Letters to the editor April 9
Lawfare against Trump
I will ignore the obvious lawfare being waged against former President Donald Trump by three zealous Biden Democrat operatives disguised as prosecutors (all three visited White house lawyers to coordinate the attack), and rather focus on the absurd disbarment attempts by progressive groups against an honorable lawyer, John Eastman.
Dr. Eastman received his law degree from the University of Chicago, and served as professor of constitutional law and Dean of Fowler Law School in Orange, California. He has been involved in over 200 constitutional law cases before the Supreme Court over the last 20 years. Sounds like a reasonable resume, right?
So why the effort to disbar him by a hard left California judge? His transgression? As a constitutional lawyer he had the audacity to provide Trump with legal advice. Backed by letters from over 100 state legislators requesting that disputed delegates return to the legislatures in question for clarification, he advised the former president to follow this tact rather than to have former Vice President Pence block the certification. Pence did neither.
In addition to leftist groups pushing for his disbarment in California, that bastion of honesty and legal scholar, Fani Willis has included him in her Trump lawfare suit in Georgia. Clearly the Democrat strategy is to destroy any professional associated with the former president, discouraging anyone from future participation.
Eastman has suffered threatening phone calls and letters, had feces thrown on his lawn and his tires flattened, though I am sure the FBI is thoroughly investigating these incidents and protecting him ... that is when they aren’t invading conservatives’ houses with their “weapons of war” pointed at private citizens who, through private bank records, were thought to be in Washington on Jan. 6. I fear for our country and am profoundly saddened by the demise of our legal system.
— David Myerowitz, Columbia Falls
Taking care of each other
During the latter part of the 20th Century, “we the people of the United States” defunded state hospitals, orphanages, and housing and urban development programs.
At the time, we felt this was best. Homelessness has increased due in part to these decisions as well as a significant shortage of affordable housing.
Currently, we support county and private shelters for animals. Yet we argue about support for our unhoused sisters and brothers.
As we face increasing homelessness in our community, the Flathead Warming Center has stepped up to the plate to provide a safe place at night for our unhoused neighbors. In addition, Flathead Warming Center is collaborating with a variety of services in our community to work toward permanent housing solutions.
“We the people” can take care of one another in our community by supporting services like the Flathead Warming Center.
— John and Anita Lavin, Kalispell
Zinke supports veterans
Across the country, care for veterans is an afterthought. This is especially true in rural states like Montana where veterans may live hundreds of miles away from the nearest Veterans Affairs location. Oftentimes, veterans face long wait times and frequently rescheduled appointments. This is unacceptable care for the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms.
Thankfully, here in western Montana we have a representative in Congress who prioritizes improving care for veterans in rural areas.
Congressman Ryan Zinke represents us well in Washington D.C. Congress must strengthen existing systems to ensure care isn’t restricted for Montana’s veteran community. That’s precisely what Zinke is focused on. Zinke recently helped introduce the Protecting Veteran Community Care Act. This bill improves existing programs, limits the VA’s ability to restrict access to care, and requires the VA to track relevant data and share the information with Congress. This process holds the VA accountable to provide top-notch care for our veterans.
We need more people in Congress like Zinke. Putting our veterans first and helping the quality of their care is the least we can do to thank them for their service to Montana and America.
— Michael Pryor, Whitefish