Florida's senators' anti-democracy stance troubling Senators' anti-democracy stance troubling

Florida's two Republican senators, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, do not support democracy. Both opposed voting rights legislation. Both senators vote against anything that is positive for the American people. They only support their own party, which Trump has control over. Sens. Rubio and Scott did not support the Jan. 6 investigation into insurrection against the United States Government. It's time for both to be replaced. Rubio must be replaced this November with someone who stands up for democracy, and Scott must be replaced when his time comes for re-election.

Robert H. Monz, West Palm Beach

Ukraine crisis shows GOP hypocrisy

In 2018, then-President Donald Trump repeatedly told his advisers that he did not see the point of the NATO military alliance, which he called obsolete. He repeatedly expressed his desire for the United States to withdraw from NATO. During the NATO summit in 2019, then-President Trump repeatedly criticized our NATO allies. Furthermore, he failed to clearly support Article V, which calls on member states to come to each other's defense when attacked. Republican criticism of President Biden's handling of the Ukrainian crisis and his unification of the NATO response rings hollow in light of the position of their fearless leader and NATO critic Donald Trump.

Bob Barth, Boynton Beach

First Amendment protects Bible column

I am writing regarding a recent letter writer's complaint about columnist Frank Cerabino's column about book banning and the Bible's many passages containing sex and violence. The letter writer's reference to the "Holy Bible," as evidence of "America's Godly heritage," claims that Cerabino lacks expertise of his subject matter.

In fact, the writer demonstrates his own failing to recognize that the recent unholy phenomena of book banning in public schools is contrary to all U.S. Citizens' constitutional rights to free speech and the separation of church and state.

Steven J. Goldberg, Palm Beach Gardens

We need better Brightline crossings

It is in the interest of South Florida's residents' safety to follow Brightline's very clear warnings at rail crossings.

But Brightline seems to have ignored the fact that many Floridians are notorious for not doing things that are in their interest, as clearly evidenced by the folks they repeatedly elect to represent them in Tallahassee and Washington.

We also know that it would have been in the public's interest if the FEC tracks that accommodate Brightline were elevated or depressed in urban areas, eliminating grade crossings, as are the tracks carrying the similar Acela trains in the Northeast. But that was far too much to have hoped for in Florida.

Jack Lippman, Boynton Beach