TO THE EDITOR:
Hippocratic oath (in practice or principle) or hypocritical politicians? Dr. Scott Jensen (doctor of the year in 2016) and political candidate for governor of Minnesota in 2022 is facing his fifth (renewed) and sixth (new) challenge to his medical license. The first four cases were investigated and closed. Currently AG Ellison has put the force of his office against the doctor. Why? For Jensen’s stand against the political mandates by the government related to COVID? For his revelations of the adjusted rates granted to hospitals for listing ALL patients with COVID symptoms or its antibodies? Noting a $13,000 charge for pneumonia went to $39,000 if the patient were “diagnosed” as suffering from COVID and to $75,000 if all the beds were filled with COVID patients? (Follow the money.) We the Patients are waiting longer and longer to see our doctors if our doctors continue in their profession. If the strong arm of Big Brother prevails against Dr. Jensen, what doctor in Minnesota will be free to treat patients (and “do no harm”)? Will they seek employment elsewhere? Will they simply leave the profession as many were already forced to do when they refused the “jab”?
Dr. Phyllis E. VanBuren
Clearwater, MN
TO THE EDITOR:
Logic and history demonstrate law-abiding gun owners do not commit crimes, but that is not stopping legislative Democrats from once again coming after the guns of responsible gun owners. Democrats are continuing their commitment to eroding our Second Amendment rights rather than focusing on measures that would have a real impact to keep Minnesotans safe from record-setting crime rates. It is truly unfortunate Democrats politicize local and national tragedies to advance their agenda focused on inanimate objects (firearms) rather than evil people committed to acts of violence. Democrats see fit to abuse their 34-33 seat majority to ram through anti-Second Amendment legislation. The House is already holding hearings on several extreme anti-gun bills, including: HF 14: universal gun registration; HF 15: so-called ‘Red Flag’ confiscation; HF 396: gun storage restrictions; HF 601: criminalizing failing to report lost/stolen firearms. Thus far there have not been any anti-gun hearings in the Democrat Senate, but if that happens I promise to fight them tooth and nail. The history of the world is crystal clear: every government that aims to oppress its citizens first disarms them. Our forefathers knew this, which is why they gave us the Second Amendment – put into place to protect us from a possible future tyrannical government. Increasing infringements on law-abiding citizens will not make any of us safer.
Eric Lucero
Minnesota State Senator
District 30
