LoBiondo Must Be Challenged

Is Mr. LoBiondo so certain that all of his constituents insist he break his promise of term limits? I dare say he only polled his supporters. And is it really what the voters want, a one-party system without a healthy contest for one of the most important offices in our government? This is one of our most critical points in history. We are at war. There is deep division in our nation over issues of religion, education, the environment, our courts, taxes and tax cuts. What we need is healthy debate on the issues and valid candidates from whom we can choose when we walk into our polling places in November. What we don’t need is for this decision to be made for us by those already in power or for Mr. LoBiondo, as he has been doing of late, to send a message that no one else need apply for his job. If Mr. LoBiondo is so sure his record can hold up to scrutiny, he should not be afraid of serious competition for his seat in Congress.

JANET L. FAYTER

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP

Letter published in the Press of Atlantic City, March 5, 2006.