After four unusually strong hurricanes (Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria) ripped through the super-heated Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage, White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked if the Trump administration would reconsider its denial of global warming.
“This is not the time to discuss climate change policy,” she answered.
After people in Las Vegas suffered the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the White House spokesperson was asked if the trump administration would reconsider its objection to reasonable gun control measures.
“This is not the time to discuss gun policy,” she answered.
Perhaps this is the time to discuss election reform. We’ve seen the damage caused by a president who took office despite his opponent winning a majority of the votes. Now is the time to scrap the Electoral College and end tyranny by a minority.
Bruce Joffe
Piedmont, Calif.
