In Marc Morial’s Solar-Occasions op-ed on June 22 (“Challenge 2025 is Trump’s blueprint to eliminate democracy and the rule of legislation”), Morial supplied a superb abstract of the anti-democratic plans within the Heritage Basis’s Challenge 2025, which is able to steer Donald Trump’s agenda if he’s elected to a different time period in November.
Morial touched briefly on the environmental impacts of the plans. But, if something, he understated the devastating environmental impression of Challenge 2025 and a second Trump administration. The agenda of the novel proper would dismantle the Environmental Safety Company and different environmental companies, undermine public well being requirements, destroy environmental protections, and cease the vital transition to wash power and transportation.
Scientists have clearly related hotter temperatures to the emission of greenhouse gases and the burning of fossil fuels. But to Trump, local weather change is a “hoax” perpetrated by China to destroy American business. Within the presidential debate final week, Trump refused to elucidate what he would do in regards to the local weather disaster. Appallingly, he has promised the fossil gasoline business that he’ll roll again environmental rules in alternate for $1 billion in marketing campaign contributions. Quid professional quo, plain and easy. Corruption, plain and easy.
A second Trump administration would irresponsibly open up ecologically fragile public lands to grease and pure gasoline drilling and scale back funding and tax incentives for wind and photo voltaic power, energy-efficient buildings, and electrical automobiles. Michael Mann, the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science on the College of Pennsylvania, not too long ago mentioned that the Challenge 2025 coverage agenda would imply “sport over for local weather progress within the US, turning the reins of presidency over to the polluters.”
For the sake of the setting, it’s important that the Heritage Basis’s Challenge 2025 not be carried out. It’s important that we elect public officers who take the local weather risk significantly, pursue actions to curb carbon emissions, and transition the USA to wash power and transportation.
Christopher Johnson, Highland Park
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On Trump immunity ruling
Richard Nixon mentioned “The individuals have gotten to know whether or not or not their president is a criminal.” It appears the Roberts Supreme Courtroom disagrees.
John Powers, Rolling Meadows
Supreme Courtroom works as deliberate
On Monday, the Supreme Courtroom dominated that Donald Trump had immunity from prosecution for any “official” acts whereas he was in workplace, which might embody sending faux electors to Congress.
Some persons are shocked and appalled by this resolution. However, for my part, it clearly demonstrates that the system is working precisely because it was designed. The Federalist Society helped pack the courtroom with right-wing radicals, and so they proceed to carry out as anticipated.
Let’s all keep in mind this once we vote in November.
Bob Chimis, Elmwood Park
A day of independence for these with legal data
I’m writing to proceed my push to acknowledge July 3 as a day of independence for people with legal data. For years, I’ve advocated for this trigger, as it’s difficult for these people to totally have a good time July 4th when their lives are constrained by the restrictions imposed on them the opposite 364 days of the 12 months.
In the USA, over 77 million individuals have a legal report, and this quantity rises to 100 million when together with these affected not directly, resembling relations. After serving their time, people with legal data face important obstacles to reintegrating into society and their rights are restricted, affecting themselves and their kids, households, and communities.
It’s a stark distinction and a profound injustice that somebody with a high-level felony conviction can run for the very best workplace within the nation, whereas an individual with a low-level felony, probably even a visitors violation, could be legally restricted from operating for native workplace even after serving their time.
The restrictions positioned on these with legal data impede their capacity to turn out to be productive members of society. When their rights are curtailed, it diminishes the rights of their households and communities as effectively. It’s time to acknowledge the certified Individuals who deserve a second likelihood.
By observing July 3 as Illinois Residents Reentry Day, we acknowledge the efforts of U.S. Rep. Danny Ok. Davis and others who’ve labored to supply ex-offenders with reentry alternatives. At the present time ought to function a reminder of the continued must assist these people and advocate for his or her full reintegration.
State Rep. La Shawn Ok. Ford, eighth District
Supreme Courtroom’s parallel universe
Relating to the Supreme Courtroom’s Jan. 6 obstruction resolution, we’re in a parallel universe to sanity. And with the bulk Supreme Courtroom resolution on presidential immunity, madness reaches understatement and democracy reaches mourning.
Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow, Lakeview
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