Voters should be the ones to decide on impeachment: Readers sound off
Letter to the editor:
No person should be above the law, not even the president of the United States. And that includes all elected officials, as well. This is especially true concerning illegal endeavors.
Americans hold their politicians to a higher standard than most countries — or we should. And if impeachment is political in nature, like some point out, such a decision should be taken out of the hands of Congress. Once given all the facts, the American public should make that judgment call by voting whether there are grounds to impeach the president or not.
As is any American, our president is innocent until found guilty. Therefore, let him defend himself in a court of law. Allegations that doing so would interfere with him executing his job are a falsehood. If a president became incapacitated, the vice president would be called upon to fulfill such duties. And please, no 5th Amendment evasion.
John O’Malley; Hoover, Ala.
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Republicans are being immature
Letter to the editor:
In response to USA TODAY’s editorial “Lame-duck GOP power grabs show contempt for voters,” regarding the behavior of Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan, I agree with the Editorial Board.
Republicans are acting beyond childish over a loss of power that they can — and most likely will — regain in the near future. It is frustrating to me to see so many of our politicians becoming more and more polarized, and to see them acting so immaturely.
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It is highly unlikely our Founding Fathers and framers of our government ever intended for politics to turn out to be a game where one side tries to restrict the other side when they don’t get their way. Politics used to be about satisfying the people and the voters of a society. Now, it’s all about power-hungry millionaires who rule to benefit themselves and their interest groups. No legislation seems to benefit voters — the people who got politicians to their positions in the first place.
It’s disgraceful to see what our political culture has become, and I have to wonder what our Founding Fathers would say or do if they were to know of the situation in Wisconsin and Michigan?
Ryan Burns; Mundelein, Ill.
Require candidates' tax returns
Letter to the editor:
Given the recent news, Congress should enact a law requiring presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns before they can run for the office.
President Donald Trump repeatedly promised to disclose his tax returns during his 2016 campaign, but later reneged and deceived us.
Talker: Time to fully expose Donald Trump's campaign dealings
With the 2020 presidential election just around the corner, we need a change in campaign laws immediately. We deserve full and complete transparency before we decide on a candidate.
Our nation was duped once, shame on Trump. Duped twice, shame on us. All voters should rally behind this message.
Cornell Ballard Jr.; West Bloomfield, Mich.
Reform the whole medical system
Letter to the editor:
As a retired physician, I agree wholeheartedly that truly bad practitioners need to be weeded out of practice. Part of the problem is the 50 state licensing system. While all doctors need to pass a national exam, there is no national license. Unlike laws, the human body doesn’t change from state to state. If licensing were national, an incompetent or criminally convicted doctor wouldn’t be able to set up shop in another state.
But it’s also time to take malpractice out of the personal injury lottery. Lay juries don’t have the knowledge to objectively evaluate complex medical issues. Instead, lawyers appeal to their emotions. Sky-high awards have driven the cost of malpractice insurance so high in some areas that it makes it hard for specialized doctors to practice. Until we reform this broken system, car accident victims or women with emergency pregnancy complications could be in even more jeopardy.
Margo Vale; Portsmouth, R.I.
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