Letters: Consequences for Santos?; Proud of Penn State football

Consequences for Santos?

Republican Congressman-elect George Santos took lying to a whole new level when he not only lied about his past, but essentially invented a fake identity. His education history, employment history, claimed charitable activities, social history, and family background are all fabrications.

This is a predictable result of the normalization of lying on the public stage, which Donald Trump turned into an art form.

This has to stop.

Congress may have to seat Santos because of a 1966 Supreme Court ruling, but the Republican Party doesn’t have to keep him. The Constitution says each legislative body can “punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.” Will Republicans step up to the plate and engage in a bipartisan effort to force expulsion for his bizarre, possibly illegal, ethical violations?

Don’t hold your breath.

Proud of Penn State football

Congratulations to Penn State for winning the Rose Bowl. To Sean Clifford, you showed class in your career at Penn State. You were simply the best. Congrats to James Franklin for your leadership and being a role model for your players. Joe Paterno’s grand experiment to make players successful players and men has been continued by you. We are Penn State.

Questions about Rose Bowl

Is it my imagination or did college bowl actually mean something? Utah Utes — who is this team and how did they make to the Rose Bowl? How did Penn State make to the Rose Bowl? Wasn’t the Rose Bowl “the Granddaddy” of all bowl games to determine the No. 1 college team? Another thing — wasn’t there only four or five bowl games? Now 20 some. Well I guess it’s like Little League — everybody gets a chance to play and everyone gets a trophy no matter what place you came in, because we know we can’t have any hurt feelings.

Register and vote Libertarian

We must reign in the power of our elected officials here in Pennsylvania. The power to draw legislative districts should be relegated to the people, not the elites who meet behind closed doors to determine who will run in primary and general elections. Total population is the only way to do this, going by the Census, not a tally of the voter rolls. The Libertarian Party has been campaigning for ballot access since the early 1970s, and has had some success, getting on the ballot as a major party for the first time in many states as early as 2012, winning some elections out West and greatly influencing political policies. The ultra liberals of the Democratic Party and the Neo conservatives of the Republican Party are a distraction to give the average American a sense of normalcy, and instill complacency until the next election cycle rolls around. They care only about lining their wallets with your money. In 2016, Gary Johnson won more than 2% of the vote, yet the Libertarian Party sued and won the right to ballot access in 2018 for statewide election offices. The closed primary system being what it is, a voter must change parties from Libertarian (R) or Green (D) to vote for the Democrat or Republican of their choice. Often times, these voters are the ones who would elect more “moderate” or centrist candidates to public office. Register and vote Libertarian, for the sake of our nation.