America needs to reinforce the purpose of the Constitution's 14th and 25th amendments

Echo opinion letter published in the Idaho Press:

Department of Justice (DOJ) must update rules about sitting presidents and criminal behavior.

(Maine Writer: In my opinion, the Constitution's 14th amendment's insurrection section* and 25th amendment's** competency statement, must be reinforced by the courts.)

Constitutional amendments are laws - big laws that make big changes. Amendments are laws that are added to the Constitution of the United States.

It’s time for the U.S. Department of Justice to change its “rule” about whether it’s all right to charge a sitting president of a crime. This was never an issue until President Nixon was suspected of crimes during Watergate. At that time, someone in the Attorney General’s office apparently decided a policy was needed to cover that possibility.

In the era of Trump and Trumpzism, the situation has changed. Now we got a former guy who actually boasted that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York without any consequences. Now that court rulings have been issued that he’s liable for criminal acts while in office, it’s a small step to making him liable during his service. Mechanisms are in place to remove and replace him if necessary. While we’re at it, let’s stop a president from pardoning himself, ❗if in fact that could (possibly❗❓)be thought to be legal.😢😡

From Walt Thode in  Boise, Idaho

*... banned those who “engaged in insurrection” against the United States from holding any civil, military, or elected office without the approval of two-thirds of the House and Senate.

**In case of the inability of the President to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the said powers and duties shall devolve on the Vice President, until the inability be removed.

Donald Trump is a failed real estate mobster - nobody should trust him: Do not buy what he is selling

Echo opinion letter published in the Idaho Statesman newspaper:

In fact, Trump is transferring lies into graft to protect his debt from sinking his financials:

When Trump speaks, it helps to envision him as the real estate salesperson that he is in real life. When showing you a house you notice the floors squeak he will tell you its nothing, if the roof leaks he will tell you it’s an easy fix. When you say the carpets stink he tells you to look at the new linoleum. If his home inspector disagrees he fires him and hires one that goes along with his lies. As president when he tells us he likes clean water and clean air he is selling us a line. When he says we will really like his DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) plan, we know that this is just a lie.

Trump lies. He is not good at selling real estate. Because, at some point, we discoverthat his statements are lies and we have to pay the bills. (Trump never uses his own money to deceive he just takes from the people and uses the money to pay his enormous personal debt.)

I would not buy real estate from Trump and I will not vote for him to remain president of our great home -- the United States of America.

Ken Azbill, Boise, Idaho

Measles highly contagious illness but vaccines protect recipients for life

Medical providers bracing for measles outbreak

Idaho- BOISE (AP) — Health officials in southwestern Idaho are warning medical care providers to be on the lookout for symptoms of measles because of an outbreak in western Washington that has sickened at least 26 people.

Vaccinations prevent infectious diseases like measles an echo opion published in the Idaho State-Journal

Officials with Southwest District Health in Caldwell say that so far no measles cases were reported in Idaho, yet, as a result of the outbreak. However, some of the people infected with the virus have visited public places like the Portland Oregon International Airport, and Washington (State) Department of Health epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist says the outbreak is expected to move across the state.  

Southwest District Health says health care providers should consider measles if they see patients with symptoms like fever and malaise followed by a rash that starts at the head and moves down the body.

Measles is highly contagious and can be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus can remain in the air for up to two hours.

Moreover, Measles can lead to serious complications including pneumonia;but the vaccine is up to 97 percent effective and protects recipients for life.