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LETTERS;
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back to the front line with
his new leg."
"You're pulling my leg."
"No, I'm not. Look: here's
apicture of him kneeling on
his new knee shooting at
insurgents again. Isn't that
terrific? "
"Will I remember?"
"Of course, you will."
"But I don't."
"Don't what?"
"Don 't remember why
that guyisshooting and why
I was bombed. "
"You were bombed in
Baghdad."
"Why?"
"Honestl y I don 't
remember.It'sbeen five years
since 9/11. A lot of reasons
havebeen given. Hardtokeep
track. You understand."
"I ... don't ... remember."
"Remember this: No
matter the war, modern
medicine will reclaim the
maimed. Lost some body
parts? VA Hospitals have
warehouses full."
"But why?"
"Sorry, my time is up. I
just remembered I have a
Town Council meeting to
go to and ...."
"What do they talk about
over there?"
"Oh ... charettes morph-
ing into tumbrels but no
place for hate in the wheel
of progress. Not to mention
catboats."
"Sounds like ...."
"Get some rest, son, and
don't forget what we talked
about. "
Peter Doiron
Barnstable Village
Let's get real on the
homeless
In response to a letter
written by Mr.H. J. Hopkins
of Hyannis and published
in your "Letters" section of
your Sept. 8 newspaper, I
am in agreement with Mr.
Hopkins.
To expand on Mr. Hop-
kins' idea it is my sugges-
tion to Mr. Alan Burt that
he be responsible for all the
homeless... invite them to
his home (oris it the typical
"not in my backyard" at-
titude). Perhaps, Mr. Burt
- claim them as dependents
on your income tax.
Why should Hyannis be
the only village that be-
comes a magnet fqr these
people? They come from
all over in droves because
"word of mouth" spreads
quickly. "C'mon down to
the Cape-whileon vacation
-you can get all you can eat
for free and there are many
places to stay at night for
shelter.... And if you're into
camping, there are plenty of
woods to hidein."Why not in
your backyard, Mr. Burt?
The idea to suggest that
there be "transportation
and garbage pickup" ... why
not really go all out and pay
for their health checkups
and' give them benefits?
Meanwhile the average
working stiff has to pay for
trash pickup or go down to
the waste station.
Get a reality check, Mr.
Burt !
B. J. Thomas
Hyannis
Illegal workers
limit opportunities
It's nice to hear that cer-
tain candidates for Gover-
nor and Lt. Governor are
concerned about the loss of
jobs in Massachusetts. The
problem here aswell as else-
where in the U.S.A. is rooted
in illegal immigration. How
many businesses rely on
these under-table employ-
ees? Our government seems
to skirt around this issue in
fear. Hopefully, the town of
Sandwich is on the leading
edge of this solution.
Wehave laws in thisAmer-
ica that should be obeyed by
all residents.
John D. Alden
Hyannis
A citizen views the U.S. Constitution...
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and responsibilities in an attempt
to become more powerful , it thereby
reduces the power and effectiveness
of the branch from which it is taken,
and the stool or government becomes
unstable.
This "lengthening of a leg" can also
be accomplished by arbitrarily over-
taking rights and powers that accord-
ing to the Constitution belong to the
states or the people respectively (Art.
IX &X) .
Consider, if you will, Rep. Henry
Hyde's statement to a fellow congress-
man, "There are things in the Consti-
tution that have been overtaken by
events, by time. Declaration of war is
one ... These things are no longer rel-
evant to a modern society." His refer-
ence is to the bill Congress ultimately
passed giving the President the sole
authority to decide if the US should go
to war with Iraq.
Or, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor 's
comment , to which her fellow justices
Ginsburg and Breyer concurred , "I
suspect that over time we will rely in-
creasingly on international and foreign
courts in examining domestic issues."
This is in stark contrast to the
thought of James Madison , generally
acknowledged as the primary author
of the Constitution, which asserted
(paraphrased) "that it was the glory
of the American people, who having
paid a decent regard for historical
opinions and those of other nations,
did not blindly accept them or allow
them to overrule their own good sense
or the knowledge of their own situation
and the lessons of their own experi-
ence." In other words, the American
people stood independent of "foreign
entanglements or customs," preferring
to base their decisions on their own
knowledge and experience to satisfy
the requirements of their own situa-
tion.
