Readers discuss the arrest of Daniel Penny for killing a mentally ill man and their fears about riding on the subway. Also: Democrats as a working-class party.
Looking Ahead to Trumpâs Trial in the Senate
Readers discuss when to hold the trial and whether to have witnesses, and praise two members of Congress for showing courage by voting to impeach and working amid grief.
Jan. 14, 2021
To the Editor:
Congress had no choice but to impeach the president after his seditious act to incite a riot to overturn legitimate election results. The House needed to respond expeditiously to send the message that such an action would not be tolerated.
However, the Senate trial of the man who will no longer be in power can wait. Nancy Pelosi can hang onto the article of impeachment until President Biden has had time to win confirmation of his team and address the crises that require his immediate attention â the pandemic and the economy. Give the new president his 100 days, as Representative James Clyburn has suggested.
We Social Security recipients should forgo Covid relief (Your Letters)
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
In this April 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump s name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak, in San Antonio. AP
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This letter is addressed to the retirees of Central New York.
My husband and I receive monthly Social Security deposits to our bank account. We donated our 2020 Covid relief check to charity, like David Pasinski suggests in his letter, but we should not receive these Covid relief checks at all.