Letter to the editor: Presidential candidates should recuse selves

Apparently people are unaware of our system of government. One party cannot railroad a president who has not broken a law out of office. The Democrats are avoiding the judicial branch in their effort to get rid of President Trump.

Many people think that Congress voting to impeach means he gets thrown out of office. This is not so. The framers of our republic made three branches of government. Now it’s up to the Senate to decide. They are the jury.

At this time there are five members of the Senate actively campaigning for the presidency. How can they fairly pass judgment on the president? Having been on several juries when I was in the service and having watched my share of trials, I’m sure that a member of the jury cannot be campaigning against the accused.

Those Senate members must decline to vote for the trial in the Senate to be fair and impartial. The chief justice should remove those members if they do not recuse themselves.

John L. Otto

Hempfield