A Colorado clause
Re: “Trump removed from ballot in Colorado — State’s Supreme Court cites U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause; attorneys vow appeal,” Wednesday news story.
Finally, a state with a measure of integrity. Congratulations, Colorado.
Toni Clem, Paris
49 other states
The Colorado Supreme Court has blocked Donald Trump from its state presidential primary ballot. This is very appealing to me, but I am sure the decision will be appealed. We will have to sit and wait for this before we can get out the big black marker pen and blot out his already blotted name. Only 49 more states to decide before we can all sleep well.
Dennis Fitzgerald, Melbourne, Australia
Shame on Colorado
The Colorado Supreme Court’s opinion in Anderson vs. Griswold is a painfully transparent political stunt by Democratic-appointed judges abusing the bench as a partisan propaganda outlet.
It is devoid of sound legal reasoning and its laughable definition of “insurrection” would require that every military, judicial, legislative and executive official who supported the Black Lives Matter riots also be immediately removed and barred from office.
But of course they’re not going to enforce that — silly of me to think that “equal justice under law” means equitable enforcement of constitutional principles and not merely whatever benefits the appointing party of the judges.
In fact, the Colorado Supreme Court has so little faith in the judicial merits of its own opinion, that it stayed it from taking effect pending merely an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court (which will surely overturn it on any number of constitutional grounds), which the Trump campaign already said it would promptly file.
We can only hope that the U.S. Supreme Court benchslaps these judicial antics and stops this nonsense before it spreads. Law is meant to be law, not political propaganda. Shame on Colorado.
Philip S. Wiseman, Carrollton
Paxton and court speed
It is curious that a day after Travis County District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted a temporary restraining order protecting the doctor performing the requested abortion in the Kate Cox situation, Attorney General Ken Paxton was able to petition the Texas Supreme Court to block the order.
If he can manipulate the workings of our Texas courts so easily, why has it taken more than eight years for his own indictment on securities fraud charges to see the inside of a courtroom?
Hans F. Voorn, Frisco
Scrap Social Security cap
Re: “Social Security fix a must,” by Scott Burns, Sunday Business column.
Columnist Scott Burns did us all a favor by pointing out how fundamental Social Security is to the livelihoods of America’s seniors. It was good to see his analysis of its great value as an investment, too. Further, a good “fix” would make Social Security even better for future generations.
Fortunately, that “fix” is easy to find and apply: Just let the super-rich pay Social Security taxes on their income all year long, the way that all the rest of us do. Right now, they hit a “cap” early in the year and then slide for the rest of the year. We should scrap that cap and embrace Social Security for the ages.
Gene Lantz, Dallas
Protesters behaving badly
I was at the Dallas City Council meeting on Dec. 13.
As a former member of the Plano City Council, I was horrified at the disrespectful and bullying behavior of Palestinian supporters who filled the council chambers. I was appalled at their outbursts demanding that the meeting start, their loud coughing disrupting the minister’s prayer and their disrespectful refusal to stand or say the pledge of allegiance to the American and Texas flags.
Especially appalling was the graffiti that was scrawled on the City Hall sidewalk expressing profanity and threatening statements against a member of our City Council.
Their behavior speaks volumes of who they are and their values, which are not my values nor the values of the people of Dallas.
I respectfully ask that you not be bullied or intimidated by this group and not adopt any resolutions they are demanding from you. I also ask that you condemn the invective that they directed against one of your own.
We, the residents of Dallas, look to you to set and exemplify the moral standards for this city.
Charles D. Pulman, Dallas
Israel fighting for survival
Re: “U.S. has say in Israel’s actions,” by Charlotte Connelly, Tuesday Letters.
I understand Connelly’s point when she states that we “deserve an immediate and in-depth explanation of … this massive support of such horrific actions.”
My explanation is really quite simple. Israel is fighting for its survival. It must show its enemies, especially those who want to eradicate the Jewish state and its inhabitants from the face of the Earth, how difficult it is for them to do so.
Hamas can lose many confrontations. Israel cannot afford to lose even once. While making judgments about Palestinian suffering and agony, don’t forget that Hamas started it. And now that they are getting their noses bloodied, they want a cease-fire! Would they still want it if the roles were reversed? I think not.
Ernest L. Morrison, Frisco
David is now Goliath
In the last 70 years the world has seen Israel grow from a struggling state to a powerful force in the region. David has become Goliath. Does our foreign policy reflect these changes? Israel is not the same country it was. We may need to reconsider our treaties and defense agreements with them.
Michael Coldiron, Dallas
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