Donald Trump and Republicans must take action to "Impeach Trump Again" because of egregious acts

By WILLIAM MEAD and TYLER TAYLOR

Echo opinion published in the Los Alamos Daily Post, in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Maine Writer note:  Please check this website! https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/

Co-signed by: Wendy Alexander, Susan Jo Eash, Barbara Mann, Dean Carstens, June Fabryka-Martin, Craig Martin, Cathy D’anna, Galen Gisler, Carol Mead, Tina Deyoe, John Kennison, Joyce Nickols, Skip Dunn, Robert Little, and Kim Taylor.

Instead of celebrating America’s independence from the king of England on this Fourth of July holiday, we are outraged by Trump’s corruption, abuses of power, and attacks on American democracy.

Here is a brief list of some of Trump’s egregious actions.

• More than 100 Executive Orders, some illegally attempting to dismantle whole departments created by Congress and others attacking fundamental freedoms of Americans.
• Unilateral creation of DOGE with appointment of Elon Musk, who has enormous conflicts of interest, resulting in disruption of government operations and numerous invasions of Americans’ privacy. 
• Circumvention of Congressional and court checks and balances.
• Inappropriate pardons for “friends” and vengeful actions towards “enemies”
• Numerous actions to enrich himself and his wealthy collaborators.
• Illegal deportations of many immigrants without due process, with inadequate evidence, assaults by ICE, and in violation of court orders.

Given these high crimes and misdemeanors, we believe Congress should impeach and remove Donald Trump immediately. 

A more extensive and explanatory account of charges for Trump’s impeachment is presented at ImpeachTrumpAgain.org.

Recently, strong opposition by the Republican majority and the failure of some 130 Democrats to support Rep. Al Green’s measure have stalled impeachment proceedings, for now. All the Democrats and a few Republicans must say, “Enough is enough!”

We believe that only enormous and sustained pressure from the American people can cause Congress to take necessary actions to end Donald Trump’s corrupt and dangerous behavior. 

In fact, the “No Kings” protests across the nation are a strong step forward: millions of people have demonstrated their opposition to Trump’s actions in office.

On this Fourth of July when we honor our 249 years as a growing, thriving, and striving democracy, and in the hope of even better years ahead, let us keep our momentum for justice and freedom. 

We urge every reader to face our current ominous reality and push hard for Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. Please, say “No!” to Donald Trumpzism's corruption and tyranny.

Republicans own failures in the lack of Texas flood siren warnings to save live in "flash flood alley"- Donald Trump cut NOAA funds

Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now❓ Houston Chronicle echo article by Neena Satija and Kerl Blatinger

Kerr County Guadalupe River flooding July 4, 2025 

Where were the sirens❓ Texas needs more flood warning systems now. Blast warnings by siren, cannon or flare.

Opinion letter published in the Houston Chronicle:

Regarding “Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding,” (July 6): The immense scale of the flooding disaster along Guadalupe River in Kerr County, which has claimed upwards of 100+ lives — including those of 27 young campers and counselors, serves as a stark reminder that populated areas subject to sudden natural and human-caused disasters, should be provided with well-placed siren systems. The installation of sirens was discussed by Kerr County officials 9 years ago but were not approved for funding. Residents are currently attempting, via an online petition, to have that system installed, to mitigate the casualties of the next flood. This is an old technology that it is in place — or should be, in vulnerable communities — especially coastal areas exposed to storm surge or tsunami, towns or cities surrounded by forest, residential areas in floodplains and below dams, and environments that are subject to tornadoes. As disaster specialists know, water kills more people than any other single factor.

In a crisis — especially affecting young campers, it cannot be assumed that everyone has a functioning cell phone. During a large-scale disaster, cell towers may be down, as well as communications and electrical generation utilities.

Guadalupe River flooding debris everything is destroyed

The best early warning systems are redundant, utilizing the media, drones, the internet, first-responders, signage and evacuation plans and rehearsals. In fact, there are ancient, low-tech methods of alerting people — including aerial flares and repurposed artillery, that function without a power source. Cannons were used, for example, below dams and by lighthouse keepers in past centuries. Special consideration must be given to sight-impaired, deaf or physically disabled residents, institutions or camps.

As the Trump administration is steadily reducing funding for NOAA, FEMA, the National Weather Service and other agencies, it is incumbent upon local and state authorities to take the initiative. When considering public safety, the questions are always: “In the event of a foreseeable, worst case scenario, what steps must be taken?” and “what are we missing?”

Climate warming is only going to magnify the danger for affected areas, meaning that zoning, forecasting and prevention must be prioritized — with or without, the federal government.

Each and every death in Kerr County is a singular event that will affect loved ones forever; but this story is not confined to Texas hill country; it is the story of rural and urban communities in Hawaii, California, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado and Louisiana. It is the story of unimaginable losses that might have been mitigated or avoided.

From Eric Radack, in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Follow the egregious evidence to prosecute Former Guy Trump

To the Editor of The New York Times: Prosecuting Donald Trump, if adequate evidence exists, is a no-brainer. 

Despite the fact that it will likely deepen the existing chasm between sides in our population. Despite the real possibility of violent civil unrest it may provoke. Despite the fact so many Americans cannot see beyond the cult of a con man. It is an absolute necessity.

