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Don’t just vote party lines, your children will pay the price. Vote your conscience.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., arrives for a House Intelligence Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., arrives for a House Intelligence Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP File/Jan. 18

Devin Nunes, intelligence committee chairman: How can anything be more opposite? Nunes has shown zero intelligence, only a political ambition that would sacrifice the country for his personal gain in an attempt to further his political career. Nunes is a disgrace to all Americans, not only the voters of Fresno and Tulare counties.

Are the people of Fresno and Tulare Counties so unaware of the crisis we face in this country which threatens our democratic free system of government?

I am a veteran and registered Independent who votes for the individual and ideals that I believe in,. I vote across party lines. I can only hope the voters of Fresno and Tulare counties will fairly evaluate the job Nunes has done in Congress and vote accordingly. Don’t just vote a party line because your children will pay the price.

It is clear that the U. S. position as the leading world power is being severely challenged. It is time to wake up, resolve differences and unite as a society to protect our heritage.

All one can ask is that voters intelligently study the issues and Nunes’ performance and vote his/her conscience, recalling our forebears sacrifices as well as the consequences of giving Nunes another term in Congress.

Robert Bentel, San Francisco

This story was originally published February 6, 2018 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Don’t just vote party lines, your children will pay the price. Vote your conscience.."

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