Letter: A balance of power at stake

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Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000 | 3:27 a.m.

As we approach "E" Day, I am increasingly concerned about this election, with so many crucial issues at stake.

Given the unprecedented prosperity of the Clinton-Gore years, why would we risk our prosperity on an unknown quantity such as George W. Bush? Why would seniors risk Social Security and Medicare, which Bush has pledged to change? Why would women be willing to risk the fact that Bush would likely appoint two or three justices to the Supreme Court and take away the right of women for privacy of their own wombs?

Given the fact that we Americans have always cherished the balance of power in the federal government, why would we risk the three branches of government going to the GOP. The GOP already controls both houses and has five Republicans on the U.S. Supreme Court. A Bush victory would put all three branches of government in the GOP's hands. Am I alone with this concern? I surely hope not.

JAMES J. POUPARD