Narrow perspectives and prejudice can be served on the same platter. I’m going to argue the case for a broader consideration of two recent offerings on the Empire’s Opinion page. There are many more facets to “liberty,” beliefs,” choice,” and “negativity,” than were reflected in the words of Bishop Edward Burns and former legislator John C. Wynne.

The health care legislation called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare should be of concern to all of us. On the surface, there are many reasons to oppose this legislation but I fear we don’t know half the story since it doesn’t go into effect until 2014 and many of the regulations implementing its provisions are yet to be promulgated. From the little that has already been done we can see the looming disaster that awaits our present health care system and economy. In addition to that are serious moral and ethical problems sure to arise.

As the Corey Rossi scandal unfolds, it now seems to be encompassing the Board of Game via present member, Cliff Judkins, and former member, Bob Bell. According to Craig Medred in the Alaska Dispatch, it seems they wanted the Fish & Game biologist for the area to bend the rules so they could bring home some horns from a musk ox subsistence hunt, something currently not permitted. Had it not been for the integrity of the biologist, it might have happened.

I am a staunch supporter of House Bill 244, which was introduced in the Alaska House by Rep. Scott Kawasaki.

The bill reads: “An act providing that for-profit corporations and limited liability companies organized in this state are not persons for the purposes of influencing the outcomes of public office elections, initiatives, referendums, or recalls. We do not believe that corporations are people nor should they have the ability to influence our elections.”