To the Editor:

In response to “Opinion: Colton resident wonders what it takes to get Republican president impeached?” which appeared in the Feb 19–25 issue of North Country This Week: Ms Shumway stated only Democrats are impeached and that Trump was not impeached. She then lists

a bunch of debunked false charges against the duly elected President whom they hated even before his election.

Like our criminal justice system, someone is charged (impeached) by the state (House of Representatives) and

then faces a trial by the jury (Senate) and convicted or not. In the case of President Trump, he was impeached

twice (2019 & 2021) by his haters and then acquitted twice as there was no proof of the charges. Anyone can charge someone with anything, but it must be proven – Innocent Until Proven Guilty, a principle known as due process of law. This protection comes from the due process guarantees in the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

She then goes on to calumniate the Republican Party as being immoral which better fits the Democrats. How about a quick Party Platform Comparison 2020:

Republicans: Oppose – infanticide, abortions, human cloning, experimenting on human embryos; family is a natural marriage of 1 man & 1 woman; oppose radical Equality Act; respect Conscience Rights in Healthcare; supports abstinence until marriage; supports homeschooling, private schools, vouchers.

Democrats: Support abortion & government funding of abortions worldwide; support homosexual marriage; support radical Equality Act; condemn Conscience Rights in Healthcare.; support LGBT sex education. (even in K-6); supports homeschooling, private schools, vouchers.

Now who is immoral?

Chris LaRose

Potsdam