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Firing of schools chief
a disservice to citizens
Re: “Firing of Santa Clara County superintendent without cause condemned as ‘political stunt’” (Oct. 3).
As a former Santa Clara County Board of Education member, I count Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan as one of the most admirable people I know.
Dewan has been partnered with almost every organization in the county that is forward facing for children. It is a travesty to lose her; she is a priceless resource.
Of the four who voted to end Dewan’s contract, two are up for reelection and one is retiring. In January, three out of the four who voted to end Dewan’s career in the Santa Clara County Office of Education may be gone. How can they see their decision as supporting the people they represent?
Kathleen King
Saratoga
Bernald for colleges’
board of trustees
I am endorsing Mary-Lynne Bernald for election in Area 5 for West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees.
As a former city of Santa Clara vice mayor and current councilmember, I have served with Mary-Lynne on several county commissions including the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission and the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Community Airport Roundtable during her tenure on the Saratoga City Council. During that time, I found Mary-Lynne to be knowledgeable, well prepared, a team builder, respectful and fair.
Appointed by the board in March as Area 5 trustee, Mary-Lynne has now directed her attention and skills to the success of West Valley-Mission College students, faculty and administrators. Retaining her on the board is the smart move to make.
Please vote for Mary-Lynne Bernald in the Nov. 5 election.
Kathy Watanabe
Santa Clara
Senate must act on
unconstitutional ruling
Re: “Presidential immunity rule isn’t just bad — it’s unconstitutional” (Page A6, Oct. 3).
Kudos to Professor Stephen Woolpert.
Woolpert has given us a superb argument against the Supreme Court’s defense of presidential immunity.
Using the words of the Constitution itself, he argues infallibly and persuasively that by the very oath they take to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, the president is never free to act outside of the duties of that oath.
He argues incisively that the Constitution obliges the president to execute his or her powers faithful to the Constitution that created the office of the president in the first place.
I agree that the Senate Judiciary Committee should pass a resolution to declare the Supreme Court’s immunity decision unconstitutional.
Rosemary Everett
Campbell
