Esther J. Cepeda
JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL
kAmx 32C6=J >256 :E E@ E96 =2DE 52J @7 DF>>6C D49@@=]k^Am
kAm(96? >J t?8=:D9 =2?8F286 =62C?6CD =67E @FC 4=2DDC@@> 27E6C D:I H66<D @7 >2E9 2?5 =:E6C24J :?DECF4E:@? :? 3@E9 $A2?:D9 2?5 t?8=:D9[ x H2D G6CJ AC@F5 @7 E96 H@C< H6 925 5@?6]k^Am
kAm%96 3CFE2=[ 92CC@H:?8 a_a_\a_a` D49@@= J62C — H9:49 DE2CE65 “G:CEF2==J” 2?5 6?565 :? 2 A2:?7F= 9J3C:5 @7 F?D2E:D7J:?8[ D@4:2==J 5:DE2?465 :?\A6CD@? :?DECF4E:@? H:E9 D@>6 DE:==\BF2C2?E:?65 DEF56?ED 86EE:?8 E96 D9@CE 6?5 @7 E96 DE:4< 2E 9@>6 — 925 7:?2==J 6?565] $F>>6C D6>6DE6C H@F=5 36 5:776C6?E]k^Am
kAmxE H2D]k^Am
kAmx 8@E E@ E6249 2 D>2== 8C@FA @7 5F2= =2?8F286 7:CDE\8C256CD[ 2?5 H6 >256 E96 23D@=FE6 >@DE @7 @FC E:>6 E@86E96C] (6 6IA=@C65 86@>6ECJ 2?5 EC2;64E@CJ W2?5 7@=5:?8PX 3J >2<:?8 A2A6C 2:CA=2?6D] (6 =62C?65 23@FE 46?EC:7F82= 7@C46 7C@> H9:C=:?8 @? A=2J8C@F?5 6BF:A>6?E] (6 3642>6 DE2E:DE:4:2?D 3J >2<:?8 6=23@C2E6 492CED 2?5 4@=@C7F= 8C2A9D E@ 4@>A2C6 H92E 6G6CJ@?6 925 5@?6 @G6C E96 H66<6?5 2?5 H92E A6ED E96 4=2DD @H?65]k^Am
kAm(6 C625 :? EH@ =2?8F286D[ ECJ:?8 E@ >2<6 D6?D6 @7 2== E96 H@C5D E92E D@F?5 ;FDE D:>:=2C 6?@F89 E@ 36 4@?7FD:?8] p?5 H6 HC@E6 :? EH@ =2?8F286D[ D9@69@C?:?8 $A2?:D9 2446?ED 2?5 6IEC2 492C24E6CD :? 255:E:@? E@ E96 6G6C\AC6D6?E A6C:@5D[ BF6DE:@? >2C<D @C 6I4=2>2E:@? A@:?ED H9:49 7:?:D9 2 4@>A=6E6 D6?E6?46]k^Am
kAm%92?<D E@ E96 D49@@= =:3C2CJ’D >28?2?:>:EJ :? <66A:?8 2? 6IE6?D:G6 D6=64E:@? @7 3:=:?8F2= 2?5 3:4F=EFC2= 3@@<D[ H6 =62C?65 23@FE[ J6D[ E2>2=6D[ 9@E 49@4@=2E6 2?5 E@CE:==2D WD@@@@@@ >2?J E@CE:==2 3@@<DX] qFE >J DEF56?ED 2?5 x H6C6 2=D@ 23=6 E@ 4@?EC2DE 4F=EFC2= >JE9D 2?5 4@?E6>A@C2CJ DE@C:6D 7C@> !F6CE@ #:4@[ t= $2=G25@C[ rF32 2?5 !6CF[ H9:49 H2D 6J6\@A6?:?8 7@C D@>6@?6 H9@ C2C6=J D2H 96C |6I:42?6DD C67=64E65 :? 49:=5C6?’D =:E6C2EFC6[ >F49 =6DD DE@C:6D 7C@> @E96C A2CED @7 {2E:? p>6C:42]k^Am
