FEATURED JOBS
Recently, several letters to the editor have equated support for President Obama with the persecution of Jews in history, indicating that because the Democratic Party did not initially
include the Jerusalem plank in its platform, that equated to a lack of support for Israel, and by extension, the Jewish people by the president.
As a student of history, I know that persecution of any minority group, including the Jewish people, comes when a society loses its values.
Personally, I value individual difference, so I support President Obama. I value each of us paying our fair share to support our government, so I will vote for President Obama. I value Medicare and Medicaid being guaranteed programs, not a voucher system, so I will vote for President Obama. I value the right for each person to have his/her religious beliefs, but I do not want those beliefs forced on me, so I will vote for President Obama. I value the government staying out of my bedroom, my decisions about my own body, and my right to health care independent of what my employer’s beliefs are, so I will vote for President Obama. I value minority rights, whether those minorities are racial, religious or sexual orientation, so I will vote for President Obama. I want my country to be a citizen of the world, not the bully of the world, so I will vote for President Obama. I value each person in this richest country on Earth having basic health care, so I will vote for President Obama. I value immigrants — my grandparents were immigrants. I value a path to citizenship for people who are hard-working and will do hard work even if they got here illegally through desperation, so I will vote for President Obama. I value all people regardless of their economic status, I don’t think the rich are better, just better off, so I will vote for President Obama.
I value being an American. I am a Jewish American. I believe my Jewishness is best protected when I do whatever I can to extend and support American values, so I will vote for President Obama.
Linda J. Jacobs
Randallstown
