Dear Sir,

Robert Lachman “thanks God” that Donald Trump is leaving the presidency, and you need to shut the hell up. One wonders if Mr. Lachman read any reports by the numerous statisticians and actuaries who made very convincing presentations to various swing state legislative panels and secretaries of state about the irregularities occurring between the closings of polls and the reopenings the next morning, to a “surprise” Biden lead? I assume that the presumption of Trump as a racist, white supremacist, narcissist justifies the disenfranchisement and smearing of half the American electorate is copacetic with Lachman. He’s probably not a defender of the First Amendment, though I suspect he would say California’s SB 145 “doesn’t go far enough.”

Thank God Biden is not (for the moment) suggesting Mr. Lachman head up his new COVID-19 passport enforcement team. -- Perry McBride

Dear Sir,

Concerning comments from Robert Lachman (Jan. 13 edition of 318 Forum): Everyone on both sides of this turmoil wants the same thing. Peace. Without face-to-face discourse, our differences cannot be settled. Only the truth, love of our fellow man (friend or foe), and love of God will bring peace. We cannot solve our differences by preventing the other side from stating theirs. Thank God our country allows both Mr. Lachman and Mr. Avallone the freedom of speech.

– Glen Ritter, Bossier City