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Editor: In regards to your article on conservative leaders, congratulations to conservative champion, doctor, and former congressman, Tom Coburn on his decisive victory in the Oklahoma U.S. Senate Republican primary. Dr. Coburn received a stunning 61 percent of the vote, carrying an amazing 76 of Oklahoma's 77 counties, in a race with three strong and well-funded candidates. Without the backing of the establishment, Dr. Coburn relied on his brand of honest, principled, grassroots-oriented, conservative leadership to carry the day with Oklahoma voters. I'm confident that those qualities will prevail in November against liberal Congressman Brad Carson. That's when the real fun will begin, as the U.S. Senate has not seen the likes of Tom Coburn in a very long time. Sincerely, Jon Lerner

Editor; I'm really enjoying the ACUF magazine - one more publication telling the truth. They're few on the ground these days, so yours is very welcome. Thanks so much. Caroline Fiel

Editor: I've added a link to your continually interesting "web journal" to my http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm#Links, even though you label yourself "conservative" rather than "libertarian" .I've also added a link to your article "The Putin Administration on Kyoto" to my Global Warming page : http://cosy.com/views/warm.htm . I trust you won't mind . Peace thru Freedom, Bob Armstrong

Editor: I just wanted to say, thank you for the Kerry Marsala article on the movie, "America's Heart and Soul". I had a hard time finding it in Austin but received the information from one of the web sites that was telling people about it. My daughter took me on the morning of the 4th. I enjoyed it immensely. I'm just sorry more people don't know about it. It deserves a lot more publicity. It gave us a very good feeling for the rest of the day and helped make the 4th really special. I do not go to the movies as a rule. Since '85 I've seen three, "The Patriot", because the libs didn't want us to, "The Passion", and America's Heart & Soul" I'm of the age when I could go see a musical and come out singing. The trash they are making today would make me want to shoot myself. Again, thank you. I only hope enough people read this article and go check it out for themselves. Mary Simko, Creedmoor, Tx.

Editor: Regarding the Kerry Marsala piece, could someone in the media / production industry possibly produce a widely distributed, "fair & balanced" counter to Fahrenheit 911 please? Jabba the..., I mean Moores' "film" is getting WAY too much credibility out here on the "left coast"; MUCH more than it deserves. Jim Gearhard, Seattle, WA

Editor: I agree with you on Martha Stewart. Brenda

Editor: On the Stewart article, if I understand the verdict she was convicted because as a member of the public she lied to the government. However, if the government lies to the public that is perfectly OK. It might even be expected! Ronald Webber

To the Editor: Don't prosecutors usurp prerogatives of juries when, in difficult cases they determine parties are guilty and when, then, they fish about for grounds on which to convict vicariously? This is a dirty trick, not American justice. It is an artifice worthy of some third-world, bush-league regime. Federal judges, appointed for life, nowadays may rise to the highest level of their mental and physical incompetence before finally retiring from the bench. Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum is 75. When the American Constitution was written 200 years ago few reached such senescence. Judge Cedarbaum's rulings in the Martha Stewart debacle should serve to remind the public that the tenure of federal judges can no longer be open-ended without untoward consequences. Ferdinand Gajewski, PhD

Editor: We should never forget that at one time Martha was a stock broker or as they used to call them "a customers' man" so she knows the rules of the game. She does not deserve our pity but rather our censure. Tim Sullivan

Editor: Real easy way to find out if Mrs. Stewart was treated fairly--compare her fate with the of "Sandy" Berger. (If I did what he did, my address would be U.S. Army Disciplinary Barracks, Ft. Leavenworth, KS for at least ten years.) There was a minimum of three separate chargeable offenses in his acts. Theft, Destruction of Government Property, Willful Violation of Security Practices. These acts could also lead to: Falsification of Government Documents (by the acts of removal and subsequent destruction) and, possibly, espionage. Now, does Sandy get the Stewart treatment or the Kennedy-Clinton treatment? Yours Truly, Jerome Borden, Layton, UT

Editor: Could publish this so that Mr. Fielder could tell me where General Vo Nguyen Giap, in his 1985 memoir of the war, wrote that, "if it were not for the disunity created by... stateside protests, Hanoi would have ultimately surrendered." Faith Long

Editor: Thank you for this young man's [Andy Oberman] essay. I hope that he will continue writing and also study the history of free market economics such as FEE or the Mises Institute. Don Printz

Editor: I have written the Democrat Senators who suggest that the so-called "gun show loophole problem" be addressed. I asked them what they are talking about. Apparently they think individual US citizens meeting at a gun show and disposing of their property without the government's approval is some kind of a loophole in the law. WARREN MATHISEN

Editor: I'm not happy with the lack of fight in the GOP. For the first time in my 35 year voting life, I will not vote. We must practice saying "President Kerry." Bush will lose against the most liberal US Senator. Bush's policies are a disaster. From Aliens, to $15 Billion for AIDs, To surrender in Fallujah, to record deficits, to no support for Judge Moore or Col. West, to Lynne Cheney, etc. I guess I need to find a new party. Mike M.

Editor: President Bush will be reelected. There will be massive turnout of a vast Catholic/Evangelical Christian voting block to safeguard our culture, civilization, country and religion. There must be extraordinary unity among conservatives in this country this year to reelect President Bush. While there is much about the President's positions that do not make me happy, the alternative - a Kerry presidency - would be a nightmare. All conservatives must swallow their pride and unite behind Bush/Cheney. "Irish"

Editor: If John Kerry wins the election we will become a socialist country which I consider a communist one without the AK-47. Edward, MO.

Editor: I do not want to appear as a prophet of doom, but the choices we make in this upcoming election will determine the destiny of America for years to come. Many issues are at stake in this election. Those with a conservative heart cannot vote their wallets, but they must vote their moral standards. If they look to the Bible as their guideline for choosing a presidential candidate then they will have to select the man who stands for family values, traditional family structure, pro life values, and the one who places his decisions in the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ and not public opinion. Your vote counts and in this election you will decide the fate of our country for years to come. Will you allow the media to decide this election or will you allow the moral values of integrity and trust be the factors that enter into your mind as you vote this year? Pastor Ron Payne, DD

Editor: In his Democratic National Convention acceptance speech, Sen. John Kerry proclaimed that everyone has a "right" to health care. He also said that doctors and patients should always be able to make health care decisions without the approval of HMO bureaucrats. No one has the right to force others to give them anything they want - regardless of cost. No health care system in the world ever has or ever will do that. It is impossible. Instead of promising the health care equivalent of bread and circuses, Sen. Kerry should offer Americans more freedom and less government control of medicine. Sincerely, Richard E. Ralston, Executive Director - Americans for Free Choice in Medicine (AFCM)

Editor: Both parties avoid the subject of illegal immigration but I find in my everyday contact with people that it is becoming a point of contention. The people are ready to rebel. I believe they will show their displeasure by changing the legislative branch to the Democratic Party and perhaps even the presidency. I know Kerry is also a great supporter of illegal immigrants and open borders but if he is elected and tries to do these things he will find the American people crying out for vengeance. Will the politicians wake up? Ray Madden

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