Re “Historic Trump trial underway” (April 16):
I never thought I’d see the day when a former president of the United States has to stand trial for a misdemeanor that happened eight years ago. A misdemeanor that has been turned into a felony by DAs who happen to hate Trump and want him to be incarcerated. Do you think he is getting a fair trial in New York City? They have already dismissed dozens of potential jurors because they could not be without prejudice. The judge hates him and even refuses to let him go to his son’s high school graduation. So now, we have become a banana republic. A country where opposing the powers that be gets you unfair treatment and cancellation. Biden is in Philadelphia campaigning, while Trump sits in a courtroom every single day until June. This stinks like election interference.
— Deborah Otterson, Long Beach
CA vs. HB
The state of California is suing Huntington Beach over voter identification? Secretary of State Shirley Weber indicated that requiring an ID is harmful to those with low incomes, the elderly, people of color, and those with disabilities. Sounds to me like the city of Huntington Beach should be suing the state of California, and naming Shirley Weber in the suit, for not providing access to IDs for those with low incomes, the elderly, people of color and those with disabilities.
Shirley Weber is now on record as acknowledging the state’s failures. It should be a slam-dunk case.
— Doug Kochanowski, Huntington Beach
Conspiracy theories
Mr. Perez (April 14) appears to be a competent wordsmith. However, the Supreme Court, unanimously 9-0, decided that the criteria for insurrection were not met. Is it Mr. Perez’s contention that he considers himself more competent than SCOTUS? As regards conspiracies perhaps using Hitler’s suggestion that the Jews were the cause of Germany’s economic woes might be a tad more plausible than Nero’s fiddlng. The world ignored that threat and guess how that conspiracy worked out. Perhaps he could share the rioters’ manifesto and which branches of the military were complicit. Ignoring conspiratorial threats is an option in which those of a Pollyannaish nature may find comfort, but realists understand how they evolve.
— John R. Waters, Lake Forest
![Mark Takano’s May 12 article ignores the fact that there already are two states in what was Palestine; one majority Jewish state on 1/8 of the land and one “pure” Arab state, Jordan, (Judenrein — apartheid against Jews) on 3/4 of the land. That never solved anything, because the agenda of Israel’s enemies is not any number of states, but genocide; no Jewish state and no Jewish inhabitants in the Land Of Israel. That is the meaning of “from the river to the sea.” A hundred more Arab states on the same land would not satisfy that agenda. — Louis […]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-9.jpg?w=513 "Mark Takano’s May 12 article ignores the fact that there already are two states in what was Palestine; one majority Jewish state on 1/8 of the land and one “pure” Arab state, Jordan, (Judenrein — apartheid against Jews) on 3/4 of the land. That never solved anything, because the agenda of Israel’s enemies is not any number of states, but genocide; no Jewish state and no Jewish inhabitants in the Land Of Israel. That is the meaning of “from the river to the sea.” A hundred more Arab states on the same land would not satisfy that agenda. — Louis […]")
![I would like to thank the editorial staff of the newspaper for their May 8 article honoring Friedrich Hayek, author of “The Road to Serfdom.” His book as well as the writings of George Orwell and Ayn Rand have proven prescient as we see changes in economic thinking and political systems today. His book as well as those by the others should be required reading for any study of Western civilization. Hayek uses the term liberal the same way as did our founders. A liberal is one who embraces liberty and independence. Today’s leftists who have taken over the word […]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-8.jpg?w=513 "I would like to thank the editorial staff of the newspaper for their May 8 article honoring Friedrich Hayek, author of “The Road to Serfdom.” His book as well as the writings of George Orwell and Ayn Rand have proven prescient as we see changes in economic thinking and political systems today. His book as well as those by the others should be required reading for any study of Western civilization. Hayek uses the term liberal the same way as did our founders. A liberal is one who embraces liberty and independence. Today’s leftists who have taken over the word […]")
![Yes, college ceremonies should go on as they always have for students Unless a majority of those to receive degrees vote to the contrary, the decision should not be made by a small group of protesters. How should the current iteration of protesters be compared to the anti-Vietnam War campus protests of the 1960s and ‘70s? No comparison. The United States was a major participant in Vietnam, college-age males were subject to the draft and many killed and wounded. Today’s protestors have no fear for their lives. Are today’s protesters well educated on the politics of the Middle East? No. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-7.jpg?w=513 "Yes, college ceremonies should go on as they always have for students Unless a majority of those to receive degrees vote to the contrary, the decision should not be made by a small group of protesters. How should the current iteration of protesters be compared to the anti-Vietnam War campus protests of the 1960s and ‘70s? No comparison. The United States was a major participant in Vietnam, college-age males were subject to the draft and many killed and wounded. Today’s protestors have no fear for their lives. Are today’s protesters well educated on the politics of the Middle East? No. […]")
![Well, Teri Sforza’s report May 9 is right about one thing — what Sacramento is doing isn’t working, if reducing homelessness is the objective. So, this reader wonders, is it? First, I question the motivation. The rewards are backwards. Wherever and to whomever the money is going has been rewarded with more of it if the problem got worse. Anyone receiving money could look to less of it if they truly reduced the homeless numbers. We’re talking government and nonprofit employees putting themselves out of a job. Second, again on motivation. The report says as many as half the people […]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-6.jpg?w=513 "Well, Teri Sforza’s report May 9 is right about one thing — what Sacramento is doing isn’t working, if reducing homelessness is the objective. So, this reader wonders, is it? First, I question the motivation. The rewards are backwards. Wherever and to whomever the money is going has been rewarded with more of it if the problem got worse. Anyone receiving money could look to less of it if they truly reduced the homeless numbers. We’re talking government and nonprofit employees putting themselves out of a job. Second, again on motivation. The report says as many as half the people […]")