Letters to the Editor category, Page 282

Americans will vote this year using the same archaic method for choosing a president, the Electoral College, which does not necessarily allow the person who wins the most votes, aka the popular vote, to become president. Because of this anomaly, both George W. Bush and Donald Trump, instead of Al...

Here we go again — the president is abusing his power. Yeah, but why is it always the president named Donald Trump that is continuously accused of abusing his power? Now before people start screeching “impeach Trump” again, go to Wikipedia and look up “list of people pardoned or granted...

I am continually amazed by the number of people who either support President Trump or are too blind to see him for what he really is. I refer to Dale Parker’s letter “Can’t understand hatred of Trump” (Feb. 4, TribLIVE). Does Parker not realize that whatever hate is given Trump,...

After watching a good bit of the sham impeachment procedure, I’m so glad to see it wind down. To me, it has been a three-year Democratic campaign commercial against President Trump financed by the American taxpayer. Trump’s attorney, Jay Sekulow, said at the Senate trial that the president’s lawyers were...

In her letter “Property taxes ruin seniors’ ‘golden years’ ”, Barbara Markle asked, “Anyone out there feel this way?” Yes, Ms. Markle, I’m sure there are thousands of us who agree with you. Officeholders and politicians, please take note: The single best thing you could do to improve the lives...

I believe that there is no one person to blame for what’s wrong with politics and government. Lies and deceit plague government decision-making. In my opinion, most people in government tend to lie or twist words to meet the situation. Most, if not all, presidents have lied to the American...

An anticipated coronation turned out to be an election. The long-suffering palace princess was not chosen to lead the multitude into the promised land. A presidential election happens in the USA every four years, a process dreamed about in most other countries. I recently read an article that quoted the...

Lori Falce’s column “The black and white of guns” starts out lumping seven hot topics with gun rights/control as having “gray area” that must be understood before both sides of any issue are settled. When it comes to gun rights/gun control, it is black and white. Because the “gray area”...

The article “Study: Pa. roads average 1,030 litter items per mile” (Feb. 5, TribLIVE) is right on. On my walks, the litter is constant. I walk on a wooded township road, but the same is true on the roads as we drive out of our area. Over the years, I’ve...

I woke up this morning after another troubling night. My first thoughts were about the nation, democracy, fairness, justice, fault, blame … enough. People, policies, truth, lies, honor, future, past …enough. Trump, Romney, Biden, Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer … enough. Socialism, capitalism, democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, investigation, witnesses, fake news, above the...

Silvie Pomicter of Voice of the Animals wrote a letter to inform everyone about how inhumane the trapping of animals is “Fur belongs to the animals” (Feb. 3, TribLIVE). Her organization is basically against all forms of animal use, whether you are wearing a fur or eating a steak. If...

Regarding the article “Local officials say paying for state police would be tough pill to swallow”: When is it ever enough? We in Penn Township are known as a bedroom community while having little business. With our own million-plus 2019-20 township budget, our police have been allotted over $4 million...

In his column “Founders viewed democracy as tyranny” (Jan. 31, TribLIVE), Walter Williams asserted that our Founding Fathers saw democracy as a form of tyranny. We use the word democracy routinely to describe our form of government. It’s understood that we live in a representative democracy; our elected representatives vote...

It is a sad sight indeed to watch the spectacle of the Democratic Party choosing the delegates to their national convention this time around. It is an argument among candidates who espouse radical programs, all of which are ridiculously expensive and few of which comprise what the average American wants...

Alexander Hamilton, George Washington and others founders warned us about a man like Donald Trump in power. Hamilton wrote to Washington in 1792: “When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits — despotic...

Like many who opine in the Trib, letter- writer Al Duerig (“Trump tramples Constitution,” Feb. 12, TribLIVE) seems to allow his personal feelings toward President Trump to overrule his brain. 1) To the charge that Sen. Mitch McConnell refused President Obama’s 2016 nominee for the Supreme Court: That’s what elections are...

I am what the media calls a “conspiracy theorist” — a derogatory term used to smear a critical thinker who questions the statements of known liars. Teddy Roosevelt stated in a 1913 autobiography that, “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government …” And in the 1986 Iran/Contra hearings,...

I was saddened to see your Feb. 7 print headline “Trump takes aim at ‘scum’.” Quoting people in headlines is what the tabloids do to convey misinformation. Why not put the truth in the headline and then quote President Trump’s words in the body of the article? The article was...

Well, another local election has come to an end, and our elected officials who ran on the promise of not raising our taxes once again are ready to stick it to us (“Tax hike stands after Westmoreland commissioners stick with budget,” Jan. 22, TribLIVE). Actually, it seems they are going...

Vladimir Putin must be rubbing his hands in glee. With the aid of GOP senators, his man in D.C. has succeeded in a masterful con. Better yet, Alan Dershowitz has argued that anyone running for office can do almost anything. No sense of ethics needed; laws are apparently mere suggestions....

Watching a news report about children protesting about so-called climate change gave me something to ponder. The young can lead us old nonbelievers by first scrapping their video games, computers, cellphones and other electronics that use energy in order to be manufactured, mostly from oil that injects carbon into the...

I never thought of myself as a political person, and I certainly never thought that a TV reality show host would become our president. But I am pleased with how things turned out. The economy is good, people are working, wages are favorable, unemployment is low and terrorists are being...

Criticism of President Obama isn’t racist, just well-deserved. His signature accomplishment was a cleverly named tax that didn’t save Americans $2,500 a year as promised and didn’t allow everyone to keep their health care providers or even always retain preferred doctors. Worse yet, rather than maximize a historic chance to...

President Trump’s critics consider him to be crude, self-centered, pathologically dishonest and childishly vindictive. Of course he is, but for some reason nearly half of the country doesn’t care. And I don’t believe there is any way to make those folks care. So how do we make Trump a one-term...

Both political parties showed the worst of already loathed politicians during the impeachment debacle. It never had a chance of succeeding. It really boiled down to Nancy Pelosi running out of options. It then became a Mitch McConnell show. Thus we saw the absolute worst of both Pelosi and McConnell....