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Sound Off for May 19, 2016

Legal hypothetical

Trump was asked: "If abortion were illegal" and he were president, would violators be prosecuted? Unlike Obama, he'd take his oath and duty to uphold laws seriously, so he answered yes.

Win-win

Wouldn't it be awesome if the entire population of ISIS got together in some secluded location and blew themselves up? They'd all be in paradise and the world would be so much nicer.

He’s inherited enough already

The Bible says that the meek shall inherit the earth. I guess that leaves arrogant Donald Trump out.

Or they’re Talmadge voters in Georgia

Online headline: "2 dead people got married in China" — Rumor has it they honeymooned in Chicago and registered to vote.

Self-explanatory

Obama cares which pot you pee in but not whether you have a pot to pee in.

Gender discrepancy

Someone needs to tell President Obama and Loretta Lynch that Title IX was written to protect women against discrimination, not to legalize discrimination against women.

Crunching numbers

VW owners should be happy that their vehicles have better performance because of the software tweaks.

This story was originally published May 18, 2016 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Sound Off for May 19, 2016."

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