Trump brings morality, religion

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Bronx: What S.E. Cupp and the rest of the hate-Trump crowd has never really understood is the main reason for the election of Donald Trump (“Elizabeth Warren is the Democrats’ Donald Trump,” column, Nov. 21). Yes, 63 million voters expected him to make good on his promises. But I believe the hopes of most of these Americans were that a President Trump would restore the JudeoChristian ethos this nation was founded on, its traditional values and institutions which began to erode under the previous administration.

John Adams wrote, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

In the face of a morally and ethically challenged devolving culture, and a corrupt Democratic Party and Fourth Estate, millions of Americans sought relief and a leader and fighter who would advance the pro-life cause, stand up for the sanctity and dignity of life, and be a bellwether for religious liberty and conscience rights. Trump has succeeded, and will continue to “Make and Keep America Great.” Bob Pascarella

I swear allegiance

Clifton, N.J.: If people who work in the White House have to swear an oath of office, who do they swear it to? The dictator or the United States of America?

Alice J. Dymek

Bookworm

Jamaica: It is my opinion, based upon the book “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,” that President Donald Trump is an embryonic Nazi and, with his goose-stepping Republican supporters, will soon reach maturity.

Robert T. Gilston

The motherland

Utica, N.Y.: Recently on Fox News, Tucker Carlson asked his guest, “Why do I care about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine? Why shouldn’t I root for Russia? Which I am.” His guest replied, “Because Russia is trying to undo our democracy. Ukraine is not.” It is alarming that so much of the Republican defense of Trump during the impeachment process echoes Russian talking points. Most chilling of all is the startling realization that Republicans seem aligned with Vladimir Putin’s belief that the purpose of government is to benefit oligarchs, as they are the only ones fit to rule. Suddenly, it makes sense that Republicans are only interested in tax cuts for the rich. We see why Trump believes he’s above the law.

Putin certainly is. But this is not Russia and there is a reason why families throughout the world have not risked everything to come to Russia. We’re a democracy and all who believe in democracy need to get out and vote Democrat. Under Republicans, the idea of “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” seems poised to perish from our country!

Jeff and Joan Ganeles

Lip service

Brooklyn: I have the deepest sympathy for those congressmen, like Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes, who continue to support POTUS, even in the face of all that truthful testimony at the impeachment hearings. Of particular concern is their lips, which must be incredibly chapped from kissing Donald Trump’s feet (and other likely body parts). To that end, I propose a nationwide campaign to provide all of Trump’s GOP defenders with emergency lip balm supplies. You can send it either singularly, by the case, or even by the truckload. But send it out today — ASAP! Otherwise, how can you expect the GOP to keep giving all those brave witnesses their sarcastic lip! Kevin Hanley

Charisma

Manhattan: Mike Bloomberg now has the same chance as the other candidates to beat Donald Trump. However, he has to learn how to speak to voters in a warm and understanding manner. His voice is a bit cold. It doesn’t connect in a carrying way. People want to believe you mean what you say. Allan Chase

The simplest answer

Forest Hills: For those of you who think that Warren’s millionaires’ tax won’t work because millionaires will find loopholes to avoid the tax, there is a simple solution: Close the damn loopholes.

Stew Frimer

Sounds complicated

Manhattan: Wayne Gosnell’s op-ed “Stay the course on criminal justice reform” (Nov. 25) clearly makes valid points addressing “discovery reform.” The nexus between discovery reform and proper case outcomes is clear. That being noted, the selection of a 15-day production requirement is deeply problematic when local district attorneys rely upon both the NYPD and the New York City medical examiner for critical caserelated evidence. A more realistic deadline would be within 100 days of initial arraignment, and coupled with a “Brady” compliance requirement that both the assistant district attorney and local law enforcement officers attest (under the penalty of perjury) that all Brady and Giglio proof has been (or will be) disclosed within the next 15 days. Just as Sy Syms touted an “educated consumer,” so too will pre-trial discovery take criminal justice from a “fog of war” to a road map toward justice.

Roger Bennet Adler

Introspection

Howard Beach: We live in two environments: One is outside — earth, air and water, to be brief. But there’s also an inside environment — our thoughts and intentions which lead to words and actions. Could it be that the reason why the outside environment isn’t doing so hot is because we’re not skillfully using our own natural resources within?

Ernest Kienzle

Big Tobacco

Dumont, N.J.: I see that New York wants to ban vaping. While I am in total agreement, it does however say one thing: The cigarette industry has a much more powerful lobby than the vaping industry. Rich Russo

Mr. Accountability

Staten Island: What happened to the $100 million set aside by the 2005 Transportation Bond Act (passed in a huge way) for a rail link between lower Manhattan and JFK? The people voted for it,

AP

what’s the story? Fourteen years later and nada?

Tom McGuire

Slumlord

Brooklyn: Of course it’s affordable housing, there’s no heat or hot water. Thank goodness there’s no chance Mayor de Lusional will ever be president. Rocco Conte

Pacifist

Whitestone: Read my Daily News on Nov. 25 and saw that the Pope called bombs “immoral” on his visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and called for a world “free from nuclear weapons” (“Pope in Nagasaki,” Nov. 25). Thank you, thank you, Pope Francis, for calling attention to the world leaders regarding the use of these devastating weapons of war. I was not raised religious by my parents, but was taught to firmly resist the horrible acts of war done by countries for whatever reasons they had to murder so many innocent people! Life is sacred to most people, and we must condemn the possession of nuclear weapons because of the possibility of an accidental detonation! Let us instead, be inspired by the arduous yet constant effort to build mutual trust and thus surmount the current climate of distrust, the pope said! Amen to that! Leonore Brooks