I didn’t like either candidate in the 2016 election. My impression of Trump was that of a businessman well-versed in corrupt, hardball practices, so I held my nose and voted for Hillary. My concerns regarding Trump in the Oval Office have been realized and exceeded. We have become dulled by Trump’s propensity for lying, subterfuge, and disregard for truth and science, and I now have a hard time trusting anything that he or his administration say. The actions of our current Attorney General are nothing like what was intended by the Congressional Judiciary Act of 1789. The constitutional First Amendment Establishment Clause (separation of Church and State) is under assault by religious extremists both in and out of office. Existing consumer and environmental protections are being gutted in direct response to “dark money” campaign contributions by special interests.

Something is definitely wrong with the American political system if politicians are so fearful of political retribution that they do not respond to a frontal assault on the Constitutional system of checks and balances and abandonment of the Presidential oath of office. Regarding the Ukraine issues, I believe Congressional witness Michael Gerhardt’s recent testimony: “If what we’re talking about is not impeachable, nothing is impeachable.”

Let’s get someone with a decent moral compass in the Oval Office. Let’s get “dark money” out of politics. I support impeaching and removing Trump and overturning “Citizen’s United.” Please join me in contacting our elected representatives and letting them know your opinions.

MARK RALSTON

Centre Hall

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