Letter to the editor: Kennedy's vocal condition not a disqualifier for presidency

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Letter to the editor: Kennedy's vocal condition not a disqualifier for presidency

Tribune-Review | Thursday, June 22, 2023 9:00 a.m.

In regards to the letter “Biden and Kennedy are the best Democrats have?” (June 7, TribLIVE): Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a rare condition called spasmodic dysphonia that affects his voice. Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a lifelong neurologic disorder that causes the muscles that generate a person’s voice to go into periods of spasm. Kennedy’s grandmother also had this condition. I don’t think a shaky voice, especially if not the person’s fault, is a disqualifier for the presidency.

Richard Graham

Sheraden

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