Letters: Take a moment on July 4 to give thanks for our republic
Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor On Fourth of July give thanks for our republic As we celebrate the th anniversary of the United States of America I invite you to reflect on several of the timeless words in the Declaration of Independence We hold these Truths to be self-evident that all Men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness These words remind us of the courage and vision of our forefathers who risked everything to secure our independence from England Their legacy continued with the creation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights establishing our constitutional republic a beacon of freedom and opportunity for all Let us honor the brave men and women who founded our nation by giving thanks to God for their sacrifices and embracing the values that define America hard work honesty lawfulness and patriotism David Ott Pleasanton Alligator Alcatraz latest inhumane Trump stunt The new facility in the Florida Everglades to house illegal immigrants will concentrate people collected by U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement Donald Trump jokingly called it alligator Alcatraz Kristi Noem got her picture taken The inmates will be Spanish-speaking people characterized as rapists and murderers and will be deported to a camp without due process They will be living in cages Various tried to escape the cartels in their countries The cartels make money by selling illegal drugs to U S citizens whose appetite for dangerous illegal substances never wanes When the ICE agents and prison guards in these camps are questioned about their un-American sessions they will respond by saying I was just following orders Norman Weiss Orinda What is the cause of Trump s indifference It has become obvious that Donald Trump doesn t care He doesn t care about the people he hurt by cutting Medicaid or those that will die because he cut USAID He doesn t care about the people ICE agents have arrested people who have contributed to this country in plenty of avenues Let us not forget his ancestors were immigrants as well as his wife What I want to know is why Why doesn t he care We the people deserve to know He obviously honors wealth but guess what When he dies he can t take it with him so he might as well use it to benefit the poor the downtrodden those who need it more than he does JoAnne Wilfong San Ramon Nation continues down perilous path My but how far we ve fallen when our regime casts a blind eye to how top bureaucrats flout our the majority sacred laws and rights Enmeshments are paraded to the citizens like a fine garment to be cooed over as Congress holds firm along ideological lines that for an awaiting general are neither ideal nor logical Meanwhile we lose our rights our societal benefits and our esteem in the eyes of the world We all suffer as we free fall ever and on William Green Alameda Preventable deaths will be Kennedy s fault I agree with Rep Dr Kim Schrier of Washington state a retired pediatrician serving on the House of Representatives Healthcare Subcommittee During her June questioning of Robert F Kennedy Jr who had just fired every member of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them all with people who have questioned CDC approach on vaccines she accused him of lying to the American people for years about vaccine safety She went on to say that she will hold him personally responsible for every vaccine-preventable death resulting from his lies His own cousin Caroline Kennedy publicly stated that RFK Jr has had all of his own children vaccinated Kennedy has also commented without evidence that the CIA killed his uncle President John F Kennedy Sirhan Sirhan did not murder his father Sen Robert F Kennedy and mass shootings are linked to prescription drugs Arthur Straus Walnut Creek Shine will be off the state soon enough Re Ignore haters California is a national model Page A June Related Articles Letters California should be building housing smarter not faster Letters Services not advance will best help unhoused people Letters Donald Trump s Big Beautiful Bill attacks our the bulk vulnerable Letters Colleges runaway spending makes tuition unaffordable Letters Pentagon can t strip Harvey Milk from our memories DeAndre Evans penned an op-ed praising California s allure Welcome Mr Evans California may dazzle at first but its sheen fades Evans omitted critical truths California leads the nation in homelessness and boasts the highest gas prices He lauded the high-speed rail yet ignored its -year saga billion spent zero operational miles built Our governor who flouted his own pandemic mandates at a lavish dinner adds irony California ranks near the bottom as a state to move to or raise a family Its billion deficit looms large alongside the nation s highest poverty rate Should I mention how we also have the fourth fastest reducing population since If California is so wonderful why are working-class citizens leaving Evans rosy lens misses these harsh realities Still enjoy your stay Mr Evans but time will reveal California s challenges Jack Belgarde Pacheco
