If you don’t have a subscription to www.abqjournal.com, you may want to endure a stupid ad for the opportunity to read two guest columns today. On the Right, we have Sally Mayer and to her Far Right, Don Harris. You gotta love a fair-and-balanced debate between two Right Wingers. Especially when you get to read Harris’ concerns about totalitarianism. I’m fairly sure Harris would vote to replace the Bill of Rights with the Ten Commandments, so his concerns about totalitarianism are either laughable or terrifying. Meanwhile, it’s funny to read Mayer’s use of the word progressive without quotes or other signs she is holding her nose. Funniest of all is that these two are in near agreement on major aspects of animal control legislation. Perhaps this is a new tactic of the Radical Right to continue to monopolize the media by feigning disagreement. Or is it possible the Radical Right isn’t a monolith that crushes all dissent? Nah. mjh
PS: We love and care for our two cats and one dog, all rescued and neutered. But we object to being required to plant a bug on each of them (especially the 17 year old who barely goes beyond the perimeter of the house). There must be a cheaper and less invasive technique. Oh, I know, let’s require collars and tags!
ABQjournal: Proposed Ordinance Treats Animals Like People By Don Harris, City Council District 9
a proposal that is as breathtakingly radical as it is totalitarian.
ABQjournal: Misinformation Skews Debate on New City Animal Regs By Sally Mayer, City Council District 7
a balanced and progressive approach
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