Letters to the Editor | Feb. 15, 2026
Inquirer readers on the midterm elections and a grand jury's refusal to indict six Democratic lawmakers for saying U.S. service members should disobey illegal orders.
Seditious behavior?
Donald Trump has accused six Democratic officials of sedition for saying U.S. service members should refuse to obey illegal orders. He ordered his prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against them, but the grand jury to which Trump’s officials presented the claim thankfully refused to return an indictment. All of this begs the obvious question that no one has posed to Trump: Does he believe members of the U.S. military should carry out orders that are patently illegal? There are legal safeguards in place to protect members of the military who refuse to carry out such orders. How does Trump circumvent them? The Nuremberg trials established as a matter of international law that “I was just following orders” is not a legally valid defense. Why is no one holding Trump’s feet to this fire?
Ben Zuckerman, Philadelphia
Lead with love
The Bible, Torah, Quran, and other sacred texts all call us to care for our neighbor, yet this founding tenet of our various and mutual faiths has been twisted throughout our history as humans. You, as I, may have once considered that America could be different. Though we have gone terribly astray within our 250 years from the intentions of our Creator, we have also struggled to become a people more worthy of our aspirations. Yet, within this one year, we witness a vicious tearing asunder of the justice and fellowship we have striven to achieve.
This is the very moment we must rededicate ourselves to one another. To seek the truths of our lives, knowing we are all connected. That we need one another. Let us shine the light of our lives in all the dark places we have allowed to grow within and around us. Taking our courage in new and daring directions, not least of which is the voting booth.
Marilyn Frazier, Ambler
The apprentice
Our company has made a terrible error. We have given a uniquely powerful position to an employee who has proven to be untrustworthy, even dangerous. He has intentionally ignored or altered fundamental policies of our organization. He actively avoids accountability and changes the rules to his benefit. His words and actions sow division among us and soil our reputation here and abroad. He has shared proprietary information with our competitors. He expresses bigotry against people of color, women, and minority groups. His reports are replete with lies and exaggerations to the point where he cannot be trusted. He has enriched himself, his family, friends, and business associates at our expense. Many of us tolerated his behavior, thinking he could change, but ignoring it has only emboldened him and weakened us. To placate him is to destroy the 250-year-old organization we have worked so hard to build and sustain. Our situation has become intolerable. It is time to fire him, now, before it is too late.
Carol A. Stein, Dresher
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