Texas Dems’ vote skip: Letters to the Editor – Latest News
The Issue: Texas Democrats fleeing to blue states to skip voting on revised congressional maps.
Regarding the present redistricting effort in Texas, it actually is upsetting to hear President Trump say that the Lone Star state is “entitled” to 5 more Republican seats in Congress (“Arrest for vote skip: Texas gov,” Aug. 5).
Excuse me, Mr. President, however no one is entitled to merely flip congressional districts.
Changes in illustration have to be earned at the poll box. I dare say even a fifth grader is aware of that.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
It’s time for the legacy media to mud off their handbooks on ethics and begin reporting political information with out bias.
Gerrymandering is one thing Democrats from blue states used to their benefit for years. Now that Republicans have the higher hand, the Dems are throwing a tantrum, as if this have been some unprecedented transfer.
I discover it wealthy that, of all the states to take refuge in, the Texas Democratic legislators selected one of the most closely gerrymandered states in the Union.
Please report on this example with a shred of journalistic integrity. The Democratic National Committee is on life assist. Help the occasion acknowledge the errors of its methods.
Sean P. Kelly
Farmingdale
Yay to Texas Democrats for deciding that the solely approach to stop the GOP from gerrymandering 5 new Republican districts was to go away the state.
Just like anybody who’s ever performed golf with Trump will let you know, the solely approach to beat him at his own sport is to both refuse to play or out-cheat him.
Hopefully, some Republicans will discover their spines and vote to save our democracy. If not, I believe it’s solely truthful if the Democrats resolve to out-gerrymander each Republican district.
Sharon Austry
Fort Worth, Texas
Politicians selecting their voters, relatively than voters selecting their elected leaders, is anathema to consultant authorities — or needs to be.
While each events have engaged on this odious apply, the penalties of what is going on in Texas may exceed something that has come earlier than — and it could effectively resolve the consequence of the 2026 midterms, retaining the president’s occasion in control of the House.
Eric Radack
Santa Fe, NM
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The Issue: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch reveals that shootings in New York City are at a report low.
I commend all the officers and the excellent management Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has offered to get taking pictures numbers and crime down (“Major police bullet-in, Aug. 6”).
Yet if anti-police Zohran Mamdani turns into mayor, crime will develop into a lot, a lot worse. Anti-public security City Councilwoman Tiffany Caban has been floated as his new commissioner.
John Stanolevich
Flushing
While politicians congratulate themselves on the newest taking pictures statistics, knife assaults appear to be skyrocketing.
It is way simpler to wield a knife in the metropolis, and it might occur anytime, anyplace. We need more police officers strolling the streets.
Zinc Pederson
Manhattan
It is unlucky that Commissioner Tisch has chosen to not run for mayor. She may use her expertise and talents to clean up the different metropolis departments which have develop into a mess beneath Adams. She is an distinctive public servant.
Ed Houlihan
Ridgewood, NJ
You of us needs to be trustworthy and state that whereas it’s true reported gun crimes are down, precise gun crimes could possibly be approach up. It could possibly be that people simply don’t report it.
Leonard P. Daniels
Manhattan
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