JIM SMITH, San Clemente
The glib little letter written by Hector Hernandez perfectly illustrates misinformation and being divisive. He tries to compare a very successful politician, past President Donald J. Trump, with a frequently flawed councilmember, Steve Knoblock. He also throws in the NRA.
I have firsthand experience with Knoblock that began in 2007, when he voted to bulldoze land that was zoned Open Space. We organized and collected thousands of signatures, and 69% of San Clemente voters stopped him.
To protect us from future “Knoblocks,” 72% of voters added the “San Clemente Open Space Ordinance.” One of the first in California, the ordinance requires city voter approval to change the zoning of Open Space land.
As for the NRA (National Rifle Association), with five million members, they are the largest and oldest “Civil Rights” organization in the United States, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Here’s what former Bill Clinton spokesman George Stephanopoulos said about them: “Let me make one small vote for the NRA. They’re good citizens. They call their congressmen. They write. They vote. They contribute. And they get what they want over time.”
