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To the editor:
The policies of President Donald Trump are horrific but hardly unpredictable. Between President Joe Biden and his Justice Department taking their time prosecuting Trump and the voters putting him back in office, he has never been held accountable for his attempt to use a violent mob to make himself a dictator. After receiving no punishment for his attempted coup, why is it surprising that he thinks that laws don't apply to him?
So now Mahmud Khalid's legal citizenship status and First Amendment rights, as well as his U.S.-citizen, pregnant wife are ignored as Trump tries to deport him.
The claim that Khalid’s protesting against Israel amounts to supporting terrorism is flimsy. Yes, Hamas started the war with a terrorist attack. But the disproportionate Israeli response, which included the targeting of civilians, doctors, humanitarian workers, destruction of infrastructure supplying clean water and the cutting off of electricity also qualifies as terrorism. But when the U.S. government or its allies do it, it's not terrorism.
Considering Trump's hostility toward protecting the environment, it's also not surprising that his Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Lee Zeldin, wants to roll back regulations that would reduce pollution. He claims that protecting the environment causes "hidden taxes." Though one way to eliminate taxes is to make this planet unlivable for humans. Dead people can't pay taxes. But all business people care about is making money today.
Trump also has shown no respect for the separation of church and state. Though for him, Christianity is scamming people into buying Bibles with his name on them. But Trump and his alleged Christian supporters worship money, not God. I don't see Trump as a worshipper of the good rabbi, Jesus, who overturned the tables of the money changers.
Richard Warren
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JDonne
Your letter claims that President Trump disregarded the separation of church and state, which is not explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. You also assert that he deceives people into purchasing Bibles with his name and that he and his alleged Christian supporters prioritize wealth over faith. Furthermore, you fail to recognize him as a worshipper of the revered rabbi, Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God. Are you a prophet? As the adage goes, “Don’t judge, or you’ll be judged” (Matthew 7:1). Your letter is repugnant to Christians and is indefensible.
Regarding the Palestinian activist you mentioned, it is Mahmoud Khalil, not Mahmud Khalid, a green card holder facing deportation for allegedly supporting a terrorist organization. Stephen Yale Loehr, an esteemed American law professor and immigration attorney, clarifies that the government does not necessarily require a criminal conviction for deportation in such cases.
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