Consistent with prior proclamations, President Donald Trump’s depiction of the city of Chicago as a “hellhole” and “the worst and most dangerous city in the world” represents layer upon layer of deceit.
His assertions are proven to be lies not only by the most casual study of relevant statistics but by the voice of Chicagoans themselves. No one in Chicago is asking for a military intervention.
However, what I find most disturbing is that the focus being drawn toward a debate about crime in Chicago and the efficacy of the city’s policing detracts from the essential issue. That is, the unconstitutional interference by the president of the United States in state and local governance. It is not the job of the president to make unilateral judgments as to the safety of our cities, let alone to impose a military nullification of the efforts of local police.
Our democracy puts the responsibility for state and local policing in the hands of the voters — not in the hands of one man who knows little or nothing of the day-to-day realities on the street. The voters in Illinois and Chicagoland have made it clear who they trust to keep them safe. It is not Donald Trump.
Michael Brandt, Spring Green
Governing our nation is not like hosting reality TV show
The president of the United States needs to be many things, but one of the most important roles is that of being the moral leader of the country. Empathy for people different from you is key. The rule of law does matter.
Governing the country is not like being on a reality TV show. Vindictiveness and retribution are not the traits of a moral leader. I have not seen the mood of the country this low since the Watergate era. The Nixon administration was one of the worst in our long history, but the current administration is certainly in the running to be the worst ever.
Will no one in the Republican Party stand up and say, “You’re fired!”?
Tim Daley, Union Grove
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