Measure F

Of course, police and sheriff’s deputies need jails to lock away criminals--that is undisputed. But contrary to Wayne Quint Jr.’s assertion (Orange County Voices, Feb. 6), Measure F in no way will impede law enforcement from building or expanding as many jails, large and small, in Orange County as they want. Jails with less than 1,000 beds are exempt from Measure F, and even larger jails are not affected as long as they are located at least one-half mile from 100 or more residential dwelling units. That is simple to understand but, unfortunately, gets misrepresented a lot in an attempt to fool the voters.

ACHIM KRAUSS

Foothill Ranch

All airport rhetoric aside (both sides), Measure F is an insidious threat to democracy. Simply put, it would allow a one-third minority to control an issue that affects 100% of the populace.

SANDRA SMITH

Yorba Linda

If the supporters of the El Toro airport were so assured of its potential success and benefit to Orange County they would not be mounting such a huge campaign against Measure F. The truth is, El Toro is a disastrous plan but it serves certain self-interest and hence we see the adamant support for the airport and against Measure F by certain people. We should not be pitting city against city and union against nonunion, but instead should be considering the future of Orange County, which is best served by the Millennium Plan.

CHRISTOPHER KOONTZ

Orange

Both men writing columns on Measure F in Sunday’s Times spoke from the vantage point of their special interests in approving or opposing the measure. However, there is another possible approach: what would the “small-d” democratic position be? Pretty simple: The majority should rule, not a minority, large or small. So don’t support a measure which requires more than a simple majority.

BILL PRYOR

Cypress