Letters: Voters have the power to lift nation’s veil of fear
Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor Voters have power to lift veil of fear Re Americans are living under a pall of fear Page A July The contributors to Wednesday s Letters to the Editor voiced concerns over the president s usurping of states rights tariffs Medicaid cuts his birthright citizenship order lies about the relationship with Jefferey Epstein the general fear from the loss of respect for the rule of law and the upsurge of the power of the executive branch Related Articles Letters Copying Texas GOP s power grab will cost Democrats voters trust Letters One hopes Attorney General Rob Bonta suits protect our civil rights Letters Donald Trump s actions don t amount to accomplishments Letters Power lines drive state s strength cost not clean force Letters Ranked choice leaves votes on the table Our superpower is the ability to select good candidates aid their campaigns and to vote for them on Electoral contest Day In addition we can give feedback to our people in Congress attend their town halls and in the words of John Lewis Get in good trouble necessary trouble and help redeem the soul of America The job is up to us We the people James Konsevich San Jose Trump hated for doing what must be done Re Americans are living under a pall of fear Page A July The depiction of ICE workers as criminals and unqualified is very offensive Our officers need all the encouragement we can give them No one would ever suspect that Donald Trump won the voting process I wonder if everyone understands that the regime cannot continue to spend over one-third of its budget with borrowed money Cuts must be made Trump was elected to break the status quo and that will cause disruption In six months Trump has turned our country around in a much better direction I am hopeful that in time the bitterness and hate will diminish and we will be thankful for his hard work Steve Slinkey Soquel Council member turns deaf ear to constituent I m very disappointed that I m unable to get any response from my San Jose City Council representative Pam Foley in more than a month I first emailed her about my concerns regarding the San Jose animal shelter on June Despite two follow-up emails and one phone call I ve yet to hear back from anyone in her office I think an acknowledgment is the very least that a council representative can do for a constituent You can bet I will be keeping this in mind at the next vote and sharing my thoughts with those I know in my district By contrast Mayor Matt Mahan responded twice to my initial email explaining specific of the actions he is taking That s more in line with what I expect from those elected to serve Cynthia Saracco San Jose D C has forsaken the greater part of the country Our ruling body has been hijacked by big money business and conspiracies It s time to think systematically Washington D C is no longer working for the citizens The poorest states agriculture restaurants small businesses construction and road crews now have masked ICE agents raiding and terrorizing working people not criminals Who will they grab next to meet their quota Maybe you Deporting U S citizens isn t off the table nothing is It s been done before in other countries it seems Washington is taking lessons Whichever party don t fool yourself at a minimum you ll pay in higher taxes and tariffs and lower Social Guard Medicare and Medicaid benefits to subsidize the billionaires Get ready to vote in your best interests Congress isn t working for you This is about autocracy total establishment control no free speech no due process and a loyalist Supreme Court U S citizen or not this regime will hurt you Only billionaires can buy their way out and that s likely not you Marguerite Sinnett Morgan Hill Leadership s best parts are forms of socialism Donald Trump and his incompetent cronies use the term socialism as a pejorative term The version of capitalism in our society employs a form of socialism in a great number of approaches Socialism is where all of us contribute financially for services to benefit the greater society Our military is a form of socialism our police forces our highway system our airline system our robustness care system our city services and our general guidance system All of these systems are paid for by Americans for the benefit of Americans These are forms of socialism and make our country stronger Trump and his incompetent administration need to do their homework I look forward to the post-Trump era where we embrace science work intelligently and celebrate our diversity where the residents and private sectors work as true partners and not adversaries Working this way has proven to be our country s finest hours John Swan Los Altos Hills
