Remove Trump, now

To the Editor:

Sen. Feinstein, Sen. and Vp-elect Harris, U.S. Rep. McClintock, Speaker of the House Pelosi, The Union Democrat:

Armed pro-trump rioters invade the United States Capitol.

Donald Trump: “Walk down to the Capitol … you will never take back our country with weakness.”

I am so angry I can barely type. Donald Trump needs to be removed from office. I don't care if there are only weeks left before he leaves office.

Remove him. Now.

And show this nation and the world that we live by the rule of law. Mark Eilrich

Sonora letter, took issue with some law enforcement reform efforts. Among them: no bail at jails, eliminating three state prisons, and calls to defund law enforcement.

We need more city police and sheriff's deputies with better pay in Tuolumne County. For instance, it will take more law enforcement to increase penalties and criminal arrests to offset animal cruelty.

Many voters were turned off by the Black Lives Matter riots, which were undermined by anarchists and apolitical street thugs. Calls to defund police from the left gave a lift to Republicans. The vast majority of BLM supporters believe in peaceful demonstrations.

Joe Biden's foundering campaign was revived with the endorsement of venerated black leader House Majority Whip James Clyburn in the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary. “Defund the police is killing us,” he said. It hurt Democratic congressional candidates. The phrase could potentially derail the BLM movement.

Overall, it was a good election for Republicans except for Trump. Every House Republican incumbent was reelected, and they gained more seats in Congress. Democrats were expected to regain a majority in the Senate. The outcome appeared bleak until Democrats won both Senate seats In Georgia. Democrats ran strong candidates in North Carolina, Maine, and Montana but all lost. Democrats had liked their chances to unseat longtime Maine Republican Susan Collins, who defeated Democrat Sarah Gideon.

The membership of White supremacist groups had declined in the 1960s and 1970s. These small groups held rallies that required police protection from large crowds of angry protesters. These groups have grown exponentially since the rise of the internet in the 1990s. Armed groups such as the militant far-right Proud Boys have rapidly expanded under Trump's administration. Robert Dorroh

Sonora