Despite impeachment, I couldn’t be more proud of President Trump

Dems driven by hatred of Trump

The move by Democrats to impeach President Trump is partisan and petty. It’s also extremely shortsighted.

This will all but guarantee another four years of our wonderful president. The Democrats are a party with no unifying message beyond their hatred of Trump. As he continues to make historical changes to help America prosper, the Democrats’ hatred and animosity continues to shine bright.

As a Republican, I couldn’t be more proud of the president and his unwillingness to be bullied by politicians on the left.

Trigg Cherry, Charlotte

GOP will be remembered for this

Congressional Republicans have failed in their constitutional oath and abdicated their charge as a co-governing body by denying the facts of the president’s conduct and by Mitch McConnell’s and Lindsay Graham’s unwillingness to be impartial. A president seeking help from a foreign body, received or not, is wrong. His willingness to hold taxpayers’ dollars in return is abhorrent. History will remember the Republican Party for this failure, just as it has the Whig Party.

Benjamin Cook, Charlotte

NC shouldn’t re-elect Trump enablers

Given the Observer’s expressed stance on the impeachment issue and the behavior of President Trump, I sincerely hope this will be reflected in next fall’s political endorsements. Charlotte and North Carolina have a slew of elected officials who have been defenders and enablers of the renegade in the White House. They do not deserve to be re-elected and their opponents (whomever they are) should be endorsed.

Merlin Villar, Huntersville

This is proof that every vote counts

If you ever wondered whether your vote really counts, particularly in local or mid-term elections, consider what happened in the U.S. Congress Wednesday night. If the U.S. House had not been taken over by the Democrats in 2018, Donald Trump’s impeachment would not have occurred.

Sally Gamble, Charlotte

Negotiate a better deal for taxpayers

David Tepper wants to make changes to the Panthers stadium to accommodate a soccer team. I think that within a year or two, he will be back for money to build a domed stadium. The current one will not be satisfactory.

When cities subsidize these owners, is it too much to ask that when the team is sold or moved elsewhere the city be reimbursed for its investment? The city leaders are not smart enough to negotiate a better deal for the taxpayers.

Walter S. Zamiela, Charlotte

Math problem was appropriate

Regarding “‘How many slaves … equal at least 4 white people?’ NC parents blast school assignment,” (Dec. 11):

For heaven’s sake, what is racist about this question? It is an entirely legitimate question posed to point out the injustice of the action taken at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. That is when the racism occurred.

The number of slaves required to equal four white men was seven. Fortunately, that is past history and should not be forgotten.

Julia Reynolds, Charlotte

Developers have a hold on City Council

Regarding “City Council OKs hundreds of homes planned for rapidly growing areas in Charlotte,” (Dec. 18):

Developers seem to have a Rasputin-like hold on a majority of Charlotte City Council members.

Last week Council member Matt Newton presented documentation of why a rezoning request to permit 308 multifamily units in northeast Charlotte should be rejected. Fifty-plus protesters from that community were ignored. Newton raised concerns about the lack of infrastructure and the increased density in a rural community where the Council’s 2006 plan calls for lower density.

Council members Dimple Ajmera, Victoria Watlington and Renee Perkins Johnson agreed with Newton. The others voted in favor of the developer.

What does a community have to do to stop sprawl?

Vivian Lord, Charlotte

A lesson learned from Saundra Adams

C. S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity” has a chapter on forgiveness. Saundra Adams lived her heart-wrenching story and said it best: “Only love promotes peace.” (Dec. 13) Adams exhibited remarkable behavior to forgive these men, plus raise Chancellor Lee Adams for the past 20 years. Lewis’ name is dropped often, especially in sermons, but I dare say reading this article you learned something from Saundra Adams’s example.

Randall Lemly, Charlotte