Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she does not want to impeach President Trump, saying “he’s just not worth it” because impeachment would be too divisive. I respectfully disagree. This country is already too divisive as a result of Trump. This country is a being torn apart by the lawlessness of Trump, his administration and the Republicans in Congress who support him. Trump and the Republicans who are enabling him are guilty of nothing less than treason and we should call it that. The rule of law is being undermined at every turn. Good people of conscience are scared because we only see things getting worse. Trump may stay in power in 2020 through more nefarious actions. By refusing to impeach him, our Democratic leadership is abdicating its constitutional responsibility to hold this administration accountable and is complicit in the destruction Trump continues to create. My dad served with honor in the U.S. Army in World War II, surviving the D-Day invasion and liberating Europe. If he were alive today, he would be horrified to see our country becoming the same fascist, totalitarian dictatorship we fought so hard to defeat almost 75 years ago. Impeach and remove these traitors and restore our republic now!
Virginia Lieb, Watsonville
