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YourView - Letters to the Editor
Express your viewpoints, but be civil to others
I am a Republican —
a minority on this campus, I am sad to say. But what does that mean?
I believe in small government. I don’t believe in highly bureaucratic
government programs that waste taxpayer’s money. I believe
that by cutting taxes, government revenue is cut, harnessing the
government’s ability to spend wastefully on programs I will
never see benefits. I believe in strong defense and intelligence,
fiscal responsibility and social conservatism.
I could go on and on.
Unfortunately, being a conservative (in my case) also means being
a little skeptical to ring on high my views and opinions —
it’s just not something we conservatives are known to do.
Thankfully though, I understand the need, and importance, to speak
out for my fellow conservatives and people who may not know they
are conservative.
So this is my call to my fellow conservatives to speak out on this
campus. Write to this opinion page as, I am now, and express your
opinions about events and issues. If something is affected inside
your part of the TCU bubble because of what you believe to be liberal
influences, then talk about it.
We cannot live inside the TCU bubble forever. Let us politically
charge this campus. Let us debate the issues of our time on this
page. Liberal and conservative. Republican and Democrat. Bring the
facts, your opinions and your accounts. Let us participate in this
democracy.
But above all else, let us be civil and respectful to one another.
—
Shawn Franklin
Senior marketing and economics major
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