YAMAGUCHI HAS IT WRONG

Editor -- U.S. Attorney Michael Yamaguchi has sued to shut down provision
of medical marijuana to Californians in spite of our vote to allow such.
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clearly reserves to the states
or the people all powers not delegated to the United States.

I challenge attorney Yamaguchi, who claims he swore an oath to uphold
federal law, to cite any power delegated to the U.S. to control what plants
we may or may not grow, sell, or ingest within our own state. Or he may
state why he thinks the Constitution does not constitute federal law.
Absent an answer to either question, I suggest he cease attempting to
violate our constitutional right to self-government.

IAN MacEWAN, Oakland

THE DEMOCRACY MYTH

Editor -- Ever since I was old enough to talk my parents and teachers told
me that America was great because it was a democracy. When I as a teen
pointed out that alcohol was socially and physically far more destructive
than marijuana, I was told that through the democratic process laws that
were unjust could be changed.

The voters of California passed Prop. 215 and our ``elected'' officials are
doing everything possible to see that it is never enacted. What a shame
that our great democracy has joined Santa, the Easter bunny and the rest of
our childhood myths.

PATRICK ROBBINS, Clayton