Trump opponents have right to speak out

Vera Gojewycz seems to think the "left" needs to wake up and smell the coffee." First of all, let's go back into our history for a moment. This is exactly what our Founding Fathers did not do. They did not accept the status quo just because it was in place, so that is why you can say "coffee" instead of "tea."

I do agree we are more divided than ever, but it is completely out of proportion to blame the "left" whoever they are. Don't forget that Trump lost the popular vote, so that means the majority of Americans do not support him and he has done nothing to even try to bridge this gap. His actions and behavior while in office have been outrageous thus deepening this divide even further.

It takes two to settle a disagreement, and so far Trump has not even come close to reconciliation. He is trying to run things like he is CEO on The Apprentice. It doesn't work that way in Washington, D.C. He acts like a bully who just got hit back.

His detractors have been fueled by Trump's own indiscriminate actions. His travel ban has been twice rejected by law, for example, because it was deemed to discriminate against a particular group.

As for the Clintons, at this point they are old news. Whatever they did that was illegal has nothing to do as to why we should accept what Trump is doing or trying to do right now. Move on and deal in the present.

And, please, don't forget our country has freedoms as defined by our Founding Fathers including freedom of speech. To say basically just go along with Trump now frankly just isn't in our national DNA and thank goodness for that. We have a right to protest and to voice our opinions. To say just stop it is tantamount to abandoning one's principles sand a step toward totalitarianism.

And that is coffee you don't want.

Lawrence Kopp

Schaumburg