Bill Gerling
Jefferson City
Dear Editor:
Some people think like Trump if one slings enough and lies with fearful assertions then some of it will stick to convince people of its truth. According to the Washington Post, Trump has uttered close to 20,000 lies and misstatements as president. As Lincoln said, "you can fool some of the time but not all the people all of the time." Thus Trump's decline in the polls.
Medicaid is only provided to undocumented immigrants in emergency situations. Undocumented immigrants pay into Social Security but not entitled to its benefits. Obamacare has provided health insurance for millions and supported by 55 percent of Americans although Trump has tried to destroy it without his promised replacement. Biden has had a few gaffes nothing compared to Trump's lying about the COVID-19 pandemic and attempting to reroute a hurricane with a sharpie. Biden's proposed policies will not defund the police, ICE or the military. He actually proposes allocating more funds for better police training and not taking money from the defense budget for a border wall, and not allowing ICE to become an unidentified force in cities to quash protests.
Democrats have no plan to eliminate the electoral college even though Trump has said he is not sure if he will accept election results if he loses. He didn't accept the loss of the popular vote in 2016.
The Defense Department favors renaming military bases bearing Confederate names. Governments and organizations should remove monuments that represent traitors to the USA who fought to keep people enslaved.
How could the Democrats eliminate Christianity (alter First Amendment?) change the Constitution, mandate the teaching of Islamic religion and the 1619 project, give D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood? Joe Biden is a practicing Catholic; it takes a vote of two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states to change the Constitution; three ways for Puerto Rico or D.C. to become a state are amending the Constitution, petitioning Congress, or legislation by Congress; each state and local school district decides what content will be taught in schools - not the federal government.
Why would the Democrats drop sanctions on Russia when it interfered in the 2016 election to assist Trump? Yes, Biden would probably renew the Iran agreement to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons. He would also rejoin the Paris Accord because he believes in the science of global warming.