The Issue: America’s independence and astonishing history as it marks its 250th anniversary.
It’s been 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed, and a new nation was born in the name of freedom and liberty (“Founding Faith,” Brian Kilmeade, PostOpinion, July 1).
Since then, every generation has stepped up to defend that freedom. Let’s take a moment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live free. Happy 250th, America!
Paul Bacon
Hallandale Beach, Fla.
In 1776, against overwhelming odds, a collection of 13 small colonies declared independence, challenging the most powerful empire on Earth and somehow prevailing.
The greatest American achievement was not the airplane, the moon landing, the internet or even the unprecedented prosperity that followed. It was the radical idea that ordinary people could govern themselves.
No nation is perfect, including America. But the genius of the American experiment has never been perfection. It has been the freedom to recognize our failures, correct our course and keep moving forward.
Alan Webber
Cave Creek, Ariz.
Our forefathers set up our republic with less government control and lower taxes. They certainly did not have socialism in mind.
Tom Scott
Spotswood, NJ
I’ve been looking forward to our country’s 250th anniversary, and as a Vietnam War veteran, I have a serious disdain for the new socialist and communist left that has taken over the Democratic Party.
It’s time the Republicans use the law to immediately remove the poisonous ideology that plagues our society.
Gregory Topliff
Aiken, SC
It’s a remarkable fact that we exist as a nation that is obedient to a constitutional government, given that it was born from rebellion.
Today, many of us question whether we have the right stuff to make this experiment in democracy continue for another 250 years.
What qualities inside us have helped us soldier on with the great American experiment in democracy, despite all our doubts? Perhaps, just asking ourselves this question is one thing that helps our democracy endure in times of danger.
Claude Borowsky
Southampton, Mass.
The Issue: The Supreme Court’s ruling that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.
The Supreme Court ruled that state laws that allow ballots to arrive after Election Day are legal (“SCOTUS mails it in for Dems,” June 30).
The four dissenting justices had no real legal argument to back their conclusions. They argued it was a policy decision. It is not their job to make policy decisions. Did they pledge allegiance to the president or the Constitution? Their credibility is rightly in question.
Bob Bascelli
Seaford
The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of accepting mail-in ballots after Election Day speaks directly to voter fraud, a top priority for President Trump and his loyalists.
This ruling also exposes the Republican-sponsored SAVE America Act, touted as a shield for voter integrity, as a ruse. Voter fraud has yet to emerge as the central rallying cry for Democrats, but if the fundamental right of democracy is to survive, then affordability and health care must lose their spots as the leading Democratic issues. The true objective of the SAVE Act is tightening Trump’s stronghold over the ballot box to sustain his hold on power.
Trump understands that a flipped Congress will effectively neuter his presidency. Halting the debasement of presidential norms and the dismantling of the Constitution will ensure accountability and the survival of the republic.
Jim Paladino
Tampa, Fla.
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