Columnist right about P.C. speech

I would like to say that I am in agreement with Chris Bailey's April 13 column.

I would like to add that I do not see any wording in the original writing of the First Amendment to our Constitution that indicates speech must be politically correct.

I further believe that restricting speech to political correctness is actually detrimental to our knowing the true feelings of individuals and thus hampering our ability to address and resolve those issues.

I liken this to the restaurant that goes bankrupt because of poor food after all of its customers said the food was good so as not to insult the cook. We see this often when our elected officials will say what they mean and then recant it after they are assaulted by special interest groups.

We need to look past the rhetoric and address the beliefs that are at the root of our differences. This can only be done through open and honest communication. The childhood saying "that sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me," has the following phrase added, "but will give me cause to sue."

J. LaMonica Algonquin