Letters to the Editor | Nov. 27, 2022

The impeachment of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner infuriates me. It is the height of ignorance and wasting time and resources by public officials. What a smoke screen. While Harrisburg Republicans do nothing — nothing — to deal with gun violence in our state, they abuse their legislative authority to attack Krasner. What are they doing to address the flood of guns and the flood of illegal guns? What are they doing to tackle the tragic public perception that you need a gun to be safe? What are they doing to require gun owners to take safety courses and to safely store their guns to prevent theft and wrongful use? What are they doing to confront the Philadelphia Police Department on its pathetic low percentage of gun crime clearance? I support what Krasner is trying to do: to reform criminal justice, to put resources where they will do the most good, and to focus on the underlying issues of gun violence. What happens to Krasner is none of the legislature’s business. That’s up to the voters of Philadelphia.

Dan Keifer, Abington

It’s interesting that Republicans in the state House are so invested in impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. In the words of Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R., Centre), the party is standing up for “those that don’t have a voice” — whether they live in Philadelphia or not. But that same party will not stand up for Philadelphia children when our schools desperately need funding, or to support essential transportation improvements to connect lower-income Philadelphians with jobs. I’m guessing the party will also not support Pennsylvania women whose voices are not being heard while the GOP mulls over how best to undermine our right to full body autonomy and health choices around family planning.

Carrie Rathmann, Philadelphia

Our recent history is littered with foreign policy disasters, from President Donald Trump abandoning our Kurdish allies in Syria to President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Then there is our shameful inability over several admirations to effectively protect those Afghan and Iraqi guides and interpreters who put their lives on the line for American troops. Now we have cynical politicians looking to abandon the brave, heroic, democracyloving Ukrainians. Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin is correct. We should continue to robustly aid Ukraine, and urge NATO to do the same. Vladimir Putin is clearly on the ropes. Now is the time to enable Ukraine to go in for the knockout. Or are we really the soft, decadent, selfish, morally bankrupt country that our enemies describe? What should our allies think?

Avi Winokur, Haddonfield

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