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Shepard letter: Protect our rights

Enough is enough. The father of the killer in Orlando supports the Taliban and should be deported back to Afghanistan. Why do we tolerate this?

His First Amendment rights and the killer’s Second Amendment rights have put our rights to peaceful enjoyment at risk. It is time to protect our rights. We the People need to speak out. Our government is totally dysfunctional. Our senators and congressmen no longer represent We the People. They are only interested in their own political survival and self-serving interests.

Vote them out.

Robert Shepard, Boise

This story was originally published July 4, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Shepard letter: Protect our rights."

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