"I now call on the United States Congress to ban assault rifles...." said Maine Rep. Jared Golden

" I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime in Lewiston Maine. 

Representative Jared Golden in Lewiston, Maine

But, the time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure, which is why I now call on the United States Congress to ban assault rifles, like the one used by the sick perpetrator of the mass killing in my hometown of Lewiston, Maine. For the good of my community, I will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that I have left in Congress. To the people of Lewiston, my constituents throughout the 2nd District, to the families who lost loved ones, and to those who have been harmed, I ask for forgiveness and support as I seek to put an end to these terrible shootings."

God bless Maine Rep. Jared Golden 😇for his statement and his conversion. My best friend growing up lives a half a mile from the bowling alley where one of the shootings in Maine happened. His family is under lockdown as I write this.

Representative Elise Stefanik is the quasi Lady Macbeth star of the seditionist MAGA movement

I used to write about this often. I’ve gotten to feeling defeated on the issue and still do. I’d like to ask Rep. Elise Stefanik if a similar tragedy in her district would lead to the road to Damascus moment that Golden has experienced. Or just more thoughts and prayers? I don’t even see those on her Twitter feed*.

I trust that by the time this runs it won’t be “too early” to discuss it.

Kevin Robbins  Fort Edward, New York

*In my opinion, the Lady of Macbeth of Congress, i.e., Elise Stefanik, has the nastiest Twitter feed of any politician who uses the program to spew mis-information, conspiracies and hate. She is a negative individual who has no business serving the good people of New York state. She is even nastier than #GymJimJordan, the outrageous Congressman from Ohio, Jim Jordan.

No one is above the law- echo opinion

Trump is not a patriotic American

An opinion letter echo published in the newspaper Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY

Dear Editor, I never received an answer to my letter asking how many unacceptable things Donald Trump has to do before the Trumpzis will stop accepting him.  I don't actually need a personal answer because I read in the newspaper that Trump asking a foreign country to dig up dirt on a political rival. (Maine Writer ~ an impeachable act!)

Obviously, there is no low to which Trump can stoop that would make Trumpzis decide to stand up and be a true American, loyal to our country and not a wannabe dictator. 

I am confident, the day will come when Trumpzis will decide that doing what's right is more important than politics.

But we can only watch and wait for our chance to vote Trump out next year. That's if our democracy can survive what Trump, and all the other Republicans who enable him, are doing to it, for that long.

Trump supporters tend to wrap themselves in the flag and call themselves patriots. I would ask them to take a good long hard look in the mirror and try to remember what a true patriot looks like. A true patriot supports our country and our Constitution, not a person (like Donald Trump!) who is trying to put himself above the Constitution. No one is above the law!

From, Tanya Goldstein, West Hebron, New York