Treasonous border inaction? Yes, but from Republicans

In response to a fellow Centervillian who alleges in a March 9 letter to the editor “woeful and willful dereliction (possibly treasonous)” regarding the border crisis, I have to agree in principle but go even further: I believe the failure to secure the border has not just possibly been treasonous, it has been treasonous. However, not on the president’s part, but on the regressive Republicans in Congress who have refused President Biden’s multiple requests for additional critical funding for border security. The Republicans continue to turn him down, the latest rejections coming in October 2023 and then through their atrocious rejection of a conservative-led bipartisan agreement. President Biden has called for enhanced funding and has implored congressional action on the border continuously. He had specific, reasonable requests in the budget he proposed March 2023. The problem is not Biden’s inaction, it is the so-called “strategic” inaction of the Republicans who want the border to be an issue in the upcoming elections, a “crisis” they have covertly exacerbated through their negligence/ inaction but can leverage against President Biden. This inaction by those in Congress is shameful and despicable.

HARRY HABERER,

Immigration, particularly across our southern border with Mexico, seems to be the most pressing problem with the GOP and Trump supporters. The common theme with these folks is President Biden’s inaction on this problem. He is continually berated and blamed for not doing what must be done to solve this problem. Why, then, did the House vote down the bill passed in the Senate, a bill that was bipartisan and in large part credited to Sen. Langford (R-OK)? This bill, in large part, was what the GOP members of the House had been lobbying for for quite some time. But Donald Trump said no! My question is: Why did Trump not solve this dilemma when he was president? When he was inaugurated January 2017 the GOP had a majority in both the House and Senate. He had two years with this trifecta, presidency, House and Senate. Add to that Trump also promised that Mexico would pay for the wall.

So what happened? JACK ROWLANDS,

So gun control supporters think they can virtue signal and score points against the NRA by exploiting accidental child gun deaths in Ohio. That’s all that their proposed “safe storage” law is. The kind of people who leave loaded guns lying around where toddlers can find them are the kind of people who ignore gun control laws. Actions speak louder than words. Gun control supporter Alec Baldwin is a perfect example. As executive producer for the movie “Rust,” Baldwin created an unsafe movie set where accidents were likely. The original movie crew walked off the job because the set was so dangerous. Baldwin pointed a loaded gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and shot her. He didn’t bother to check if the gun was loaded. Why should he? Gun control supporters want more people to support gun control. Accidental gun deaths cause more people to support gun control. Especially when the victim is a child or a pretty woman like Hutchins. There will be accidental shootings as long as gun control supporters encourage accidental shootings.

REX TINCHER,