Local tie to scheme

Dear Editor,

Everyone who has been following the Jan. 6 Congressional Investigation Commission has learned that, according to recorded testimony from former Attorney General Bill Barr, President Donald Trump 2020 campaign attorney Matt Morgan, and campaign manager Bill Stepien, Donald Trump was repeatedly advised that there was no evidence of any fraud or other activity that would change the election results.

Nonetheless, he continued to proclaim the Big Lie, falsely claiming fraud.

A Feb. 1, article in the Pennsylvania Capital Star, written by Kira Lerner reports Warren resident and Republican Party activist, Ash Khare is among the 84 people who signed bogus documents claiming that Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Groups from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all allegedly sent lists of socalled alternate electors to the National Archives after the 2020 election.

According to recent reports, Trump’s then-attorney Rudy Giuliani led the scheme by submitting the slates of “alternate electors” to the National Archives. In March 2021, D.C.-based watchdog group American Oversight made public the documents, which it received in response to a public records request. Attorneys general from the seven states involved in the scheme are investigating whether to bring charges against the Trump backers who participated.

Let’s hope that those who participated in this attempt to overthrow our Republic and our democratic institutions are held accountable.

Neil Himber,

Youngsville

Problems with parties

Dear Editor,

As a person who follows the political landscape on both the local and national levels, I would like to say that I’m sick and tired of all the partisan rhetoric from our elected officials. You were elected to represent all of us.

A current and ongoing problem with these officials is party, party, party is the norm these days and as I said at the beginning of this letter, stop partisan politics and just do what you are elected to do.

One of our county representatives, Jeff Eggleston in a recent newspaper was stating about rallying around the abortion issue and that is once again fueling the partisan divide and that’s not his job. His job is to represent everyone. My opinion, not that it matters to anyone else on that or any issue, is why I vote in every election so I can be involved.

Maybe as an elected official Mr. Eggleston can spend some time in his official capacity and influence the state representatives to change the voting laws in Pennsylvania to be an open election primary state so those of us that do participate in voting, can be able to become an independent if we so choose and still vote for whomever we see fit based upon a view of an issue regardless of party.

I for one would love to vote for anyone who shares my view on something as simple as funding schools or whatever else without being screwed by an inability to vote the way each one wants in a primary. Even if they don’t have a party candidate running to vote for — like registered independent voters. That is blatantly unfair to them, especially considering everyone is encouraged to vote in every election.

So in closing, do us a favor and focus on bettering things for all people to participate in, not just the political process but for a better America both locally and nationally. Work to change something as simple as voting in Pennsyvlania since that should be a great nonpartisan way to improve not just the political process but people’s lives as a whole instead of party, party, party.

Dan Tassone,

Warren