READERS’ VOICE CALL US: 933-2203 MAILBOX Electorate if SAaCrilces libert Dear Editor: As a longtime fan of Doug Col- fins, the NDP/Stalinist attempt to silence Doug hardly surprises me. All, political. parties in. this country will consider the ‘‘Kill Collins’? Act to be yet another social reform. As with all social reforms of the ~ past, the electorate have sacrificed. personal liberty while governments on their part have assumed more power. ‘It-is the degree of power that . governments _ now enjoy - that allows politicians to attack our freedoms with impunity. Only the courts remain as a What’s the most pressing local commuter open Jotn North Vancouver Apart from the obvious — the Lions Gate Bridge the Westview interchange has got (o be at the top of the fist. ft is an embarrassment to the local municipalities to have a set of traffic lights on a highway. Kim Tianie West Vancouver The state of the entire bicycle systeny on the North Shore is in need of an overlaul, More people would ride their bikes if the streets weren't so dungerous. We would like to know what you think! Call in with your response by Wednesday 5 p.m. check on avaricious politicians, . but as was demonstrated in recent -: days with the government appeal of ‘the election gag. law. ruling,, even the courts may not be‘ able ~ to adequately protect the elector- “ ate. Disdain for the _ political parties have any right of criticism... Hopefully an informed judiciary’ will “soon put the socialists in Victoria in their place. If justice fails and it is indeed Collins ‘in durance vile,” 1 am sure we will see. Stan Persky and other “‘writers” parading around sporting “| am Doug Collins’ buttons. R.J. McLeod : Little Smoky, Alberta Bush league Dear Editor: : : A contributing writer to your youth news page, Taleeb Noor- ’ mohamed, exhibits his pathetic ig- norance and bias in the July 23 _ edition. In giving his opinion of George Bush, for example, Noormohamed writes: ‘From. his first day as president to his last, ! felt nothing but contempt: for and hatred toward the man.” The. boy’s close-mindedness makes him an unsuitable con- tributor to a youth news page. Christopher Lambert North Vancouver Mailbox’ policy LETTERS TO the editor must be - legible (preferably typewritten) and include your name, full ad- dress and telephone number. Due to space constraints the North Shore News cannot publish all letters. Published letters may be edited for. brevity, clarity, ac- curacy, legality and taste. Letters can be faxed to 985-3227. ‘voters