Duty now falls to the
voters to save democracy
The trial over? Not by any means. A trial is a quest for truth. When the so-called “Impartial” jurors failed to extend a fair verdict, it sets a dangerous precedence.
It is time for the voters to rise up and utilize the tool in their hands to send a warning to all the elected officials who have a responsibility to their constituents and country.
The Framers’ Constitution has been stretched to its limit by famous lawyers like Alan Dershowitz. But common sense prevails to the understanding of it. Franchise is not a feeble passive process but valuable and that should be reflected in the upcoming elections.
It is the duty of all Americans to make sure that we have a democratic republic and not a banana one. The public is the one that decides what is good for them, not politicians.
It’s never wrong to do right.
The opportunity to hear the truth may be lost for the moment, but we do still have a revolving door for John Bolton to walk through and Les Parnas to spill the beans.
Syamala Jagannathan
Morgantown
Public has no control on
what the media reports
The Information age is upon us with the expansion of our I-pads, cable TVs, mobile telephone devices and newspapers. Our world has been completely changed forever. This was the first time that an impeachment of a president relied on fake news, a whistle blower witness that was never produced, emails, unrevealed sources in newspapers, unpublished books, character insults and accusations that our elected Senate was perpetuating a cover-up.
If your civics class missed the coverage on C-SPAN, you missed out on all the action. There were many Academy Award performances, and a major presentation on our Constitution given by a Harvard professor.
This year’s election could have many major changes that could affect your health, education, jobs, infrastructure, human rights, climate change, military service, security and social services to name a few. I have never heard of anyone taking away your Social Security benefits (mentioned in a letter by retired professor Stewart Epstein or your health care by the current administration. Just ask your elected congressmen and women. If anyone knows, they should.
The issues that concerns me is the power now being exercised by the people who control the daily information provided to the people. We have no control of journalistic reporting as we had in the past by the AP and UPI.
True journalists are now being replaced by opinionated pundits on the cable TV channels where fake news is reported along with the real news.
Some newspapers e.g. The New York Times and The Washington Post are printing stories that are slanted toward the liberal media. You can also tune into CNN and Fox News and hear opposite stories about the same news event. We have three branches of government the executive, legislative and judicial. Freedom of speech and the press are very powerful voices in our government and we need the educators to express the importance of eliminating false reporting of news that affects the entire population.
William R. Woodall
Waldorf, Md.
Thanks for taking firm
stand on truth, integrity
I imagine you’ll receive plenty of angry letters regarding Wednesday’s editorial on the impeachment proceedings. Please add mine to the other column.
Thank you for taking a stand against the shocking behavior of Republican senators.
I remember a different breed of public official, Republicans who resigned rather than fire Archibald Cox when ordered to do so by President Richard Nixon. My faith in democracy and in American exceptionalism was restored that night.
These years it’s difficult to see a way through the current quagmire of corruption and obstruction. But it is encouraging to see our small town paper take a firm stand on the side of truth and integrity.
Penny Pugh
Morgantown
