Dear Editor,
I am writing to provide some balance to the privately
funded Trump Report Card in the County Compass.
Here is the week of Dec. 3 in review.
*Trump eviscerated Bears Ears and Grand Staircase
Monuments in Utah by two million acres, the largest rollback of federal land
protection in our history, making way for gas and oil extraction, mining and
more, despite the pleas of five Indian tribes and the loss of over 100,000
archaeological sites.
*President Trump told Israeli and Arab leaders he
would recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, and move the embassy from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem, counter to U.S. policy and risking violence and peace
progress between Israel and the Palestinians.
*The Supreme Court allowed the Muslim Ban to go into
full effect against residents of six mostly Muslim countries while it is being
litigated. Critics believe that it violates the Establishment Clause of the
First Amendment, which prohibits favoring or excluding members of any religion.
*German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told the
Berlin Foreign Policy Forum that Germany no longer sees the US as a superpower
and that they will begin to determine and follow through on their own agenda,
regardless of US positions.
*House Rep. Mark Takano, a former teacher, represents
California’s 41st District. He couldn't
resist marking up the Tax Bill with his red pen, noting the errors and late
submission, giving it an F.
https://twitter.com/RepMarkTakano/status/938475274366275584
*Trump held a Hanukkah Party, but OOPS! He neglected
to invite any Democratic members of Congress.
*CA GOP Senator Kurt Bardella resigned and no longer
wants to be associated with the GOP and is switching to the Democratic Party,
citing "an unrelenting assault on the Constitution, the free press and freedom
of expression while Republican “leaders” do nothing”.
Report Card Grade: F
Diane Lemieux
Arapahoe
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