Civil unrest, violence in the streets, threats to peace and safety — all can and would be dealt with by our multiple law enforcement agencies. What our democracy cannot endure is the absence of the rule of law. Trump’s apparent crimes, his despicable behavior on so many fronts, have been so egregious, so beyond the pale, that failure to prosecute would be the complete surrender of our society to a tyrant. We would, at that point, be nothing more than a banana republic with the world’s mightiest military.

MacKenzie Allen in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Big Lie and Republicans that follow the cult

The Big Lie

Opinion letter echo published in Las Cruces Sun News

Peter Goodman's column  about (Nazi sympathizer) Josh Hawley, (Cruz to loose) Ted Cruz and (The dummy lives! He's Alive! He's Alive!) Kevin McCarthy continuing The Big Lie omitted the Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico), another seditionist member of Congress.

Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell voted against certifying the Arizona and Pennsylvania votes just hours after the mob stormed our Capitol. In the weeks leading up to the insurrection, she helped fuel rebellion by declaring to Fake Fox News that Trump actually won the election, because after all, she's "seen all this fraud over the last number of years." Since then, on Facebook, she warns how Democrats "'steal" elections, engage in "ballot harvesting," calls the 2020, election "unlawful" and last month posed for a photo with the founder of the far-right Project Veritas, which has been sued over its election fraud claims. She (falsely!) says that the election meddling is not done by Russia but by "Big Tech and the media."

Like the other seditionists, ie, Hawley, Cruz and (The Dummy Lives!) McCarthy, Ms. Herrell continues waging war on democracy. She refuses to speak the truth, even after the Trump campaign's election fraud claims have been proven to be a Big Lie.

Robert Sharpe, Las Cruces

Physician Assisted Suicide- Unenforceable criteria takes lives

There is no need for physician assisted suicide when dying patients are provided access to quality hospice care.

Legalizing physician assisted suicide during the COVID pandemic is ludicrous.  Americans are already dying in record numbers because of infectious diseases and adding physician assisted suicide into the mortality statistics is baffling!

Published in Newsweek, this opinion was written by Matt Valliere*

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, the New Mexico state legislature ignored the needs of its constituents—many of whom lack basics like reliable electricity and running water, never mind basic medical care—in favor of passing a dangerous and discriminatory assisted suicide law. This and similar policies in other states have proven the failure of proponents to safeguard the people most susceptible to abuse, mistakes and coercion.

Beyond the fact that every supposed "safeguard" in the New Mexico law and others like it is unenforceable and circumventable, legislators in the state have allowed medical professionals with less training to facilitate patients' suicide. 

Doctors themselves are not always accurate in their prognostications, and patients could throw away good months, years or even decades over a best-guess mistake. Patients like Jeannette Hall, who would have killed herself with assisted suicide but is, thankfully, still alive decades later.

New Mexico legislators have endangered vulnerable patients by allowing even physician assistants and nurse practitioners to determine that a requesting patient has six months or less to live and provide them with suicide drugs. Medicare clearly prohibits nurse practitioners and physician assistants from certifying a terminal prognosis of six months when it comes to hospice eligibility. Suicide cannot be undone, and no matter who is determining eligibility, medical professionals make mistakes.

The New Mexico physician assisted suicide law also includes a sleight of hand that may prove disastrous. It defines "adult" as "a resident of the state who is eighteen years of age or older," but repeatedly uses the term "individual" rather than "adult" to delineate who is eligible for assisted suicide. Notably, the term "individual" is not defined, meaning that assisted suicide could be made available to non-residents and even children, potentially making New Mexico not only a destination for irresponsible suicide "tourism," but also the abuse of minors.

Defenders of this law claim it provides patients with greater autonomy. This is a gross distortion, especially since there is no universal right to care. People with disabilities and people of color face a myriad of health challenges—and now amid a pandemic, they experience even greater disadvantages due to lack of access to health care. It is no wonder that groups like the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Diné (Navajo) Hataałii Association, the Navajo Nation and most disability rights organizations oppose this dangerous public policy based on their concerns over inequities in health care.

---- Whether they be poor, people with disabilities, indigenous or people of color. Many in New Mexico don't have access to top-quality medical care, and with societal and financial pressures and elder abuse on the rise, vulnerable people could be pressured to choose assisted suicide rather than getting the care they deserve.

Assisted suicide laws invite elder and disability abuse while granting immunity to all those participating. For example, Michael Freeland, who had experienced acute depression and attempted suicide multiple times over several decades, received the lethal prescription and was left at home with the suicide drugs, even though medical professionals had previously removed all other means of his taking his own life from his home. So too, an elderly dementia patient, Kate Cheney, was referred for the non-required psychiatric evaluation and denied the lethal dose. Then, her daughter shopped around for a doctor until she found one who would say Ms. Cheney had "capacity" to make this life-and-death decision; that same doctor wrote in the report that Ms. Cheney's "choices may be influenced by her family's wishes and her daughter, Erika, may be somewhat coercive."


The New Mexico legislature had a critical chance to address the glaring issues in our health care system that the pandemic exposed. They could have increased access and education for patients, training in palliative and hospice care for medical professionals, expanded home health and personal care aid or family caregiver relief. Equal access to the gold standard of care should be top priority in both policy and medicine. Giving medical professionals immunity to assist in their patients' suicide not only fails to address any of the system's problems, but exacerbates the current disparities. The rest of us can avoid making the same mistake in other states, by rejecting dangerous and discriminatory physician assisted suicide laws.

*Matt Valliere, executive director of Patients Rights Action Fund.