kAm%96 7:CDE E:>6 x BF:E E6249:?8[ :? a__e[ :E H2D?’E 3642FD6 3:=:?8F2= 2?5 5F2= =2?8F286 65F42E:@? H2D >:DF?56CDE@@5 2?5 F?56C\C6D@FC465[ 2?5 @7E6? D68C682E65 DEF56?ED] xE H2D 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 3FC?@FE 7C@> >:?:DE6C:?8 E@ EC2F>2E:K65 DEF56?ED 2?5 72>:=:6D H9@ ?66565 2 D276 3:=:?8F2= 25F=E E@ 96=A E96> ?2G:82E6 2 ?6H =:76 :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 2 7CF:E=6DD 32EE=6 H:E9 DE2E6 3FC62F4C24J @G6C A2A6CH@C< 7@C >J E6249:?8 =:46?D6] x 925 E@ 49@@D6 36EH66? =@D:?8 >J >:?5 @G6C 2 =@H\A2J:?8[ 9:89\DEC6DD ;@3 @C >@G6 @? E@ D@>6E9:?8 =6DD 962CE3C62<:?8]k^Am
kAmxE 5:5?’E E2<6 — x H2D 324< :? E96 4=2DDC@@> 2D D@@? 2D >J @H? 49:=5C6? H6C6 8C@H? 6?@F89 E@ ?@E ?665 >6 2E 9@>6]k^Am
kAm%9:D J62C[ E9@F89[ DF776C65 7C@> 5:D4@??64E:@? 7C@> DEF56?ED 2?5 E96 A2:? E92E 76==@H E62496CD 76=E 2D E96J E2F89E E96:C DEF56?ED 7C@> 9@>6 H9:=6 E96:C @H? 49:=5C6? 8@E E96 D9@CE D9C:7E] xE H2D 2 J62C @7 6IEC2 H@C< @7 2== <:?5D E@ >2<6 2 >:==:@? 56E2:=D 7F?4E:@? 2D :7 H6 H6C6 C62==J 92G:?8 D49@@=[ A=FD E96 E6CC:3=6 :D@=2E:@? 2?5 3656G:=:?8 W?@E E@ >6?E:@? 96252496\:?5F4:?8X 3FC56? @7 D66>:?8=J 6?5=6DD +@@> “4=2DD6D]”k^Am
kAmqJ E96 6?5 @7 |2J[ 27E6C ECJ:?8 E@ 4@>7@CE DEF56?ED H9@D6 72>:=J >6>36CD 42F89E r~'xs[ @C 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 6?8286 DEF56?ED H9@ 925 ?@ >6?E2= @C 6>@E:@?2= 32?5H:5E9 7@C E96 6IBF:D:E6 DF3E=6EJ @7 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= >2E9[ E96 52J’D DEC6DD6D D:>A=J 4@F=5?’E 36 2AA62D65 H:E9 “D6=7\42C6]” x ?66565 E@ 36 5@?6]k^Am
kAm(96? x H2D 2D<65 E@ H@C< DF>>6C D49@@=[ 7F==J :? A6CD@?[ H:E9 2 D>2== 8C@FA @7 $A2?:D9 DA62<6CD[ 9@H6G6C[ x ;F>A65 2E E96 492?46]k^Am
kAmxE H2D 8C62EPk^Am
kAmqFE x DE:== H2D?’E D=66A:?8 C:89E 2?5 62E:?8 6?@F89] x 925 3@?565 E@ >J DEF56?ED D@ E:89E=J E92E x <?6H E96:C 7@@5 AC676C6?46D[ A6E ?2>6D[ 72G@C:E6 D@?8D 2?5 E96:C =:76 9FCED] qFE :E 76=E =:<6 x H2D >2<:?8 =:EE=6 5:776C6?46 24256>:42==J]k^Am
kAm|J DEF56?E’D =:76 492==6?86D 2AA62C65 :?DFC>@F?E23=6[ 92>A6C:?8 <?@H=6586 C6E6?E:@?] pE D49@@= E96 25>:?:DEC2E:@? AC624965 23@FE 6IA64E:?8 6I46==6?46[ 24256>:4 2446=6C2E:@? 2?5 @?\E96\7=J C6>65:2E:@?] !6@A=6 E@=5 >6 9@H :?4C65:3=J :>A@CE2?E x H2D E@ >J DEF56?ED 3642FD6[ :7 ?@E9:?8 6=D6[ E96J H6C6 =62C?:?8 E92E E96C6 2C6 DF446DD7F= 25F=ED =:<6 E96> H9@ H6?E E9C@F89 D:>:=2C EC2G2:=D 2?5 6G6?EF2==J DF4466565]k^Am
