05tucker carlson copy The Nov. 28, 2018, edition of Up & Coming Weekly featured an opinion piece by Karl Merritt titled “Decision time for Democrats.” Several readers responded. Two agreed to have their unedited comments published in our paper edition. Here is a link to the original article: www.upandcomingweekly.com/views/5597-decision-time-fordemocrats?fbclid=IwAR39ci_m2fusI7uKGoAzzYn5rsLEDbN9nha65Y5FfovMKL5ulLbtXczGFVg.

Mr. Merritt,

Read your article in the Up & Coming Weekly and respectfully disagree with some of your points. In your second paragraph you stated the Democrats can’t do both in legislate or investigate. Where was this when the Republicans had control of the Congress since 2010? They held so many investigations on the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton and the Russia investigation you can’t even count them all it will give you a migraine headache. Now the Democrats will have the gavel in January 2019 and you want them to legislate and just forget? Now with that being said there has to be oversight of the Trump administration but the Democrats should not over play their hand. If there are actual facts and evidence that an investigation is needed on an issue then by all means do so.

Example if or when the Russian investigation report from Mueller comes out and the information in the report only satisfies Democrats without having Republicans saying “hey wait a minute this report has some serious issues that we can’t ignore” then the Democrats need to squash it and put to rest this Russia collusion mess and move on and don’t even think or bringing up impeachment.

There is a lot of anger in this country on both sides and it needs to be called out. I don’t agree with protesters interrupting people trying to eat, walking through hallways or an owner of a restaurant refusing to serve someone because they are Trump supporters or works for the Trump administration. That is wrong on all counts. Going to someone’s house like Tucker Carlson’s is reprehensible. The problem I see is when Trump say’s or tweets something stupid or totally false no major Republican calls him out. Where is Mitch McConnell and the soon to be ex speaker of the house Paul Ryan? Nowhere to be found. People are more upset with their Republican representatives who will not stand up to Trump and say “this is wrong” or “what you are saying and tweeting is not factual correct”. Trump thinks the FBI and Department of Justice works personally for him they don’t they work for the American people. Trump is going to be Trump and he will continue the way he is and if Republicans who are in congress refuse to call him out and just hide because they are scared someone is going to primary them then they are only in it for themselves and the money not the people they represent.

I am a Democrat and voted for Obama twice did I worship him absolutely not. Did I disagree with him on some policies yes I did. One example when the Syrian president crossed that red line Obama had drawn and gassed his own people action should have been taken right then and there. What was the ripple effect? You guessed it mass immigration and it’s a complete mess. People fleeing Syria and other middle eastern countries going to Europe, American and Canada. We all have our political differences but we can respectfully disagree with each other without getting crazy and physically or verbally attacking each other.

Sincerely,

Nelson L. Smith

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Well written article, just makes me sad that we have come to this. Each of us has to decide how to behave, what behavior is acceptable in any situation, whether directed toward us or toward someone we dislike, and continue to communicate with our Congressional Representatives and Senators as to what our expectations are of them.

Susan Dennis

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