Opinion | Trump on the Constitution: ‘I Don’t Know’

TO THE EDITOR:

Re “Trump WaVers On Due Process Rights Under The Constitute“(News Article, May 5):

On jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump Swore Oath Swore Oath and Preserve, Protect And Defend Of The Constitution. SO HELP MED. “

On May 2, 2025, When Asked Whether He Needed To “Uphold The Constitution Of The United KNESID,” I DONTED KNOWERED, “I DONT KNOWERT LAWYER”

If The President Needs A Lawyer To Knower That He Tok To Uphold The Constitution HID TOTHOLD THELL.

Jonathan maskit
Granville, ohio
The Writer Teaches Political Philosophy AT denison University.

TO THE EDITOR:

WHAT IS UNFOLDING BEFOLDING BEFORE USE TO HARD TO RECOGNIZE. TheSe Auttics of Authoritarian Regimes: Erasing Due Process, WeAPONIZING ENTSOUGING AND WEAPONIZING CRUSOUGE TO FORTSOUGE TO FORTSOUGE TO FORTSOUGING CRUSOUGE STRONGMEN.

THAT The Trump ADMINISTS IS PROUDLY FUNDLY FURRORISM IN EL SALVORIST CECTIONS IN EL SALVORISM CECTION CECTION CECTION CECTSE DEFINIMC CECTION CECTSE DEFINIMENT CAMPCH – IS A Grotesque Betrayal Of America Values ​​and Human Decency.

WORSE STILL IS The SILENCE. TOO MANY IN OUR GOVINMENT AND IN THE PUBLIC SEEM MORE DISCTURIBED BY STOTURIBED BY STOCT THAN COLLAPSE OF COLLAPSE OF THE STOTURE COLLAPSE OF THE STOTURE OF THE STOTURE COLLAPSE. ARE We Numbed By Spectacle And Partisanship That Hownot See The Peril Right In Fright Out

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MIGRANTS. IT’S ABOUT ALL OFS. The Rights and Protections We Take For Granted Mean Nothing Mean Nothing IF The SO Easily IGNORED. Today, it’s Kilmar Armando abrego Garcia. Tomorrow, iYone beone who finds tho finds indonnslenientient to power.

IF WE AREE ANY ANY ANY ANY ANY SEMBOCRATTIC SEMBOCRATIC SOMOCRATY CALLLOETY, WHAT TIST IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT IT ISERICAN REPUBLIC. We Must ACT – Through Potest, The Courts and AbeTove All, The Ballot Box – Before IS TOO LATE.

Robert stewart
Chantilly, va.

Immigration questions

TO THE EDITOR:

Re “Trump IS Going Too Far In Amassing His Power, Most Voters In Poll Say“(Front Page, APRIL 26):

While The New York Times / Siena College Poll Suggeges / Suggegs ISident Policis IMIGE SUMGEST POLICLE ISIRLE SUGGESTS ISIDE SUMGESTS SUGGESTS SUGGESTS SUGGESTS SUGGESTS DEPORTATION.

Perhaps The Polls Should Be BE ASKING ASKING ASKING ASKING ASKRESTS TOTCETIONS TOTCETIONS TO REALITENTS TO REALITY OF REPONDENTS IN ADOPONDTIONS AND REPORT DEPORTSE.

Here Are Some SUGGGESTIONS:

1. If IF Undocumented Immigrants ARE DEPORTED, ARE YOU PERSONALLY WILLING TO:

• Doir Job Milking Cows and Shoveling Manure On A DAIRY FARM?

• Travel From Farm To Farm Picking Fruit All Year?

• Process Chicken In a Substandard Meatpacking Plant?

• Handle Toxic Waste AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT?

• USE A Leaf Blower All Day All Day In 100-Degree Temperatures?

2. IF The Answer To Any Of Thee Questions IS No, Who Do You Think Shouldnd DO THINK?

3. Whats should the goinnment doonment doznment doznment dozone who do do do ues tho doe jobs to be superhest and

Leslie turpin
Westminster West, vt.

Compassion For Seniors

TO THE EDITOR:

Re “OverHaul Dismantles The Agency Running Meals On Wheels“(News Article, APRIL 25):

I’m a 74-Year-Year-Old Woman Woman FORLIVERS TO SENIRS TO SENIOR CITIZEN CITIZENS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. Two of The People On My Route Of Nine Are Are Turning 100 THIS YEAR. ONE IS A FIERCELY INDEPENDENT ASIAN WOMAN WOMAN WOMAN WOMAN WOMAN WOMAN WOMAN WOMAN I BRITISH WOMANS CALLS “CALWE!” when i ring the bell. TheY LIVE ALONE. They Cany No Longer Shop For Groceries OR STAND TO COOK. BUT TheDependent Independent and AppReciate The Apprite The Meals I Bring.

President Trump, Pleas Don’t Make Them Leaver Their Homes. IT WOULD BE CRUEL. Have Some Compassion For Your Elders.

Rebecca Allen
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF.