READERS SOUND OFF ON POT ISSUE (15 OF 16)

I feel that once it's established that a candidate has smoked grass, driven
a motor vehicle while intoxicated, written on a bathroom wall, played
mailbox baseball or shoplifted as a simple indiscretion of youthful
curiosity and/or poor judgment, that line of questioning and focus should
not be revisited.

There are many, many questions that are far more important.

I would rather read about how candidates stand on issues locally and
nationally. I would rather read a comparison of the candidates' past voting
records verses how they said they stood on those same issues before the
vote.... As a voter, I would rather know if a candidate has used or abused
drugs as an adult and for how long, for a week, for a month or for years.

This information can show the candidate's likelihood of having an addictive
personality, an instability that could create a possibly volatile and
dangerous situation in the future as evidenced by the present occupant of
the White House.

Art Brauer

Palos Park