OK with Obama avoding Congress

I'm writing in response to David Ronske's letter to the editor in this newspaper on Sept. 23. Mr. Ronske is accusing President Obama of violating the constitution by avoiding "Congress at all costs." Ronske didn't name any issues.

If he is referring to the Syria airstrikes, this should explain the situation. According to a CNN report on Sept. 23, "Most members of Congress expected the airstrikes to occur after they returned home to their districts, and privately, many of them conceded that they were relieved not to have to vote on a controversial topic just weeks before voters were to go to the polls in November."

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Michigan, ripped congressional leaders for skipping out on a debate on military action. "It's irresponsible and immoral that instead of debating and voting on war, congressional leaders chose to recess Congress for nearly two month,' he tweeted. ISIS has emerged as a campaign issue."

Or maybe Mr. Ronske was referring to the article in The Washington Post reporting that the president has told lawmakers that he is prepared to go it alone on carrying out modest initiatives. Those modest initiatives being, to raise the minimum wage, improve job-training skills, technology in schools and fuel-efficiency standards in trucks. These are the right things to do. If the president is forced to avoid "Congress at all costs" to do what is "right," then so be it!

C.J. Truesdale

Wheaton