{"id":461788,"date":"2022-06-12T22:45:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-june-13-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T22:45:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:45:35","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-june-13-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-june-13-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 13, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b752afd2b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b752afd2b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-june-13-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_June_13_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 13, 2022&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-june-13-2022\/#The_Issue_The_televised_House_select_committee_hearings_on_the_Jan_6_Capitol_riots\" >The Issue: The televised House select committee hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_June_13_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 13, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/USA_JANUARY_6_HEARING.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Issue_The_televised_House_select_committee_hearings_on_the_Jan_6_Capitol_riots\"><\/span><strong>The Issue: The televised House select committee hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Michael Goodwin decries live coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings on prime time (\u201cNancy\u2019s 1\/6 dog &amp; baloney show,\u201d June 8).<\/p>\n<p>As a proud Republican, I don\u2019t agree with him. Former President Donald Trump\u2019s disregard of democracy on Jan. 6 must be confronted head-on.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not only referring to the insurrection during the day of Jan. 6 \u2014 more egregious was his attempt to steal the election from President Biden (who I abhor) by influencing Republican members of Congress to vote against certifying Biden and threatening his loyal Vice President Mike Pence if he did not refuse to certify Biden.<\/p>\n<p>This must be brought to voters\u2019 attention, especially since Trump will likely run again for the Republican nomination in \u201924.<\/p>\n<p>Republican senators are well aware of Trump\u2019s threat to democracy. If they had spines and voted to convict him after he was impeached, he couldn\u2019t ever run for public office again, so this wouldn\u2019t be necessary. <\/p>\n<p><em>Arlene Ross<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Forest Hills<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The highly partisan House select committee for Jan. 6 is the modern-day version of the Salem Witch trials.<\/p>\n<p>The committee won\u2019t be h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y until they put Trump in jail. <\/p>\n<p><em>J.J. Levine<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bal Harbour, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Instead of these grandstanding clowns addressing Jan. 6, how about the economy? What about the oil companies\u2019 catastrophic, monopolistic price increases? I guess they think that wouldn\u2019t be good TV. But neither will these stupid hearings.<\/p>\n<p>All of this was reviewed through the impeachment hearings and criminal prosecutions, many of which are ongoing. It\u2019s time for politicians to focus on what\u2019s really hurting America, much of which is their fault. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p><em>Niles Welikson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Williston Park<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nothing new was exposed Thursday night. The \u201cinvestigation\u201d was actually a Trump-hating infomercial.<\/p>\n<p>This is a continuing effort after the failed Robert Mueller investigation and two fraudulent, partisan impeachments with no conviction to stop Trump from being allowed to run in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lydia DiBello<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bay Ridge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although those who pay attention knew a great deal about what happened on Jan. 6, and how it happened, the committee has placed a bright light on the extraordinary efforts engineered by a president whose monumental ego, extreme narcissism and immorality pushed him to engage in one sham after another in a desperate effort to overturn the result of a legitimate election and so remain in power.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Liz Cheney said it all in the introduction to the hearings: \u201cI say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day that Donald Trump is gone, but the stain of your dishonor will remain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Oren Spiegler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Peters Township, Pa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Democrats are preparing for the upcoming midterms, and their main attraction opened Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>That was the day their Jan. 6 committee hearing revealed its predetermined conclusion that Donald Trump fomented, planned and executed what they call an \u201cinsurrection against the UInited States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the Democrats are on board, along with two Trump-hating Republicans who were selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>This is sure to whip up and agitate Democratic voters, but it will also whip up Republican and independent voters who are already incensed by record gasoline and heating-oil prices, inflation, supply-chain interruptions, open borders and scarce baby formula issues.<\/p>\n<p><em>Steve Heitner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Middle Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The hearings in prime time are to simply persuade people to continue voting for leftist policies that have completely destroyed this country.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s to remind you that the \u201cattack\u201d on the Capitol is the worst thing that could ever happen to our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, just leave it to the Democrats, who have nothing to run on except a wrecked economy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ronnie Zajicek<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cortlandt Manor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? 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Michael Goodwin decries live coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings on prime time (\u201cNancy\u2019s 1\/6 dog &amp; baloney show,\u201d June 8). As a proud Republican, I don\u2019t agree with him. 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