The 2020 election is about nine months away. Let voters decide if Trump stays or goes

Using impeachment as a weapon

Donald Trump may be a solipsistic scoundrel, but Congressional Democrats are using impeachment as a political weapon and are cheapening the process.

In the future, I hope a Republican House will resist impeaching a Democratic president because they just don’t like him or her. The election is a little over nine months away. Let the people decide.

Neil Williams, Charlotte

GOP is driving voters away from Trump

While partisanship factors heavily into opinions on impeachment, two of three national polls released this week indicate that a majority of independent voters support removing President Trump from office.

Acquittal on impeachment charges is perhaps inevitable, but it appears that three years of stonewalling, dishonesty, incivility, and self-dealing are driving a majority of American voters away from supporting the president. If Republicans want to win this election, they probably need to crank up their voter suppression machine. But best steer clear of openly encouraging foreign interference, for a change.

Pat McCoy, Charlotte

Senator Tillis does not speak for me

Sen. Thom Tillis, my senator, sent out a Twitter message Wednesday that said: “This sham #impeachment is a waste of America’s time and the people of North Carolina are getting tired of it.”

I’m one of those people and I’m not tired of it. I guess Tillis does not support the Constitution or the oath he took when this trial began.

Tillis does not speak for the people of North Carolina. He’s supposed to represent them.

Daryl Solomonson, Troutman

Fed up with the impeachment circus

As I watch the Senate impeachment trial, I am reminded that when you elect clowns you should expect a circus. We need to drain the swamp.

What I find objectionable is the way the senators and House members conduct themselves. I don’t think they really care about the people, only themselves and their five minutes of TV time.

Tom Hagen, Denver, NC

An un-American bumper sticker

This week I saw a bumper sticker that made me sad and livid at the same time: “Are you an American or a Democrat?”

This may be one of the most un-American sentiments I have ever seen. To cast aspersions on those who disagree with you undermines the foundational beliefs of what it means to be an American. As an unaffiliated voter I take exception to the implication that Democrats are not patriotic Americans. That’s positively shameful!

Cheryl Milam, Charlotte

Turning a blind eye to deficit spending

Regarding “Trump economy a worry for Democrats,” (Jan. 20 Opinion):

Families’ and individual’s personal economies may be looking up, but at what expense to the nation’s economy? The government can’t pay the bills. The atmosphere at a recent meeting of economists was described as “glum.”

Trump’s base chooses to ignore the unsustainable deficit spending and dangerously low interest rates that have propped up the economy. This exploding national debt is mostly owned by foreign countries and will have to be paid for by the next generation(s) because those in power today have chosen to ignore it in favor of short-term gains.

Deficit spending makes sense in economic downturns, but there should be no reason for it with Trump’s “historically stunning” economy.

Dave Ballenger, Monroe

Don’t put Queen Charlotte in the lobby

All the new additions to Charlotte Douglas Airport are fantastic. The concourse updates are great and the new art, especially the video wall in the new A Concourse, is terrific!

I am excited to see the beautiful new lobby, but why bring that old Queen Charlotte statue inside? It’s not attractive! Leave the Queen where she is.

Doug Drew, Charlotte

Freezing temps? Count your blessings

People who moved here from up north are chuckling reading the headline “Charlotte braces for big freeze” (Jan. 19)

The article indicates that temperatures this week may be as low as 25 degrees. Meanwhile vast areas of the northern swath of the U.S. are in sub-zero weather and covered with snow. Many emigres who moved here are not only laughing out loud but counting their blessing for moving south.

Philip Van Hoy, Charlotte

This story was originally published January 24, 2020 at 5:00 AM.