Biden impeachment inquiry: Republicans should be ashamed | Opinion

Impeachment

So, every single N.C. Republican in Congress voted to move forward to open an impeachment inquiry on President Biden, knowing that there is absolutely no evidence of wrongdoing, and knowing that there is more important and vital work they should be doing? With all due respect, I find that absolutely deplorable. I’d say they should be ashamed, but I cannot find any evidence they are capable of shame.

Tim Miller, Raleigh

NC gun laws

The N.C. legislature has now made it OK to carry concealed guns into places of worship, even on some religious school grounds.

Guess where the public is not allowed to bring a gun? The Legislative Building. That’s right. Our legislature is OK if you live in fear of gun violence where you work, shop and pray, but they want to protect themselves so no one brings a gun to their workplace. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.

Nancy Creamer, Apex

US aid to Israel

Indeed, the death toll of civilians in Gaza is staggering. Israel has also targeted civilian infrastructure — hospitals, schools, housing — and cultural, heritage, religious and archival sites. We appear to be witnessing the attempted erasure of a society. If we allow this to continue, it will not only have horrific consequences for the Palestinians (and likely Israel), but it will also badly affect the standing of the United States in the world and impact how history judges our role in this tragedy.

We must call for a ceasefire now and stop providing bombs, financing and other munitions that make possible this continued devastation.

Laura Gibney, Durham

Mincing words

Ivy League presidents are wrong to mince words about genocide of Jews. President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are wrong to mince words about genocide of Palestinians. How many thousands of women and children must die for them to see?

M. B. Hardy, Raleigh

Promote peace

The writer is an organizer with Muslims for Social Justice.

Op-ed writer Hadia Mubarak (Dec. 4 Opinion) is correct in emphasizing the need to move beyond the individual responsibility to violence and address the systemic roots of oppression. The U.S. foreign and domestic policies have played an essential role in demonizing and dehumanizing Muslims over decades.

I witnessed anti-Muslim bigotry and hatred in the wake of 9/11 and during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Similarly, the current Israeli war on Gaza, through U.S. military and diplomatic support, is responsible for the dramatic rise of hatred and violence in the U.S.

Millions of people of all backgrounds, including Jews, Christians and Muslims, are organizing at home and abroad to end the Israeli war and end U.S. militarism. We must abolish the cycle of violence and promote peaceful coexistence.

Manzoor Cheema, Raleigh

Aid to Ukraine

Republicans in Congress need to stop the nonsense of tying aid to Ukraine to immigration reform and approve the aid immediately. We cannot desert our ally, nor should we keep Ukraine waiting and begging. Ukrainians are in a fight for their lives against an enemy who has mass-murdered civilians and devastated their infrastructure. We can’t fail Ukraine because Congress failed for 30 years to pass immigration reform. Ukraine needs to know now that they can depend on us. Immigration reform can and should be tackled in a bipartisan fashion another day.

Marlene Greer, Elizabeth City

Inept USPS

On Nov. 28, my wife mailed a hand-knitted baby blanket to a niece in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. from the Wake Forest post office. She paid extra for expedited delivery by Dec. 1. After it did not arrive, she put a tracer on it. First, it was in Palm Beach County, about 40 miles north of Fort Lauderdale. Two days later it was in Dade County about 30 miles south. Then, it bounced back and forth between post offices in Raleigh and Wake Forest. Attempts to retrieve it were unsuccessful.

Now, the post office now has no idea where it is. In the 1800s, the Pony Express could have delivered it in half the time. Congress needs to replace all the management at the U.S. Postal Service and start over with competent people.

Mike Doran, Raleigh