Alabama showdown
Message sent
Regarding “Scandal costs GOP seat in Senate” (Page A1, Wednesday), here are words I never thought I would write: Thank you, people of Alabama!
The election of Democrat Doug Jones over Republican Roy Moore was a triumph of decency and moderation over sordidness and extremism. As troubling as the highly credible accusations of pedophilia and sexual assault was Moore’s record of disrespect for the rule of law. On two separate occasions he lost his position as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court after displaying defiance and contempt for the orders of higher courts.
For Moore, the “Law of God” — privately interpreted and selectively applied — is superior to all human law. Such a man possesses neither the character nor convictions needed to hold public office. Keith M. Parsons, Friendswood
Arc of justice
Tuesday night’s Senate win in Alabama by Doug Jones had a profound resonance for us. Besides all of his other great qualifications and bona fides, he was the successful prosecutor who brought the Alabama church bombers, killers of four young girls, to justice.
That bombing was a blast heard all over America and was a turning point in the civil rights movement. It was the occasion of the first civil rights demonstration march through Dallas and our first participation in a civil rights march.
The election Tuesday night broke years of white supremacist monolithic rule, largely through the largest black turnout since the elections of President Obama, in spite of official voter suppression. This was a civil rights win. Britt and Alice Davis, Katy
Democracy
The Roy Moore election loss was predictable, notwithstanding the alleged scandals. The Founders envisioned a working democracy of compromise. Sadly, we have not had that for the last nine years at least. The current Republican Party is duplicating the mistakes of the Democrats when they held power, especially during periods of control of all three branches of government. What is needed is both parties to come together and work from compromise. Until that is done, the future holds governance by more excessive executive orders, which will be undone by following administrations. We seem to be going the way of banana republic dictators who undo and change decisions of previous administrations at every election. Dick Patyrak, Missouri City