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Letter: On honesty and accountability

Editor, Gazette-Journal:

If your child lied to you, would you punish him/her? Then why do you accept lies, even repeat them, when they are told by your representatives or news personalities?

This is not a partisan thing. Our leaders and those tasked with keeping us informed misrepresent facts and intentionally lie to us in an effort to sway opinion or enact legislation daily. And why do they do this? Because they can.

Federal law protects serving members from libel or slander or as Mitch McConnell (could have been anyone) said when called out for his intentional libel of another member on the Senate floor—"Not in this room." The cameras were on for the statement, not the rebuke, so the lie is perpetuated. Mr. McConnell is the illustration—it could be anyone, any day, because we allow our leaders to lie without repercussion. Talk shows, news programs, even blogs of either stripe (there is no balance) daily spout percentages without data, infer the other guy is less t...

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