Is what those who promote a so-
called "Living Constitution" really a
desire to act "unrestrained ," to make
decisions on personal prejudice or to
determine a course of action irrespec-
tive of the authority and responsibility
granted them by the Constitution? This
sounds like the path to a despotic gov-
ernment that is all-powerful of which
the people are the subjects and not the
source of power.
Under the US concept , "We, the peo-
ple" are the ones with the power and
the government is our servant, not our
master. Are we straying so far from such
a founding concept that we are slipping
away gradually or being pushed into the
position where the government "grants
our rights" but does not "guarantee
them" (as in the Constitution)?
If this is what makes for a "Living
Constitution," then we will succumb to
Benjamin Franklin's famous statement,
"They that can give up essential liberty
to obtain a little temporary safety de-
serve neither liberty nor safety."
The United States Constitution has
always been a Living Document. It can
be changed by Amendment (Art.V)
when deemed appropriate and neces-
sary. Not an easy process, it requires
due deliberation , careful consideration
and the approval of three-fourths of
the state legislatures to become a part
of the Constitution itself. The fact that
in over 200 years, there have only been
27 Amendments, of which the first Ten
constitute the famous "Bill of Rights,"
should establish beyond question the
fundamental soundness and solidity
of the basic structure created by the
Constitution itself.
Dear reader, your comments are welcome. Send them
to 1776@netscape.com , but be sure to read both the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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The Compact and other concerned com-
petitive suppliers are actively pursuing
modification of the DSA with the Dept. of
Telecommunications and Energy (DTE)
to negate this blatantly anti-competitive
process and economic obstruction.
The Compact is fully in compliance
with the DTE Order 00-47,which requires
suppliers to keep customers informed ,
and while we would like to include an
insert on power supply prices and energy
efficiency programs in the NSTAR bill,
state law precludes such access because
the utilities objected to the Compact , and
any other organization , having access to
their electric bill.
Negotiations in a highly competitive
market are difficult and involve sensitive
information. The Compact pursues its
responsibilities and fiduciary duties to
protect sensitive supplier information
and to maximize its leverage in power
supply discussions while simultaneously
striving to honor the public's need to be
well informed about current and future
energy costs and issues. The Compact's
procurement procedures are consistent
with the Massachusetts General Laws.
There is no utility, public power entity,
cooperative or other such participant in
the electricity industry that conducts its
negotiations in a public forum.
Since the passage of the Electricity
Restructuring Act in 1997, it has been
possible to price electricity for municipal
accounts (that is, the Cape Light Com-
pact's21towns and Barnstable and Dukes
counties' governments) separately from
other ratepayers because municipal ac-
counts commit for the term of a contract ,
they maintain an attractive load profile,
and they reflect each town's financial ac-
countability. In the past no special pric-
ing was sought because Compact prices
for all classes of service were lower than
any other available alternative,including
NSTAR'sbasic service.Webelievethat the
commitment of the municipal accounts,
as an anchor load, brings stability to a
contract while others could elect to opt
out.
One might assume that most reasoning
taxpayers would support the lower mu-
nicipal rate because lower town electricity
bills mean lower operating costs for our
town governments. This comport s with
what the Compact had in mind when we
facilitated the purchase of street lights
at greatly depreciated values and, at no
cost to the towns, changed out all traffic
signals to Light Emitting Diode systems
whichuse only 10percent asmuch electric-
ity and save thousands of dollars. Surely,
it's clear that a savings to municipalities
benefits all taxpayers.
Wemust conclude by adding that , in our
20 collective years of volunteering with the
Cape Light Compact , we have not experi-
enced, nor do we know of, any improper or
political activity by the appointing munici-
pal authority or board member. We strive
at alltimes to represent the interests of all
classes of customers equally.
Audrey Loughnane of West Barnstable retired recently
as the town's representative on the Cape Light
Compact. Bob Mahoney ot East Dennis is his town's
member and chairman of the Compact.