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HOLD TRUMP
ACCOUNTABLE
This past Sunday, the President
ordered an investigation into the FBI’s
use of an informant to investigate his
campaign.
While seemingly innocuous, this is a
very dangerous assault on the rule of law
in our country. It is unprecedented for a
president to make a wholly unfounded
political demand that those investigating
him for crimes against the United States
be themselves investigated.
Even more dangerous, it is a time
tested tactic of authoritarians seeking
to consolidate power. The playbook is to
attack the rule of law under the guise of
ferreting out ‘’corruption.’’
The President is once again using the
offi cial powers of the presidency and the
machinery of the federal government
to undermine the rule of law. The long
list of impeachable offi cial misconduct
continues unabated. That this now
occurs without unanimous bipartisan
excoriation and calls for removal speaks
to how far off the rails our representative
government fi nds itself.
It is not in the least bit normal. We must
not lose sight, for that is what authoritarians
seek.
We must hold our members of Congress
to account. Not a single one has
spoken out about this latest assault on
the institutions of our Republic.
Ethan Felder,
Queens Community Board 6 member
WHEN WILL
SOMETHING BE DONE
ABOUT SHOOTINGS?
The shooting at Santa Fe High
School in Texas which left between
8 and 10 people dead, is an absolute
tragedy.
Once again, another shooter was able
to breach school security and open fi re,
killing those innocent students and staff .
It has come to the point in our country,
as we have already seen, that even
schools are no longer safe havens of
learning and security for our children,
teachers and administrators.
What is the matter with our elected
politicians in Washington, DC?
When are they going to have the
tenacity and courage to stand up to
the much too powerful NRA and pass
much stricter gun control laws?
Every gun shop and gun expo
should immediately stop selling
assault weapons. No civilian needs
to own these types of weapons. Only
law enforcement and the military
should be permitted to use them.
There have been far too many
shootings in our schools, and if this
carnage does not stop, perhaps many
parents will opt for having their children
homeschooled at home, and not
in school classrooms.
Congress, get off your underworked
and overpaid backsides
and start standing up for your
constituents who elected you to do
a job.
John Amato, Fresh Meadows
A PERFECT
SPOKESPERSON?
Trump’s new lead attorney, Rudy
Giuliani, was recently asked by George
Stephanopoulos about his statements
regarding Cohen’s payments to Stormy
Daniels. Giuliani tried to backtrack and
denied making the statements.
“But that’s what you said,” Stephanopoulos
said. “You stated it as fact.”
Giuliani responded, “Well, maybe I
did. I don’t know. How do you separate
fact and opinion?” Yup, Giuliani is the
perfect attorney for Trump.
The problem facing Trump administration
lawyers and spokespersons
is the lack of pen and paper. As a result,
they are unable to keep track of their
constantly changing lies.
Robert LaRosa, Whitestone
WHAT’S GOOD FOR
THE RIDER IS GOOD
FOR THE BOSSES
Seven months later, removal of corner
seats on some E line subway cars
to accommodate more riders is still the
equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig.
Homeless people gravitate to the E line
since the routes run 100% underground,
providing consistent warmth in the
winter and cool in the summer. Now,
they will gravitate to the middle seats,
depriving regular riders.
Let MTA Chairman Joe Lhota, board
members, agency presidents and other
staff lead by example. Give up your
seats at future MTA Board meetings.
Try standing for one hour like riders do
and see how you like it.
First it was removal of corner seats
on subway cars to accommodate more
commuters as a temporary solution to
dealing with the growth in ridership.
Now the MTA needs to fi nd $17 billion of
the $20 billion needed to bring the subway
signal system up to a state of good repair.
Purchase 1,000 new in addition to routine
replacement subway cars to expand
the existing fl eet. Support the larger
car fl eet with new and additional yard
and shop space. This will provide a real
solution to increase capacity necessary
to deal with all the new riders.
Larry Penner, Great Neck
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