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What’s Quickly? It’s where readers sound off on the issues of the day. Have a quote, question or quip? Call Quickly at 312-222-2426 or email quickly@post-trib.com.

Pence doesn’t care about us. Trump doesn’t care about us. Let’s get together. Put the right person in. Please vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

After reading about Gov. Mike Pence’s past and the way he spent money out of the campaign funds, why isn’t he in jail? Then again, why is former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in jail for federal corruption? He did the same thing.

To answer the question by the commenter on a recent Friday who wondered if it’s a contradiction for a person to be a Christian and then also support the ability or the right to own a firearm: The answer to you, my friend, is no, it is not a contradiction.

There’s a commenter who said that we shouldn’t point our finger at him for not voting or at her for not voting. Well, I do point my finger at you. You claim that the politicians are liars and they’re deceptive and all this stuff. Well, by not voting you’re not helping the system. You’re perpetuating it. Vote to get rid of them. That’s why you need to vote.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery gets $14.6 million to earn over a six-month period working, playing 16 football games and maybe part of four practice games plus two or three workouts during the season. Oh boy. I know that you hit hard, but isn’t this getting out of hand?

I believe, as provided by the U.S. Constitution, that all people should have the right to bear muzzleloaders. However, in 2016 only the police and military should possess assault rifles.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did not — and I will say again “did not” — use their personal email servers when they were working in the U.S. Department of State. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did.

This is to the commenter who wanted to know about the black-seeded watermelons that she can find in this area. You can find some at 26th Avenue and Broadway in Gary with the guy with the red truck, or you can find some near 38th Avenue and Broadway with the guy with the white truck. They’ve both got black-seeded watermelons.

Well, to those of you who wanted to fire Gov. Mike Pence: It looks like he’s going to be one heartbeat away from being our president now that he’s running as vice president with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The people of Indiana should start thinking very seriously about a governor that can fill the shoes of Gov. Mike Pence who has been a solid, solid governor for the state of Indiana.

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