Fani Willis shines in political theater
The Georgia Senate’s continued attempt to morally indict Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with accusations such as those written in Senate Resolution 465 (to create the Senate Special Committee on Investigations) is amusing political theater.
If you listened to her testimony, she understands optics and politics. That fact, accompanied by the dereliction of her predecessor and her reaching out to multiple lawyers (including former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes), shows she put in the effort to find the most fit person, from all angles, for the job.
Nevertheless, the people of her judicial circuit have reelected her on the mandate of her continual action to protect our interests and sovereignty not only as a judicial circuit, but as a constituent state of this union.
At the end of the day, there is nothing more Southern than a DA, in the heart of the old Confederacy, taking on the highest federal authority that attempted to strong-arm Georgia’s highest election authority, essentially disturbing the peace of our sovereignty.
ANTOINE HOOTEN, ATLANTA
Eliminating state income tax is irresponsible
It is my understanding that 2026 gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has proposed eliminating the state income tax, which currently generates approximately half of Georgia’s revenue.
While everyone would welcome paying less in taxes (myself included), I am concerned that eliminating the state income tax would be fiscally irresponsible — particularly given the massive federal deficits that may place greater financial burdens on states in the years ahead.
I appreciate Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal leadership, which has resulted in a budget surplus, and I hope voters carefully consider gubernatorial candidates in 2026 who are committed to continuing fiscally responsible decision-making.
BRIAN JOHNSON, MARIETTA
Trump is after regime change in Venezuela
President Donald Trump’s war on drugs in Venezuela is a cover for regime change. His policy is wrong on the facts and understates the negative consequences.
Many news reports show Venezuela exports drugs mainly to Europe, not the U.S. Furthermore, Coast Guard records show greater drug intercepts coming from the Pacific. While President Nicolás Maduro is a corrupt despot, regime change is a big mistake. Consider unforeseen negative outcomes from U.S.-initiated regime changes in Iran (1953), Vietnam (1963), Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003).
As late U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell cautioned, American intervention should be guided by the “Pottery Barn rule:” “You break it, you own it.” Will U.S. funds be used for Venezuelan reconstruction?
Trump’s openly coveting Venezuelan oil is a bad look for the U.S. Philosopher and essayist George Santayana’s words from “The Life of Reason” (1905) will come back to haunt us: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
RICH LAPIN, DUNWOODY
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