To the editor: As a Democrat, I’ve at all times admired Eric Swalwell and would likely have voted for him for governor. And but, in accordance with this Los Angeles Occasions story, his alleged penchant for sexual aggression was nicely sufficient identified on the hill — an “open secret” is what they referred to as it — that staffers have been warned prematurely (“Swalwell scandal sparks fears of deeper rot on Capitol Hill,” April 14). That makes me surprise about people who find themselves so moved they really feel they need to warn staffers, however not moved sufficient to warn the general public. What sort of ethics are we fostering? Is it about social gathering loyalty? Employer loyalty? Job safety?
It’s actually attainable for a person to be each an impressive politician and a despicable sexual bully. I can consider a number of such cases in my lifetime alone. However, as a nation, I wish to suppose we have now advanced to a degree at which, as soon as such habits is found, that political profession is over.
I don’t know if Swalwell dedicated the acts of which he’s accused, however we are able to solely hope that his exit from public life will function a warning signal to all: Brutality shouldn’t be tolerated, and silence is complicity.
Bart Braverman, Indio
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To the editor: “A deeper rot in Congress” — is that attainable? We want a bumper sticker that claims, “Let me recommend 535 layoffs,” accompanied by an overhead view of a joint session of Congress.
We don’t need decrease taxes on billionaires, oil pursuits promoted over environmental power sources, ICE, a pricey battle and the Kennedy Middle renamed, for starters.
Joel Athey, Valley Village
