Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Coda (1982). I love the first comment on YouTube: "If Jesus played the drums, it would sound like this, except not as good."

Washingtonians need to stand up to President Donald Trump’s sham commission on voting.

With its latest, dangerously false claim about New Hampshire, it’s more obvious than ever that the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is making moves to destroy voting rights. Its sole aim is to block the votes of the poor, people of color, millennials and more—eligible Americans whose voices deserve to be heard and votes need to be counted.

The freedom to vote is a fundamental American right. Voting is our most effective tool to tackle the big challenges that face us. Our nation is at its best with an accountable, representative government that isn’t in the pockets of powerful special interests. Trump’s shady commission threatens this, and we must take action both across the nation and here in Washington. We need to pay attention. We need to talk to our friends and neighbors. Voting rights are important every single day, not just on Election Day. This may be the greatest civil-rights issue of our time. We can’t let it slip by without fighting for a real democracy.

Kathy Sakahara, Seattle

What, no Yankees?

With Irma and Harvey devastation, Tax Cuts and Tax Reform is needed more than ever before. Go Congress, go!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2017

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In the Hot Seat (1994). A Bob Dylan composition.

Dennis Prager explains the difference between leftism (read: progressivism) and liberalism. (Thanks to John Sullivan for the link.)

Trump's move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program flies in the face of what it means to be an American. These young people represent the best of our country. Ending DACA solves nothing about this country's actual immigration issues, and is just another political power play by Trump. All at the expense of actual human beings.

Sharon Juenemann, Southeast Portland