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Give me back my vote

Can I get my vote back? Less than a year ago, Ozzie Knezovich looked me right in the face at a Haircut Sunday meeting and told me that white supremacists and Second Amendment fanatics were what kept him awake at night.

Now he kowtows to these extremists because their hero Donald Trump says nice things about cops? And Ozzie blaming President Obama for attacks on police officers is way beyond the pale.

As for immigration law enforcement, I agree that Ozzie and his peers in other counties should remain committed to doing their jobs - local law enforcement, not immigrant hunting. Got a warrant? Serve it. You are not ICE agents.

I voted for Ozzie in the last election because I believed his moderate rhetoric. Now he sounds more like his supposed nemesis, gun-happy Rep. Matt Shea. Give me my vote back.

Jim Wavada

Spokane

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