THE ISSUE: Calls for Rep. Rangel to resign as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
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It is about time that Congress takes firm action against Rep. Charles Rangel (“The Case Against Charlie Rangel,” PostScript, Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein, Oct. 4).
The introduction of a resolution to force his removal as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee is the tool needed to identify politicians who support or do not support Rangel.
Supporters will then find themselves in a spotlight that they will find very uncomfortable. Worse, the public will now know who to vote against in the next election.
This could cause serious damage to House Democrats and put House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a very awkward and embarrassing position.
Richard E. Molina
Howard Beach
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How can a man survive such criminality? “Joe Six-Pack” would have already been fitted for an orange jumpsuit.
Pelosi, armed with the power to inject a little integrity into her party by asking or demanding Rangel step down until the investigation into his tax evasion is complete, does nothing.
The saddest part about it is that the people in Rangel’s own party don’t care. Could it be that he has tax records that could be embarrassing to some of his own party members? If not, what else?
Chris Michaels
Morganville, NJ
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“The Case Against Charlie Rangel,” has confirmed my opinion that The Post has a vendetta against Rangel.
The Post publishes accusations and personal attacks against Rangel’s integrity and has been doing so for decades.
Your political leanings are of the extreme right, and you have chosen character assassination because Rangel supports progressive liberal ideals.
Rangel’s constituents, like me, are proud of the job he is doing to keep this country moving forward and will continue to support him.
John Santoro
Manhattan
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If a Republican congressman had committed the tax sins of Rangel, how long would he have remained in office?
It’s proof positive that the Democrats under Pelosi are without shame, have no fear of electoral retribution and appear to be immune from punishment.
Sal Dye
New Rochelle
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Had Rangel been a Republican, with a Democratic-controlled House, he would have been gone long ago.
That’s the difference between Republicans and Democrats: Republicans resign their positions when confronted by scandal; Democrats not only keep their jobs, they also get re-elected.
I bet Rangel survives this and wins re-election next year. In fact, he will probably run unopposed.
It’s sad how low we have sunk.
Bret Wallach
Hicksville
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Reading Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein’s column, it angers me to see how these elected officials get away with fraud.
In the 1980s, when I was investing in real estate, I wasn’t allowed a lower interest rate because I did not reside on the property. Therefore, I paid the higher rate.
If I did what Rangel did to get low-interest mortgages, the government would have made me pay, and there would be a chance that I’d serve prison time for fraud.
Rangel defrauded the taxpayers of this country. He should pay back interest on these mortgages, and, since he lied about his residence more than once, he deserves prison time.
R. Bennett
Boynton Beach, Fla.