Re “Probe to impeach Biden to start” (Sept. 10):

This is not payback by the House Republicans for what was done twice to President Trump. This is calling a spade a spade. In the political poker game, the Democrats are notorious for bluffing and overplaying their hand. They got their first impeachment by stretching the meaning of quid pro quo and ignoring the obvious call by Trump to look into the corruption that now has Biden under the microscope.

The second was based on the convoluted interpretation of Trump’s speech calling for a peaceful protest. Biden’s impeachment will be based on his enriching himself through influence peddling. Hunter is just a shill. This probe will open the investigative channels to disclose just how deep the corruption goes. With 51 intelligence officials willing to lie and say that the Hunter laptop was just Russian disinformation, you better believe there will be plenty saying, “Nothing to see here.”

— Robert Snyder, Laguna Hills

Reparations in state

Re “Governor may regret the pledge to Black Californians” (Sept. 13):

If the state of California is going to offer monetary reparations to Black people whose ancestors were enslaved by the White man, shouldn’t Native Americans who lived here before the White man arrived also be given reparations?

The White man was cruel to these indigenous people, taking away their lands and herding them like animals onto reservations. But paying for past cruelties that were inflicted is far more expensive than California could financially bear. Instead of monetary payments, why not offer people, no matter what their age, free education to any two- or four-year state school of higher education? Giving people the opportunity to better their lives is more important and satisfying than a money handout.

— Molly Shore, Burbank

CSU tuition will be hiked over next five years

Re “CSU board approves 6% tuition increases” (Sept. 14):

Enrollment is down at the universities because students can’t afford the tuition. So what’s the university doing in response to a funding gap? They’re raising the tuition again. The idea behind  the Cal State Universities was to provide an affordable education that anyone could pay for. Wouldn’t it make more sense to lower the tuition and increase the number of students instead? The generated tax revenues from the increased earnings of their graduates would easily pay for itself simply by keeping tuition down and within reach.

— Kirk Felmar, San Pedro

Integrity of Congress

The public’s opinion of Congress, already at a near all-time low, took a double whammy in the last few days. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, one of the most principled members of the Senate, announced that he will not seek reelection in 2024.

No matter your view of his politics, I think most Americans will agree that Romney served with integrity and decency. At the other end of the integrity spectrum, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, did a 100% flip flop on his pledge on Sept. 1 and ordered an impeachment inquiry of President Biden without holding a full House vote. It is clear that McCarthy’s only guiding principle is holding on to his job as speaker.

— Gary Vogt, Menifee

Assembly Bill 1078

Re “Bill aims to stop bans on textbooks” (Sept. 9):

Gov. Newsom should explain what he means by “true freedom” in California. AB 1078 has been sent to his desk for signing. It stops the ban of textbooks in this state. Newsom remarked about the bill that “California is the true freedom state: a place where families — not political fanatics — have the freedom to decide what’s right for them.”  However, the state has disagreed with a policy in the Chino School District that parents of children who identify as transgender must be notified. A judge has ruled that enforcement of that policy must be delayed. It seems that, although Gov. Newsom says AB 1078 brings ”true freedom” to families in the state, the ruling in Chino is an attempt to remove a freedom families already have “to decide what’s right for them.”

— Arline George, Reseda