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More important issues than abortion We all thought the abortion issue was decided long ago. I am weary of all the coverage devoted to it over the years. Every election, the subject is brought out and debated again, mainly by men who would rather make a show of power by
To Bruce Braden 
(“Jefferson wouldn’t have approved of 
Jan. 6,” Aug. 9, TribLIVE) and Ed Collins (“Jefferson may have OK’d 
Jan. 6 insurrection,” 
July 31, TribLIVE): Your letters were interesting reads. You both took the words of Thomas Jefferson and created an argument suited to your point. However, I believe
Regarding the letter “Jefferson may have OK’d Jan. 6 insurrection” (July 31, TribLIVE): Thomas Jefferson was a revolutionary. He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty in the 1780s. His friend James Madison codified citizens’ liberties in the 1791 Bill of Rights.
Ed Collins is wrong in his letter ”Jefferson may have OK’d Jan. 6 insurrection” (July 31, TribLIVE). Thomas Jefferson would not have approved. That insurrection was neither good, nor brief. It is ongoing, and I predict it will end in a Trump dictatorship if not stopped. Sure, Jefferson is famous for his