Highlighting our poor power infrastructure Neguse owes us an explanation on Israel

Another week of horrific news out of Gaza, with more humanitarian aid workers killed while the U.S. government sends more bombs and fighter jets to Israel. On Friday, a letter from 36 U.S. House members demanded a halt to weapons transfers and an investigation into the targeting of aid workers.

The letter was signed by progressive and moderate Democrats including Nancy Pelosi, but not Joe Neguse. Once again Neguse declined to speak for a cease-fire and for Israel to conform to international law and halt the slaughter.

We worked hard to get Joe Neguse elected. We donated funds, attended election meetings, put up yard signs, and voted to put him in Congress.

Now Joe Neguse needs to pull back the curtain and tell us what he is thinking. This humanitarian disaster and genocide have gone on for six months without any statement from him.

The lobbying group AIPAC is funded by right-wing billionaires who support Israel. They have committed $100 billion to eliminate progressive congress members. Is Neguse remaining silent because he is fearful of electoral retribution from AIPAC?

Does Neguse have some influential donors who are demanding him to keep quiet at this time?

Or is Neguse focused on his career and leadership position in the Democratic party leading him to avoid taking any position critical of Israel no matter how horrific the bombing and bloodshed?

Is Neguse a true believer in U.S. world dominance with Israel as our outpost in the Middle East to enable U.S. corporations and investments in that area?

Or is Neguse a congress member who lacks vision and moral clarity and refuses to speak during an unparalleled humanitarian disaster being inflicted with U.s.-supplied bombs and planes?

Mr. Neguse, we are your constituents, and we want an explanation.

— Erik Johnson, Boulder

I hope that at least some of my fellow Boulderites who either fell victim to the misinformation campaign or voted out of conviction to keep our friendly power monopoly around felt just a little bad about their decision this weekend.

Not only was the power shutdown for a just above-average typical Boulder wind storm completely unnecessary, but it was also an admission of their woefully inadequate and poorly maintained power infrastructure. It was also a signal that they are not planning to do anything about this other than shutting our power off whenever they feel like it.

— Frank Flocke, Boulder