Targeting the poor.

• Author: Sadovy, Leo
• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor

There is an ominous implication of Barbara Ehrenreich's article "Gouging the Poor" (February issue) that she did not discuss.

If I'm a Republican strategist, this "body attachment" felony conviction is a wonderful extension of all the other laws, such as drug laws, that disenfranchise the poor, minorities, and potential Democratic voters. Give the process a decade or two, and millions of citizens...