food stamp dependents by 20,000 and the incomes of those 20,000 increased 127%.

It’s not the who, but the what

I don’t care who Bentley has an affair with. But it certainly shows his character.

Avoid Walt Whitman, too

If you believe Elton John should be boycotted, do you feel he same about taking family members to see "The Nutcracker" by homosexual Peter llyich Tchaikovsky?

The end of the romance

My wife and I were very happy and content for over 20 years. Then one day, we met.

Forum for candor

I’m glad you are keeping Sound Off. People really say what they mean.

This story was originally published March 31, 2016 at 9:50 AM with the headline "Sound Off for Friday, April 1, 2016."