Letter to the editor: Republicans holding abuse victims hostage

There seems to be no depth that Republicans in Harrisburg will not sink to in order to get their way. An amendment to the state Constitution would have opened a new time window for reporting sexual abuse of minors. No one in their right mind could openly oppose it. The GOP chose to use it instead to hold those victims hostage. Rather than vote on a “clean” bill, they attached further amendments regarding the Legislature’s ability to overturn regulations and voter ID. They knew full well that this would not pass in time. They need to be held accountable for this deliberate sabotage of the rights of victims.

If they will not allow passage of a clean bill on abuse, they can only be accountable at the ballot box. We can only hope that voters’ memories are long enough. The sacrifice of children for power cannot be allowed to succeed.

Howard Schmitt

Green Tree