FRAUD: Were voters from Mars?

There were two letters published on Nov. 30 that had to be answered. First, Doug Strong said that there is "total lack of evidence of significant [voter] fraud." Well, perhaps he missed the debacle about the court case that discovered voter fraud in the Coeur d'Alene City Council election, that left the incumbent with a two-vote margin instead of five. Further, if you research the 2008 election, you will find that dead people, illegals, bribery and faked names were a staple of ACORN's voter registrations.

The letter by Mark Mechling talked about distributing the $2.4 billion for NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover, launched on Nov. 26, to states at $50 million each. Research shows that NASA is more than space exploration. It employs some 18,000 people, and has a "spin off" program that transfers its technology to the private sector, creating hundreds of jobs, many of them associated with Mars missions. So, put in perspective, there is value added to our economy by supporting NASA's mission "to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research."

Besides, traveling to Mars is pretty cool. Beam me up, Scotty!

JACK EVENSIZER

Dalton Gardens