kAm~@@@7[ E92E’D 2 =@E @7 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ 92?8 @? E96 G6CJ 76H A6@A=6 @7 4@=@C H9@ A6CD:DE :? 65F42E:@? 2D 7F==\E:>6 46CE:7:65 65F42E@CD :? 2 ?2E:@? H96C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH];396]4@>^a_a_^_h^?6H\C6A@CE\AC6D6?ED\52E2\@?\E96\C246\2?5\6E9?:4:EJ\@7\AF3=:4\D49@@=\E62496CDQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm?62C=J g_T @7 AF3=:4 D49@@= E62496CDk^2m 2C6 H9:E6 2?5 ?@?\w:DA2?:4]k^Am
kAmpD :E :D[ E6249:?8 :D 2 42C66C H9:49 C6=:6D @? H@>6? — 6DA64:2==J E9@D6 E6249:?8 E96 J@F?86DE =62C?6CD — E@ DA6?5 E96:C A6CD@?2= >@?6J 2?5 E:>6 @? D49@@= DFAA=:6D[ D?24<D 2?5 >2E6C:2=D 7@C DA64:2= AC@;64ED] p?5 E9@D6 H9@ E6249 E96 >@DE GF=?6C23=6 DEF56?ED E2<6 @? 2 =@E @7 F?A2:5 >6?E2= 2?5 6>@E:@?2= =23@C — ;FDE 2D< E96:C 72>:=:6D]k^Am
kAmx ?665 E96 3C62<]k^Am
kAm$@ x’> =2F?49:?8 >JD6=7 324< :?E@ E96 H@C=5 @7 DA6?5:?8 >@C6 E:>6 H:E9 25F=ED E92? H:E9 49:=5C6?[ @7 86EE:?8 E@ 24EF2==J 62E >62=D :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 52J :?DE625 @7 8C2K:?8 @? H92E6G6C x 42? 62E :? 7C@?E @7 E96 4@AJ >249:?6] }@ >@C6 3C62E9:?8[ D=66A:?8 2?5 62E:?8 “65F42E:@?” 7@C 2 H9:=6]k^Am
kAmxE’D 2? 6IEC2G282?46 >@DE E62496CD 42?’E 277@C5] p?5 :E 766=D D6=7:D9 E@ AC:@C:E:K6 >J >6?E2= 2?5 A9JD:42= 962=E9 H96? >J H@C< :D 65F42E:?8 E@>@CC@H’D =6256CD]k^Am
kAmyFDE 2D x H2D HC:?8:?8 >J 92?5D 23@FE H96E96C E@ <66A 5@:?8 H92E H2D 6IA64E65 @7 >6[ $:>@?6 q:=6D H2D 42==65 2 “BF:EE6C” 3J D@>6 7@C =:DE6?:?8 E@ 96C >:?5 2?5 3@5J :? 564:5:?8 E@ D:E @FE <6J >652= 6G6?ED :? E96 ~=J>A:4D]k^Am
kAm$96 H2D 3C2G6] $96 56>@?DEC2E65 86?F:?6 D6=7\=@G6 :? 2 H@C=5 H96C6 H@>6? — 6DA64:2==J H@>6? @7 4@=@C — 2C6 C6BF:C65 E@ G2=F6 E96 ?665D @7 @E96CD @G6C E96:C @H?] %96 H@C=5 ?665D C@=6 >@56=D[ D@ q:=6D 2?5 @E96CD H:E9 96C A=2E7@C> H:== 92G6 E@ =625 E96 H2J] %96 H@>6? @7 4@=@C H9@ 42? :?DA:C6 492?86 E@52J H:== 9@A67F==J >2<6 @FC C6DA64E:G6 AC@76DD:@?D 36EE6C 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 E@>@CC@H]k^Am
Cepeda, of Madison, can be reached at ejc@estherjcepeda.com and @estherjcepeda.
Catch the latest in Opinion
Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!
