Pubdate: Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Source: Herald-Palladium, The (MI)
Copyright: 2002 The Herald-Palladium
Contact:  http://www.heraldpalladium.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1378
Author: Walter F. Wouk

DON'T UNDERCUT THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN

Editor,

Kenneth Mundt's commentary, "Officials should drug-test every student," 
(Letters, July 14) completely ignores the fact that we are currently 
engaged in a war against terrorism, a war to defend American values.

The Bill of Rights is, for all intents and purposes, America's Ten 
Commandments of freedom - the bedrock of this nation's value system. At 
this critical time in our history we should be encouraging our children to 
stand up for their rights - not surrender them.

Walter F. Wouk

Director

The Thomas Paine Project

Cobleskill, N.Y.
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