Letters: pandemic didn’t have to get this bad; Will any GOP leaders stand up to Trump?
It didn’t have to get this bad
As I read in the CDT about the economic devastation of our community caused by the pandemic, I remember that it didn’t have to be this bad. Mr. Trump is personally responsible for refusing to do his job. The federal government had the power to institute a nationwide policy to control the spread of the virus and establish supply chains for protective gear and equipment.
Instead of using the office of president to protect all citizens, he abdicates his responsibility. Promoting discord and chaos is his thing. Just to get 4 more years.
Good news
What a relief! I had been worried a lot about Satan-worshiping pedophile cannibals lately, but now that our president says they’re OK because they support him, I sleep much better. Please share this good news.
GOP leaders with courage needed
In 1974 the Watergate crisis ended when three Republican leaders in Congress put country above party. They told President Richard Nixon in person that he no longer had their support. The next day Nixon resigned.
Those Republican leaders, Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, Pennsylvania Sen. Hugh Scott, and Arizona Congressman John Rhodes, demonstrated their love for our country, their respect for our constitution and, especially, their selfless courage. Goldwater spoke for Republicans and Democrats alike when he said, “There are only so many lies you can take, and now there has been one too many. Nixon should get his (butt0 out of the White House — today!”
The Washington Post has documented over 20,000 “misleading statements and untruths” told by Donald Trump since his inauguration. Where are the Republican leaders today who will say Trump has told too many lies? Sen. Pat Toomey, do you have the courage of your Pennsylvania Republican predecessor Scott? Central Pennsylvania Republican Reps. Fred Keller and Glenn Thompson, do you have the courage of Republican Congressman Rhodes? Those who remember Nixon’s Watergate never imagined we would see an even bigger liar in the White House.
Where are Republican leaders like Goldwater, Scott and Rhodes today when we need members of the president’s own party to speak up for the good of the country? We have fallen to unimaginable depths under Trump. Republican leaders with courage, if any exist, can keep us from falling any further.
Trump fighting for women’s rights
The 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is celebrated this month. The 19th Amendment, also known as the Women’s Suffrage Amendment, guarantees every citizen of the United States the right to vote regardless of their sex.
Republicans introduced the 19th Amendment, and they fought for over 40 years to finally make it a reality. Unfortunately, Democrats fought for over 40 years to defeat and delay it. The 19th Amendment finally passed when Republican gained large majorities in both the House and Senate. The vast majority of Republican Senators voted for a woman’s right to vote, while the majority of Democrats voted against it.
Republicans later voted overwhelmingly for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination based on sex. Republican Senators helped break a Democrat filibuster, pass this landmark legislation, and require equal rights for women. Continuing the proud Republican tradition of fighting for the rights of women, President Donald Trump has made the elimination of sex trafficking and the exploitation of children a priority for his administration. Improved border security and the federal crackdown on gangs such as MS-13 are helping to end this abomination!